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The Kind Worth Killing

By: Peter Swanson
Narrated by: Kathleen Early, Johnny Heller, Keith Szarabajka, Karen White
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB CHOICE
BEST THRILLER, iBOOKS BEST OF 2015
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING SILVER DAGGER, 2015
SUNDAY TIMES, TATLER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND GOLDSBORO BOOK OF THE MONTH

You should never talk to strangers

With his flight delayed, Ted Severson meets Lily Kintner, a magnetic stranger, in an airport bar. In the netherworld of international travel and too many martinis, he confesses his darkest secrets, about his wife's infidelity and how he wishes her dead. Without missing a beat Lily offers to help him carry out the task.
'Gripping, elegantly and stylishly written and extremely hard to put down.' Sophie Hannah

'A work of lovely violence and graceful malevolence, it slips into your life like a stiletto in the ribs.' Joe Hill

'Gone Girl on speed.' Daisy Goodwin

'Chilling and hypnotically suspenseful ... an instant classic.' Lee Child

©2022 Peter Swanson (P)2022 Faber Audio Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Crime Mystery

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Story is quite good with a few twists and turns but the narration was almost unbearable, sounds like news presenters putting on the worst possible version of their voices

Unbearable narration

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Liked the book very much, but didn’t the narration. The book has great characters and written in a good style.

Great twisty thriller

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Really enjoyed this listen , defo recommend if you’re into mystery thrillers. Enjoyed narration too. Easy to visualise

Had me hooked

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I liked listening so i didnt get spoilers and some of them were great at telling it but i didnt like some of the narrators due to pronunciations, but it was still great listening to them. I think the storyline was brilliant, you also get a false sense of whose story it is. each part was sectioned perfectly and I didn't want to stop listening. I liked the amount of back story we got at each point but only getting enough to move the story on while still holding suspense until each part was revealed, Lily's character was very unexpected. I feel like this was a great standalone but also a good start for detective Kimble. it was intriguing as you go along and everything was shocking especially the ending; the story as a whole turned out to not be what I thought from the beginning. it was also fascinating listening to Ted and Lily talk and their own thoughts and ideas, I also think the concept is interesting. Gripping and thrilling .

I love this story

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Murders and money, a well illustrated story but I didn’t find it that interesting. Not really a thriller

Money and murder, not so much thriller

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It started of slow but it got really good in part 2. The quality of audio is really bad (sounds like everyone is in a can) but that's a publisher issue. The main character pronounces some words in a REALLY annoying way so it was a tough listen at times. The story made it worth it though!

Lots of twists

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I didn’t think I’d be able to continue listening after hearing the robotic narration for female lead but I persevered due to the reviews on how brilliant the story was and I’m so glad I did!

Loved the connection, the twists, the double crossing and the cliff hanger ending, will we get a second?

I would 100% recommend this book but probably as a paper back/ kindle read rather than audible due to the narration

Narration is terrible but the story is brilliant

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I enjoyed the story but it's completely farfetched and odd. I would have liked some kind confirmation that Lilly was a serial killer instead of just unhinged with a vendetta. The character didn't seem driven enough for her motive to be revenge and so it's hard to believe she'd get involved with Ted at all. The ending was also quite annoying. It wanted to be clever but it felt more like a cop out. Like the author wanted to tie up loose ends. Other than that I think it's a good listen and some might find the storyline reasonable. I normally hate American accents for narrators but the performance wasn't too grating and I actually grew to like Lilly's voice.

A bit farfetched but worth a listen

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Fantastic paced American thriller, lots of twists and a great written story. Had an air of Patricia Highsmith type novel, which having read and enjoyed all of hers was pleased to have found something with a likeness, but completely unique story. Fantastic narration and good definition between characters. You won’t be disappointed, on to the next by this author!

If you like Patricia Highsmith try this…

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twisty and fun lots happened but not dizzying good narration and time slips. never got me stressed out but kept me engaged throughout

great fun, engaging and low stress thriller

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