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Billy Summers Audiobook

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Read By: Paul Sparks Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 11.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 8.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2021 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781797122700

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

200

Longest Chapter Length:

51:37 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

38 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

05:05 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

120

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Publisher Description

Master storyteller Stephen King, whose “restless imagination is a power that cannot be contained” (The New York Times Book Review), presents an unforgettable and relentless #1 New York Times bestseller about a good guy in a bad job.

Chances are, if you’re a target of Billy Summers, two immutable truths apply: You’ll never even know what hit you, and you’re really getting what you deserve. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business—but he’ll do the job only if the assignment is a truly bad person. But now, time is catching up with him, and Billy wants out. Before he can do that though, there’s one last hit, which promises a generous payday at the end of the line even as things don’t seem quite on the level here. Given that Billy is among the most talented snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, and a virtual Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done, what could possibly go wrong? How about everything.

Part war story and part love letter to small-town America and the people who live there, this spectacular thriller of luck, fate, and love will grip readers with its electrifying narrative, as a complex antihero with one last shot at redemption must avenge the crimes of an extraordinarily evil man. You won’t ever forget this stunning novel from master storyteller Stephen King…and you will never forget Billy.

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"I was obsessed for 2 days, I even sped up the audible reading speed. My poor dog feels neglected… loving my dog now. Cried from the letter on and just wished for a different ending but knew it was over. Highly recommend reading!!"

— DebK (5 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “Narrator Paul Sparks’s performance is so perfect it challenges the listener to stop listening. Sure—just TRY to turn it off! Sparks is fantastic, whether he’s giving voice to a fat Mafioso called Pig or a young rape victim…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

    — AudioFile
  • “A noirish, unputdownable thriller.”

    — People
  • “His eye for detail, especially at the dreckier end of roadside culture, is sharp…lively and vivid.”

    — New York Times Book Review
  • “The biggest crime here, however, would be missing out on Billy Summers and King’s new reign as a pulp genius.”

    — USA Today
  • “A delightfully tense crime thriller…somehow both hard-boiled and human.”

    — AV Club
  • “To see the undisputed master of horror shift into the realm of noir thrillers is proof that King can still surprise and astound us, all these decades later.”

    — Esquire
  • “Murder most foul and mayhem most entertaining. Another worthy page-turner.”

    — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
  • “[A] tripwire-taut thriller.”

    — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  • “King has multiple novels in play here—thriller, at least two coming-of-age stories, and a knockout road novel…complete with a perfectly orchestrated, moving ending.”

    — Booklist (starred review)
  • Narrator Paul Sparks's performance is so perfect it challenges the listener to stop listening. Sure—just TRY to turn it off! Sparks is fantastic, whether he's giving voice to a fat Mafioso called Pig or a young rape victim who turns to Billy for help or the other colorful characters from King's work. While Billy's character is a tad far-fetched, it fits the definition of antihero—think Showtime's Dexter. And because the story is told in the first person, listeners see the decent person inside the man with blood on his hands."

Awards

  • A #1 Amazon bestseller
  • A #1 New York Times bestseller
  • Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award
  • A #1 New York Times Bestseller in Audio
  • Finalist for the Barry Award for Best Mystery/Crime Novel
  • An Esquire Magazine Best Book of the Year
  • A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2021
  • One of Parade Magazine’s Top Books of 2021
  • One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2021
  • A Booklist Best Book of the Year

Billy Summers Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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Story: 4.75 out of 54.75 out of 54.75 out of 54.75 out of 54.75 out of 5 (4.75)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Jack, 4/10/2024
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    — Pamela McAdams, 2/10/2023
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    — Teresa Shustock, 12/4/2022
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    — sendie hutchinson, 1/2/2022

About Stephen King

Stephen King has written more than sixty books, many hitting the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker Awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story “The Man in the Black Suit.” He is the 2003 recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures.