Murder, Interrupted

Written by James Patterson

Narrated by Jay Snyder

As seen on Discovery's Murder is Forever TV series: In these two true crime thrillers, a reluctant hitman and a cheating husband fight for their lives . . . and a single mother exacts her revenge.
In Murder, Interrupted (with Alex Abramovich), rich, cheating financier Frank Howard wants his wife dead, and he's willing to pay Billie Earl Johnson whatever it takes: $750,000, to be exact. When his bullet misses the mark, Billie Earl and Frank will turn on each other in a fight for their lives . . .
Mother of All Murders (with Christopher Charles) is the story of local celebrity Dee Dee Blancharde. Television reports praise her as a single mother who tirelessly cares for her wheelchair-bound, chronically ill daughter. But when the teenaged Gypsy Rose realizes she isn't actually sick and Dee Dee has lied all these years, Gypsy Rose exacts her revenge . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hachette Audio
• Release date: Jan 2, 2018
• ISBN: 9781478995531

Reviews for Murder, Interrupted

[formerenglishteacher · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Two “true crime” stories written by the best selling author James Patterson. I listened to the audio version, which made me feel like I was listening to the sound track of one of NBC’s “Dateline” shows. I wasn’t familiar with the first story, “Murder Interrupted,” where a bored husband arranged for his wife’s murder. That story has literally been done on Dateline multiple times. The second story, “Mother of All Murders” is the strange story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. This one is in the news right now because Gypsy Rose, at least the 2024 version of her, has just been released from prison after serving her 10-year sentence for participating in her mother’s murder. Timely but not much more entertaining than another Dateline show. I would say this, if you find yourself on a treadmill a few times a week, and you can’t seem to find anything to listen to, this might be your cup of tea. Like Dateline, you can come in and out of attention and not miss much in the interim.

[jamiem12 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I think this was my first james Patterson...not thrilled with the storytelling personally but i love true crime . The 1st story in this book was obvious....as it tells the whole time who did the attempting..... The second was meh... Ok i suppose but not great.

[purple_pisces22 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I I am a true crime fanatic. I think James Patterson did a good job on this. Not even a full length novel can capture all the small details of a real life crime. I’m not sure if these have begun airing on ID yet but I look forward to watching them. Onto book number two.

[rmarcin-630843 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Murder, Interrupted is actually 2 stories of 2 true crimes. The books read like an episode of 48 Hours or another of the sensationalized true crime investigations on TV.
The first story is about a businessman in TX who hires a hit man to kill his wife. The second story is about a mother with Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy who has kept her daughter confined to a wheelchair for years. The daughter, Gypsy Rose, tells a friend that the mother is dead.
Both of these stories are quick reads, as well as interesting, especially since they are true.

[gail616 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I’m a fan of true crime and enjoyed the book. It wasn’t heavy on facts but a fast, fun read!