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    Behind the Red Door: A Novel
    Behind the Red Door: A Novel
    Behind the Red Door: A Novel
    Audiobook10 hours

    Behind the Red Door: A Novel

    Written by Megan Collins

    Narrated by Patricia Santomasso and Alex Allwine

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    “A haunting thriller” (PopSugar) about a woman who believes that she has a connection to a decades old kidnapping and begins a frantic investigation to find out what really happened when the victim goes missing again.

    When Fern Douglas sees the news about Astrid Sullivan, a thirty-four-year-old missing woman from Maine, she is positive that she knows her. Fern’s husband is sure it’s because of Astrid’s famous kidnapping—and equally famous return—twenty years ago, but Fern has no memory of that, even though it happened an hour outside her New Hampshire hometown. And when Astrid appears in Fern’s recurring nightmare, one in which a girl reaches out to her, pleading, Fern fears that it’s not a dream at all, but a memory.

    Returning to her childhood home to help her father pack for a move, Fern purchases a copy of Astrid’s recently published memoir—which may have provoked her original kidnapper to abduct her again—and as she reads through its chapters and visits the people and places within it, she discovers more evidence that she has an unsettling connection to the missing woman. With the help of her psychologist father, Fern digs deeper, hoping to find evidence that her connection to Astrid can help the police locate her. But when Fern discovers more about her own past than she ever bargained for, the disturbing truth will change both of their lives forever in this “masterful meditation on fear” (Mindy Mejia, author of Strike Me Down).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateAug 4, 2020
    ISBN9781797109947
    Author

    Megan Collins

    Megan Collins is the author of Thicker Than Water, The Family Plot, Behind the Red Door, and The Winter Sister. She taught creative writing for many years at both the high school and college level and is the managing editor of 3Elements Literary Review. She lives in Connecticut, where she obsesses over dogs, miniatures, and cake.

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    • 2/5
      A very predictable book. I had a hard time believing the ending and found it too theatrical.
    • 5/5
      What incredible messed up story! The story is well written and engrossing. Highly recommend a listen-definitely one of my favourite books this year. Narrator was awesome ?
    • 3/5
      The protagonist was whiney and not the brightest bulb. At one point in the book someone tells her that she really needs to “grow up” and I agreed. Idk maybe she’s written that way for a reason but it didn’t really come off that well. Pretty good story I guess. The narrator has a breathy voice like she’s loud-whispering which can kind of get annoying. If you skip this one you aren’t missing anything.
    • 1/5
      Meh. I guessed every “twist” from the beginning except I thought the main surprise was so obvious it must be a red herring. It wasn’t. Most of the characters act in unbelievable ways. I’d pass
    • 4/5
      Predictable but still entertaining. Narration was good. I'd recommend it to a friend.
    • 5/5
      Loves that this kept me guessing! I went back and forth so many times.
    • 1/5
      Started out pretty good but just got too explicit for
      Me. I equally don’t want to hear about people’s sexual escapades. I just wanted to hear a good mystery. So I will move onto something new.
    • 2/5
      A little too far-fetched with how Fern’s parents behaved.
    • 1/5
      Ridiculous. Takes itself much too seriously and protagonist is an idiot.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book, something different from the usual psychological thrillers and although far fetched also believable-would recommend
    • 4/5
      The story is gripping as Mara struggles to grapple with reality... the ending isn’t quite what you would expect as the story doesn’t follow typical thriller tropes... I really appreciated that!!
    • 5/5
      What a story! Didn’t see that coming.. enjoyed it a lot.