With this new thriller, The New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag delivers her own message to suspense fans everywhere: Don't turn off the lights, and keep reading if you dare. From the gritty streets of Los Angeles to its most protected enclaves of prestige and power to the ruthless glamour of Hollywood, a killer stalks his prey. A killer so merciless no one in his way is safe—not even the innocent. At the end of a long day battling street traffic, bike messenger Jace Damon has one last drop to make. But en route to delivering a package for one of L.A.'s sleaziest defense attorneys, he's nearly run down by a car, chased through back alleys, and shot at. Only the instincts acquired while growing up on the streets of L.A. allow him to escape with his life—and with the package someone wants badly enough to kill for. Jace returns to Lenny Lowell's office only to find the cops there, the lawyer dead, and Jace himself considered the prime suspect in the savage murder. Suddenly he's on the run from both the cops and a killer, and the key to saving himself and his ten-year-old brother is the envelope he still has—which holds a message no one wants delivered: the truth. In a city fueled by money, celebrity, and sensationalism, the murder of a bottom-feeding mouthpiece like Lenny Lowell won't make the headlines. So when detectives from the LAPD's elite robbery/homicide division show up, homicide detective Kev Parker wants to know why. Parker is on the downhill slide of a once-promising career, and he doesn't want to be reminded that he used to be one of the hotshots, working cases that made instant celebrities of everyone involved. Like the case of fading retty-boy actor Rob Cole, accused of the brutal murder of his wife, Tricia Crowne-Cole, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the city, L.A.'s latest "crime of the century." Robbery/Homicide has no reason to be looking at a dead small-time scumbag lawyer or chasing a bike messenger...unless there's something in it for them. Maybe Lenny Lowell had a connection to something big enough to be killed for. Parker begins a search for answers that will lead him to a killer—or the end of his career. Because if there's one lesson he's learned over the years, it's that in a town built on fantasy and fame, delivering the truth can be deadly.
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"Get's straight into the story, it's a bit like one long chase but a good one. Really liked Jace but I can't help but think that he could have made things a whole lot easier on himself had he just spoken to the police in the first place. Didn't see the twist coming. Would read this author again. "
— Redfox5 (4 out of 5 stars)
" Love it. Can there be a series? "
— Debbie, 2/14/2014" The story of the messenger grabbed me from the beginning. I was very involved with his character and the outcome. I felt the book was well written. "
— Sue, 1/30/2014" It was a fast paced read. Rich and full of characters that added to the mystery. Kill the Messanger came recommended to me, and I wasn't disappointed. "
— Gillian, 1/26/2014" I did not finish this book. Too many characters to follow. "
— Kathryn, 1/18/2014" Quick read, and definitely interesting. I like mysteries, but a lot of times I figure them out well before the ending (too many authors just don't have enough imagination, or they foreshadow too much). I had figured out part of it, but the WHO turned out to be a big shocker. Nice. "
— Nichole, 1/18/2014" I was disappointed in the book. The first chapters where the messenger of the title--Jace-- was introduced were riveting, and I found myself reading far more at a sitting that I should have. But the other characters were not engaging, except Eta, whose brutal murder upset me. Jace spent all of the book terrified, and there were so many questions with no answer about his past that I didn't have much to empathize with. I loved the character of Madame Chen, Jace's guardian that took him in off the streets, and I enjoyed all of her scenes, especially ones with her extended family. But I just could not get into the plot or the other characters and found myself skipping vast sections to get to the parts with Jace or the Chens in them. The ending seemed over the top, also, with a huge movie producer poised to solve all Jace's money problems by making a movie of the events of his life. Well written, just not for me. "
— Tara, 1/13/2014" A glamourised, hollywood style cop under investigation from internal affairs tracks down a bike messenger (caught up in a messy murder trail) before he becomes the next victim. A light crime thriller. Good reading for the beach. "
— Sarah, 1/12/2014" This was a great book right to the end. "
— Sandy, 1/11/2014" I would really put this one at 3.5 stars. It was a little long in some spots but a pretty good read. The mastermind is completely unexpected. Happy reading! "
— Kristie, 1/10/2014" Narrated by Scott Brick - he can make any book enjoyable. "
— Debbie, 1/7/2014" very good, fast paced, a good mystery. "
— Joanne, 1/4/2014Tami Hoag is known for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense in her fiction, and her novels have appeared regularly on national bestseller lists since the publication of her first book in 1988.
Erik Davies is an accomplished audiobook narrator and voice-over actor. His stage credits include G.R. Point, Unpublished Letters, and Flats Fixed. Some of his television and film appearances include ER, Third Watch, and a starring role in the hit indie comedy High Society: A Pot Boiler. His audiobook narration has won three AudioFile Earphones Awards.