14 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Peter Clines (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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Audie Award Nominee, Science Fiction, 2013

Padlocked doors. Strange light fixtures. Mutant cockroaches.

There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment. Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job. He has no money in the bank. No girlfriend. No plans for the future. So while his new home isn’t perfect, it’s livable. The rent is low, the property managers are friendly, and the odd little mysteries don’t nag at him too much. At least, not until he meets Mandy, his neighbor across the hall, and notices something unusual about her apartment. And Xela’s apartment. And Tim’s. And Veek’s. Because every room in this old Los Angeles brownstone has a mystery or two. Mysteries that stretch back over a hundred years. Some of them are in plain sight. Some are behind locked doors. And all together these mysteries could mean the end of Nate and his friends. Or the end of everything....

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12 hours and 34 minutes
Author

Peter Clines
Narrator

Ray Porter
Audible release date

19 June 2012
Language

English
Publisher

Audible Studios
ASIN

B00NC762KK
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Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	12 hours and 34 minutes
Author	Peter Clines
Narrator	Ray Porter
Audible.com.au Release Date	19 June 2012
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NC762KK
Best Sellers Rank	3,976 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 142 in Supernatural Thrillers (Books) 150 in Adventure Science Fiction 337 in Science Fiction Adventures

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Credibility issues aside this is a good read

Reviewed in Australia on 3 March 2016

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I usually get peeved when choosing a book based on category and then find the Sci Fi I chose was actually fantasy. Putting that aside here we have an actual storyline that intrigues and keeps on giving. A house that's NOT. A place in time; NOT.

There are interesting characters that end fatally flawed (as in dead) and the heroes swap places more times than you turn the pages. It's a mishmash of ideas that in the end all come together leaving you with a good reading experience. I enjoyed though if I'm put on the spot as to why then I have to just say; READ IT.

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Mshell

Good read

Reviewed in Australia on 2 October 2017

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Couldn't put it down. Once I got past the fact that zombies were not going to start coming out of the walls. That's when it started getting interesting.

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Amanda J Hanrahan

Sort of a dean koontz

Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2017

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I've read this story before, or elements of it. It kept me turning pages till the end. Definitely worth a read

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T.N

Mystery and horror.

Reviewed in Australia on 24 November 2015

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The main character moves into a building that doesn't make much sense, good array of characters, memorial scenes, with inspiration from Lovecraft.

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A Melange

Reviewed in Australia on 22 June 2014

Clines surprised me with this adventure that was both campy and unique. It mixes up more than a few genres as the plot covers the mysteries in a L.A. apartment block. The overall reveal was refreshing and the last quarter of the book fooled me in its direction. There is more than a little Stephen King-vibe to it especially in the manner in which a group of relative strangers band together to battle a daunting malevolence. It does lose some appeal based on the cardboard, stereotypical characters and their cutesy banter that was not believable in the face of mind-blowing scenarios. It is not to be taken too seriously and therefore would make a good airplane or beach read.

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Quiltbee

Imaginative yet rounded and satisfying!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2020

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It has been really difficult during this Crisis to find something I wanted to read. I started lots of books but put them down as not right and read lots of other books which were ok and mildly entertaining but this book was the most imaginative and entertaining thing I have read in a long time. I am a life long fan of Scy-fi but not really the ones that stray into fantasy. This book leads you step by step from the boring, tedious normal world we all know, and data entry is certainly that, had the temp jobs to prove it, into a world beyond. I needed to read on and my plot guesses were usually wrong. The world created however is rounded and satisfying! Best read of Lockdown so far!

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Read for fun? Read this, it's fun.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2018

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Top editing job - no mistakes to remind you you're reading a book and drop you back in the real world. I liked the many slow-burning set ups; some for bizarre plot events, others just for subtle gags made hundreds of pages later. The vibe reminded me of Medusa's Web by Tim Powers (also set around Hollywood). Also, Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan, with the too-good-to-be-true apartment for a low rent. If you liked either of those books - and a measure of endearing silliness - you should definitely get this.

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KevinF

Don’t expect your usual haunted apartment story here.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2015

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I mostly read in bed and I found myself incapable of putting 14 down some nights until I was bleary eyed with sleep. 14 by Peter Clines is a page turning mystery/horror hybrid – with humour, but don’t expect your usual haunted apartment story here. Well… it is a bit of that, but it’s a whole lot more as well.

Nate Tucker, a data in-putter, is on the lookout for an apartment he can afford and he finds the perfect one very quickly. But he’s warned by the previous tenant that it “has an odd vibe to it.” Nevertheless Nate moves in and meets his new neighbours, an eclectic lot who socialise over beers on Friday evenings on the roof garden. Each apartment seems to harbour some peculiarity so, driven on by Nates curiosity, the other tenants are soon resolved to uncovering the mysteries of their block. Unfortunately, they need to work discreetly under the nose of Oskar, the decent but vigilant apartment caretaker, who doesn’t treat meddlers within his building too kindly.

What captivated me with this novel was the depth of the enigma that began to unfold as their surreptitious investigations uncovered puzzle after intriguing puzzle.

However, about three quarters of the way through, just as everything is gearing up for the final sequence, the tone of the book changed from gripping mystery to action. This was good too, but not as good as the first part of the book. But all in all 14 is a most enjoyable and interesting novel.

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M. King

Nothing to see here.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2019

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Basically it’s 80% exploring a building to expose its secret which is just a mapping exercise with no real tension or excitement.

We have ludicrous segment with room 14 which makes no scientific sense at all then a final segment with an limp adversary (who you’ll see coming a mile away).

In essence, although there are a couple of very matter of fact deaths, there’s very little of any consequence in this book.

There’s some amusement to be had with the interplay between residents of the building, with their geek knowledge, but not a lot.

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sepeh

Extraordinary and fun wrapped in a mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2016

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If you combine Lost, with a smattering of Goonies, add a dash of X-Files, a helping of Lovecraftian horror and a garnish of Hitchcock then that's not even close to explaining how great this book is. The key characters are rich with description and a mystery themselves as well as the story. The book really hooks you and I read well in to the night to finish it. Unlike some mysteries you do get answers with a reveal in room 14 that I just did not see coming, hence the title I guess. Ok there are a couple of weak characters that dont really seem to add much but thats really minor in an otherwise fabulous story loaded with twists and turns, plus a few laugh out loud moments. The book really does stand well on its own and doesn't really need a sequel....maybe a prequel. Its rare for me to give 5 stars but this really deserves it. If you like Charles Stross Laundry series then I think this is in the same vein and easily equal or better.

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