Simon Wood has 14 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 9 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is The One That Got Away.
The One That Got Away
Summary
Graduate students Zoë and Holli only mean to blow off some steam on their road trip to Las Vegas. But something goes terribly wrong on their way home, and the last time Zoë sees her, Holli is in the clutches of a sadistic killer. Zoë flees with her life, changed forever. A year later and still tortured with guilt, Zoë latches on to a police investigation where the crime eerily resembles her abduction. Along with a zealous detective, she retraces the steps of that fateful night in the desert, hoping that her memory will return and help them find justice for Holli. Her abductor--labeled the "Tally Man" by a fascinated media--lies in wait for Zoë. For him, she is not a survivor but simply the one that got away. With an unforgettable heroine, a chillingly disturbed psychopath, and a story that moves at breakneck speed, The One That Got Away is thriller writer Simon Wood at his finest.
©2015 Simon Wood (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Paying the Piper
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A serial kidnapper known as the Piper spent years snatching children from San Francisco’s wealthiest families. When crime reporter Scott Fleetwood got himself involved in one of the cases, the Piper went from kidnapper to murderer…and vanished. Now, after Fleetwood has languished under crippling guilt and public scorn for eight years, the Piper emerges from hiding to kidnap Fleetwood’s son. He’s demanding $2 million, but it’s not really about the money: the Piper wants blood - and he’s going to use Fleetwood to get it. In the pulse-pounding tradition of Harlan Coben and Gregg Hurwitz, Simon Wood hangs listeners on hooks of suspense and action, leaving them white-knuckled until the bloody, bitter end.
©2012 Simon Wood (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Hot Seat
Summary
Things are looking good for Aidy Westlake. He’s Pit Lane magazine’s Young Driver of the Year, which has earned him a drive in the European Saloon Car Championship. But his good fortune ends at a race car show when he discovers Jason Gates, a mechanic from a rival team, with his throat cut. The murder sets off a disturbing chain reaction - someone is breaking the rules in the ranks of saloon car racing, on and off the track.
©2012 Simon Wood (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
Road Rash
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James Straley might think his life is cursed, but it doesn't compare to what lies ahead of him on life's highway. He's on the run with the proceeds of a botched bank robbery. It's all he has. His crew is dead and his getaway car just died on him. He's on foot with the cash when he comes across a two-car pileup. There's no saving the drivers, but he can save himself by stealing one of the wrecked cars. Unfortunately, he boosts the wrong set of wheels. Within an hour of driving off, he develops a rash that eats away at his flesh. No doctor can help him - only the car's original owner. If Straley wants his skin back, he must journey on the road to redemption, which ends in the heart of Central America. Road Rash first appeared in the anthology Butcher Shop Quartet 2. Simon Janus is the horror identity for the award winning thriller writer, Simon Wood.
©2010 Simon Wood (P)2012 David WIlson
Accidents Waiting to Happen
Summary
Somebody’s gunning for Josh Michaels. They must be. There’s no other reason why a stranger would run him off the road, taunt him with a “thumbs-down”, and leave him to die. Josh may have made some messy mistakes in the past, but who’s suddenly decided that he’s worth more dead than alive? As more and more near-fatal accidents befall him, there can be no denying it: he’s got a bull’s-eye on his back. But why? Is it revenge? Mistaken identity? Or is it something far more insidious? As Josh runs for his life, he does his best to run down the truth. What he uncovers makes his blood run cold. But no one, not even the cops, will believe that he’s the latest victim of a sinister conspiracy determined to cash in on his corpse.
©2012 Simon Wood (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
The Fall Guy
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Todd Collins has failed in every job he's ever undertaken, but that all changes when he backs his jalopy in a shiny, new Porsche belonging to a drug dealer. When the police stop the drug dealer for a broken taillight that Todd has caused and discover a cocaine shipment, a West Coast kingpin holds Todd responsible. On the run from organized crime, Todd discovers his true calling. The Fall Guy was originally published in the book Working Stiffs.
©2010 Simon Wood (P)2015 Simon Wood
Terminated
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For Gwen Farris, the nightmare commences with the flash of a knife in a darkened parking lot.… That’s where Stephen Tarbell begins to exact his revenge against her for giving him a poor performance evaluation, for getting the promotion he believed was rightly his, and for being the woman who finally drove him over the edge. The threat escalates to an onslaught of physical and psychological intimidation so relentless that it threatens to destroy everything Gwen holds dear. And with the authorities unable - or unwilling - to help, Gwen has to take on Tarbell herself. But how do you stop a madman whose hatred knows no limit? In a world where workplace insecurity meets violent obsession, only one thing is certain: Someone’s going to get terminated.
©2012 Simon Wood (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Did Not Finish
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The first book in the Aidy Westlake mystery series set in the high-octane world of motor racing... When Derek Deacon threatens to kill Alex Fanning, his championship rival, rookie driver Aidy Westlake doesn’t put much stock in it - it’s typical of the intense competitiveness and aggression in their world. But when Fanning dies after making contact with Deacon’s car during a race, a conspiracy ensues: The TV coverage is edited and the police wind up the investigation without interviewing witnesses. Compelled to prove Deacon is the murderer, Aidy pushes for the truth and is drawn into a world of fraud, organized crime and murder.
©2011 Simon Wood (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
Lowlifes
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San Francisco Detective Larry Hayes thinks he's hit bottom when he wakes up in an alley after a bad trip with no memory of the last four hours. This is only the beginning of his problems. Two blocks away, Hayes' informant, a homeless man named Noble Jon, lies dead, beaten, and stabbed. The eerie pangs of guilt seep into Hayes. Is he Jon's killer? The mounting evidence says so. Hayes mounts his own investigation to stay one step ahead of murder charge and disappears amongst the city's homeless community.
©2011 Simon Wood and Robert Pratten (P)2015 Simon Wood
Deceptive Practices
Summary
Do you have a cheating spouse? Has counseling failed? Want to get even? Then hire Infidelity Limited...
Olivia Shaw grew up poor on the wrong side of the tracks, but with her thriving real estate business and a solid marriage, her life finally feels stable...until she discovers her husband is cheating. Enraged, her sister offers a solution: Infidelity Limited, a firm that promises to rough up her husband and scare him straight.
Overnight, Olivia's life is upended as she, like all of Infidelity Limited's clients, is drawn into a dark web of blackmail and murder. Now, Olivia is emerging as a prime suspect in her husband's death. As a dogged detective closes in, Olivia has only one option: take down Infidelity Limited before it's too late.
©2016 Simon Wood. (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
No Show
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Terry lands at San Francisco International Airport ready to start his new life with Sarah, the American journalist he married after a transatlantic love affair. But Sarah’s a no show. Convinced something terrible has happened, Terry reports Sarah’s disappearance to the sheriff, who shrugs it off as a case of a new bride with cold feet. But then dead women start turning up, all with two things in common: each victim had exposed a scandal just before her death...and all of their names appear on a list written by Sarah. As a journalist, Sarah has revealed her share of scandals, and Terry realizes that she’s not missing - she’s on the run. As his American dream rapidly descends into a waking nightmare, Terry must plunge headlong into the dark recesses of his new homeland to find Sarah before the killer does. But as he nears the truth about Sarah, he realizes she’s very different from the woman he thought he married.
©2013 Simon Wood (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
La ragazza senza passato
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Appena laureate, Zoë e Holli sono partite per un viaggio di divertimento a Las Vegas. Ma durante il ritorno è successo qualcosa di imprevedibile e folle. Le due ragazze sono state rapite e trasportate in una sordida camera delle torture. Zoë è riuscita miracolosamente a scappare ed è stata ritrovata dalla polizia, confusa e sotto shock. Da allora la sua vita è cambiata per sempre. L'ultima volta che ha visto Holli, l'amica era inerme nelle mani di un sadico killer. Un anno dopo, ancora tormentata dai sensi di colpa, Zoë s'imbatte in un caso su cui sta indagando la polizia, che sembra somigliare stranamente al suo rapimento. Insieme a un detective molto zelante, Zoë ripercorre i passi di quella fatidica notte nel deserto, sperando che la sua memoria torni e li aiuti a rendere giustizia a Holli. Pian piano, si avvicina sempre più all'uomo che l'ha rapita. L'uomo che marchia le sue vittime sfregiandole con un coltello. Il Marchiatore. Il killer non ha smesso di aspettarla. E il tempo ha alimentato la sua sete di vendetta. Un'eroina indimenticabile, un criminale dalla mente perversa, una storia che si muove a una velocità pazzesca.
©2016 Newton Compton Editori S.r.l. Tradotto da Sandro Ristori (P)2020 Audible Studios
We All Fall Down
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Hayden Duke has the naive ambition to make some money and prove to his family that he can take care of himself, so he accepts a short-term contract working for his old college friend, Shane Fallon. All seems like a dream come true…until Shane kills himself. Right in front of Hayden. Detective Santiago has seen it all before. Shane had narcotics in his system when he hanged himself, and the dope had to come from somewhere - like an old college buddy. Case closed. But only a week before Shane’s suicide, another employee from the same office walked straight into the ocean. Both men’s last words are the same - they’re sorry for what they’ve done. Just a coincidence, right? Inspired by true events, We All Fall Down is a heart-racing classic from prolific thriller author Simon Wood.
©2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.; 2012 Simon Wood
Saving Grace
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His only chance to save a young girl's life is to put his trust in a headline-hunting kidnapper.
Former reporter Scott Fleetwood and his family are still recovering after tangling with a notorious kidnapper, the Piper, when another kidnapper grips the city. The Shepherd has snatched a young girl from a vacationing family. Other than money, he has one demand: he'll talk only to Scott.
Special Agent Tom Sheils is on the case and will watch over Scott every step of the way. The Shepherd promises the girl's safety as long as Scott follows the rules of his game. Forced to trail the kidnapper's twisting lead - and haunted by the last victim he failed to save - Scott is desperate to keep the past from making a brutal comeback.
But just when Scott and Sheils think they're winning and that it will all be over soon, the Shepherd ups the stakes. Scott begins to realize he's a pawn in a scheme that runs deeper than greed...and colder than death.
©2018 Simon Wood (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.