To Dust You Shall Return, Fred Venturini
To Dust You Shall Return, Fred Venturini
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To Dust You Shall Return

Author: Fred Venturini

Narrator: Pete Cross

Unabridged: 12 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/22/2021

Synopsis

Curtis Quinn is a Chicago mob legend with a price on his head and a particular set of skills. Beth Jarvis is a plucky teenager unwrapping the secrets of her hometown, Harlow, where no one is allowed to leave and a mysterious ceremony awaits her on her eighteenth birthday. What Beth doesn't know is the truth about her sister, Kate, who escaped over a decade ago and has evaded the town's sinister ruler, known only as the Mayor, and his High Servants, Scouts, and Disciples that rule the town, making her a local legend?and Curtis doesn't know that the girl he's fallen in love with, a woman he has called his wife for the better part of ten years, is Kate and that she's running from a threat far greater than the mobsters who want to kill him. When Kate disappears, Curtis follows the clues to Harlow, where he poses as the school janitor to investigate. When Beth tries to escape Harlow and the disgusting fate that awaits her, Curtis finds himself unraveling a mystery that leads to an impossible and terrifying conclusion?that the Mayor of Harlow is more than just a man and the hardest target he’s ever tried to kill.

About Fred Venturini

Fred Venturini is an experienced author who specializes in short stories and young-adult fiction. He has eleven scars from eleven separate incidents, the most interesting of which is the time he was set on fire. On the basketball court, he is a three-point specialist and a defensive liability. He currently resides with his wife and daughter in Illinois.

About Pete Cross

Pete Cross is an award-winning audiobook narrator and engineer who earned his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. A multiple Earphones Awards winner and Audie finalist, he was nominated for a SOVAS award for his narration of Moby Dick and received the 2022 Audie Award for Ryan La Sala’s Be Dazzled and the 2023 Odyssey Award for Ryan La Sala’s The Honeys.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on June 05, 2021

The Short Version: Imagine Marv from Sin City wanders into Gatlin, Nebraska or Derry, Maine to showdown the supernatural terrors within and that’s To Dust You Shall Return. A CRIMINALLY under-hyped horror novel that’s equal parts Stephen King and Frank Miller. The Long Version: I got to listen to the......more

Goodreads review by Fred on March 22, 2021

If I didn't think this was a five-star book, I wouldn't have turned it in to the publisher. And I think the cover alone is worth five stars. And if you can't rate your own book five stars what even is the point of being an author?......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on June 29, 2021

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for an AudioARC in exchange for an honest review. Curtis Quinn's world is shook when his future wife is found dead. Her body is found in such a state that it leads him to a mysterious town looking for answers. There he is treated as an outsider, one wh......more

Goodreads review by Marcy Reads on IG on January 06, 2022

This was a fun and very unique horror novel that follows an ex mobster, Curtis. He’s sort of hiding cause there is a price on his head but one day the love of his life goes missing only to be found murdered soon after. Well, he sort of has to come out of hiding cause he’s seeking revenge. He’s set......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on June 28, 2021

The nitty-gritty: Violent and disturbing, To Dust You Shall Return is a relentless but compelling mystery about a small town full of big secrets. She thought of Kate, and finally understood her sister’s misery outside of Harlow. All the Jarvis girls had done was trade one brand of fear for another, a......more

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