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You Killed Me First

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Moira Quirk, Clare Corbett, Deepa Samuel, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Steve West, Gail Shalan, Rachael Beresford
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“Electrifying and page-turning, John Marrs is not to be missed.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden

"I am such a fan of John Marrs' books and You Killed Me First is another five star read."—#1Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Pinborough

"This is trademark John Marrs and then some."—Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Mara

Three women. Three smouldering secrets. Who will make it out alive?

It’s 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire. As the smoke thickens, panic sets in–she’s moments away from being engulfed in flames. How did it come to this?

Rewind eleven months: Margot, a faded TV star, and her long-suffering friend Anna watch as glamorous Liv and her flawless family move into their street. The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship, but each harbours her own deadly secret–and newcomer Liv senses something is terribly wrong beneath the polished exteriors.

As cracks widen in the veneer of perfection and lies escalate out of control, tension ignites. Bonfire Night is approaching and someone is set to burn…But who will it be?

©2025 by John Marrs. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary

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Critic reviews

“A cast of narrators bring their talents to this psychological thriller about three neighbors—wealthy women with deep, dark secrets.… Knowelden as Margot takes listeners on a wild ride of privilege, while Quirk keeps Anna buttoned-up and neutral to infighting. Corbett, as Liv, is underhanded and manipulative. The other narrators take the smaller parts of previous victims. As the women piece together their individual stories, someone will be the next victim, but who?”—AudioFile Magazine

“The most chilling opening I’ve ever read in any book—a superb start to a stellar thriller. This is trademark John Marrs and then some! Clever, twisty, dark, surprising, propulsive—an elevated thriller that readers will devour. I loved it.”—Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Mara

“Three deliciously devious women and a suburban setting alight with toxic secrets makes for an absolute scorcher of a read. Taut, smart, and breathlessly twisty—a surefire hit.”—Ellery Lloyd
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Really enjoyed this book. Excellent performance and probably one of my favourites from John Marrs

Difficult to stop listening

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what a rollercoaster of chills and spine tingling twists! I could not put this book down! three friends with secrets they will do anything to protect. toxicity really does mean that they are keeping their friends close and enemies closer.

opens and ends in chills!

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Wow, first read from John Marrs, Will be reading his back catalogue now, love this

Great story,

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From the opening scene you think you know where this book's going... but you would be wrong. Well crafted storyline, with interesting characters.

Plenty of twists and turns

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Another great book from Marrs! Lots of twists, kept me guessing. Definitely buy! You will really like it

Excellent

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You don’t make sense of it at first , then it starts hitting you ! Brillant characters , killer opening, nicely narrated. First I read of him. Looking forward to more like this one.

Perfect twists

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To be completely honest I didn’t get into the story straight away but once I had got to know the characters and their. Audios backstories I really couldn’t stop listening! The complex way the characters interact and the sheer number of twists and turns was enthralling.

John Marrs is quickly becoming one of my absolute favourites. This was just genius!

Absolutely incredibly brilliant!

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John Marrs is SO GOOD and this has probably been my second favourite book of his

so much fun

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Loved this. So many twists and turns that I didn’t see coming! Great characters… can’t help but like them all despite their actions….

The unhinged characters had be gripped

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book- the multiple perspectives, some plot twists. It was engaging, well written and well performed. I would recommend this book.

Good plot and narration

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