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Unmasked

Crime Scenes, Cold Cases and My Hunt for the Golden State Killer

by Paul Holes ...

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Unabridged

8 hours 42 min

From the detective who helped catch the Golden State Killer, a memoir about investigating America's toughest cold cases, and the rewards - and toll - of a life spent solving crime.For a decade, from 1973, The Golden State Killer stalked and murdered Californians in the dead of night, leaving entire communities afraid to turn off the lights. Then he vanished, and the case remained unsolved.In 1994, ... Read more

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From the detective who helped catch the Golden State Killer, a memoir about investigating America's toughest cold cases, and the rewards - and toll - of a life spent solving crime.For a decade, from 1973, The Golden State Killer stalked and murdered Californians in the dead of night, leaving entire communities afraid to turn off the lights. Then he vanished, and the case remained unsolved.In 1994,
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Strangeland

How Britain Stopped Making Sense

by Jon Sopel ...

Narrated by Jon Sopel ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

Brought to you by Penguin.From Jon Sopel, bestselling author and presenter of hit podcast The News Agents, comes an incisive examination of post-Brexit Britain and what it means for our future.Returning to the UK in some ways has been disconcerting – or maybe discombobulating would be a better word. It is, after all, my home; it is where I grew up, a country I love and am proud of. But either it’s ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.From Jon Sopel, bestselling author and presenter of hit podcast The News Agents, comes an incisive examination of post-Brexit Britain and what it means for our future.Returning to the UK in some ways has been disconcerting – or maybe discombobulating would be a better word. It is, after all, my home; it is where I grew up, a country I love and am proud of. But either it’s
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Wolf Moon

A Woman's Journey into the Night

by Arifa Akbar ...

Narrated by Shazia Nicholls ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

'This imaginative and empathetic book will probably not guide you to better sleep, but it will be a fine companion for the wakeful hours'GUARDIAN'A beautifully written combination of personal reflection and broader thought . . . at once atmospheric and touching'Louise Doughty, author of Apple Tree Yard'Had me entranced from start to finish . . . an absolute joy'Lucy Atkins, aut... ... Read more

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'This imaginative and empathetic book will probably not guide you to better sleep, but it will be a fine companion for the wakeful hours'GUARDIAN'A beautifully written combination of personal reflection and broader thought . . . at once atmospheric and touching'Louise Doughty, author of Apple Tree Yard'Had me entranced from start to finish . . . an absolute joy'Lucy Atkins, aut...
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Don't Forget We're Here Forever

A New Generation's Search for Religion

by Lamorna Ash ...

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9 hours 59 min

Bloomsbury presents Don't Forget We're Here Forever, written and read by Lamorna Ash.*A 2025 HIGHLIGHT FOR: Telegraph, Financial Times, New Statesman, Irish Times, Elle and GQ*'Spellbinding. An incredible exploration of how young people are navigating the complex world we find ourselves in today' Katy Hessel, author of The Story of Art without Men'A book of rare ... ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Don't Forget We're Here Forever, written and read by Lamorna Ash.*A 2025 HIGHLIGHT FOR: Telegraph, Financial Times, New Statesman, Irish Times, Elle and GQ*'Spellbinding. An incredible exploration of how young people are navigating the complex world we find ourselves in today' Katy Hessel, author of The Story of Art without Men'A book of rare ...
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We Are Eating the Earth

The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate

by Michael Grunwald ...

Narrated by Kevin R. Free ...

Unabridged

14 hours 38 min

From the author of New York Times bestseller The New New Deal, a groundbreaking piece of reportage from the trenches of the next climate war: the fight to fix our food system.Humanity has cleared a land mass the size of Asia plus Europe to grow food, and our food system generates a third of our carbon emissions. By 2050, we’re going to need a lot more calories to fill nearly 10 billion bellies, ... Read more

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From the author of New York Times bestseller The New New Deal, a groundbreaking piece of reportage from the trenches of the next climate war: the fight to fix our food system.Humanity has cleared a land mass the size of Asia plus Europe to grow food, and our food system generates a third of our carbon emissions. By 2050, we’re going to need a lot more calories to fill nearly 10 billion bellies,
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The Soul Killer

A gritty, heart-pounding crime thriller

by Ross Greenwood ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

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12 hours 23 min

Discover the heart-pounding thriller with an unforgettable ending from bestselling author, Ross GreenwoodPerfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride.A murder made to look like suicide. Another that appears an accident.DI Barton investigates the tragedies that have shattered a family’s lives, but without obvious leads the case goes nowhere. Then, when the remains of a body are found, ... Read more

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Discover the heart-pounding thriller with an unforgettable ending from bestselling author, Ross GreenwoodPerfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride.A murder made to look like suicide. Another that appears an accident.DI Barton investigates the tragedies that have shattered a family’s lives, but without obvious leads the case goes nowhere. Then, when the remains of a body are found,
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You Didn't Hear This From Me

Notes on the Art of Gossip

by Kelsey McKinney ...

Narrated by Kelsey McKinney ...

Unabridged

7 hours 13 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.A deliciously insightful exploration of why we are so obsessed with gossip, and what it can tell us about humans and their search for truth.**“Can you keep a secret?”It’s harder than it seems – after all, it’s only human to thirst after the juicy updates, jaw-dropping stories, and idle chatter that we typically collect over drinks with friends.No one knows this better ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.A deliciously insightful exploration of why we are so obsessed with gossip, and what it can tell us about humans and their search for truth.**“Can you keep a secret?”It’s harder than it seems – after all, it’s only human to thirst after the juicy updates, jaw-dropping stories, and idle chatter that we typically collect over drinks with friends.No one knows this better
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Under The Banner of Heaven

A Story of Violent Faith

by Jon Krakauer ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

12 hours 32 min

Now a major new series on Disney+ starring Andrew GarfieldA provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism.' Will Self, Evening Standard Books of the Year‘Excellent . . . a lucid, judicious, even sympathetic account not just of Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general.’ Daily Telegraph‘Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers ... Read more

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Now a major new series on Disney+ starring Andrew GarfieldA provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism.' Will Self, Evening Standard Books of the Year‘Excellent . . . a lucid, judicious, even sympathetic account not just of Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general.’ Daily Telegraph‘Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers
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How Not to Be a Political Wife: INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Sarah Vine ...

Narrated by Sarah Vine ...

Unabridged

8 hours 13 min

‘You think you’ve married a journalist, then, horrors, he becomes a politician.''Sarah Vine is the Bridget Jones of politics.' Plum Sykes'Everyone in Westminster is talking about it.' The London Standard'I take it all back; she's fabulous. Nobody in Westminster can afford not to buy this book.' Rachel Johnson‘Moving and heartfelt – what a journey. I’m amazed she’s still stan... ... Read more

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‘You think you’ve married a journalist, then, horrors, he becomes a politician.''Sarah Vine is the Bridget Jones of politics.' Plum Sykes'Everyone in Westminster is talking about it.' The London Standard'I take it all back; she's fabulous. Nobody in Westminster can afford not to buy this book.' Rachel Johnson‘Moving and heartfelt – what a journey. I’m amazed she’s still stan...
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Westwind

The classic lost thriller from the Iconic #1 Bestselling Writer of Channel 4’s MURDER ISLAND

by Ian Rankin ...

Narrated by Ian Rankin, Julian Rhind-Tutt ...

Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

THE CLASSIC LOST THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER* * * * *It always starts with a small lie. That's how you stop noticing the bigger ones.After his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work - and then goes missing - Martin Hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"...Refusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his ... Read more

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THE CLASSIC LOST THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER* * * * *It always starts with a small lie. That's how you stop noticing the bigger ones.After his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work - and then goes missing - Martin Hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"...Refusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his
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Survival of the Richest "International Edition"

by Douglas Rushkoff ...

Narrated by Douglas Rushkoff ...

Unabridged

6 hours 18 min

The tech elite have a plan to survive the apocalypse: they want to leave us all behind.Five mysterious billionaires summoned Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a private talk. The topic? How to survive The Event: the societal catastrophe they know is coming. Rushkoff came to understand that these men were under the influence of The Mindset, a Silicon Valley–style certainty that they can break ... Read more

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The tech elite have a plan to survive the apocalypse: they want to leave us all behind.Five mysterious billionaires summoned Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a private talk. The topic? How to survive The Event: the societal catastrophe they know is coming. Rushkoff came to understand that these men were under the influence of The Mindset, a Silicon Valley–style certainty that they can break
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Mindhunter

Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

by Mark Olshaker, John E. Douglas ...

Narrated by Richard M. Davidson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 24 min

Now a Netflix original seriesDiscover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals.In chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, ... Read more

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Now a Netflix original seriesDiscover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals.In chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating,
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Meetings With Remarkable Animals

by Martin Clunes ...

Narrated by Martin Clunes ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Guide-dog Laura needed a new home. And, after listening to her owner, Jaina, talk on the radio about what would happen to her much loved guide and companion when she retired, Martin Clunes picked up the phone. He’d always been a soft touch when it came to animals. One more couldn’t hurt.Adopting Laura opened his eyes to the extraordinary care provided by assistance dogs, ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Guide-dog Laura needed a new home. And, after listening to her owner, Jaina, talk on the radio about what would happen to her much loved guide and companion when she retired, Martin Clunes picked up the phone. He’d always been a soft touch when it came to animals. One more couldn’t hurt.Adopting Laura opened his eyes to the extraordinary care provided by assistance dogs,
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Heirs and Graces

A History of the Modern British Aristocracy

by Eleanor Doughty ...

Unabridged

Brought to you by Penguin.There are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, and yet they loom large in the popular consciousness. We're fascinated by their houses and estates, their lives and loves, their foibles and eccentricities. And we entertain the strong suspicion that, while they may be fellow citizens, they are very far from being People ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.There are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, and yet they loom large in the popular consciousness. We're fascinated by their houses and estates, their lives and loves, their foibles and eccentricities. And we entertain the strong suspicion that, while they may be fellow citizens, they are very far from being People
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The Complaints

From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

by Ian Rankin ...

Narrated by James Macpherson ...

Unabridged

13 hours 23 min

Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. Complaints and Conduct Department, to give them their full title, but known colloquially as 'the Dark Side', or simply 'The Complaints'. Malcolm Fox works for The Complaints. He's just had a result, and should be feeling good about himself. But he's middle-aged, sour and unwell. He also has a father in a care home and a ... Read more

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Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. Complaints and Conduct Department, to give them their full title, but known colloquially as 'the Dark Side', or simply 'The Complaints'. Malcolm Fox works for The Complaints. He's just had a result, and should be feeling good about himself. But he's middle-aged, sour and unwell. He also has a father in a care home and a
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American Gods

by Neil Gaiman ...

Narrated by Neil Gaiman, Daniel Oreskes, Dennis Boutsikaris, Ron McLarty, Sarah Jones ...

Unabridged

19 hours 36 min

American Gods, the extraordinary, highly acclaimed epic novel from storytelling genius and international bestseller Neil Gaiman, comes vividly to life this May in the hottest major TV show of 2017. Praised by Empire as 'something very special', the series will be shown in the UK on Amazon Prime Video and stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning and Gillian Anderson.'Gaiman is a treasure ... Read more

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American Gods, the extraordinary, highly acclaimed epic novel from storytelling genius and international bestseller Neil Gaiman, comes vividly to life this May in the hottest major TV show of 2017. Praised by Empire as 'something very special', the series will be shown in the UK on Amazon Prime Video and stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning and Gillian Anderson.'Gaiman is a treasure
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Is a River Alive?

by Robert Macfarlane ...

Narrated by Robert Macfarlane ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title.**At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title.**At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on
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The Revolution Will Not Be Funded

Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex

by INCITE! Women Of Color Against Violence ...

Narrated by Adenrele Ojo ...

Unabridged

13 hours 7 min

A trillion-dollar industry, the US non-profit sector is one of the world's largest economies. From art museums and university hospitals to think tanks and church charities, over 1.5 million organizations of staggering diversity share the tax-exempt 501(c)(3) designation, if little else. Many social justice organizations have joined this world, often blunting political goals to satisfy government ... Read more

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A trillion-dollar industry, the US non-profit sector is one of the world's largest economies. From art museums and university hospitals to think tanks and church charities, over 1.5 million organizations of staggering diversity share the tax-exempt 501(c)(3) designation, if little else. Many social justice organizations have joined this world, often blunting political goals to satisfy government
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The Craft

How the Freemasons Made the Modern World

by John Dickie ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

16 hours 34 min

Cecil Rhodes and Shaquille O'Neal; Mozart and Peter Sellers; Duke Ellington and the Duke of Wellington; Benjamin Franklin and Rudyard Kipling. These Masons, and many others, people the pages of The Craft, but even more compelling is the overarching narrative of Freemasonry itself. As a set of character-forming ideals, and a way of binding men in fellowship, it proved so addictive that within a few ... Read more

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Cecil Rhodes and Shaquille O'Neal; Mozart and Peter Sellers; Duke Ellington and the Duke of Wellington; Benjamin Franklin and Rudyard Kipling. These Masons, and many others, people the pages of The Craft, but even more compelling is the overarching narrative of Freemasonry itself. As a set of character-forming ideals, and a way of binding men in fellowship, it proved so addictive that within a few
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The Forgotten House on the Moor

The page-turning novel from the bestselling author of A Cottage Full of Secrets

by Jane Lovering ...

Narrated by Rose Robinson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

'Beautifully written and both heartbreaking and heartwarming' Jessica RedlandWhen police knock on Alice Donaldson’s door at 4am, she knows the news won’t be good. There’s been an accident involving her ex-husband Grant, and as his existing next of kin, they need her help.Grant is missing up on the North York moors, but the Grant Alice knew could barely be persuaded out on a walk around the block. ... Read more

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'Beautifully written and both heartbreaking and heartwarming' Jessica RedlandWhen police knock on Alice Donaldson’s door at 4am, she knows the news won’t be good. There’s been an accident involving her ex-husband Grant, and as his existing next of kin, they need her help.Grant is missing up on the North York moors, but the Grant Alice knew could barely be persuaded out on a walk around the block.
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Caste

The Origins of Our Discontents

by Isabel Wilkerson ...

Narrated by Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

14 hours 26 min

Brought to you by Penguin.'The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power - which groups have it and which do not'Beyond race or class, our lives are defined by a powerful, unspoken system of divisions. In Caste, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson gives an astounding portrait of this hidden phenomenon. Linking America, India and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.'The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power - which groups have it and which do not'Beyond race or class, our lives are defined by a powerful, unspoken system of divisions. In Caste, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson gives an astounding portrait of this hidden phenomenon. Linking America, India and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson
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He Said, She Said

Truth, Trauma and the Struggle for Justice in Family Court

by Dr Charlotte Proudman ...

Narrated by Dr Charlotte Proudman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

If you and your family needed help, could you trust the law to be on your side?Award-winning barrister Charlotte Proudman has dedicated her working life to representing women who find themselves in need of help from the family law courts. Time and again, she has watched as these women are let down by the system that is supposed to protect them. Seeking only justice and safety, they have instead ... Read more

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If you and your family needed help, could you trust the law to be on your side?Award-winning barrister Charlotte Proudman has dedicated her working life to representing women who find themselves in need of help from the family law courts. Time and again, she has watched as these women are let down by the system that is supposed to protect them. Seeking only justice and safety, they have instead
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Cheated

the brand-new gritty and unputdownable gangland crime novel

by Roberta Kray ...

Narrated by Annie Aldington ...

Unabridged

12 hours

WHO CAN YOU TRUST, WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST FAMILY?'Well into MARTINA COLE territory' Independent'A cracking good read' JESSIE KEANESheltered and naïve Carmen Darby has lived under the thumb of her father Rex, a brutal criminal businessman, her whole life. But when Rex announces his retirement and plans to leave his vast wealth to his three daughters, Carmen doesn't thank her father as effusively as ... Read more

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WHO CAN YOU TRUST, WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST FAMILY?'Well into MARTINA COLE territory' Independent'A cracking good read' JESSIE KEANESheltered and naïve Carmen Darby has lived under the thumb of her father Rex, a brutal criminal businessman, her whole life. But when Rex announces his retirement and plans to leave his vast wealth to his three daughters, Carmen doesn't thank her father as effusively as
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The Best Minds

A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

by Jonathan Rosen ...

Narrated by Jonathan Rosen ...

Unabridged

16 hours 44 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A novelist's gripping investigation of the forces that led his childhood best friend from academic stardom to the psychiatric hospital where he has lived since killing the woman he lovedWhen the Rosens moved to New Rochelle, New York in 1973, Jonathan Rosen and Michael Laudor became inseparable. Both children of professors, the boys were best friends and fierce rivals who ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.A novelist's gripping investigation of the forces that led his childhood best friend from academic stardom to the psychiatric hospital where he has lived since killing the woman he lovedWhen the Rosens moved to New Rochelle, New York in 1973, Jonathan Rosen and Michael Laudor became inseparable. Both children of professors, the boys were best friends and fierce rivals who
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