I Killed Zoe Spanos

By: Kit Frick

Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Inés del Castillo, Jonathan Davis, Gibson Frazier, Madeleine Maby, Soneela Nankani, Jackie Sanders, Candace Thaxton, Jesse Vilinsky, Jenni Barber, Jayme Mattler

“A shivery delight.” (People)

For fans of Sadie and Serial, this “gloriously twisty” (BuzzFeed) thriller follows two teens whose lives become inextricably linked when one confesses to murder and the other becomes determined to uncover the real truth no matter the cost.

What happened to Zoe won’t stay buried....

When Anna Cicconi arrives to the small Hamptons village of Herron Mills for a summer nanny gig, she has high hopes for a fresh start. What she finds instead is a community on edge after the disappearance of Zoe Spanos, a local girl who has been missing since New Year’s Eve. Anna bears an eerie resemblance to Zoe, and her mere presence in town stirs up still-raw feelings about the unsolved case. As Anna delves deeper into the mystery, stepping further and further into Zoe’s life, she becomes increasingly convinced that she and Zoe are connected — and that she knows what happened to her.

Two months later, Zoe’s body is found in a nearby lake, and Anna is charged with manslaughter. But Anna’s confession is riddled with holes, and Martina Green, teen host of the Missing Zoe podcast, isn’t satisfied. Did Anna really kill Zoe? And if not, can Martina’s podcast uncover the truth?

Inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, Kit Frick weaves an electrifying story of psychological suspense that twists and turns until the final chapter.

©2020 Kristin S. Frick. All rights reserved. (P)2020 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

A People Best Book of Summer, 2020

A Parade Best Book of Summer, 2020

I Killed Zoe Spanish

OMG! Best book I’ve read all year (2021) Kept me interested from the first sentence! I listened all the way through, only stopping to sleep! Kudos Kit Frick!!! Amazing! And the narration was perfect!

Didn’t love it

I did not think this was a great book. I had trouble following the storyline. It seemed a little implausible. I did enjoy the narration, however.

Surprise

Very clever plot. Different than anything I have read before. It was captivating from beginning to end and the characters came alive.

Could not hold my interest

The performance was good. The story not so good. Was waiting for it to end,

Great

Review on this are annoying. There wasn’t even racism or politics. There’s brief mentions of a character being black and targeted and that’s quite literally it. The plot twist came out of nowhere and I loved it. Would recommend for fans of a good girls guide to murder, it reminded me of that a lot! And the narrators voice was so lovely to listen too.

Interesting Story Well Done

I liked the story, and it was well presented with multiple voices and some surprising twists. It was sometimes a bit hard to figure out who was talking. This was complicated by the frequent switching back and forth from "then" and "now".

Kept me puzzled

Very intriguing book! Kept me guessing right until the end! Narration was great as well.

Great storytelling!

Enjoyed the performance. The use of multiple narrators is sometimes more distracting than anything else. Not so here. Escapist fiction. Even after seeing ahead to the end, the characters were worth sticking around for, to hear their version of events. Recommend for a long road trip.

WOW

This book was absolutely incredible. The authors style is so poetic, which is accentuated by the narrators. A work that seems like it was meant to be consumed as an audiobook.

mediocre

Not great not horrible...I listened to the whole thing and it was entertaining but lacking substance.