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Mystery & Thriller

The Safe Room

by Sarah A. Denzil · narrated by Gemma Whelan, Maimie McCoy

First published 2026Audio release 2026-09-10

Nearly twenty years after a stranger's ride home at fifteen shattered her sense of safety, a wary woman has spent every day preparing for the moment it matters again.

Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Maimie McCoy

Grumpy’s take“She's been preparing for twenty years. You can't prepare to open a paperback. Different heroes.”

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