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The Man

By: Laura Sims
Narrated by: Andy Ingalls, Laurel Lefkow
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The photos Judith Stanley takes are just for her, a private passion to fill her suburban days. But when she shares them with Paul Sorenson, her new photography instructor, she's unprepared to hear his astonished praise. "Stunning," he calls her photos. "Extraordinary." She has an uncanny eye, he says, and should consider publication. He could help. Except Judith has no interest in sharing her work; in fact, the mere idea of it frightens her.

Still, emboldened by Paul’s encouragement, Judith ventures out beyond her quiet neighborhood to the city in search of increasingly striking images. When she starts to notice the dark shape of a man in the corner of her self-portraits, Judith is certain he's an attacker from her past. She doesn't know why he has returned, but she's sure of his presence: the hoarse sound of his breathing, his hard grip on her elbow. Perhaps it would appease the man if she were to put her camera down and give up her private passion. But she can't; she refuses. Until one night when the man finally emerges from the shadows, and Judith’s story suddenly and irrevocably becomes his own.

Chilling and heart-poundingly propulsive, The Man is a phenomenal and timely novel exploring the inescapable fear of living as a woman, the tantalizing seduction of artistic freedom, and the very real dangers that lurk both inside and outside the confines of the mind. The Man marks Laura Sims as an extraordinary talent at the top of her game; and this, her third novel, is her greatest achievement yet.©2026 Laura Sims Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Heartfelt
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I bought this book after reading a review in the tones that a-likened it to a Ruth Rendell book. Very original and I was interested for the most part. It was building up for what I thought was going to be an exciting end but alas I was bitterly disappointed. I finished it thinking what was the point of this book? Had the author just run out of steam? Is there a sequel or is she trying to be ironic by ending it the way she did. I wouldn’t recommend.

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