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The Unseen Neighbor (A Barren Pines Psychological Suspense—Book #1): An absolutely engrossing psychological thriller packed with twists you'll never see coming: Digitally narrated using a synthesized voice


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Ratings
Book
51
Narrator
29
Release Date
July 16, 2024
Duration
5 hours 57 minutes
Summary
This audiobook has been narrated by a digital voice created using AI. This recording has been digitally produced by Kate Bold, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. “This is an excellent book… When you start reading, be sure you don’t have to wake up early!”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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In the impeccable suburb of Barren Pines, uniform houses and manicured lawns conceal the imperfect truths and deadly secrets of its residents' lives.

Eliza Bennett's world unravels thread by thread when she discovers her husband's double life—one tangled with another woman and a series of chilling vanishings.

But Eliza is a woman with ghosts of her own. Haunted by a history of paranoia and psychiatric treatment, her quest for the truth is mired in her own skepticism.

As the façade of their picture-perfect marriage crumbles, does the evidence at her fingertips reveal a sinister betrayal and buried secrets? Or could it be the creation of her own troubled mind?


THE UNSEEN NEIGHBOR (BARREN PINES: BOOK 1) is the first book in a thrilling new psychological suspense series by #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Kate Bold, whose bestseller NOT NOW (a free download) has received over 600 five star ratings and reviews.

Future books in the series are also available!

“This book moved very fast and every page was exciting. Plenty of dialogue, you absolutely love the characters, and you were rooting for the good guy throughout the whole story… I look forward to reading the next in the series.”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“Kate did an amazing job on this book and I was hooked from the first chapter!”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“I really enjoyed this book. The characters were authentic, and I see the bad guys as something we hear about daily on the news... Looking forward to book 2.”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“This was a really good book. The main characters were real, flawed and human. The story went along quickly and wasn't mired in too many unnecessary details. I really enjoyed it.”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“Alexa Chase is headstrong, impatient, but most of all brave with a capital B. She never, repeat never, backs down until the bad guys are put where they belong. Clearly five stars!”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“Captivating and riveting serial murder with a twist of the macabre… Very well done.”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“WOW what a great read! Talk about a diabolical killer! Really enjoyed this book. Looking forward to reading others by this author as well.”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“Page turner for sure. Great characters and relationships. I got into the middle of this story and couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to more from Kate Bold.”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“Hard to put down. It has an excellent plot and has the right amount of suspense. I really enjoyed this book.”
—Reader review for The Killing Game
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“Extremely well written, and well worth buying and reading. I can't wait to read book two!”
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Reviews
Profile Avatar Anonymous Dec 2025

this was a bit slow at the beginning but then l had to binge the rest it was so good. l loved it well done Kate Bold

Profile Avatar Anonymous Dec 2025

Very interesting and enjoyable, would like to read some more of her books

Profile Avatar William Troyk Mar 2025

Good book with some surprises at the end you

Profile Avatar S Decelles Jun 2026

Decent read. The mental health issues were a little depressing but were the basis of the main character's actions.

Profile Avatar Sandra F. Apr 2026

Synthesized voice wasn’t too bad. Some mispronounced words and odd pauses.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2025

too slow dye to overdoing the descriptions of everything and everyone.

Profile Avatar Dakota Jun 2025

Take out the metaphors and the whole self-contradictory 'plot' could have been over in 45 minutes

Profile Avatar Angi H. Mar 2025

this was the second "virtual voice" I have listened to. they remove so much from the story and some of the mispronunciations are just asinine. great story but as with REAL narrators- the quality of the story is poorly affected by the quality of the narrator.

Profile Avatar AmyC Jan 2025

Couldn’t get into this, narrator very monotone and storyline slow moving and tedious

Profile Avatar Melissa Moutsatsos Dec 2024

It was ok but it kind of dragged on. It got better towards the last 2 hours.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Dec 2024

Somewhere here there is a reasonable story line. Unfortunately it’s buried deep under overly dramatic and incredibly repetitive, unnecessarily poetic language further spoiled by the AI narrator’s frequent errors. A real shame as this could have been very good.

Profile Avatar Cazzi3 Nov 2024

The moment that I realized the narrator was AI I lost interest. Very disdisappointed.

The Unseen Neighbor (A Barren Pines Psychological Suspense—Book #1): An absolutely engrossing psychological thriller packed with twists you'll never see coming: Digitally narrated using a synthesized voice

The Unseen Neighbor (A Barren Pines Psychological Suspense—Book #1): An absolutely engrossing psychological thriller packed with twists you'll never see coming: Digitally narrated using a synthesized voice

Author: Kate Bold
Read by: Scarlett (synthesized voice)
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