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10 Rules for the Perfect Murder

By: James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts
Narrated by: Reid Scott, Cobie Smulders, full cast
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From James Patterson, the world’s bestselling author, comes a new Audible Original thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

After the killing of a prominent mob lawyer, NYPD homicide detectives Jacob Jackson and Caitlin Grimes start receive chilling, written “rules” for how to commit the perfect murder. "Rule number one for the perfect murder: Evidence is your enemy. Leave none behind."

Jackson (Reid Scott) and Grimes (Cobie Smulders) race to find the killer, setting them on a collision course with the city’s crime underbelly, and a perpetrator who seems happy to toy with them. “Rule number two. No crimes of passion. The perfect murder is always business, never pleasure.”

As the cryptic notes keep coming and the body count grows, the detectives must untangle the mystery to protect more innocent lives from being lost—including their own.

Please note: This audio drama is for mature audiences only. It contains violence and strong language. Discretion is advised.

©2024 James Patterson Entertainment, Inc. (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC. Crime Thrillers Mystery Thriller & Suspense
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An enjoyable listen overall, narration was great as it really helped keep me involved along with a stroy line from James that I'm used to. Honestly thought I'd been able to guess who the killer was pretty quickly but turns out that was wrong. Liked the ending, was a twist I didn't see coming that's for sure.

Didn't see that coming

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Enjoyed the storyline, characters were interesting and the story moved well. The actors were well casted

Nicely weaved

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From the get-go, this James Patterson novella has an authentic soundtrack with character voices, location sounds and volume fades to echo real-life audio and place the listener in the situation. The banter is jovial and interesting, and flows alongside the story. This is not your usual cop story, with a few shocking turns to keeep the listener's mind as active as if reading the words on a page. This Audible production is of an exceptional standard, and a quick, enjoyable read.

Cobie Smoulders in Detective Drama

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I was totally addicted to this story from the beginning. The major characters were easily believed and I felt like I would back them 100%. Even though I thought I had some things figured, the ending really threw me. I absolutely loved this this little crime thriller.

Perfect definitely! Give me more please.

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It was a ok storyline and a good listen, but would say it’s not the best of James Patterson.

Not James Patterson’s best

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Omg what a twist that was. I was awe struck. Incredible work on this! Had me listening to this non stop till the end. I highly recommend!!! Great voice acting!!!

The twist

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The unexpected twist at the end of the story came as a huge surprise. Love this author

Intregeing Story

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Love the voice acting, it was really easy to follow along. Excellent story and a great twist at the end. I really enjoyed it!

Great story!

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This was weird to me and the ending was just wrong! I thought it was an audio book but I am thinking podcast. Either was I will be paying more attention to what I am getting next time.

10 Rules for a perfect murder

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Short but sweet. First dramatic listen on Audible. Like watching a movie with your eyes closed. Did not see the twists coming.

Quite Riveting.

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