“One of the most exhilarating action thrillers you’re going to read.” Best Thriller Books
Description
Winner of the 2024 ITW Thriller Award for Best E-book Original Novel
From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes another bone-chilling thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
While on vacation in Las Vegas, a businessman wakes up in a strange hotel room to find a dead woman in the bathtub.
Panicked, he runs. But before he can get far, a pair of detectives stop him.
Desperate, he tells them that he’s innocent. That there’s no way he killed the woman. That he’ll do anything not to go to prison.
That’s when they offer him a way out.
But there is no way out—as the detectives will soon learn.
Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Sloan, and Robert Crais, The Killing Room races readers from one revelation to the next at breathtaking speed.
Praise
“One of the most exhilarating action thrillers you’re going to read.” Best Thriller Books
“An ultra-fast-paced thriller, claustrophobic in its essence and as suspenseful as they come…possesses all the merits of a top-notch thriller destined to leave the readers reeling.” The Big Thrill
“If you’re craving nonstop action, multiple high-speed chases, all kinds of lethal weapons, and surprise plot twists galore, pay a visit to The Killing Room by Robert Swartwood. And bring your bulletproof vest, just in case.” Jason Rekulak, author of Hidden Pictures
“Wanna know why I’m a big fan of Robert Swartwood? Look no further than The Killing Room. Propulsive as a gunshot and packed with twists guaranteed to keep even the savviest of readers guessing, Swartwood’s latest isn’t just a great thriller—it’s also great fun.” Chris Holm, Anthony Award–winning author of The Killing Kind and Child Zero
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Aug 21, 2023 |
| Release Date | August 22, 2023 |
| Number in Series | 1 |
| Series Display String | The Killing Room Series |
| Release Date Machine | 1692662400 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Literature & Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Suspense, Crime Thrillers |
Author Bio
Robert Swartwood is the USA Today bestselling author of The Serial Killer’s Wife, No Shelter, Man of Wax, and several other novels. He’s also the author of Girl Gone Mad and One Year Gone, written under the pseudonym Avery Bishop. Enemy of the State is the sequel to The Killing Room, which won the 2024 ITW Thriller Award for Best E-book Original Novel.
Narrator Bio
Edoardo Ballerini, an American actor, director, film producer, and multiaward–winning narrator. He has won several Audie Awards for best narration, including for 2019’s Best Male Narrator of the Year. He was named by Booklist as winner of their 2023 Voice of Choice Award, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, from classics to modern masters, from bestsellers to the inspirational, from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners to spine-tingling series, and much more. In television and film, he is best known for his roles in A Murder at the End of the World, The Sopranos, 24, I Shot Andy Warhol, Dinner Rush, and Romeo Must Die. He is also trained in theater and continues to do much work on stage.
Overview
Winner of the 2024 ITW Thriller Award for Best E-book Original Novel
From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes another bone-chilling thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
While on vacation in Las Vegas, a businessman wakes up in a strange hotel room to find a dead woman in the bathtub.
Panicked, he runs. But before he can get far, a pair of detectives stop him.
Desperate, he tells them that he’s innocent. That there’s no way he killed the woman. That he’ll do anything not to go to prison.
That’s when they offer him a way out.
But there is no way out—as the detectives will soon learn.
Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Sloan, and Robert Crais, The Killing Room races readers from one revelation to the next at breathtaking speed.