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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At home, Emmett powered off his phone and handed it to Lizette. It was the only way to pull himself out from under the never-ending avalanche of hate, and silence the barrage of calls and texts from his family. They’d only make things worse.

“Shhh, Emmettito. It’s okay,” she murmured, holding him as he cried. “Don’t let the skinny fuckers upset you. They’re just mad because they’re hungry and have no asses.”

He chuckled through the tears, despite himself.

Lizette’s phone buzzed: a call from an unknown number. She silenced it, and the voicemail landed with another buzz.