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  • The Killing Kind

  • By: Jane Casey
  • Narrated by: Emily Barber
  • Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (222 ratings)

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By: Jane Casey
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Summary

A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK-CLUB PICK Now a major new TV series starring Emma Appleton and Colin Morgan The incredible new break-out thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Shortlisted for the Irish Crime Book Awards 2021

Ingrid will never forget what John did.
The people he hurt. The way he lied about it so easily. The way she defended him.

Now he’s back.
He says a murderer is after her. He says only he can protect her.

Would you trust him?
The clock is ticking for Ingrid to decide. Because the killer is ready to strike…

Praise for The Killing Kind

'Nobody understands the dark gap between justice and the law better than Jane Casey' Val McDermid

‘Cool, accomplished, compulsive’ Cara Hunter

‘Extremely tense and very gripping’ Ruth Ware

‘A compulsive page-turner ’ Steve Cavanagh

‘A breathless game of cat-and-mouse’ Erin Kelly

‘A truly masterly thriller’ Liz Nugent

‘Tense and well-plotted’ Harriet Tyce

‘Each twist tightens the screw’ J. R. Ellis

‘Tense, pacy, addictive’ Sarah Vaughan

‘Brilliant plotted’ Catherine Cooper

'One of my favourite writers’ Dervla McTiernan

‘Twisty and unexpected’ Ann Cleeves

‘Heart-stopping twists ’ Sarah Hilary

‘Endlessly surprising’ Catherine Ryan Howard

‘One of those 'just one more page' books’ Susi Holliday

‘Authentic, tense, thrilling’ Will Dean

‘Intricate’ Jane Shemilt

'Fast-paced’ Jo Spain

‘Brilliant’ The Times

‘Creepily good’ Daily Mail

‘Chilling’ Sunday Times

©2021 Jane Casey (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Okay..

I love the Maeve Kerrigan books so thought I’d give this a go. The story itself is good with interesting twists and turns, but the main character isn’t at all likeable which can make it hard to really get into the story.

The reader sounds bored and does pretty much the same voice/accent for everyone except the main character. Also listening to email back and forths and police interviews is very repetitive and confusing on an audiobook. If you had a physical book it would be easy to skim those parts but having to listen to the individual email addresses/names/initials being read out constantly is monotonous.

I would recommend this, but in physical book form. Use your audible credit for something else.

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Disappointing

Like others I love the Maeve Kerrigan series and had high hopes of this one. Everything about it needed editing IMO and the narration was sometimes dull and lifeless. All the police had ‘you’re nicked son’ accents which grated on me. Constantly I had to go back to check the plot as I thought I had missed something but I hadn’t. It was just characters behaving like nitwits.

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Pretty Darn Good!

Was up until the small hours listening to this and really loved it
Kept me guessing until about half way and thought I had cracked it although a great twist right at the end
Narrator wasn't overly amazing at the characters but I have heard worse
I would recommend this book

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Wow

What a fantastic novel.
Could not stop listening to it once I started.
A very clever story which keeps you wanted to hear more

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Gripping - got me back into audio books!

Show start, but had me hooked and couldn't stop listening! The narrator had a difficult job of bringing many characters to life, but thought she nailed the main ones. Excited to hear more from Jane Casey.

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Wow

Oh my god. The best book I’ve had all year. This was amazing. First book I’ve listened to by this author and now I’m going back to listen to all her. The twists and turns were amazing. And the characters were so likeable and realistic. A must read.

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Stick with it

A difference to Jane Casey's usual style but a great story. I didn't guess whodunit.

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Excellent read!

Really, really enjoyed this book and looked forwarded to listening to it each day on my doggie walks.

I liked the narrator but I had to speed up the narration, as it kept having long pauses in between conversations.

Thoroughly recommend!

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Suspense at its best

Fantastic read. Suspense right till the end. Didn't see the ending coming. Loved it.

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Stand Alone Casey novel

Don’t be put off by the negative reviews, like I really nearly was!! People seemed cross that it wasn’t a Meave Carrigan novel. It isn’t, but it’s just as good!
The emails don’t work as well with audible but we have to remember that authors write books to be read - not to be read
Great story

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