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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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I decided to give this a try after hearing good things about it. Do not regret it. Absolutely loved it. Listened to the whole thing in a day.

Twists and turns you just can’t predict

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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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The voices for ted and faith sounded like a recording of a recording. Like it was being played on a radio with static in the background. The narrator for Lily did the most annoying H-why/H-where/W-which pronunciations, which seemed so forced. I’ve listened to Kathleen in other audiobooks and clearly this is not her natural pronunciation. It was extremely annoying and I couldn’t look past it.

Good enough storyline, audio quality and narration ruined it

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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 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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