Kill the Messenger

Before I begin, I must admit that I have an "audio crush" on Scott Brick. I just love his narrations!!! That being said, the plot has its twists and turns, but when you, like I, may listen to as many as 3 audio books in a 10 day period, a lot of them mysteries, many times you can figure out where the author is going. If you like that, Tami leaves a bunch of clues along the way. (I personally like to groan with delight when the author has bamboozled me all the way thru, e.g Harlan Coben.)But the plot is intriguing, and her graphic descriptions of injuries will have you "aching" for the characters involved. I gave it four stars because aside from the narration, the story will not disappoint the reader. Although I did manage to figure out the basic outcome from Tami's clues, the details are always a surprise.

What do you get when you have an honest, well plotted story filled with people you like (and people you hate), an excellent writer and a superior narrator? You get an extraordinary audible book.

The production is crisp and Scott Brick is a pleasure to listen to. He does not intrude on the text of the book.

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

This murder mystery moves at a good clip, bouncing from one point of view to another: from the messenger on his bike trying to escape from the man who is trying to run him down in a car to the policeman, to the dispatcher, etc., etc. For me, the little boy, Tyler, is the surprise character with a very high IQ. As one reviewer said, the story is "a few miles from being exceptional" but it is a good entertaining suspense with excellent character development .... characters that you can care about and root for or to dislike. An intriguing plot with a good twist at the end. Well performed by Scott Brick.

A thrilling plot, excellent character development, and terrific narration make for a superb "read."

I've enjoyed the other Tami Hoag books available on Audible, but this was even better because it was unabridged (and read by Scott Brick who always does a wonderful job).

If you like fast-paced mysteries, you won't go wrong with this one.

Yes. Opened up with a fast paced bike chase and kept moving forward.

This was the best of the Tami Hoag books I have read. Great characters, fast paced, suspenseful story, and great reading by Scott Brick. Was just what I was looking for in this genre.

I had read one of the author's previous books, "Ashes to Ashes," and hadn't liked it. I think this author has a tendency to be a whiner and her female characters tend to be victimized. This book was less that way, and I enjoyed it from start to finish. The story and characters are well drawn and the idea of an adolescent who is trying to care for his younger brother while being stalked by a killer energizes the story. If you hadn't liked this author before give her another chance, you'll be glad you did.

Fine plot, good character development, excellent writing, and great narration all came together to produce a thoroughly enjoyable audio book. Enough description to paint a vivid background for the plot, but not so much as to lose the listener's attention.

Scott Brick is a mimic in the truest sense, instantaneously and simultaneously male and female young and old characters and it is as if 5 people are speaking at once creating a true conversational story the best part of this book is the tension between the bike messenger who is immediately caught up in a mysterious murder and pursued by everyone... the detective, wise, brash, not favored by the higher ups moves the case along his way despite a sexy brash sidekick and with the help of women in higher places. Ultimately the complexity widens then widens again and this metropolitan thriller has the ring of a true story happening in front of your eyes. I loved the characters, all of themn, great book for this fine author. Highly recommend.

A fast paced, well written, thrilling story with pathos and charm.
Read by my favorite reader, Scott Brick. A must for the thrill seekers out there.

The plot is neither path breaking nor boring. The style, the flow and the characters seem to be the only exciting thing left in most thrillers. Kill the messenger has colorful and interesting characters caught in a web of murder and blackmail. There are stars, lawyers, good and bad cops, messengers, Chinese fishmongers, journalists, a cute child and killers! The description of places and events is excellent and I could pictures the complete scenes in my mind.A few superbly described action sequences will be the envy of many scriptwriters. Scott Brick voice and style is superb. But, in toto, the book did not bore me nor compelled me to stay awake all night to finish it