Nothing Tastes As Good

Nothing Tastes As Good

Author: Luke Dumas Listening Length: 11h 25m
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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 following week, Emmett smothered his nerves under the mindless infinity of his Instagram feed, smoothing the edges of his excruciating wait with #weigthlossinspo, celebrity fashion ads, and jacked meatheads chasing gains to grungy EDM.

“Mr. Truesdale?” the woman behind the reception desk said, breaking his concentration. She had just returned her phone to its cradle. “Georgina’s on her way. She’ll just be a moment.”

“Thanks.” Emmett put his phone away, sat back, and massaged his pant legs with sweaty palms. His Goodfellow he had felt his shirt slide free from the waistband of his slacks, wrenched out of place by the tumult of his standing. “Georgina Hodge,” she said. “Senior director of programs.”

“Great to meet you.”