Inspired by Murder

Emerald City Thriller, Book 2

By: Audrey J. Cole

Narrated by: Patrick Zeller

Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

He’s a master of the human mind. But can he get away with murder?

Dr. Eric Leroy hungers for literary fame. Exhausted after years of listening to his rich clients wallowing in their worries, the psychiatrist intends to pursue his true passion of writing murder mysteries. And with his most obnoxious patient in mind, he crafts a killer plot to write exactly what he knows....

The nation is shocked when a famous Seattle resident and his wife are found dead in their upscale Madison Park neighborhood. It looks like murder-suicide, but Detective Blake Stephenson isn't convinced.

As Stephenson investigates Dr. Leroy, he uncovers a dark past filled with secrets. Meanwhile, the headlines are reeling with a killer on the loose in Seattle. As the death toll rises, Stephenson struggles to find enough evidence to arrest the doctor - before he kills again.

Inspired by Murder is the second book in the dark psychological Emerald City Thriller series. If you like gripping cat-and-mouse games, twisted suspense, and pitch-black humor, then you’ll love Audrey J. Cole’s compelling pause-resister.

Buy Inspired by Murder to piece together a psychological thrill-ride today!

©2018 Audrey J. Cole (P)2019 Audrey J. Cole

A compelling and unique thriller

A doctor plots a murder, that he intends to write about to become famous. Can someone so smart committ the perfect murder?

The story builds up well and unravels at a good pace. The point of view of the killer is interesting, albeit could have been more informative of his reasons. The point of view of the detective was well portrayed and linked cleverly to the elements of the killer. It was refreshing to hear a story from this different perspective knowing who the killer was upfront and hearing the story unravel from that perspective.

I liked the narrator. He had good intonation and energy and had good tones of voice to add the right amount of suspense where required.

Note: This book was given to me for free at my request and i provided this objective review voluntarily.

The point of view of a psico

I've listen to this second book without having read the first and didn't miss anything, nor did I find spoilers, so for me it totally works as a standalone book.
This story is very interesting in the way it alternates between the point of view of the detective and the one of the murderer, that we meet from the start. For me that is the most interesting character and I find very amusing that in his mind the reason for killing is to do research for his crime book. Of course he hardly get's anything done and does some very rookie mistakes, but it's cool to follow along as the detectives puzzle together the clues to catch him.
Overall is a good story and the excelente narration at all levels just improves the experience. I really recommend this one as an audiobook.

totally captivating

I liked Eric's answer to problems-KILL!!! LOL. I'm not sure why, but I rooted for Eric to evade the cops. The cops ex girlfriend was a conniving skeeve, plus she tried to ruin his new relationship with a fellow cop. Low!! I got pulled in with the storyline and narration and it was all so believable it captivated me. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review.

Inspired by Murder

This is a dark story. It starts slow but it builds in momentum with lots of twists and unexpected revelations.

Great story, great voice....

It was great fun to me to listen to "Inspired by Murder". Also, Patrick Zeller does a great job narrating it. Sometimes it was a bit confusing / hard to know who is who and what is going on - but the book was very entertaining altogether. Recommended.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Inspiried by Murder

Dr. Eric Leroy wants to be a famous author. He thinks the only way to accomplish this is by completing the actual murders for inspiration, The story was fun and had some edge of your seat moments. I was sad that he was not the brightest killer and thought he could get away with killing so many people so close to him and thinking the cops would not suspect him. And his accent was defiantly giving him away at crime scenes. The narrator did a great job with the book and an awesome Australian Accent.

Wonderful Murder Mystery

Once again Audrey Cole has written an excellent murder mystery story. It has twists that I didn’t see coming. I recommend this book to anyone that enjoys murder mystery books with a touch of romance thrown in!

I was given a copy of this audiobook to listen and given my honest review.

Dark Humor amid Murder

Inspired by Murder
Audrey J. Cole

This is a very unusual murder mystery, told from the narcissistic psychopath point of view. A psychiatrist decides he wants to write a best selling murder mystery. In order to write about it he needs to research it. To research he does it. The bodies start piling up. There are many twists and turns that almost made me dizzy. I found dark humor mixed in with the drama.




The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed. Patrick Zeller was quite entertaining.



I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

loved it

couldnt stop listening to it. love it alot
great book to listen to
five star audio book

Interesting book…

Kept me interested through the end. The story makes you wonder whether it’s believable…but it’s not too cringy that it couldn’t be. I enjoyed it enough to invest in the author’s other books.