To Die For

By: Linda Howard

Narrated by: Franette Liebow

Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Blair Mallory lives the good life. She's pretty, confident, and the owner of a thriving upscale fitness center. But in the shadow of success, a troubled member of the club develops a strange fixation on her, imitating her style and dress. Matters take a darker turn when the look-alike is shot dead - and Blair witnesses the horror.

As the media speculate on the tawdry details of the homicide and push Blair into the harsh spotlight, she locks horns with police lieutenant Wyatt Bloodsworth - he wants to lead an investigation without interference, while she is determined to probe the dead woman's life on her own.

But when someone begins to menace Blair with mounting threats, Wyatt takes notice: Was this murder indeed a lethal case of mistaken identity - and was Blair the intended victim?

©2004 Linda Howard (P)2004 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Really good story, almost ruined by narrator...

I love all things Linda Howard, and To Die For is no exception. The story was good. The heroine did grate on my nerves in places, and this was exemplified by the narrator. Holy Moses, this woman's voice BUGGED me. If you are able to sort of distance yourself from her inflections and delivery, then it's worth a listen. If you don't think you are able to do that, I recommend devouring this one the old fashioned way....I would give 3 stars solely for the narration, but b/c I did enjoy the story I bumped it up to 4 stars.

To Die For

Linda Howard is a very versatile author. This book is not like any other work of hers that I have read before. I laughed throughout this story. Very enjoyable.

TERRIBLE NARRATOR

the narrator should never be allowed to read another book. by far the worst I've ever heard. but this is a wonderful, funny story. try as she might, even this horrible narrator couldn't ruin this story.

I can’t listen to this narrator any longer! She sounds like a vapid idiot!

I’ll listen to the sequel, I’ve seen good reviews. This was a complete waste of audible credit! This narrator is an embarrassment to my sex!

Funny & entertaining!!!!

I enjoyed listening. It was full of wit that I can’t stop laughing at the repartees of Blair & Wyatt. I hope you write a story about Sienna Mallory. I’ve read the book a few years back & it still equally entertained me.

Funny and intriguing

Would you consider the audio edition of To Die For to be better than the print version?

Both print and audio editions are good however the reader was terrible. Fake southern accent that sounded like someone who has never been around southerners would think it should sound.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Blair - such a character yet bright and successful.

How could the performance have been better?

Different narrator who has researched accents.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Overall fun and entertaining.

Voice matters!

I love this story. Have always loved Linda Howard. This performance sounds like a 70 year old woman reading the part of a 30 year old. Her voice shakes in places and kind of cracks. The southern accent is a little over done in several places.

Pretty good

Not that I didn't like it obviously by the 4 star but there is to much explicit sex scenes for me. also I don't get the macho man forcing women to do anything after they say no to begin with. Using an attraction against them is wrong. But I liked the rest of the book.

Good Book Bad Performace

My review follows many of my fellow listeners, good book but bad narration. I found Blair to be a very refreshing character in the book, a true southern bell and her relationship with Wyatt was more believable then some other books. However I did not enjoy Franette Liebow’s voice in this book... I got used to it after a while of listening but each time I stopped and then listened to the book later I had to get re-used to it again her southern accent seemed really fake to me and not believable. But overall I'd say give it a try...

love the story

While I loved the story, I did not care for the narrator. The voice she used for Blair made her sound like an old woman.