• Chill Factor

  • A Novel
  • By: Sandra Brown
  • Narrated by: Stephen Lang
  • Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,503 ratings)

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Chill Factor

By: Sandra Brown
Narrated by: Stephen Lang
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Editorial reviews

Is Lilly Burton's new love a serial killer? This listen puts you in Lily's head as, trapped in her snowbound cabin with him, she vacillates dramatically between overpowering lust and gripping fear. A great reading and great story equal great suspense from the amazing Sandra Brown.

From the moment Lilly hits Ben Tiernay with her car while making her way down the mountain from her cabin during a blizzard, the story grabs your interest and never lets go until the surprising conclusion. The reader is wonderful, using different voices for each character and authentic southern accents. Bottom line: If gripping claustrophobia and excruciating suspense could be heard, this is what it would sound like.

Publisher's summary

Cleary, North Carolina, is a sleepy mountain town, the kind of place where criminal activity is usually limited to parking violations. Not so, lately. Four women have disappeared from Cleary over the past two years. And there's always a blue ribbon left near the spot where each of the women was last seen. There are no bodies, no other clues, and no suspicion as to who their abductor might be. And now, another woman has disappeared without a trace.

It is to this backdrop that Lilly Martin returns to close the sale of her mountain cabin, marking the end of her turbulent eight-year marriage to Dutch Burton, Cleary's chief of police. Dutch's reluctance to let her go isn't Lilly's only obstacle. As she's trying to outrun a snowstorm, her car skids on the icy road and strikes a man. She recognizes the injured man as Ben Tierney, whom she'd met the previous summer. They're forced to wait out the storm in the cabin, but as the hours of their confinement mount, Lilly begins to wonder if the greatest danger to her safety isn't the blizzard outside, but the mysterious man right beside her. Is Ben Tierney the feared abductor? Or is he who he claims to be...her rescuer from harm and from the tragedy that haunts her?

©2005 Sandra Brown (P)2005 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division.

Critic reviews

  • 2005 Audie Award Nominee, Romance

"Lust, jealousy, and murder suffuse Brown's crisp thriller, set in the snowbound mountains of North Carolina....The snowy suspense will cool off Brown's fans during the dog days of summer." (Publishers Weekly)

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Great story.

I had doubts that the main male character was good. But in the end everything was explained. Not as good as Mean Streak though.

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The Best Mystery, Thriller & Romance!

I was so hooked on this from the beginning. It was so unpredictable. I love stories like these. This was my first Sandra Brown, but for sure, not my last!

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CHILLING SUSPENSE!!!!!!

My very favorite Sandra Brown book to date!!! I have actually listed to this book at least three times over the last few years!!! The narrator did an excellent job throughout the entire book. Sadly, a narrator can either make or break a book regardless of how good it is. Lang did an awesome job!!!! The plot is unpredictable and edge of your seat suspenseful! This is definitely a must listen!!!

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Snowed in with serial killer

Would you listen to Chill Factor again? Why?

I enjoyed this book. There were some twists and turns but it kept my interest. I liked it so much that I ordered Low Pressure also by Sandra Brown. There were 3 or 4 stories going at the same time so it stayed exciting and I couldn't wait to get back to the different sub-stories. This one kept you guessing all the way to the end.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Chill Factor?

It grabbed me from the very beginning at the grave site. I was on the edge of my chair when she went out to the shed to get more wood.

Which character – as performed by Stephen Lang – was your favorite?

I liked Ben Tierney although I was not sure if he was the good guy or the bad guy. It kept me wondering There were so many possibilities of who was killing those girls.

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

Snowed in until rescued by a man you believe may be a serial killer.

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A great book always makes me cry at the end

Sandra brown starts right off on this one , making you question what is really going on. She holds you right to the end with multiple dramas and romance. I wanted to listen to the end first since I was getting knots in my stomach hoping things were not as they seemed ! My tears at the end proved another winner for Sandra brown.

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Good Read

I thought this was a very good book. It kept me guessing. I would have liked less bad language.

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Excellent

Sandra is a very enjoyable author. Sandra is up there with Bryce Courtney.
Twists, turns, characters, plots, plotters and pulookers, make for a very good listen.
The 4th book, and no doubt as good as the rest.
The readers ability to change accents and persona is commendable.
Thoroughly recommended

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Chill Factor is a winner!

If you like Sandra Brown, you will enjoy this one. Highly recommend to anyone who likes murder mysteries set in small towns where there are no secrets and

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Good Read

I have read most of. Sandra Brown's books and find them to be quite good. This was no exception. However the ending was quite a surprise. Thought I had this one figures out about halfway through, but not was I wrong. I would definitely recommend this book.

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Stay till the end!

WOW! Not what was expected, there was no putting this book down! Who is it!!!? Read till the end you won’t be sorry that you did!

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