Forced to Kill

By: Andrew Peterson

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 10 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Bravery. Honor. Sacrifice. These are more than mere words to trained Marine sniper Nathan McBride. He’s never backed away from danger, and he’s not about to start now, even if it means confronting the cold-blooded interrogator who tortured him to the brink of death more than a decade ago.

When a mutilated body is discovered in a remote Utah lake, it ignites a chain of events that forces Nathan to face a dark chapter from a past he’s worked hard to forget. Could his Nicaraguan enemy be active again? On American soil? The evidence is clear, but the stakes are higher than Nathan can know. In a showdown that will test Nathan’s understanding of justice and mercy, he’ll have to make a life or death decision that has the potential to expose and destroy people at the highest levels of government.

©2011 Andrew Peterson (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"An absolutely bone-chilling thriller. Equal parts Stephen Hunter and Thomas Harris. Imagine Bob Lee Swagger going after Hannibal Lecter and you will have only scratched the surface of this intensely exciting novel. Forced To Kill will haunt you long after you read its last brilliantly plotted page." (Brad Thor)

Amazing Thrill Ride

This book gave insight on how Nathan became the man he is today. You also saw the scarier side of Nathan, it showed that you couldn't go through what he did and not be damaged. There was a point in the book where Nathan had a huge decision to make, in my opinion any decision he made would have been the right one. Did he make the right decision? I think he did what was right for him. The only thing I was kind of disappointed in is that I feel there is still more that needs to be worked out emotionally with his father. Maybe next book he can deal with the unresolved issues with his father. I'm glad that I have this book in my library.

Total adrenaline rush-stayed up all night

Stayed up all night listening...couldn't stop. I've read them all - 30 novels by Baldacci, Clancy, Flynn - I'd put Peterson's Forced to Kill among the best. Meticulous attention to detail, excellent timing/pacing, got me completely and emotionally involved. Can't understand the negative comments about Dick Hill.....he's one of the masters and his performance was superb!

Crackling fast action with a beating heart

I loved FIRST TO KILL, so I had high expectation when I downloaded FORCED TO KILL. Luckily, I was not disapointed by this wonderful! In the tradition of Lee Child (and read by the same actor as Child's books), this book features a hero with a hard past trying to make his way through the world and righting wrongs along the way. I loved Nathan's special forces expertise. It felt like I was following someone who knew just what he was doing. The female characters, who sometimes get short shrift in action novels, were believable and as nuanced as the men.

I can't wait to see what Nathan gets up to next!

Forced To Kill

Dick Hill is great. I am going to add Andrew Peterson to my list of author I can hardly wait for their next book to come out. I hope in the future Peterson will expand the roles of Holly and Grangeland. This story helps us understand Nathan better.

Interesting story, distracting dialogue

If you like Jack Reacher, A. Shaw, or Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novels, Forced to Kill is in a the same "one riot one ranger" vein. Whereas I like the storyline, I have two problems with this book

1 - There is quite a bit of distracting dialogue in nearly every exchange between McBride and Fontana where the two explain why an action is taken. Very often the reasoning doesn't need to be described (even to me and I've never even held a gun) and I find myself pulled from the story wondering, "Why would two professionals feel the need to verbalize that?" If the reasons are more complex, it still doesn't warrant conversation between two professionals. About 70% of the descriptions, I can do without, the remainder, I wish he'd handle more like Greg Iles who can describe very complex circumstances affecting the storyline without making the reader feel that they're reading a footnote or forcing a character to say something that no normal human being would.

2 - The author seems to go to great pains to ensure that McBride and Fontana are humanized despite the actions they are "forced" to perform in their missions. I'm all for not making the Type A hero a Class A jerk. But, when they're not killing the bad guys, McBride and Fontana are overly-apologetic and a bit whiny.

Having said that, I will give future books a try. I did go to Peterson's website and didn't find other novels so I am assuming (hoping) that the characters will develop in future books. I listen/read a ton of books with recurring characters and they often start out with shaky bits. In early Crais books Joe Pike was a man of few words with even less personality and Cole's quips were over done to the point of being annoying. But, I liked the story and eventually the characters developed real personalities. Hopefully, McBride and Fontana will as well.

I don't know that I can be objective on the narrating, I'm not a Dick Hill fan. He always does the same type of character and they always sound John Wayne-ish to me, which is not my cup of tea.

Well done Sequel!

It's really great when the sequel lives up to the predecessor and then surpasses it! This sequel was engaging and flowed seamlessly. If you are a Micheal Connelly fan of the Reacher series, also read by Dick Hill... this is Peterson's version of Reacher but with a tad less attitude. I also enjoy the the relationships that McBride has that show a great depth to this character. I am now a fan of Andrew Peterson's. Enjoy!

Holy Moly

WOW ! This new book by Andrew Peterson is insane. Nathan McBride is one bad dude. The last half of the book is a continuous & relentless action scene that just wont let up.The chase through Belmont Park was really cool because as a kid I went there a lot. I cant wait for book # 3. Mr Peterson, "Dont make me come down there", start writing ASAP.

Outstanding...!!!

a terrific book, i can't wait for number 3 to come out. Not only is the writing terrific but so is
the narration.

A must listen!!

Would you listen to Forced to Kill again? Why?

Yes. On the edge of my seat and could not stop till finished.

What other book might you compare Forced to Kill to and why?

Coup d'Etat by Ben Coes. A great listen, similar plots.

What about Dick Hill’s performance did you like?

He was just great.

Any additional comments?

A great series. If you like Mitch Rapp, you will love these series.

This one hooked me.

I couldn't stop listening to it. Even better than the first one in the series.