Don’t Tell Me How to Die

A Novel

De: Marshall Karp

Narrado por: January LaVoy

“What begins as a mystery-tinted character study transforms into a full-bore thriller, with a spate of jaw-dropping twists that recast the entire narrative. Readers should be prepared to stay up all night.” —Publishers Weekly

“A razor-sharp domestic thriller about a dying woman’s desperate mission to handpick her husband’s next wife—and she’ll stop at nothing to get the job done. Darkly funny and relentlessly suspenseful, Karp displays every skill as one of the greatest storytellers of our generation.” —Joe Donahue, host of The Book Show on NPR

I have one thing to do before I die.
And time is running out.

I had it all: a fantastic husband, two great kids, an exciting career. And then, at the age of forty-three, I found out I would be dead before my next birthday.

My mother also died young. I was seventeen, and she warned me that women would flock to my suddenly single father like stray cats to an overturned milk truck. They did. And one absolutely evil woman practically destroyed his life, mine, and my sister’s.

I am not letting that happen to my family.

I have three months, and I plan to spend every waking minute searching for the perfect woman to take my place as Alex’s wife, and mother to Kevin and Katie.

You’re probably thinking, She’ll never do it. Did I mention that in high school I was voted “Most Likely to Kill Someone to Get What She Wants”?

From thriller writer Marshall Karp (cocreator with James Patterson of the #1 New York Times bestselling NYPD Red series), and rich with Karp’s deft array of three-dimensional characters and his signature biting humor, Don’t Tell Me How to Die has so many twists and turns, you’d swear he wrote it with a corkscrew.

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Wow

This book has so manny twists and turns that you’ll never guess the ending. The dialogue is so engaging definitely a great find.

So many twists!

This was NOT a typical suspense story which I hadn’t anticipated but it was still really engaging and kept me on my toes!

2 hours left.. what twists and turns?!

I'm about 2 hours from the end and this has yet to have any mystery, or thriller aspects to it. I love January lavoy and am sticking it out because she's so easy to listen to but, nothing about this book so far has been close to any of the other reviews. I'll update my rating if something changes but up to now it's been a woman getting ready to say goodbye to her family due to a terminal illness... which isn't thrilling, it's quite triggering for someone who has lost people to cancer. Not as advertised in the description or reviews. Glad it was a daily deal and not a credit that I spent.

Crazy book!

It has to be one of the most unique books I’ve ever read- it’s not “just like” anything I’ve ever read. Which is good - kept me fascinated even though I considered quitting a couple of times- too many youngish people happily planning their own demises . It went on and on- got to be a real downer. But glad I stayed for the finish! It is a book I will never forget, let’s let that be the sum. Deuced clever, that’s for sure. Best “Bargain Book” I ever bought!

Totally unexpected turn

The story kept my interest all the way through, the narration was excellent! Then, the quick unexpected turn at the end, followed by another & another was so crazy! I never saw it coming. Very entertaining, you will love this book!

Quite Entertaining!

I really loved this book. It was very exciting to read, and it kept my attention every second. The story was great.

WHAT?!!

That was one of my favorite books ever! Full of twists and turns I did not see coming
Yes I will recommend this book if you like being surprised
I’m just sorry I finished it in one day

Great Narration and Story

I was hoping for more to be honest but it was a good overall story.

Loved the narration

Very interesting twists. Kept me engaged! I really like the narrator. I'm not a review writer so that should tell you I really enjoyed this book.

Holy cow

What a story!! Loved the narration and the crazy twists and turns. Was totally not expecting the way this went!!