The First One to Die

Detectives King and Lane, Book 2

De: Victoria Jenkins

Narrado por: Katie Villa

Strangers can hurt you. Friends can kill you.

Keira North falls to her death at a party.

What initially seems like it could be an accident is soon revealed to be something far more sinister as Detectives Alex King and Chloe Lane are called in to investigate the secrets and lies that link a group of four friends.

The detectives soon find that all of Keira's three closest friends have secrets that someone would kill to keep.

As Alex and Chloe are fighting their own demons and struggling to stay on top of the case, Keira's killer is circling the group of friends, who one by one find that their lives are in danger....

The First One to Die is a heart-stopping and shocking detective thriller that will have you gripped until the very end.

Perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney, Angela Marsons, and Val McDermid.

©2017 Victoria Jenkins (P)2017 Bookouture

Kudos to Victoria Jenkins

Great listen, highly recommend this author, this series.

Listened to book 1 several months ago which led me to book 2. Book 2 has led me to book 3.

Great Listen

Finally!! Something great to listen too that’s comparable to Angela Marsons! So excited. Good story and great narration! On to book 3!

Another great book from Victoria Jenkins

Jenkins and Villa are an awesome pair. Jenkins draws you in and keeps you there on the edge of your seat. Villa is an amazing narrator that brings these great stories to life. On to their next book!

Good!

Really enjoy all Victoria Jenkins books. I look forward to the next in the series!! Hurry!!

Much better than the first

Kept me guessing nearly all the way through! Already bought the next book in the series!

Captivating!

Nice twists at every turn. Well written and very well narrated! Looking forward to book 3!

It starts out slow, but stick with it!

I almost gave up with this murder mystery, but Katie Villa’s skillful vocal tones told me to hang on. “The First One to Die” Book #2 in the “Detectives King and Lane” series was closely worth the listen. Author Victoria Jenkins interweaves an intricate and perplexing murder investigation, complete with suspicion, some rather devious characters, loyalty and trust issues. Listen closely; you can’t miss anything; I know I did. I am happy to say this was an Audible special for $5+ and I saved my credit. So sit back, pour a glass of🍷 and savor this hidden gem.

Fantastic narration and exciting story

This is the second in a series following the dynamic duo of Alex and Chloe, I really enjoyed the first book The Girls in the Water and was eager to catch up with them again. I think one of the things that I love the most about this series is the fact that you have two strong women working as partners, it’s unique and I’m all about the girl power! I also enjoyed diving deeper into their personal lives and finding out more about what motivates them and seeing what Alex in particular is dealing with in her personal life was heartbreaking and really helped to explain some of her behavior.

The case they’re working is certainly intriguing, a group of friends seem to be harboring plenty of secrets and the further Alex and Chloe investigate, the more darkness they uncover. Though the list of suspects is on the smaller side I still couldn’t pin down a culprit, Jenkins definitely plotted this one well and kept me guessing and then second guessing over and over again. I found this to be set at a quicker pace than the previous book and I’m always down for a high speed, exciting story and this surely delivered.

Villa was an amazing narrator, her nuances for expressing various emotions or different characters was outstanding. I’m always enraptured by listening to someone with an accent and I swear Bookouture has the BEST narrators around, every single one of their audiobooks has a fantastic narrator as well as a fantastic story, so if you’re a fan of audiobooks I can highly recommend them!