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''You''d think they''d do something about the taxi shortage,'' he says. ''Especially with the missing women.''

Stranded on a dark road in the middle of the night, a young woman accepts a lift from a passing stranger. It''s the nightmare scenario that every girl is warned about, and she knows the dangers all too well - but what other choice does she have?

As they drive, she alternates between fear and relief - one moment thinking he is just a good man doing a good thing, the next convinced he''s a monster. But when he delivers her safely to her destination, she realizes her fears were unfounded.

And her heart sinks. Because a monster is what she''s looking for.

She''ll try again tomorrow night. But will the man who took her sister take the bait?

©2023 Catherine Ryan Howard (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Brought to you by Penguin.

''You''d think they''d do something about the taxi shortage,'' he says. ''Especially with the missing women.''

Stranded on a dark road in the middle of the night, a young woman accepts a lift from a passing stranger. It''s the nightmare scenario that every girl is warned about, and she knows the dangers all too well - but what other choice does she have?

As they drive, she alternates between fear and relief - one moment thinking he is just a good man doing a good thing, the next convinced he''s a monster. But when he delivers her safely to her destination, she realizes her fears were unfounded.

And her heart sinks. Because a monster is what she''s looking for.

She''ll try again tomorrow night. But will the man who took her sister take the bait?

©2023 Catherine Ryan Howard (P)2023 Penguin Audio