First to Kill

By: Andrew Peterson

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins

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)

Not horrible, but...

The performance was fine and the overall story wasn't horrible, but I really had a hard time getting into this series. It seems too cliche and almost forced. I tried to finish it a few times, but I just couldn't connect. Maybe it's just me.

Satisfied the Book Craving I Didn't Know I Had

I read a lot. Too much sometimes, and I run into "what's next?" a lot. Well, I started this book on a whim. It's probably one of my all time favorite books now. Voice actor did well, but the overall writing of the book really sold this for me. Definitely worth the read/ listen.

first to what

Is there anything you would change about this book?

the fact that it makes the sniper and cia and fbi look stupid

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

the end

What does Dick Hill bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

he is ok as a reader

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no

Great Storyline!

Great storyline, plot twists, characters, and writing overall. I’ll say that the first hour or so I found it hard to hear Dick Hill narrate without thinking about the Jack Reacher novels and of the similarities between Reacher and McBride. Of course I got past that as Peterson’s story began to unfold. So as they go, I’ve added McBride (and Fontana) to my list of bad ass and fun character reading/listening list. I’m looking forward to Continuing my way through the series.

Mediocre military story

I enjoy this genre but I found myself bored and fast forwarding through the slow parts in the beginning. The end was semi interesting.

Okay book

not a bad book except a voice was kind of a strange voice but okay

Females Weak and Predictable

There's an honest to God FBI Head of Station playing dumb cheerleader? What the what? Luckily, author did not include sexual interlude in detail. It would have been agonizing. It could be a fun drinking game for every stupid thing the author has her say. Guys, it's really obnoxious.

Everything else isn't too bad for debut novel. Think of it as Lee Child's light but has Tom Clancy technical details down pat.

Mixed feelings whether 3 or 4, gave author a break w 4 and hope someone knocked his head to get it right in later books. Not sure I'll read the next. And only if it's on special sale on Audible, like 3.95. Not worth more at this point.

Narrator constantly smacks his lips

Thought the story was great. I almost had to give up on it though because the narrator though. For a good portion of the book all I could focus on was the noise he made after every to every other sentence. A wet tongue/cheek clicking that about drove me insane. If you can get past that the story is really good.

Great Find!

I tend to stay with my "tried and true" authors, but took a chance on this book and was truly amazed. Mr. Peterson has a formula that could easily bring him into the Lee Child, John Sandford, Jeffrey Deaver class of author. Highly entertaining and worth more than one listen, lets hope Mr. Peterson stays with this winning formula.

Well Worth The Time, Great Listen

This was a new author for me and I was a bit skeptical at first, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Right from the beginning I was drawn into the story and the characters. I thought the reader/narrator was excellent and gave each person a very distinct personality. OK, perhaps the story line was a little far fetched, but that's why it's called fiction. I am looking forward to another selection by this author.