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Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess.
She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird.
Amber Jamison can’t believe she’s about to become the latest victim of a serial killer. She’s savvy and street smart, so when she gets pushed into, of all things, a white windowless van, she is more angry than afraid. Things get even weirder when she’s miraculously saved by a mysterious woman . . . who promptly disappears. Who was she? And why is she hunting serial killers?
You’d think escaping one psychopath would be enough, but Amber’s problems are just beginning. Her close call has law enforcement circling a past she’s tried to outrun. She’s forced to flee across the country, ending up at a seedy motel in Las Vegas with a noir-obsessed manager and a sex worker as her unlikely companions . . . and danger right behind. She’s landed in the cross hairs of the world’s most prolific killer, caught up in a deadly game that’s been going on for years. To survive, she is forced to dust off her old playbook and partner with someone she can’t trust. The odds are against her, but sometimes you just have to roll the dice.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593672198
- File size: 265170 KB
- Duration: 09:12:26
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- English
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March 13, 2023
Gagnon (Unearthly Things) sets a high bar for herself—making a crime novel that centers on multiple serial killers funny—but doesn’t quite clear it. Amber Jamison is bound and gagged in the back of a van in Johnson City, Tenn., the latest captive of the Pikachu Killer. Under imminent threat of being strangled, shaved, and painted to resemble a Pokémon character, Jamison is rescued by a ski-masked woman who wields a cattle prod and kills Jamison’s captor. Her narrow escape from danger proves short-lived, though, as Jamison makes her way to Las Vegas and finds herself involved in the search for another serial killer. Her rescuer resurfaces under unsettling circumstances, and Gagnon reveals that Jamison is a veteran con who may have faked her initial capture. Jamison’s narration never quite convinces, though she does land a few jokes and twists along the way. Readers seeking a serial killer thriller with a light touch would be better served by Benjamin Stevenson’s Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. Agent: Stephanie Kip Rostan, Levine Greenberg Rostan. -
Jaime Lamchick narrates the bizarre story of a woman who escapes a serial killer, only to find that her rescuer is a far more dangerous threat. Amber Jamison assumes her life is over when a simple mistake puts her in the hands of a serial killer. When she's rescued by a mysterious and standoffish woman, Amber finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving more colorful characters and life-threatening situations. As Lamchick uses her ample narration skills to bring the quirky characters to life, her performance provides the perfect balance of sarcasm and dark humor. She adds complexity to the horrifying plot by highlighting its wit, especially its one-liners, for a twisted, sometimes hilarious, tale. V.B. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
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