How It Ends by Rachel Howzell Hall, Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

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Narrator Joniece Abbott-Pratt’s warm and vibrant voice embodies Marti Greenwood in Rachel Howzell Hall’s chilling and fast-paced suspense novella, How It Ends. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss this new audiobook that is perfect for your weekend listening. Marti, a writer, is trying to carve out a new life for herself away from her ex-husband, Emery. She’s just moved into a new home in LA with fresh oranges and cheerful neighbors—mostly. When she’s attacked in her home, Abbott-Pratt has listeners sharing Marti’s terror and her lingering trauma afterwards. Listeners won’t want to put the audiobook down while Marti is determined to find her attacker. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website.

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