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To Kill the President

By: Sam Bourne
Narrated by: Jennifer Woodward
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Maggie Costello uncovers an assassination plot to kill the tyrannical new president.

A blockbuster thriller from No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sam Bourne.

The unthinkable has happened…

The United States has elected a volatile demagogue as president, backed by his ruthless chief strategist, Crawford ‘Mac’ McNamara.

When a war of words with the North Korean regime spirals out of control and the President comes perilously close to launching a nuclear attack, it's clear someone has to act, or the world will be reduced to ashes.

Soon Maggie Costello, a seasoned Washington operator and stubbornly principled, discovers an inside plot to kill the President – and faces the ultimate moral dilemma. Should she save the President and leave the free world at the mercy of an increasingly crazed would-be tyrant – or commit treason against her Commander in Chief and risk plunging the country into a civil war?

Crime Fiction Detective Espionage Mystery Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Exciting Scary War Suspense

Critic reviews

‘A cracking read’ Piers Morgan

‘Couldn’t be more relevant if it tried. Bloody terrifying’ The Pool

‘Ingenious … page-turning … drawing on The Day of the Jackal, Julius Caesar and perhaps Dr Strangelove … few novels have been as urgently topical’ Sunday Times

'A pacy, engaging and morally serious thriller that offers no easy answers on the limits of loyalty and dissent within a democracy’ Guardian

‘A Day of the Jackal for these dizzying times’ Ian Rankin

‘This blockbuster thriller from number one bestselling author Sam Bourne is a real page-turner’ Express & Star

‘Fast-paced and exciting, it is perfect holiday reading … all-too plausible’ New Statesman

‘Read this book’ Jeffrey Archer

‘Blisteringly brilliant’ Rachel Johnson

‘A barnstorming read’ Raymond Khoury

‘A right rollicking holiday read’ David Baddiel

‘Tired of alternative facts? Try Sam Bourne’s alternative fiction. To Kill the President is a dazzling thriller’ Charles Cumming

'Brilliantly convincing' David Hare

‘It's a gripping thriller, a brilliant satire and – I fear – a prescient warning’ Tim Shipman, Political Editor of the Sunday Times

‘A thrilling, breathless page-turner: House of Cards meets Dr. Strangelove’ Matt Frei

‘If you like the sinister intrigue of House of Cards mixed with the epic calamity of Homeland, you're going to love Sam Bourne's thrilling new book’ Eli Attie, Writer/Producer, The West Wing

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What did you like most about To Kill the President?

A plausible and interesting story.

What didn’t you like about Jennifer Woodward’s performance?

Her attempts to "voice" the various characters was, to my ears, strained and irritating. Your experinece may differ.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Rather it made me think.

An interesting - and plausible - story.

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Great read and a good book, a little far fetched towards the end but couldn't put it down, I shall read more from this author

Relevant and well thought out but a liitle fetched

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A good idea from Jonathan Friedland writing as Sam Bourne. Clearly a take on the current POTUS this conspiracy thriller follows a dense protagonist as she uncovers a web of conspiracy both against and by the President.

A good tale but made rather comedic by the reader's performance. Characters bellow. Characters shout in OVER ENUNCIATED sentences which a more mature performance would face found more nuance. The character of McNamara in particular is howlingly badly read. If you can let that go the story in and of itself is a fun listen

A fun and topical summer thriller

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couldn't put it down, great narrator, story a bit out there but really really entertaining

gripping

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Great story. It could almost be true. Not a fan of the narration. The voice is grating.

Great story

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