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You Killed Me First

Written by: John Marrs
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Moira Quirk, Clare Corbett, Deepa Samuel, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Steve West, Gail Shalan, Rachael Beresford
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“Electrifying and page-turning, John Marrs is not to be missed.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden

"I am such a fan of John Marrs' books and You Killed Me First is another five star read."—#1Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Pinborough

"This is trademark John Marrs and then some."—Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Mara

Three women. Three smouldering secrets. Who will make it out alive?

It’s 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire. As the smoke thickens, panic sets in–she’s moments away from being engulfed in flames. How did it come to this?

Rewind eleven months: Margot, a faded TV star, and her long-suffering friend Anna watch as glamorous Liv and her flawless family move into their street. The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship, but each harbours her own deadly secret–and newcomer Liv senses something is terribly wrong beneath the polished exteriors.

As cracks widen in the veneer of perfection and lies escalate out of control, tension ignites. Bonfire Night is approaching and someone is set to burn…But who will it be?

©2025 by John Marrs. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense

What the critics say

“A cast of narrators bring their talents to this psychological thriller about three neighbors—wealthy women with deep, dark secrets.… Knowelden as Margot takes listeners on a wild ride of privilege, while Quirk keeps Anna buttoned-up and neutral to infighting. Corbett, as Liv, is underhanded and manipulative. The other narrators take the smaller parts of previous victims. As the women piece together their individual stories, someone will be the next victim, but who?”AudioFile Magazine

“The most chilling opening I’ve ever read in any book—a superb start to a stellar thriller. This is trademark John Marrs and then some! Clever, twisty, dark, surprising, propulsive—an elevated thriller that readers will devour. I loved it.”Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Mara

“Three deliciously devious women and a suburban setting alight with toxic secrets makes for an absolute scorcher of a read. Taut, smart, and breathlessly twisty—a surefire hit.”—Ellery Lloyd

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This title has many mixed reviews, I was hesistant to give it a try but am glad I did.
The twists and turns had me wondering what would happen next at every turn. Often surprised at what I hadn’t put together or imagined.
It started a bit slow, and that just added to the depth of the characters. Deeply flawed and often diabolical, these three women certainly deserved each other.
Disturbing, thrilling and well done. I’ll be seeking out more titles by the author.

Original and creative!

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It was a great listen! It had a lot of backstory and detail which surprisingly made it easy to follow.
The female voice actor could use some help, after a while, they all seemed to blend together.
The ending did seem very rushed and sadly it showed with the ending result.

Lots of twists and turns

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John Marrs is at his best when writing dystopian fiction. While I do generally like his regular thrillers this one is not up to snuff. I found myself extremely bored while listening and generally not caring where the story went. Overall it was a let down. Hopefully his next is better.

Not his best

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Boring, was not interested in the story, didn’t care about the characters or their story. Very disappointing

Boring, was not interested in the story

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Multiple talented narrators bring out the best in this new John Marrs thriller. Although his storytelling in 'You Killed Me First' increases by threefold the level of willing suspension of disbelief typically required of his readers, it is made tolerable by the mirror-smooth vocal stylings of three of my favourite British narrators – Elizabeth Knowelden, Moira Quirk and Clare Corbett. Thanks to them, the audiobook most definitely kept me pleasantly entertained.

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