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Crawlspace

By: Herbert Lieberman
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Summary

In this novel of mounting suspense from award-winning author Herbert Lieberman, a terrifying surprise waits beneath a couple’s New England home. Albert and Alice Graves live a normal, if monotonous, domestic life. They never had children; they spend their days tending to their home and enjoying their time together.

One day, when the oil man, Richard, is refilling their furnace, Alice invites him to dinner, never suspecting that a casual act of charity will lead to a horrifying, morbid discovery in the crawlspace underneath their beloved house.

The Graves take Richard into their lives, becoming attached to his presence as though to the son they never had. Their town, though, is not nearly so welcoming. When the locals lash out against the Graves and their strange houseguest, the contented household is irrevocably drawn into a darkness they could not have imagined.

©1971 Herbert Lieberman (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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Well worth investing your time

A great read , different, compelling and well narrated. Not horror but gripping throughout. Listened over 3 days

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Brooding

Not a horror but quite a dark tale. I was absolutely gripped by this book, which kept me guessing all the way through.
Questionable decisions and character motivation left me with a constant sense of foreboding and dread.
I am definitely checking out more by this author as I feel it was very well written. In some ways the story reminds me of a Stephen King title, especially when it comes to descriptions of details and the building of suspense.

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Brilliantly read a great listen

Loved everything about this book.

Excellent story and wonderful read.

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really good listen

what a lovely sad story, brought to life by a really good narrator. its not what you'd expect by the title but I recommend a listen.

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Amazing

best story I’ve ever heard deserves to be a film! Was hooked from start to finish

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I Tried To Like It.

If it wasn't for the narration I wouldn't of listened to the end. I thought this was a silly storyline that could of been told in half the time. I am shocked that so many other reviewers rate this highly. I don't like to give negative reviews but believe this book warrants nothing else.

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Great middle of the night listen

A creepy story that got me hooked with one of my favourite narrators. This was a freebie and was a compulsive listen.

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Excellent

I really enjoyed this ...the story unfolded and was good...the narrator was fantastic...he made the audio book come alive so to speak.

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Great Story

Great story, it's not a jump out and scare you kinda story, but it really sucks you in.
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