Let’s Get Lost Audiobook

Music and credits.

What Am I Here For? —This is the story of a young man called Adam West. Not the actor, mind you. Adam was an agreeable chap who read physics at Cornell because he wanted to follow in his parents’ footsteps…

Good Bait —Jenny Donovan was nineteen, three years younger than Adam. Pretty and petite, she adored Audrey Hepburn and copied her timeless bob…

It Could Happen To You —Bruce Donovan laid down his fork and gazed at his family. It was Thursday night and Adam had been invited once again to join them for dinner at their home…

Close Your Eyes —It was after midnight and Jenny couldn’t sleep. After Adam had gone home, she tried comforting her mother, assuring her that her behaviour at dinner wasn’t so bad compared to Jenny’s eighteenth birthday party last summer…

Well, You Needn’t —It was almost April, and Adam had less than three months to come up with a new marketing campaign for the science division…

Little Girl Blue —For days, Adam basked in the Old Man’s praise. Recognition at last. Determined not to disappoint the CEO, he travelled to Cambridge to visit Bland’s science division…

Just Friends —Though spring had arrived, it was chilly. Making his way across campus, Adam recognised many of the buildings he’d seen as a child…

Siboney —The science division had arranged a cocktail reception in the Dome Room of the Lenox Hotel in Boston. Adam was dazzled as he walked into the second-floor ballroom…

Teach Me Tonight —Adam still couldn’t remember where he’d seen Dr Lewandowska before and the feeling plagued him. Why on earth did she ask him to her rooms?

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning —It was after midnight when Adam left the hotel and the streets of Boston were deserted, unlike Manhattan. A town car idled at the kerb, waiting to whisk him to New York…

Take Five —Adam arrived at his office with enough time to consume three cups of strong coffee and half a cheese Danish. He’d managed to sleep for two hours and felt somewhat refreshed…

You’re Driving Me Crazy —Del Dillard was English and on the wrong side of fifty. He’d been passed over for promotion so many times, most employees thought he’d expired and become a spirit…

You Can Depend On Me —Adam made several frustrating attempts to locate Del Dillard, including some detective work at the cigarette stall in the lobby. This required purchasing ample amounts of chewing gum to compensate the shopkeeper for his time…

Yesterdays —The VP set the presentation for 16 June which, coincidentally, was the day Paramount Pictures planned to release Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological horror film, Psycho . It was also the day Karl Hiller was scheduled to die by electrocution at Sing Sing…

Fin De L’Affaire —Del called in sick in the morning. Adam thought he might be faking. After obtaining his home address from Personnel, he took a taxi to see the Englishman at his flat in Chelsea…

How Long Has This Been Going On? —It was Thursday, 16 June, the day of the big presentation. Psycho premiered in two movie theatres in New York City and earned an impressive fifteen thousand dollars…

My Shining Hour —The catering staff had just finished setting up the coffee and pastries, and the flip chart stand was in place. All the models and dioramas had been arranged around the perimeter…

If You Could See Me Now —Rubberneckers crowded round in a horseshoe pattern, trying to get a glimpse of the grisly accident scene. Policemen had stopped traffic in both directions and were putting up wooden barriers…

They Say It’s Wonderful —The sound of a door opening woke Adam but he had no idea where he was. For all he knew, he was lost in the labyrinth at Knossos and the Minotaur had come round to kill him…

Pent-Up House —In the morning, Adam stood in queue across from the day room, waiting for his medication. The nurse handed him two paper cups, one containing Tofranil and the other tap water…

Trav’lin’ Light —They travelled by train in the evening, departing from Penn Station. Engel wasn’t much of a talker except when it came to the law, so for much of the journey, Adam mulled over his harrowing adventure at Bellevue, along with the bits and pieces of the prosaic story of his ignominious departure from Bland…

Solitude —The taxi pulled up to the gates of the West estate, which lay in a forest of oak, maple and elm. It was after nine. There were two stone columns and mounted on each, a carriage lamp. The gates were locked for the night…

Something I Dreamed Last Night —What sounded like an explosion awakened Adam. In his dream, he lit the fuse on a dynamite bundle and gleefully tossed it into Bruce Donovan’s office as the VP puffed on an enormous Cuban cigar with his good friend Tito sitting on his lap…

Too Close For Comfort —Halsey took her place at the table and unfolded her serviette. Elsa returned to pour her coffee and left the pot. After the housekeeper had gone, the girl leant over the table…