The Killing Room

By: Robert Swartwood

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Winner of the 2024 ITW Thriller Award for Best E-book Original Novel

From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes another bone-chilling thriller that will keep you on guessing until the very last word.

While on vacation in Las Vegas, a businessman wakes up in a strange hotel room to find a dead woman in the bathtub.

Panicked, he runs. But before he can get far, a pair of detectives stop him.

Desperate, he tells them that he’s innocent. That there’s no way he killed the woman. That he’ll do anything not to go to prison.

That’s when they offer him a way out.

But there is no way out—as the detectives will soon learn.

Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Sloan, and Robert Crais, The Killing Room races listeners from one revelation to the next at breathtaking speed.

©2023 Robert Swartwood (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Looking forward to more

I selected this one because I had too many credits. I'm glad I chose it. Eduardo Ballerini is the best narrator in my opinion. I'm a bit ashamed to admit that the narrator was a high percentage of the reason I selected it. The story wins.

An easy listen

I bought this on sale because of the rave reviews. The audible edition was made superior because of the excellent narration. The story was pretty good. A lot of violence . Will there be a sequel because the ending was a cliffhanger.

Solid Start

An interesting, if a somewhat slow start, that changes to a big reveal and a faster pace. Solid characters like his brother were developed yet the protagonist, for his apparent background, really seems to lack some very basic self and situational awareness. Kinda unprofessional actually. The politics muddy the story and take some unraveling. Lots cleaned up in the end with the personal background along with the required Hail Mary save. It worked well enough to make me search for the next in series but looks like i’ll have to wait. One last thing, for the love of God, bring Stephanie back into the picture. Narrator was very good.

Great story

I hate cliff hangers! Now to see if there’s a continuance of the series. Probably should’ve researched that before I began.

All over the place

The book was all over the place. It was difficult for me to keep focused on the story.

I would listen to E Ballerini read a computer manual…

Awesome story. Interesting characters and situations that resonate with contemporary situations (bad caps, politicians, deep state, etc.).

Wow What a Ride

This is the first book I have listened to by this author, and I absolutely could not stop listening! Several twists and it ends in a way where the reader is desperate for the second one in the series which won’t be out until August 2024 apparently😩

Great new series

Action packed and narrator is a dream. Never a dull moment. Thoroughly enjoyable! Looking forward to the next one.

AMAZING

This should be a movie! Great story line and fantastic narration! Very very happy with this book!

Great story!

This was a really good book…the story is interesting and compelling, and keeps moving at a great pace. Had trouble “putting it down.” Narration fits really well with the main character.