25 Alive
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Early Evidence Profile
The murder of a glamorous DC socialite becomes Alex Cross’s deadliest case since Along Came a Spider. Kay Willingham led a life as glamorous as it was public—she was a gorgeous Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and the ex-wife of the vice president. So why was she parked in a Bentley convertible idling behind a DC private school, in the middle of the night, with the man who was the head of that school?
Who shot them both, point blank, and why? The shocking double homicide is blazed across the internet, TV, newspapers—and across Alex Cross's mind. While John Sampson of DC Metro Police investigates the last movements of Christopher Randall, the educator killed along with Kay Willingham, detective Alex Cross and FBI special agent Ned Mahoney find unanswered questions from Willingham's past, before she ar
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Narrator Experience
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Narrator recognition & background
- January LaVoy appears on at least 3 other verified audiobook editions in our catalog.
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What the Story Feels Like
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What this means for you: The story’s overall tone is intense, which shapes the mood more than any single plot detail.
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Reader Themes
How themes are identified
Public discussion consistently frames the work as intense and violent, with some attention to scientific or informative detail. A minority reaction objects to the way several complex story lines are resolved near the end.
Evidence sources for these themes
Based on themes repeated across 39 independent discussions and 13 source networks.
Where Readers Agree
The strongest agreement centers on high-intensity tone and violent subject matter. The leading theme appears across 6 independent discussions and 6 source networks, which makes it more than a one-off reaction. Scientific detail and tone also recur, adding useful secondary context to why the book works for people who respond to it. Violence appears less often, so it reads more like a supporting note than the main point of agreement.
The strongest theme is independently supported across 6 discussions and 6 source networks.
Is This Right for You?
Story and reader-fit guidance remains useful here. Recording-specific claims are limited to evidence matched to this exact edition.
You’ll probably enjoy this if…
- Readers who enjoy Alex Cross investigations and high-profile homicide cases.
- Listeners comfortable with violent crime fiction and serious subject matter.
- Readers interested in investigations shaped by public attention, secrets, and multiple law-enforcement agencies.
It might not be the best fit if…
- Listeners seeking a light, cozy, or low-violence mystery.
- Readers who are especially sensitive to rushed resolutions of complex plot lines.
- Listeners choosing primarily for narrator performance, since recording-specific evidence is unavailable.
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Our Take
25 Alive offers a dark, publicity-saturated murder investigation with a glamorous victim, a troubling double homicide, and unanswered questions reaching into the past. It may suit readers who want brisk crime fiction with violent stakes and some scientific or informative detail. A small but pointed dissent describes the ending as rushing several complex story lines, so listeners who value carefully developed resolution may want to proceed cautiously. Recording-specific performance evidence remains unavailable.
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Runtime & Edition Details
- Runtime
- 6 hours and 40 minutes
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Audiobook release date
- April 28, 2025
- Language
- English
- ASIN
- B0DJPV66W5
Before You Listen
- The available book-level evidence repeatedly flags violence as part of the material.
Why You Can Trust This Recommendation
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FAQ
Is this audiobook especially dark?
The available discussion consistently points to a high-intensity tone and significant violence, so it is best suited to listeners comfortable with grim murder-investigation material.
Does the story include scientific or informational detail?
Some discussion points to scientific detail and an informative element alongside the central investigation, although the available material does not establish how extensive those passages are.
Do I need to know the Women's Murder Club series?
The supplied material identifies this as a mystery featuring Alex Cross and does not establish a series-reading requirement. New listeners should be aware that the available edition information does not clarify its wider series position.
How long is the audiobook?
This is an unabridged English audiobook running 6 hours and 40 minutes.
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