Book description
The rediscovery of Blaze feels like finding a lost letter in a forgotten pocket. Stephen King unearthed this 1973 manuscript-the final Bachman novel-from a Maine library, a ghost story in itself. Richard Bachman's name, now a cancer of a pseudonym, was buried, but his voice rises clear in this haunting tale. Clayton Blaisdell, Jr., isn't a villain. He's a slow thinker marked by his father's violence-a childhood fall down stairs that shaped his world. Now, after escaping a brutal institution, he's drawn into George's shadow, a criminal who claims to hold all the answers. But George dies, and Clayton is left alone with his ghosts.
This is where the audiobook truly breathes. The narrator doesn't just tell Clayton's story; they inhabit his quiet rhythm. You hear the weight of every step, the hesitation before a word, the way silence stretches after a memory of that fall. It's a crime story, yes-a kidnapping of a baby heir, a million-dollar target-but its power lies in the quiet ache beneath. Clayton isn't calculating; he's wounded. He becomes one of literature's most tender criminals, not because he's kind, but because you feel the cost of every choice, the way the past clings like a bruise.
The suspense isn't in the chase, but in the slow unraveling of a life shaped by damage. Like King's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, it's a story where fate and character pull like tides. The audiobook's pacing mirrors Clayton's own measured thought-no frantic cuts, just a steady, sorrowful pulse. You don't just hear the words; you feel the space between them, the unspoken pain that haunts every line.
Bachman's voice, recovered after decades, is startlingly fresh. It's not the horror of King's later work, but something quieter, deeper-a confession whispered in the dark. The last line of the book, delivered in the audiobook with such tenderness, lands like a stone dropped into still water: He was never the thief. He was the thing stolen from.
This isn't just a crime novel. It's a lament for the child who never got to be safe. And in the audiobook's gentle, unflinching voice, that lament becomes something you carry long after the final word fades. The most dangerous thing in Blaze isn't the crime-it's the silence left behind when a life is broken, and the slow, painful work of trying to mend it.
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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