Killing Me

De: Michelle Gagnon

Narrado por: Jaime Lamchick

Finalist for the CALIBA 2023 Golden Poppy Award

A LibraryReads Pick

Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess.

She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird.

Amber Jamison can’t believe she’s about to become the latest victim of a serial killer. She’s savvy and street smart, so when she gets pushed into, of all things, a white windowless van, she is more angry than afraid. Things get even weirder when she’s miraculously saved by a mysterious woman . . . who promptly disappears. Who was she? And why is she hunting serial killers?

You’d think escaping one psychopath would be enough, but Amber’s problems are just beginning. Her close call has law enforcement circling a past she’s tried to outrun. She’s forced to flee across the country, ending up at a seedy motel in Las Vegas with a noir-obsessed manager and a sex worker as her unlikely companions . . . and danger right behind. She’s landed in the cross hairs of the world’s most prolific killer, caught up in a deadly game that’s been going on for years. To survive, she is forced to dust off her old playbook and partner with someone she can’t trust. The odds are against her, but sometimes you just have to roll the dice.

Bright narration

The narrator was great. Kidnapping and killing can be difficult to listen to but this narrator added a brightness to the reading that made this easier to listen to.

Entertaining

It was a fun listen. A nice distraction. Gets and keeps your attention with the characters and story. Nice comedic thread through out.

Juvenile Writing Cadence

This book made me feel like the audience was meant to be junior high girls….. except for the fact that it talked about prostitution and murder. Weird mix. Not for me. Couldn’t keep my interest.

What Great Characters!

This book is so much fun! The characters are starkly unique from any other thriller I've read, which was exciting, and I couldn't wait to see what each of them would do next. It was a great introduction to Michelle Gagnon's work for me, and I look forward to reading many more of her books!

Love this

What are delightful story. It had enough twists and turns in it to keep your attention, and was just outright fun.

Very enjoyable!

I really enjoyed this book and I hope it is a series. The book was funny and different.

It was fun

I enjoyed the story, although it felt kinda predictable but over not terrible. it kept me engaged & I was entertained enough to listening to all of it in one sitting.

Enjoyable and funny

I really liked this style of book. It came as a random recommendation and I am not usually someone who likes this kind of thing. However, this book has changed that a bit for me. It was funny, had some twists and turns, and really addressed some human issues that were done very tastefully.

Great story

Interesting story. I also liked the reader's voice. I would definitely listen to more stories by this author.

Sarcastic and Funny...

The synopsis of this had me clamoring to pick it up, and this book didn't disappoint. It's a sarcastic, dark comedy and a wild ride from start to finish. This book is in no way believable and requires quite a lot of suspension of disbelief. Amber is a likable character who is easy to root for and the other characters are great to read about as well. Dot is a personal favorite of mine.

Overall, this was so fun, and I had a blast with it. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone just looking for a fun, serial killer dark comedy.