The Kill Room

De: Jeffery Deaver

Narrado por: Jay Snyder, January LaVoy, Edoardo Ballerini

From the author of Sex and the City comes a satiric story about fame, love, and foolishness that will keep readers enthralled till the very last scene.

Pandy "PJ" Wallis is a renowned writer whose novels about a young woman making her way in Manhattan have spawned a series of blockbuster films. After the success of the Monica books and movies, Pandy wants to attempt something different: a historical novel based on her ancestor Lady Wallis. But Pandy's publishers and audience only want her to keep cranking out more Monica—as does her greedy husband, Jonny, who's gone deeply in debt to finance his new restaurant in Las Vegas.

When her marriage crumbles and the boathouse of her family home in Connecticut goes up in flames, Pandy suddenly realizes she has an opportunity to reinvent herself. But to do so, she will have to reconcile with her ex-best friend and former partner in crime, SondraBeth Schnowzer, who plays Monica on the big screen-and who may have her own reasons to derail Pandy's startling change of plan.

In Killing Monica, Candace Bushnell spoofs and skewers her way through pop culture, celebrity worship, fame, and the meaning of identity—featuring her trademark style and wit.

twists and turns

different from others. lots of change ups. Lincoln actually seemed more human. fun read. was a long book tho

A very different approach

enjoyed the story involving the Caribbean and military influence. Nice to have a female voice for female characters.

Woman narrator emphasizes how little Amelia counts

What didn’t you like about the narrators’s performance?

One good narrator can make you believe you are listening to a vast cast of characters with subtle nuances of tone and voice. Listening to the female narrator jump in occasionally with Amelia's lines makes you realize Amelia's window dressing for the story. "Send?" "Now?" "What do you mean by that?" ARGH!

Deaver is too good a writer for this crappy recording.

It was fine but

lacking by comparison to many other Deaver books, or even other Lincoln Rhyme books. The bad guys were not all that interesting and Lincoln and Amelia were not particularly interesting either in this one. But still a solid read compared to many other current authors' works.

A disappointment

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

This book seems to have been forced into print. Not the usual Deaver style and attention to detail.

Would you ever listen to anything by Jeffery Deaver again?

I have read/listened to all of the Rhyme books and other Deaver books as well and have enjoyed all of them. This was an aberration. If he publishes again, I'll read it, I'm sure.

Could you see The Kill Room being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No. Too boring.