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First to Kill
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When you're the best at what you do, it's not always easy to walk away. Nathan McBride was retired. The trained Marine sniper and covert CIA operative had put the violence of his former life behind him. But not anymore. A deep-cover FBI agent has disappeared along with one ton of powerful Semtex explosive, enough to unleash a disaster of international proportions.
The U.S. government has no choice but to coax Nathan out of retirement. He's the only man with the skills necessary to get the job done. But almost as soon as Nathan reluctantly accepts the assignment, he finds himself caught in the middle. On the one side is a ruthless adversary with a blood-chilling plan - and on the other are agents who will stop at nothing to see their own brand of justice done.
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- Chuck
- 2023-05-20
Couldn’t get through it
The story was decent but that natation was so bad I couldn’t get through it. Completely awful. Wish I didn’t buy the first three books. Wasted money
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- A. Cheek
- 2021-02-23
Story is ok, the narrator is awful
I'm only a quarter through, but really struggling with the narration. Every character sounds like an octogenarian when they should be younger and dynamic the rest of the time they just sound drunk. It's really off-putting and spoils a good story.
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- Clinton
- 2020-10-30
Basic
Sub par narration. All the characters sounded drunk and the women portrayed as snivelling waifs despite their roles as FBI agents. Skip this one.
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- Bryan
- 2020-10-25
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
It was a great way to get into another Audible series. I really appreciate Dick Hill as a narrator.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Ed
- 2009-06-17
Sniper thriller par excellence
It's hard to find a sniper thriller these days, much less one that manages to feel technically authentic while having 3-dimensional characters. This novel does all of that, and it also avoids recycling typical terrorist or serial-killer thriller plotlines. This is an original, well worth the price.
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51 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- OldRetiredGuy
- 2009-10-03
Great Find!
I tend to stay with my "tried and true" authors, but took a chance on this book and was truly amazed. Mr. Peterson has a formula that could easily bring him into the Lee Child, John Sandford, Jeffrey Deaver class of author. Highly entertaining and worth more than one listen, lets hope Mr. Peterson stays with this winning formula.
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48 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Dan
- 2009-06-17
Exciting story and fun to listen to
Dick Hill (the narrator) did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life. I've heard he is one of the best in the industry. It was pleasure to listen to.
As a fan of action novels I had read that this is the debut of author, Andrew Peterson. The story starts right out with adrenaline pumped action, and the first chapter tells you the bad guys aren't fooling around. The remainder of the novel has lots of action, and introduces us to a new character (Nathan McBride). It's fun to be reading the first in a series.
McBride is a special forces type who can shoot straight and hit what he aims for. Lots of technical information for those who like to know about weapons, helicoptors, etc, but not over the top. Lots of deeper questions are examined which make the topic very current. How far can or should we go to protect the innocent?
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41 people found this helpful
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- Andy
- 2009-07-26
A True Thriller!
I thought Dick Hill did a superb job. The characters were believable, the dialogue sharp, and the plot kept me listening. The romantic involvement was low key and tastefully done. It wasn't immediate or forced. I didn't have a problem with it at all. I hope to see more Nathan McBride adventures from this author!
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37 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Robert E. Scarcelle
- 2009-07-04
Good First Effort
The first book by this author was a very enjoyable listen. If you are a fan of Lee Child's "Jack Reacher novels" you should enjoy this book. As a matter of fact the combination of Peterson's writing style and Dick Hill's narration this book is almost indistinguishable from the Reacher books. Same style, same story line, same everything (Child may have a lawsuit on his hands)... The Reacher series being one of my favorites I consider it high praise that this author was able to mimic it so closely. I look forward to the next book from Peterson and I hope he decides to make this a series and they choose Dick Hill to narrate again. Listen and enjoy.
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31 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- David
- 2009-12-04
First to Kill
1st book I have listen to by Peterson, and its great. The plot is rich ingood scenes but does not get bogged down. Characters are very good. This is one of thoses books you can not put down until your done. If fact I have listen to it again and still love the book and characters, in fact I have gone out of my way to tell others.
Dick Hill is excellent and put life into the characters.
I really hope that Peterson has more books of this quality coming to us in future
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- cindersmom
- 2009-07-20
Well Worth The Time, Great Listen
This was a new author for me and I was a bit skeptical at first, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Right from the beginning I was drawn into the story and the characters. I thought the reader/narrator was excellent and gave each person a very distinct personality. OK, perhaps the story line was a little far fetched, but that's why it's called fiction. I am looking forward to another selection by this author.
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24 people found this helpful
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- Jay Pruitt
- 2014-07-01
First to Kill.....PLEASE KILL ME NOW!!!!!
Been looking for a good action-thriller series...unfortunately, I'll have to keep looking. Main character Nathan McBride is a confident no limits protagonist, fairly common for the genre, but for all his bluster makes dumb move after dumb move usually resulting in the death/injury of those he is working with or civilians in the nearby vicinity.
The author dedicates a surprisingly large amount of time to developing the relationships between McBride and his various colleagues which is admirable in theory, but in practice the dialogue is quite forced and often not very believable.
But don't take my word for it.
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19 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Vida T. Yancy
- 2009-07-12
Very Good
Move over Jack Reacher! Very good action packed book! I wish Dick Hill could do a better job at women's voices but over all a very good summer thriller.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Herb
- 2010-03-05
a real thriller
enjoyed this book..the protagonist was believable given his background and while the ending was a bit flat, it opened the way for a sequal...most characters were weaved well into an absorbing story...
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