My latest listen was the abridged version of James Patterson's "1st To Die" read by Suzanne Toren.
As with Patterson's first book which I listened to, the out of sequence (for me) "2nd Chance," I really enjoyed the book. I liked the characters and the plot had a good pace. There was a nice balance of detail in the descriptions - enough to provide atmosphere, but not so much as to slow things down.
I once again found it interesting that this book used a combination of first and third person perspective. It was also interesting in that the audio used two readers - one female, and one male. The lead character is a female, and her parts are all first person, and of course these are all read by the female. The rest of the narrative is read by the female reader as well - except for the part of the murderer who is male.
I also liked the fact that the plot involved an active killer - as opposed to a story in which the murder has already occurred and the focus is on solving the "who done it." I guess I'm more of an action/suspense person than a murder/puzzle person.
This book seemed to have more twists than "2nd Chance," and the last one was an absolute doozie!
Definitely a good listen.
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Posted by David at May 03, 2005 10:42 PM