• Kill You Twice

  • Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, Book 5
  • By: Chelsea Cain
  • Narrated by: Christina Delaine
  • Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (363 ratings)

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Kill You Twice

By: Chelsea Cain
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
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Nothing makes Portland detective Archie Sheridan happier than knowing that Gretchen Lowell - the serial killer whose stunning beauty is belied by the gruesome murders she’s committed - is locked away in a psych ward. Archie can finally heal from the near-fatal physical and emotional wounds she’s inflicted on him and start moving on with his life.

To this end, Archie throws himself into the latest case to come across his desk: A cyclist has discovered a corpse in Mount Tabor Park on the eastern side of Portland. The man was gagged, skinned, and found hanging by his wrists from a tree. It’s the work of a killer bold and clever enough to torture his victim for hours on a sunny summer morning in a big public park and yet leave no trace.

And then Archie gets a message he can’t ignore - Gretchen claims to have inside knowledge about this grisly murder. Archie finally agrees to visit Gretchen, because he can’t risk losing his only lead in the case. At least, that’s what he tells himself.... But the ties between Archie and Gretchen have always been stronger, deeper, and more complex than he’s willing to admit, even to himself. What game is she playing this time? And even more frightening, what long-hidden secrets from Gretchen’s past have been dredged up that someone would kill to protect?

At once terrifying and magnetic, “Beauty Killer” Gretchen Lowell returns with a vengeance in Kill You Twice, Chelsea Cain’s latest razor-sharp psychological thriller.

©2012 Verite Inc. (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

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Great improvement in Cain's writing

I bought Cain's initial Gretchen & Archie offerings because the author is a Portland resident and stages her novels in our fair city. I'd hoped for improvement in the first few but found them average at best.

"Kill You Twice" is a huge step above Cain's first writing. I don't know if it's a new editor or just experience but I found the drama and excitement of this book far superior to her first novels.

This is a series that relies heavily on the previous novels-it doesn't stand alone well. I hate to say that I'd suggest reading the first average police serial killer stories just to get to this one but it's almost necessary.

Christina Delaine is a new narrator and does a good job. I liked the original narrators take on mad-woman Gretchen a bit better than Delaine's but all in all, this is a good match of author and reader.

The story is tense and not nearly as predictable as the original couple of books and though Gretchen is a part of the plot, she's not the main focus as she was previously. The story arc is tight, the dialogue well written and all of the Portland names are pronounced correctly..something that is important to those of us who live here.

I look forward to Cain's next offering and consider this book a credit well spent.



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She's Back!

If like me, you've enjoyed this series but felt a profound lack of Gretchen in 'The Night Season' the 4th & last book, you'll be happy to find her central to the plot of this latest installment. The tidbits we learn about her past help fill in how the beauty killer came to be, and Archie is as complex & brilliantly troubled as always.

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OH how I have missed Archie!

Classic Cain! Colorful characters, gory serial murders, and a little sexy stuff. Archie is one of my favorite protagonist. I want so badly to save him from his torment but he just keeps jumping right back in! Still, ya gotta love him

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Gretchen Lowell is still scary

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

I think so. I've become accustomed to letting someone else ready these stories to me so the performance is very important. If the performance is bad it lessens the effectiveness of the story. I think Christina Delaine did a good job.

What did you like best about this story?

Gretchen, of course. She's scary.

Which character – as performed by Christina Delaine – was your favorite?

Gretchen

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

not sure

Any additional comments?

can't wait for the next one

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Give Cain a Chance

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awesome. excellent writing and characters. don't let the cheesy title fool you. this ride is worth twice the price of admission.

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Can't stand the narrator, will get print version

I cannot finish this book, the narrator seems to be whispering to herself. It's irritating. Why, oh why did they not get McCormick to narrate? I have to get the print version because I enjoy the series.

Wish I had checked who was the narrator and read the reviews for book 4. I jumped to book 5; sounded more interesting than book 4.

Gave the story a 3 because I did not finish.

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Five in a row

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

The fifth installment in the series held my attention nearly as well as the first, with tight plotting and lots of plausible but unseen twists, dangerous trips into the dark corners of the human psyche and wonderfully flawed but lovable characters. Narration was crisp with little "voice" confusion. Kept my attention. Left me wanting more.

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

Mostly.

Have you listened to any of Christina Delaine’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Not sure.

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

Both, a little.

Any additional comments?

Some of the plot explanations were distractingly repetitious, but the "unpacking" of scenes, and of what has gone before were delicious. Strong characters and accessible prose. Great escape read.

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A Reasonably Good Yarn Ruined

Would you try another book from Chelsea Cain and/or Christina Delaine?

Probably not!

Would you recommend Kill You Twice to your friends? Why or why not?

No! A narrator who put a bit more life into it may have helped grab a bit more interest!

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Christina Delaine?

Anyone with the ability to put a story across!

Did Kill You Twice inspire you to do anything?

Yes, I turned it off about two hours into the 1st part!

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Chelsea Cain knows what she's doing!

Archie, Susan, Henry, Claire, and of course Gretchen...
There are so many characters that after 5 books, you feel like you know them. They're part of the family.
All of the books in the Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell series know how to keep me interested.
Introducing a love interest for Archie that isn't Gretchen or Susan, threw me. And at first I wanted him to get back with Debbie and the kids before he started anything with somebody new. And I appreciated the way Archie was very cautious of Rachel at first, because of course he has to be! He can't meet a new woman and NOT have to investigate her. Although I still don't fully trust her...but we shall see.

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Very interesting and disturbing

I liked the series so far, although it's profoundly disturbing, what I disliked though was Susan.
She should have evolved, taking into account the amount of difficult experiences she's been through so far, but no, she's still a grown woman thinking and behaving like an overgrown teenager, still acting thoughtlessly and impulsively.
It's becoming annoying.

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