Book description
Todd Bowden had good grades. Good family. A paper route.
Then he met Mr. Dussander.
The audiobook begins quietly. Just a boy's voice, curious.
A neighbor's quiet confession.
The kind of voice you'd hear down the hall.
But what he learns isn't quiet.
Dussander was a Nazi.
He helped kill.
He escaped justice.
Todd knows.
He doesn't call the police.
He wants to know more.
The way a moth flies toward a flame.
The narrator doesn't shout.
He doesn't need to.
The pauses between words are heavy.
You hear the fear in Todd's silence.
You hear Dussander's calm, terrible voice.
It's not a whisper. It's a pull.
King doesn't spell it out.
He shows you how evil can feel like a secret.
A shared thing.
Todd isn't a villain.
He's a kid.
He's fascinated.
He's scared.
He's hooked.
The audiobook makes it intimate.
You're sitting in Todd's room.
You hear the creak of his bed.
You hear the distant sound of his family.
You hear the weight of what's being said.
It's not about the past.
It's about how the past can grab you now.
How the seduction of power feels real.
How easy it is to lean into the dark.
Todd doesn't want to be the good boy.
He wants to understand the monster.
And the monster wants him to understand.
The ending isn't a shock.
It's a slow, cold realization.
You feel it in your bones.
The audiobook holds that feeling.
It lingers.
It stays.
This isn't a horror story about blood.
It's about the quiet horror of choice.
The moment you decide to listen.
To believe.
To want more.
Listen closely.
You'll hear the whisper.
You'll feel it pull you in.
It's the sound of something old and hungry.
And it's waiting for you.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience