Kiss Me, Kill Me

By: Allison Brennan

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee

Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's Summary

Lucy Kincaid has firsthand experience dealing with deadly criminal predators, and she’s fully prepared to share her many talents with the FBI. But when her career plans are derailed, her boyfriend, security expert Sean Rogan, asks for help on his latest private investigation. Using her well-honed cyber-hunting skills, Lucy is soon on the trail of a missing teenage girl with a penchant for disappearing—and a shocking secret life.

FBI Agent Suzanne Madeaux is also tracking someone: a serial killer on the loose in New York City. Dubbed by the press the Cinderella Strangler, he cruises seamy underground sex parties, where drug-fueled women make for easy pickings. As Lucy and Sean’s desperate search collides with the FBI’s hunt, Lucy isn’t about to step aside. Haunted by painful memories of her own harrowing encounters with evil, she’s determined to keep any more innocents from meeting the fate she so narrowly escaped. Delving deep into the twisted psyche of a remorseless killer, Lucy must confront her own fears—even if it means risking a future job with the FBI and future happiness with Sean.

©2011 Alison Brennan (P)2011 Random House

Suspense mixed with Romance

Any additional comments?

I figured out the killer pretty soon after we met that character, and that made the rest of the book less fun for me. I like to be surprised and feel like the author/killer outwitted me. I also felt like the romance was a distraction and I was constantly cognizant that the author was setting up a series in this book. For example leaving breadcrumbs about things that she didn't talk more about in THIS story, but you could tell she would broach in future stories. Overall I enjoyed it, but I prefer Lisa Gardner's books.

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Not great

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Plot was predictable and not particularly engaging. Lucy's relationship was a non-starter and should have been left out. It added nothing to the story.

What could Allison Brennan have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

ditch the relationship

Which scene was your favorite?

didn't have a favorite

What character would you cut from Kiss Me, Kill Me?

her boyfriend

1 person found this helpful

Great Story, loved the characters!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, this was better than the first in the series by far. You can start to see Lucy in action and it was fun trying to figure out who the killer was.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked trying to figure out who the killer was and I enjoyed seeing Lucy work with Suzanne.

What aspect of Ann Marie Lee’s performance would you have changed?

Her voice, its not right for Lucy, its too girly.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Love you to Death

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Loved It

This was another great book! I am addicted to Allison Brennan I really need to slow down!

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Not Worth Your Time

The entire first couple hours of the book I kept checking to see if I was on part 1 or part 2. Unfortunately I was on part 1. The book is so unbelievably choppy I couldn't follow it. I kept thinking I had missed several chapters or even a previous book. The men characters are all angry at life and each other and the women characters are very self absorbed and whiney. Even the narrator would have been better off reading romance novels. She is not very good at any kind of suspense. I found myself continuely rolling my eyes and wanting the book to be over.

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Fatal fallacy in the investigation

Who is killing coeds of Columbia, and why? It will take an FBI Taskforce, and private investigators Lucy and Sean to solve it. All the clues are there, which makes it fun, but you have to pay attention to the details, and wait for the late clues to solve it.

Great story

I fell for the characters right a way. I hope you continue her story into the FBI.

It was a decent use of a credit.

I liked the story. It had some awkward parts, but it was overall a decent use of a credit.

Not terrible but not great

It was ok, but it doesn’t make me want to pick up another book like this. Very corny storylines with the characters distracted me from the actual interesting content. The narrator was somewhat hard to listen to at times of peak corniness. It was entertaining, but I found myself daydreaming and not focused many times throughout the listen. This tells me it wasn’t good enough to keep my attention

Plot that will not let you put the book down

Very well read. With accents and everything. Story has you guessing the whole way thru. Characters well laid out without too much detail. Id regiment this book to any one