KILLHER

By: Valerio Ventura

Narrated by: Corrie Beard

Los Angeles in the late 1990s. Wilshire is a shadowy private security company with clients at the very heart of the establishment, whose secrets are diabolical enough to kill for. And there’s no line it won’t cross.

Akira is one of Wilshire’s deadliest assassins—relentless, mad as hell, and mean with a katana. But when a hit on a target doesn’t go according to plan, it’s her who ends up on the kill list.

A plan to use the depravity she’s uncovered as a bargaining chip backfires, and The Butcher is dispatched—a vicious adversary who will test Akira to her limits.

Now she must battle to protect herself and those she loves. And to survive, she’ll need to face her past and forge some unlikely alliances.

One thing’s for sure ...

BLOOD WILL FLOW.

©2022 Valerio Ventura (P)2024 Valerio Ventura

A Terse, Propulsive Crime Drama

As a fan of Westlake's Parker Crime Series, it was nice to enjoy something in the ballpark but more contemporary.

This is a fun, quick read. No nonsense or fat and I look forward to others by this author.

Elevator Pitch: Mama Bear Assassin with a Katana and a long list.

Not my cup of tea...

I couldn't finish this book. I didn't get past the first chapter, in fact. Not because it's poorly written, because I didn't listen long enough to determine that. It's just not my jam.

But from what I did listen to, the narration was great. Lots of expressiveness, and the changes in pitch for the various characters were smooth and plausible. It was easy to keep track of who was whom. I'm looking forward to hearing more from this narrator.