Nothing Tastes As Good

Nothing Tastes As Good

Author: Luke Dumas Listening Length: 11h 25m

The nationally bestselling author of The Paleontologist and A History of Fear returns with a spine-tingling new thriller about a weight loss treatment with terrifying side effects. Retail worker Emmett Truesdale has never fit the Southern California mold of six-pack, suntanned masculinity. Over three hundred pounds, he...

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The promoted story was posted under the account weightlossinnovations, the sympathetic face of the company that was running the clinical trial. Upon being directed to their website, Emmett understood why such a veneer was necessary.

“En route to Monstera BioSciences,” said the navigation system of Lizette’s SUV as she backed it out of the cramped assigned space.

“Monstera?” she erupted, shifting into drive. “Could it be any more fucking sinister?”

“So dramatic. Monstera is a plant. Your aunt Paola has like ten of them.”