• First to Kill

  • By: Andrew Peterson
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (7,432 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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a great start to a new series

this is the first book of Peterson's I've read; I'll be watching for this to become a great series.
strong characters, plot and technical accuracy.

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fantastic book

the book was entertaining and well written the entire way. its easy to get sucked into. i will be listening to this book again and again.

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Overall enjoyable.

Very good narrator. Plot ok. Too much dwelling on wounds and how to kill and get hurt.

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Good book

What made the experience of listening to First to Kill the most enjoyable?

dam book, could not stop listening, had to finish it before I went back to work.

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Great Imagery

I listened to it on 1.25 speed as the narrator spoke slowly. Most things were accurate, but a Marine Scout Sniper with means is not using a Nikkon scope. The story line was quite interesting and flowed well.

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Exceptionally enjoyable!

Engaging charcters and delightful performance bring life to a surprising plot. plenty of action scenes move the plot along at a good pace. love the witty dialog!

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Pretty good story

I wasn’t sure I would like the book at first - not much to like or identify with in the first chapter, but it got a lot better after that. I appreciated that there was no graphic sex or over use of vulgar language, so extra points for that.
I had a hard time following who was speaking - Dick Hill occasionally either forgot which voice he was using or they just sounded the same from time to time - that was a little annoying. Overall I enjoyed the book.

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Great Story

Loved it! Full of action a d suspense. my favorite Andrew Peterson book so far.

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as good as Jack Reacher!

I wasn't expecting much because I love Lee Child' books, but these are just as good!

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Exciting with lots of twists

I really enjoyed this. I'm a traditional female so I wasn't sure about a sniper paramilitary story line, but it was fantastic. I couldn't stop listening. I like the tough characters, the softer side, the strong women characters and psychology twists. Great listen!

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