Welcome to Case Close Close.

Case Closed.

If you've been following along this season,

you've likely just finished listening to The Block Party by Jamie Day, narrated by Megan Tousing and Susie Jackson. Loved what you heard? Today we have an early excerpt from Jamie's next audiobook, One Big Happy Family,

On Sale July 16, 2024. Take a listen.

Part 1 The Precipice

Chapter 1

The Power Flickers on and off, as if the hotel is taking a dying gasp.

I draw on a breath and hold it, but thankfully the lights come on as the wind dies down. It's cold

comfort. In a matter of time they'll go out again and eventually they'll stay out.

I'm standing in the alcove directly off. and eventually they'll stay out.

I'm standing in the alcove directly off our great room, with my hands clenched into fists.

The anticipation is killing me.

Driving rain pelts the exterior like thousands of fingers. me. This particular monster has a name.

The meteorologist call him Larry, the most powerful hurricane to ravage the coast of Maine since Gerta made landfall back in 1969.

A large tree is blocking the steep road leading up to the precipice hotel.

The road itself is a rolling river of mud, impassable on foot or by car. There is no way out, no place for me to go, but I can't stay here.

I scope out my surroundings, planning my escape route before the lights go out again.

Sure enough, a fresh gust gradually crescendos into a loud roar.

The hotel shakes, and just as I feared, everything goes dark. My breath catches in my throat as a band of fear pulls tight across my chest.

I turn around, taking a tentative step forward, trying to orient myself in this void.

Memory is my guide.

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