Dive Bar at the End of the Road, Kelley Armstrong
Dive Bar at the End of the Road, Kelley Armstrong
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Dive Bar at the End of the Road
A Novel

Author: Kelley Armstrong

Narrator: Helen Laser, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Shane Ghostkeeper

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2026


Synopsis

Final Destination meets The Cabin at the End of the World in this supernatural horror from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, in which a series of car accidents traps a group of strangers at a dive bar.

A forested road at night, slick from the pounding rain and eerily illuminated by flashes of lightning. Just before midnight, a car swerves to avoid something—or someone—mysteriously standing in the road, only to slam into a fallen tree instead. In the pitch black, four more cars follow in a pileup no one can seem to avoid.

Stumbling out of the wreckage, soaked from the rain and nursing various injuries, five strangers find themselves in a backwoods dive bar, waiting for daybreak and hoping for cell service. But as tensions rise and the storm rages on outside, the occupants of the dive bar start to notice that not everything is as it seems. Time is moving differently, and they quickly learn that going outside—whether to assist another accident victim or to hike for help—is a very bad idea.

There’s something in the woods, something that isn't natural. Could the figure in the road have been a warning? Or something more sinister? None of this is normal, and they'll need to work together to figure out what’s happening if they have any hope of surviving the night.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press

About Kelley Armstrong

Kelley Armstrong is the author of over 50 novels in mystery, fantasy and horror. She believes experience is the best teacher, though she’s been told this shouldn’t apply to writing her murder scenes. To craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery and fencing. She sucks at all of them. She has also crawled through very shallow cave systems and climbed half a mountain before chickening out. She is however an expert coffee drinker and a true connoisseur of chocolate-chip cookies.

About Helen Laser

Helen Laser is an audiobook narrator, voice artist, and actor of stage and screen. She's an Audie Award Finalist, SOVAS finalist, LA Times Book Awards Finalist, and multiple AudioFile Earphones Award winner.Her narration has been picked by Reese Witherspoon for her book club, and has made many best-of lists including features by (but not limited to): Audible, Apple, Libro.fm, Amazon, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vulture, and many more.She's lent her voice to over 150 audiobooks.Her narration style is natural, immediate, and lyrical. Sharp wit and vulnerability wrapped up in a youthful down-to-earth package. Her greatest inspirations are her love of the theatre, independent films, Miyazaki movies, and of course The Princess Diaries audiobook, narrated by Anne Hathaway—the audiobook that started it all as a kid.She's a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.

About Sean Patrick Hopkins

A student of neuroscience, speech pathology, & theatre, Sean Patrick Hopkins has translated his understanding of human behavior & vocal performance into a career in storytelling. You can hear his voice on nearly 600 audiobooks spanning many genres, speaking the words of Stephen King, James Patterson, and Jean Shepherd; narrating alongside the likes of Tom Hanks, Patrick Stewart, and LeVar Burton; inhabiting the worlds of Star Wars, Marvel, Minecraft, & Halo; and enlivening the stories of multiple Nobel Prize winners, Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award winners, and a Pulitzer finalist. He's won the Audie Award, SOVAS Award, AudioFile Earphones Award, and Odyssey Honor.Sean’s narrative style is the vocal equivalent of the tragedy and comedy masks, finding nuance in naturalism, and humanity in heuristics. He thrives in the horror and humor genres, and finds vital overlap between the two. His favorite element of fiction is magical realism, and he believes it is this that elevates a story to speak beyond words directly to our souls. Sean met his wife, fellow narrator Patricia Santomasso, in a library, and they are proud parents of a superbly creative youngster who is valiantly carrying on the family storytelling tradition.


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Praise for Kelley Armstrong:

"[A] nail-biting thriller... Armstrong’s insightful characterization of her lead, even as it keeps readers guessing about Nicola’s reliability as a narrator, makes suspending disbelief easy. Riley Sager fans will be delighted." —Publishers Weekly on I'll Be Waiting

"The atmosphere here is superbly realized... Fans of Riley Sager and Lucy Foley will enjoy this well-paced and atmospheric ghost story–thriller." —Booklist, starred review, on I'll Be Waiting

"A must-read for fans of atmospheric and occult horror with intricate storytelling." - Library Journal on Hemlock Island

"A tech mogul gifts his ex-wife their perfect vacation home on a remote island. You'd think this is a dream come true--but this is a Kelley Armstrong story! With creepy twists on every page and a unique horror element, it's got an ending you'll never see coming." –Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor, on Hemlock Island

“With Hemlock Island, Kelley Armstrong stakes a solid claim in the horror genre. A truly disturbing tale filled with complex characters, weird twists, genuine chills, and deep emotions. Highly recommended!” –Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of Kagen the Damned and Patient Zero

“Armstrong is a master storyteller. Every time I thought I knew where the story was going, I was wrong—and I LOVED it! Also, I will never, ever look at wind chimes the same way…” -S.A. Barnes, author of Dead Silence, on Hemlock Island

“Armstrong lures you in with mystery, but once she yanks back the curtain, the horror is full-tilt. A great read!” —Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and All Hallows, on Hemlock Island

“Hemlock Island starts at 65mph and accelerates until you’re in a breathless tailspin, holding on for dear life…I’ve always loved Kelley’s writing and this is one of her best.” - Christina Henry, author of Near the Bone and The Ghost Tree