Honeymoon

By: James Patterson, Howard Roughan

Narrated by: Hope Davis, Campbell Scott

Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

The honeymoon is over, now the murders can begin. America's #1 thriller writer returns with his sexiest, scariest novel ever. Hotter than The Beach House and scarier than Kiss the Girls, James Patterson's explosive new thriller introduces a bride who is beautiful, talented, devoted, and deadly.

When a young investment banker dies of baffling causes, FBI agent John O'Hara immediately suspects the only witness, the banker's alluring and mysterious fiance. Nora Sinclair is a beautiful decorator who expects the best, and will do anything to get it. Agent O'Hara keeps closing in, but the stronger his case, the less he knows whether he's pursuing justice or his own fatal obsession. In a novel so compelling it reads like a collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock, James Patterson unveils surprise after surprise that will keep readers guessing until the last deadly kiss.

©2005 James Patterson (P)2005 Time Warner AudioBooks

Critic reviews

"This is one canny thriller." (Publishers Weekly)
"The authors' use of plot twists and red herrings continues to the end of the story, and that, combined with Campbell and Davis's skill, keeps listeners on edge until the last word." (AudioFile)

Phenomenal book.

Absolutely loved this book. Awesome storyline. It kept you interested from start to end.

Corny & cheesy

The cheesy music was unnecessary & detracted from the audiobook. Story wasn’t that great in the first place. I wouldn’t waste my time on it again.

Great book, keeps the action moving

This book kept the action moving, it was good listening. I would recommend this to anyone who wants an entertaining read.

Superb!

This was my first full-length audiobook and it was so suspenseful. I never knew what was going to happen as each chapter ended and another started. Words cannot express the emotions that were felt as you heard each spoken word. It seemed like I never knew what was about to happen next. This audiobook came highly recommended by my daughtger-in-law, and she was right, it's hard to find a spot where you have to stop listening. I just downloaded my second book and am anxious to get started on it. I am one of those persons that just cannot find time to read a book, but I do find time to listen to my audiobooks. Never thought anything could be so simple to use - thanks to modern electronics I now can expand my knowledge into many categories.

Better than expected

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

Yes, I would recommend it to a friend! It was recommended to me by my grandson who is 21. I could not imagine that he read a book entitled Honeymoon until I saw that it was a James Patterson novel. I am a big fan of Alex Cross but I'm a little apprehensive about some of the Patterson novels with co-authors. Honeymoon is not exactly 'action packed' but it really held my interest--I read it very quickly, and as soon as I finished this one, I was downloading Second Honeymoon. I actually liked Second Honeymoon better and I'm looking forward to the next Patterson/Roughan novel.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Even though she was a true black widow, it was hard not to like Nora. But, all in all you gotta' love Olivia. What a character!

What does Hope Davis and Campbell Scott bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I actually enjoyed the duel voices. So many reviewers write that they don't care for the 'acting' of the characters but I like them and I think they bring a new dimension to audible books.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Possibly Nora's relationship and kindness toward her mother. The truth is slow to be revealed so it was surprising when Nora whispered to her mother that she loved her.

Any additional comments?

A real easy read and moves along very quickly. If you like this one, you will love the next book! I might have given this one 5 stars but I'm saving that fifth star for my review of Second Honeymoon.

Great Book!!!!

This is the type of read I love. I finished it in one day. It was suspenseful and kept me intrigued. The narrators did great on switching with the story and kept it going. Mr. Patterson needs to write more books like this.

COULDN'T put it down

Twists and turns. I liked this book and would highly recommend it. It grabbed my attention from the first page

Out of Touch

I’m sure this is a well written plot. The problem is that the characters, especially Nora are written so awfully. The dialogue is absolutely inaccurate for a woman her age; I would know, I am her age. That’s the thing that gets me. So much thought is put into crafting a riveting plot but the characters themselves are so contrived, so very obviously from an older man’s mind, that the story suffers and no matter how good it is, I can’t get into it. And the narrator?? She sounds a good twenty years older than the woman she’s supposed to be portraying. Just totally contrived. Such a bummer because I’m sure the story’s great but the vessels through which it’s told are totally cringe-worthy. Disappointing that better work couldn’t be done in this regard.

decent!

good listen and some nice twists. I thought the ending was not where I would have liked the story to go, somewhat predictable. liked the character of the main guy - nicely done. would have liked to see a little more depth about the lady killer, but on the whole a really enjoyable book.

OK, not wonderful

One of those books you read and then forget. It passes the time, is interesting, but certainly not spellbinding.