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What it’s about
The town’s biggest employer is closing, leaving the community on the brink and exposing tensions around private equity and executive theft. After decades away, Mike Boyd returns to Richland with problems of his own, intending not to stay. Alongside his old friend Dave and Andi, a newcomer to the community, Mike becomes entangled in Richland’s local disputes and mounting strangeness. At the center of that weirdness is Jeremy Keller’s prize cow, whose situation hints that something far beyond an ordinary small-town crisis may be unfolding.
Mixing small-town troubles with monsters and horror, the story follows Mike and those around him as they confront a question that grows increasingly difficult to ignore: what is really happening in Richland, and how might it affect the town’s future? Expect an offbeat, unsettling tale where economic uncertainty and the bizarre collide.
Recommendation DNA i
Established Profile
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Evidence Confidence
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Supporting sources 13
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Source groups 6
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Networks 20
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What the Evidence Adds
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Emotional Impact
Emotional stakes are a noticeable part of the book, rather than the story operating only at the level of plot or ideas.
Humor
Humor is a meaningful part of the book’s personality and helps shape how the story lands.
Built from 78 retained source records across 17 independent discussions and 10 source networks.
Awards & Recognition
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Narrator Experience
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Narrator recognition & background
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Audie narrator 2024 — Winner Audie narrator 2024 — Honor Audie narrator 2026 — Winner Voice Arts narrator — Winner · AudiobookView source groups 4 groups · 11 records
Where Readers Agree
The strongest agreement centers on story quality. The leading theme appears across 2 independent discussions and 2 source networks, which makes it more than a one-off reaction.
The strongest theme is independently supported across 2 discussions and 2 source networks.
Evidence sources for agreement
Is This Right for You?
Story and reader-fit guidance remains useful here. Recording-specific claims are limited to evidence matched to this exact edition.
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- The exact edition and narrator are verified, but an official sample has not yet been verified for this recording.
Our Take
This is a genre story where story quality stand out most strongly. For the audiobook, there is enough recording-specific support to add a meaningful performance view for Wil Wheaton in Narrator Experience. Verified recognition adds another positive point of context, although the recommendation still rests on the qualities of the work and, where supported, the recording itself.
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Runtime & Edition Details
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- B0GGDFK57P
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