First to Kill

By: Andrew Peterson

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

When you're the best at what you do, it's not always easy to walk away. Nathan McBride was retired. The trained Marine sniper and covert CIA operative had put the violence of his former life behind him. But not anymore. A deep-cover FBI agent has disappeared along with one ton of powerful Semtex explosive, enough to unleash a disaster of international proportions.

The U.S. government has no choice but to coax Nathan out of retirement. He's the only man with the skills necessary to get the job done. But almost as soon as Nathan reluctantly accepts the assignment, he finds himself caught in the middle. On the one side is a ruthless adversary with a blood-chilling plan - and on the other are agents who will stop at nothing to see their own brand of justice done.

Also listen to the sequel, Forced to Kill.

©2008 Andrew Peterson (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A high-powered thriller from a magnum-force writer." (David Dun, author of The Black Silent)

Entertaining But Over The Top

The bad guys are sooo bad, and the good are over the top good, but the story and plot are okay. It might have been a better book without the hero being so pro-Marine Corps - if you're a gungy Marine - you'll enjoy it.

Excellent!

I don't oftten find books in this genre that surprise me. This book is great! It's gritty, moves quickly, and has a fantastic plot. If this one is any indication, we have many years of great books coming from this author. If you loved Robert Ludlum or think W.E.B. Griffin is awesome, you will love this book. Plus you have the excellence of Dick Hill reading to you. He is my favorite reader ever!

A new hero is born

Would you consider the audio edition of First to Kill to be better than the print version?

I have never read the print version, however the narrator was not invisible like a good narrator should be. The voices of the characters were very similar and I had a difficult time telling them apart. The female voices were poorly done. This may have been a better book to read than to listen to, however only because of the narrator.

Would you be willing to try another one of Dick Hill???s performances?

I would prefer this book to be read by another author.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, however I did identify with one of the characters.

Bob Lee Swagger, move over...

This novel reminded me of Stephen Hunter's series on Bob the Nailer. I enjoyed this book. It was fast paced and kept my interest. As always, Dick Hill did a great job.

Excelent Action Packed Adventure

Andrew Peterson has produced an excellent novel that I found hard to put down. The characters are believeable and the domestic terrorism theme was a pleasant diversion from the usual spy-type novel which I had expected. And, as usual, Dick Hill did a masterful job of narration. He surely possesses a gift, not only internally with respect to his craft but also to those of us who are privileged to be captured by the believeability of the voice he gives to his characters and his uncanny ability to change characters as though he were simply changing hats. I recommend this audio book to anyone who enjoys action adventures and particularly those such as myself who are retired and can afford the luxury foregoing sleep out of an insatiable desire to find out what is going to happen next!

Narration is everything

Would you listen to another book narrated by Dick Hill?

Not if it had female characters in it.

Any additional comments?

The narration sort of killed it for me. He did good with the male voices but the females voices (especially Nathan's love interest) he mangled it by sounding like a guy using a lisp. If you can get past that, which I was able to due to the fact his love interest's character was only in the first half, then it is a pretty good listen, though I'd imagine a way better read.

If you are a Reacher fan, this one is for you!

Of course, having Dick Hill as the narrator reinforces the Reacher similarity. Good story, good new character,,,,,,I'll listen to the next one right away.

Very Engaging story

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

I listen while I drive and I couldn't wait to get in my car to hear what would happen next in the FBI / Bad guys based tale.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The plot had lots of twists and I always was on edge to hear what would happen next.

What does Dick Hill bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He made me feel the characters.

good listen

solid performance and incredible story. would recommend to friends and family. look forward to hearing the next book.

Action Packed

Great book some of the facts are a little off but, a great read. Nathan McBride tough at they come, bullets have the right of way!