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The Other Lotus Girl

A missing girl. A ruthless network. Ordinary people pushed into extraordinary risks.

A cinematic thriller book and podcast from Daniel A. Riddle.

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Season 01

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Enter The Other Lotus Girl

After escaping traffickers, Vân throws herself into Stuart Henderson's car, shattering an ordinary night in Guildford. Stuart, Martin, and their neighbour John become her only shield in a battered Micra, joined by sharp-tongued Barbara Patterson as the chase turns violent and the cost of courage rises.

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Season 1 - Episode 9 - The Border

Episode 9: "The Border." Nineteen months earlier. Sealed inside a shipping container with seven others, Vân counts the days by the heat and the silence. Water is rationed. Air thins. Not everyone will make it across the border alive. At the factory on the other side, survival takes a different shape. Khoa holds the group together. Mai mistakes his kindness for something more. And when a man named Dmitri makes his demand, Vân steps forward to protect her sister, only for someone else to take her place. Love, guilt, and sacrifice blur together in the dark. The price of crossing keeps climbing, and the debt is always someone else's body. The Other Lotus Girl is a full-cast audio drama. Start from Episode 1 if you're new here. Content note (non-graphic): themes of human trafficking, confinement, sexual coercion, death, and exploitation. Focus remains on character and emotional stakes; no explicit content. Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Explore more at danielariddle.com Join the Inner Circle for a free ebook, exclusive content, and 10% off direct purchases: danielariddle.com/inner-circle Also by Daniel A. Riddle: Janus Origin: Threads of Control Janus Origin: Red River Secrets #TheOtherLotusGirl #AudioDrama #ThrillerPodcast #JanusOrigin #BookToAudio #BritishThriller #Suspense #HumanTrafficking #CrimeFiction