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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By this point Aaron had grown tired of approving time off for Emmett’s frequent “medical appointments.” Feigning no interest or concern for his well-being, he replied to Emmett’s text, Just do what you need to do.

He arrived at the Monstera offices at ten minutes to nine and was escorted upstairs by the waiflike intern who’d emailed him.

She delivered him to the open door of a conference room. Four tables had been pushed together to form a larger one, where Dr. Saito sat with three colleagues. Emmett’s stomach clenched; the presence of so many seemed foreboding.

“Emmett, so nice to see you again,” Saito said, walking around the table to shake his hand. “Thank you for coming in.” Her grip was weak, but her eyes gleamed with hard light.