Written in Blood cover art

Written in Blood

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Written in Blood

By: Chris Carter
Narrated by: Thomas Judd
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

About this listen

 ‘Wonderful storytelling, with a superbly drawn killer, it underlines exactly how good Carter has become’ DAILY MAIL

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

A serial killer who will stop at nothing…

The Killer
His most valuable possession has been stolen.
Now he must retrieve it, at any cost.

The Girl
Angela Wood wanted to teach the man a lesson. It was a bag, just like any other.
But when she opens it, the worst nightmare of her life begins.

The Detective
A journal ends up on Robert Hunter’s desk. It soon becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose.
And if Hunter can’t stop him in time, more people will die.
Starting with Angela.

If you have read it
You must die

PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER

‘An exceptional thriller writer who fully deserves to be ranked alongside Jeffery Deaver’ Daily Mail

‘Former criminal psychologist Carter knows what he’s talking about when it comes to creating bone-chilling serial killers, so be prepared for a terror ride’ Heat

‘Carter has a background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of his novels are all the more terrifying for it’ Mail on Sunday

‘Carter is one of those authors who makes writing look effortless . . . I couldn't put it down’ Crimesquad

‘An insanely good crime series. Extraordinarily well written, high quality and high drama all the way’ Liz Loves Books

‘An intriguing and scary thriller’ Better Reading

‘A gripping feast of thrills’ Shots

‘A page turner’ Express

‘A gripping psychological thriller’ Breakaway

‘Punchy and fast paced’ Sunday Mirror Crime Thrillers Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Crime Exciting Scary Mystery Murder
All stars
Most relevant
The Robert Hunter series has never been one for the faint of heart and this one is no exception. It's a riveting story with a seriously bad, bad guy at its heart. It's also bang up to date and a serious reminder of the downsides of some of today's modern technology. The killer that Hunter takes on is as twisted an evil as he's faced before and once an 'innocent' pickpocket steals his personal bag containing something most precious to him things are not set to end well. What follows contains plenty of action, intrigue and clever plotting that leads to a dramatic finale which is delivered in a forensic style which very much put me in mind of classic Jack Reacher.

The performance by Thomas Judd almost matches the story line but the audio did not seem quite as clean as normal. It's perfectly clear but during the pauses there are faint clicks and sounds, not something that bothered me personally but I can imagine might be slightly off-putting to some, check out the sample if such things tend to bother you. It wouldn't stop me recommending this.

If I have any quibbles on the plot it is probably the Detective Garcia character who I thought was weak being used mostly as someone for Hunter to explain things to, even when he does reach his own conclusion we are usually reminded that Hunter had got there before him . . . as if we didn't already know. Garcia needs to be pepped up with more of his own personality rather than just being a prop for Hunter.

That though is more a quibble than a complaint. 'Written in Blood' simply crackles with energy and tension and delivers a very satisfying finale.

Cracking Chiller Thriller!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Robert Hunter is one of our most beloved chiller thriller detective series. This one is less chiller and more in touch and human. Read it so quickly because I wanted to get to the end but feel the need to start the series all over. Chris Carter never disappoints


Hunter gets better and better

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great story, had me gripped. Narrator is also really good. But my god the writing is poor!!!! I’ve never come across a bunch of people with so much expression and emotions in their eyes. Everything about the characters were in their eyes apparently. It got extremely annoying after a while. To the point where I started laughing when someone’s eyes softened or hardened or their eyes just revealed their whole childhood, last night’s dinner, their endless hatred or some other cliche. Which is distracting when you’re listening to an overall gripping story about a scary killer. So mixed emotions about this. Story: 5 stars. Narrator: 5 stars. Writing: 2 stars.

In their eyes..

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A good idea spoilt by over description which slows the pace Could be two hours shorter and tauter.

This story needs editing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
absolutely 💯 loved these series , Narrator is brilliant, such a shame they was changed for 2 books, always use Thomas Judd 😀

Chris Carter 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews