The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz
Publication Date: July 28th 2026 by Audible Studios
Pages: 225
Audio Book Length: 4hrs 48min
Narrator: Scott Brick
Source: Part of Audible/Kindle Unlimited Membership
Rating: ★★★★
My
Thoughts:
We hear about AI everywhere now and I can’t help but
think of the Terminator movies whenever it’s being discussed. The Delivery
isn’t quite like that but the story poses a chilling situation that I don’t think
is too far fetched!
Rebecca and Mark are overwhelmed by life. Mark has a demanding
job and overbearing boss. And while they love their neurodivergent daughter,
Maddy, her everyday needs are constant and draining.
There’s an a-hole neighbor adding to Rebecca’s stress and
mean-girls at school for Maddy. I really felt for all three of them!
When they’re offered help in the form of an AI bot, “Mr.
Man” they’re hesitant, but in the end the offer of help is too great to resist.
At first, it’s a dream, but soon Mr. Man’s interpretation
of “help” becomes troubling. Part of me (the dark part) wasn’t completely horrified
by his “solutions”.
I’m a huge fan of Gregg Hurwitz’s Orphan X series, so
when I saw this standalone novella I had to grab it and I was not disappointed!
Scott Brick also narrates the Orphan X series, and
his performance is perfection! So, it came as no surprise that I thoroughly
enjoyed his narration here as well.
4 Stars
Book Description:
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X series comes a tense novella, a psychological thriller about an AI companion that will do anything to serve—with terrifying consequences.
Rebecca and Mark Higgins are doing their best to hold their family together. She’s healing from the pain of a miscarriage, he’s drowning in pressure at work, and their neurodivergent daughter, Maddy, needs all the care she can get. So when a cutting-edge tech company offers the perfect solution, they jump at the chance. And they welcome “Mr. Man”—a humanoid AI companion—into their home.
Designed to anticipate their needs, he’s like a miracle at first. The house runs like clockwork. Meals appear on the table. And Maddy thrives under his patient attention. But when inexplicable tragedies start to strike the neighborhood, Rebecca glimpses a darker pattern at play.
Each incident is an answer to an unspoken fear, each kindness shadowed by violence. Mr. Man isn’t just following instructions—he’s anticipating what they want. Even the things they never dared to say. And if he’s executing their darkest desires, it’s their responsibility to stop him…at any cost.
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