The Kill Clause

By: Gregg Hurwitz

Narrated by: Peter Friedman

Tim Rackley, a deputy U.S. marshal, watches helplessly as his daughter's killer walks free on a legal technicality. He is suddenly forced to explore his own deadly options, a quest that leads him into the welcoming fold of "The Commission".

A vigilante group made up of people like himself, relentless streetwise operators who have each lost a loved one to violent crime, the Commission confronts the failings of a system that sets predators loose to hunt again, cleaning up society's "mistakes" covertly, efficiently, and permanently. But Rackley soon discovers that playing God is a fearsome task. When his new secret life starts coming unwound at an alarming speed, he is suddenly caught in the most terrifying struggle he has ever faced, a desperate battle to save everything left that's worth fighting for.

©2003 Gregg Hurwitz (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Hurwitz's deft descriptions of Tim's methods of disappearing, breaking-and-entering, and stealing identities are convincing, and his fast-paced plotting will keep readers riveted." (Publishers Weekly)

A little over the top for me

This book in my opinion could have ended up in Science Fiction. Main plot over the top for me.

Fast nice interesting like reality

Love 😍 it fast book with a good nereritore highly recommended for all action lovers

A very good read

If you could sum up The Kill Clause in three words, what would they be?

Conspiracy, scheming deception

What did you like best about this story?

I like not really knowing which the book was going

Which scene was your favorite?

I guess my favorite scene was towards the end when the main character had his back up against the wall - and got out of the situation

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

No, no extreme reactions

I can’t see where it says “abridged!”

Never would have got this had I known it was abridged! I was so confused as to why it was written so choppy!

Fast moving!!!

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

This would b a pretty good action movie. Yes, I'd go c it.

Any additional comments?

This book was pretty fast moving,so when they give info its fast. If u didnt catch something it just gets lost.
The narrator is OK does voices well.

Great story!

The overall story and storyline were good, and it’s clear this was one of Greg’s early novels. Still, the storyline matched the timeline for the story. Many stories mess that up by using something that was not part of that timeframe, or hadn’t even existed yet. Also, this was more of a cop story that also drew upon some military training, but didn’t go overboard, which is a good thing. The one complaint I have is that the narrator could have been better at his job. A lot of the characters had similar or identical voices for other characters. You don’t need to change your voice when narrating. It’s better to use a slightly different tone, or inflection instead of a change of voice because then the voices for all the characters begin to blend in together. Then the listener can’t separate them and can’t follow who’s talking. The narrator didn’t do a bad job, but I graded it as a C+. So that lowered the overall review score. I’ll still recommend this audiobook to anyone who like the author, or into crime and mystery.

loss of a child/vigilante justice

The brutal murder of their 7 year old daughter leads to the father's resignation of his career as a Deputy Marshall. The father then joins a group who claims to play "judge, jury, and executioner" when the justice system fails to do so. Only, he finds out more

It's good, but not his best (the others will blow you away). His novels get better as he writes. I like the Evan Smoak serious 5x more- those are take your breathe away good.

The narrator has FANTASTIC voices= it's shocking how different some of the voices/accents/annunciations are. very good narrator.

If you like 007/CIA type of action... you'll like this.

Great action . Great story. Great listen.

As always Hurwitz did not disappoint me. Fun, moving, thrilling and satisfying. I loved it.

Just ok

I’m a big fan of Gregg Hurwitz but this book didn’t do much for me. One and done for this series. I’ll skip the rest.

Boy Howdy!

The story is a parent's nightmare and a story of restraint and a search for the truth. I have yet to come upon a Hurwitz book I didn't like and he stays at the top of my favorite author lists.

The thing that WOW'd me was Peter Friedman. He has a most amazing range. Hard to believe he can shift his voice the way he does and for so many characters. I'm hooked on author and narrator now.