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  • First to Kill

  • By: Andrew Peterson
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (7,435 ratings)

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First to Kill

By: Andrew Peterson
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Publisher's summary

When you're the best at what you do, it's not always easy to walk away. Nathan McBride was retired. The trained Marine sniper and covert CIA operative had put the violence of his former life behind him. But not anymore. A deep-cover FBI agent has disappeared along with one ton of powerful Semtex explosive, enough to unleash a disaster of international proportions.

The U.S. government has no choice but to coax Nathan out of retirement. He's the only man with the skills necessary to get the job done. But almost as soon as Nathan reluctantly accepts the assignment, he finds himself caught in the middle. On the one side is a ruthless adversary with a blood-chilling plan - and on the other are agents who will stop at nothing to see their own brand of justice done.

Also listen to the sequel, Forced to Kill.
©2008 Andrew Peterson (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A high-powered thriller from a magnum-force writer." (David Dun, author of The Black Silent)

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Great novel with fantastic characters!

The author Andrew Peterson has written another superb novel! The storyline is excellent and the characters are superb! The narration is excellent!

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Fabulous!

First Peterson book. Loved it! Great story. Dick Hill wonderful as always. Can't wait to listen to the rest.

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Nice Change of Scenery

This is the first book I have read or listened to from Andrew Peterson. I have enjoyed Dick Hill's naration for other authors so figured I would give it a shot.

For a new autor and set of characters, I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, and character development in the book. It has a slight "24" feel to it, if you are/were a fan of the show this book is right up your alley

Only negative was I thought the plot was a tad predictible at times and I thought the ending was a little rushed.

All that being said great book, interesting and engaging characters and another fantastic naration by Dick Hill (he does one of the best jobs on different characters voices and inflections!!)

RECOMEND

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Dick Hill is a terrible reader. Great story.

Would you listen to First to Kill again? Why?

NO

What did you like best about this story?

the story

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He is terrible!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

NO, because of Dick Hill not the story

Any additional comments?

Redo the series with another reader!

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Could be a Good Book

This could have been a great book; however, the narrator (Dick Hill) absolutely ruined it. Every character sounded like a tongueless drunk sucking on a jolly rancher. It was completely and utterly unbearable to listen to. Please, Dick, find another profession.

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Good book. Grand effort by reader, but......

that yankee accent is like fingernails on a chalkboard.

If that's not a problem for you the reader gives an obviously sincere and serious effort to deliver the story as a performance and more than just narrative. If he would just quit talking through his nose...

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Very well narrated, great plot, plenty of twists

Loved the characters, descriptive without sounding like filler and of course Dick Hill makes every word worth waiting for

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Great book

If you like the Jack reacher books you will like these too. Similar but different enough to make it interesting

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Good Action, Interesting Twists

A very good story that kept me entertained! Lots of action and plot twists. There were a few storylines that didn't go anywhere, but maybe the author was thinking about a sequel.

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surprised

i enjoyed an i plan to continue with the others in th series. recomend for others to give it a try.

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