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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)
Kill the Messenger Listener Reviews
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" Not one of Hoag's best. "
— Deborah, 2/20/2014 -
" Entertaining quick read, I'd definitely recommend as a good book for a long flight "
— Megan, 2/14/2014 -
" the end could've been better, but the dialogue was great, Tami Hoag has a way of keeping a conversation going. "
— Joe, 1/22/2014 -
" another quick mystery. fun "
— Jayne, 1/7/2014 -
" 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, 12/23/2013 -
" I enjoyed the story but I didn't care for the gutter language! "
— Jill, 11/13/2013 -
" One of my first books. Thought it was the best, most awesome book when I first read it. Read it like two or three times, but there're always better books. :) "
— Arivanandan, 10/18/2013 -
" Once again, another great one; I won't review them all, bc I honestly enjoy each one. "
— Liz, 10/2/2013 -
" Awesome story with a surprise twist at the end that really packs a punch. Great character development without giving too much of the character's personality away. I hope Tami Hoag writes more featuring these characters. "
— Sharal, 9/29/2013 -
" Great story once you get into it. The bad language is a little much but well placed. This book just makes your heart pound. "
— Janalynn, 9/23/2013 -
" I couldn't put it down, the suspense was delicious. "
— Dawn, 8/14/2013
About Tami Hoag
Tami 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.
About Scott Brick
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.