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)

Great introduction to the Peterson characters

If you could sum up First to Kill in three words, what would they be?

Good, fast, action.

What did you like best about this story?

Interesting characters, interesting story.

Have you listened to any of Dick Hill’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, he's the best. Sure sounds a lot like a Reacher performance but that's not a bad thing.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

First to kill.

Any additional comments?

I'm listening to the 4th of this series now, I think it's going to be increaseingly difficult to keep these fresh.

Move over Jack Reacher

I just took a wild guess on which book I'd listen to and boy I'm glad I did. This McBride character reminds me so much Jack Reacher, is that a good or bad thing? I not sure maybe it had something to do with Dick Hill doing narration. Either way hes now my second favorite character. Now let's get a collaboration with Reacher and McBride in the same story.

narrator needs to retire

I am having a very difficult time listening to this audible, the narrator is awful! The narrator's attempt at accents is painful to listen to, his Hispanic accent is insulting. I don't want to be ageist but this guy must be in his 80's, he loses his breath and he struggles to read a sentence without losing his breath, it actually creates anxiety for me; I expect him to go into respiratory failure at any moment.

really good. I enjoyed the novel

excellent story. hard to put it down.
The details also added to the credibility of the story

Very Good

good story expertly narrated. Nathan is my new Jack Reacher. with dick hill narrating it sounds just like Jack reacher. if some of the padding had been cut out to streamline the story and focus on the main theme then I would have given it 5 stars. the last few Jack reacher stories have been poorly narrated and very weak but now Nathan Mcbride can fill that gap.

Excellent book

This. book keeps you holding your breath for the next chapter. the tight appreciation between friends was
extremely notable.

A True Thriller

Peterson hits the mark with this one. "First to Kill" is truly a thriller that leaves the reader on the edge of their seat. The end of each chapter compelled me to keep reading to see what was to come. The characters are believable and likeable (well some aren't so likeable). The story and action move at a fast pace. This book is sure to please readers that enjoy a well woven story line with well developed characters, political intrigue and LOTS of action. Looking forward to more from this author!

I hope there's more to come

Wonderful, in the likes of Jack Reacher. It was so much fun to listen to the give and take of Nathan and Harvey. A Great find, I hope Peterson makes this a series. I would certainly recomemend this to anyone who likes a good no holds barred adventure.

First to Kill

It's the first book I read by this author and I must say I enjoyed it. Nathan's a really good character as well. The narrator is good, but it sounded a bit strange when he does the women. It's certainly interesting to get the view of a sniper.

Fast, fun, and entertaining

The biggest surprise about this book is that some people bought it and didn't like it. It is exactly what it was supposed to be, a fun adventure thriller. Lots of action and a flawed hero. I took it with me on a trip and got totally wrapped up. I wonder if some of those reviewers thought this was the other Andrew Peterson...