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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

"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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“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.”—#1 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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opens and ends in chills!

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.

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Great story,

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

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Difficult to stop listening

Really enjoyed this book. Excellent performance and probably one of my favourites from John Marrs

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Excellent

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

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Perfect twists

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.

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Absolutely incredibly brilliant!

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!

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Second fave John Marrs book ever

Thought it was brilliant and so different. Twists and turns really enjoyed it! Second fave by him after What Lies Between Us

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Great story

Would recommend for a great listen. A few twists. Easy going good holiday book. X

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A rollercoaster of a book!

I love John’s books and couldn’t wait to listen to this one!I wasn’t disappointed. I binged it all in one day, just couldn’t stop listening to it. However, for the first few chapters I wasn’t quite sure if I was going to like the book. It is rather convoluted and a bit confusing and I had no idea what was going on. If you feel this like this, persevere! It all becomes clear and you will be in for a cracking rollercoaster of a read. Twists and turns a plenty, some I predicted, but many I did not! Well done John, this is one of your best!

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Another incredible book!

He does it again! I'm actually sad that I've finished as that's all his books read until he brings out his next (please hurry!) this book did not disappoint, the characters were so relatable, storyline was on point and yet again, I did not see the twist coming at all!! keep up the amazing work Mr Marrs - I can't tell you how much it's appreciated!!!!

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