Bodies to Die For Audiobook

Quotes

• “The most physically—and emotionally—healthy thriller I’ve read in some time.”

  — CrimeReads

• “Lori Brand’s debut murder thriller Bodies to Die For has it all: deliciously demented kills, side-splitting humor, and razor-sharp satire of the diet and fitness industry.”

  — Laura Picklesimer, author of Kill for Love

• “Bodies to Die For is a wild, twisty romp through the world of bodybuilding and murder. Brand does an excellent job of showing how diet culture really is hell—no matter the size of your body. A perfect thriller for any readers looking for Ruth Ware meets the podcast Maintenance Phase.”

  — Halley Sutton, USA Today bestselling author of The Hurricane Blonde

• “Bodies to Die For is a brilliant debut. Lori Brand has cleverly penned a timely, page-turning thriller that will leave you questioning the true cost of perfection. A personal favorite this year!” 

  — T. J. Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Drowning

• “Twisty, surprising, and dripping with satire, Lori Brand puts the ‘die’ in diet in this strikingly original murder mystery set in the world of competitive bodybuilding. A fascinating cast of deliciously demented characters will keep you guessing who dunnit, and who’s next. I absolutely devoured it!”

  — Susan Walter, acclaimed writer and director

• “Brand takes you deep inside the fitness mania. She gives us a peek behind the Instafabulous curtain on how influencers’ lives are less than perfect, and way less than meets the eye; all in a contest where the stakes are literally life and death.”

  — Alberto Mansur, author of Only the Dead Know Peace

• “Brand’s debut thriller doesn’t shy away from calling out the ways women are exploited by social media and the fitness and diet industries while simultaneously delivering an entertaining story filled with surprising twists.”

  — Booklist

• “In short, punchy chapters that alternate perspectives, Brand—herself a former bodybuilder—sets the two women on a deliriously entertaining collision course. The mix of top-notch suspense and gleeful social satire makes this sing.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “With recognizable characters and a fast-moving story, Bodies to Die For is a book that readers will keep thinking about long after they’ve finished it…[A] compelling mystery that resonates all too well in today’s world.”

  — Marilyn’s Mystery Reads

• “Brand walks a careful line, showing the destructive sides of two competing movements while still telling a compelling story that left me quickly turning pages until the very end.”

  — Fangirl Nation

• “Fabulous…What a great message this one sends to women everywhere.”

  — The Open Books

• “Filled with murder and mayhem, this wildly entertaining novel obscures its healthy core—being both a cautionary tale and an extended metaphor for female solidarity—with its deliciously hilarious observations of modern society…Ms. Brand’s wisdom and empathy shine warmly through the pages of this remarkable debut.”

  — Criminal Element