• Overkill

  • By: Sandra Brown
  • Narrated by: Kyf Brewer
  • Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,998 ratings)

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Overkill

By: Sandra Brown
Narrated by: Kyf Brewer
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Publisher's summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller where a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for their lives.

Former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Zach Bridger hasn’t seen his ex-wife, Rebecca Pratt, for some time—not since their volatile marriage imploded—so he’s shocked to receive a life-altering call about her. Rebecca has been placed on life support after a violent assault, and he—despite their divorce—has medical power-of-attorney. Zach is asked to make an impossible choice: keep her on life support or take her off of it. Buckling under the weight of the responsibility and the glare of public scrutiny, Zach ultimately walks away, letting Rebecca's parents have the final say.

Four years later, Rebecca's attacker, Eban—the scion of a wealthy family in Atlanta—gets an early release from prison. The ludicrous miscarriage of justice reeks of favoritism, and Kate Lennon, a brilliant state prosecutor, is determined to put him back behind bars. Rebecca’s parents have kept her alive all these years, but if her condition were to change—if she were to die—Eban could be retried on a new charge: murder.

It isn’t lost on Zach that in order for Eban to be charged with Rebecca’s murder, Zach must actually be the one to kill her. He rejects Kate’s legal standpoint but can’t resist their ill-timed attraction to each other. Eban, having realized the jeopardy he’s in, plots to make certain that neither Zach nor Kate lives to see the death of Rebecca—and the end of his freedom.

©2022 Sandra Brown (P)2022 Grand Central Publishing

Editorial Review

The other side of debauchery
This was certainly a trip, literally. Rebecca, party animal and ex-wife of star football player Zach Bridger, parties a little too hard one night and ends up in a coma—thanks to the cold heart and violent temper of Eban, scion of a prominent family. He serves some jail time but not enough for anyone’s satisfaction. Enter a star prosecutor who explains to Zach that there’s only one way to put this loser back behind bars—Rebecca, who’s still on life support, has to die. Through a series of turns (and trysts), confrontations, a suicide, and a cold-blooded murder, I wallowed in this thriller—I was in no rush to finish as I savored the last roller-coaster half-hour. Alas! It ends, as all good things must do. Sandra Brown sure can spin a yarn. Brava! — Yvonne D.

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Uhhg!

I hate sappy love stories that give you a blow by blow of their love making. The story was just okay.

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Another Hit!!!

Sandra Brown never disappoints. This book was no exception. Can’t wait till her next book comes out!

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it is what it is

I hadn't listened to any Sandra Brown books for some time although I had a positive vibe about her books. I admit I'd forgotten her genre is romantic thrillers and, yes, there is some steamy sex in the book. Still, it was a nice story, a fun listen. I don't know about having the protagonist be a former Super Bowl MVP but, hey, it's the author's choice and she can do what she wants.

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A great ride!

I am actually not sure how I decided on this book but very glad I did! It was fun & I couldn't wait to get reading!

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Narrator sucked!

The book was just ok. The narrator ruined it for me. His inability to do female voices really distracted me from enjoying the book. At times I had to stop and back up to see who was talking. The male voices were fine but not extinguished enough to know who was who.

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Story was good but…

It would have been better without the gratuitous sexual descriptions. Leave this to the imagination of the reader.

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One of her best

I’ve been appreciating Sandra Brown ‘s books since her romance writer days. Her books keep getting better as she evolved from romance to romantic suspense to creating her own special brand of mystery/thriller/suspense with richly developed characters. I loved Overkill and new-to-me narrator Kyf Brewer nailed it. Loved the twisty plot and secondary characters and the sensitively explored moral quandary. Great book and just right narration.

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Overkill is a very apt title.

The "overkill" was the gratuitous, explicit sex scenes, which left little to the imagination and added very little to the storyline. The narrator was awful. I nearly initiated a refund after two minutes into the book.

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Good

Pretty good read, but not your typical Sandra Brown. Very slow getting started. I was disappointed, but as I continued listening it got better.

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Very good book. Loved the narrator

I did not like the language. Added nothing to the story Don’t understand why very good books have to use so many curse words

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