The Next to Die

by Kevin O'Brien

Everyone has something to hide...The virile, all-American husband. The brainy golden girl. The happily-wed bi-coastal couple. Someone is watching...Someone who has uncovered their darkest secrets. Someone who is hell-bent on making them pay for their sins...No one suspects the truth...Now there is no escaping the shadowy jury that watches their every move. It infiltrates every part of their lives. Stalking. Judging. Condemning. Punishment will be swift...severe...final...death.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Suspense, Audiobook, Mystery Thriller

429 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2001

Reviews

[Joe Hempel]

Not what I thought it was going to be...I thought it was going to be a sort of horror story....turns out it was thin thriller about "stars" that have "sinned" according to a certain group, who are out to kill those folks and make this world a better place.

Meh.

[Denise]

This is the ninth of Kevin O'Brien's books that I've read; the others were all excellent. I've no idea what happened with this one, but I really didn't enjoy it at all. The characters, and there were a lot of them, had the personality of lego people, and after a while, it became difficult to distinguish one from the other.

[Scott Mccoy]

ugh

[Cindy]

Not my favorite from this author - and very dated.

[James]

Good not great. Not the type of book I was hoping for. Didn’t care for the political and culture aspects of the book.

[Patricia]

HORRIBLE, Gave up on it!!! Can't even believe this is Kevin O'Brien's writing...

[Sunny (Kindles & Wine Book Blog)]

This was a very complex story that had many moving parts. At times, I found it hard to keep up with all the plots that were connected, but at the same time, all over the place.

It was an interesting tale, but not as enjoyable as I'd hoped, as I needed to concentrate too much on all of the various characters and storylines to keep straight who died, who killed who, who is still alive (but may be in danger), who is helping who, etc.

I really liked Joe Barrett (the narrator) as he had the perfect voice and characterization for this book.

Note: I received a review copy of this title courtesy of the audiobook publisher, Tantor.

[Amy]

Good story and still timely especially with all that is going on today. A liked the different stories woven together. However, difficult to follow because the story would change with no line break between paragraphs. Often I found myself saying “whoa, wait, where are we?” I got into the rhythm eventually but still found it frustrating. But still a good book.

[Bookish]

Someone is killing celebrities who show support for anyone who doesn't march to the beat of a group believing they are morally superior. The murders are staged for maximum impact, to steer others away from the same path.

[Cindy L]

Great book

Not sure how I have missed this Author. Really enjoyed the book. The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars Is how the story Jumped around.The flow could have been better.

[Nolan]

Interesting story but had a little too much worthless filler in it. (SAAMO) Soldiers for An American Moral Order are killing and destroying liberal celebrities' reputations to clean up America and make it a better place for their children.

[Felicia Baxter]

Not a fan at all. I lost interest in this book but finished it anyway. I feel the author could have went a different route. I understand he wanted to use a hate group but I didn’t care for the use of the N-word or the homophobic remarks.

[Marcie]

My review is more about the narrator of the audio book than the story itself. Narrators can make or break a book, as is the case here. Only listened for about 3 hours and gave up. Someday, I might try the paperback version, as the story seems like a good one.

[trisha Imbembo]

Oh the who's who of Hollywood is in for a friggin ride!! Don't judge, or you shall be judged!! Another outstanding story by Kevin O'Brien!! Gripping psychological Thriller, that really sucks you in!! 10,000 stars if I could!! Whoa that was intense.

[Patricia Valentine]

Kevin O'Brien is one of my favorite suspense authors, but this book was not my cup of tea. It's definitely different from his other books, and I hated the "policital" stigma in it. It's not my favorite, not a lot of good things to say.

[Kara Lindsay Anderson]

I loved so many of his books, this one just wasn't it for me. I had no investment in it, I didn't like the hint of political/present day ethical issue undertones - I read to escape the world's BS, I don't want it in my books too.

[Albieglad]

2.5 at best

[Kavita Favelle]

The synopsis sounded decent but the book didn't grab me at all. Gave up three chapters in.

[Sandy]

Almost didn’t finish. Just skimmed.

[Rainelle]

Great read. Fast pace. Kept me intrigued.

[Dale]

New Author, Interesting.

[Marianne Stehr]

My assumption is this is an early kevin o'Brien book. Different than his others but still a good story. It twisted throughout and easy day read at the beach!

[Paschalis]

elibrary

[barbara]

much different than his later books - but still awesome

[Regi]

Dnf

[Kelley]

Frogged. So bad.

[Lopsided]

Seems there was a couple times F word used in this book. 2.0 audio

[Jessica Jaynes]

2.5⭐️

[Sara Sneed]

Not my favorite of his. Though on point with current political issues. Rise of white nationalism, homophobia and drug use. The action at the end was very good.

[Jan]

Liberals vs. holier than thou ultra conservatives. The latter group takes their hate to new levels when they begin killing high profile movie stars who have "sinned" in their eyes.