I Killed the King

Name: I Killed the King
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Rebecca Mix
ISBN: 9780063379640

Author: Rebecca Mix, Andrea Hannah

Series: I Killed the King #1

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Storytide

Published: 09/16/2025

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Detective, Suspense & Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

One of Us Is Lying meets Knives Out—with beasts, murder, and magic—in this first book in a thrilling locked-room whodunnit YA fantasy duology by Andrea Hannah and New York Times bestseller Rebecca Mix.After a decade of war, the kingdoms of Avendell and Istellia have finally agreed to peace. As nobles and magic wielders from both countries arrive at remote Castle Avendell for a historic all-night masquerade to celebrate, King Costis summons an unlikely group to his chambers: the crown prince, his Istellian bride-to-be, his personal guard, a wild beast tamer, and the palace’s questionable new healer. But before Costis can reveal why he has gathered them, the castle goes dark.When the lights come back, the king is dead—murdered with the princess’s knife, in a weak spot only his guard knew of, and with venom from one of the beast tamer’s monsters lacing the blade.With no clear killer—and everyone a suspect—they make a risky pact: Tell no one until the treaty is signed. But when a winter storm seals everyone inside and someone aware of the king's untimely death begins to pick off guests one by one, the six suspects must work together to discover who killed the king . . . before one of them is next.

About Rebecca Mix

Rebecca Mix is a New York Times and indie bestselling author of stories about messy girls, eerie magic, and hope. She spent her childhood tromping through swamps and falling out of very tall trees—which, in hindsight, explains a lot. A reluctant reader at first, she fell in love with books after joining a reading contest to spite her fourth-grade nemesis. Visit her online at rebeccamix.com

About Andrea Hannah

Andrea Hannah is the author of nonfiction and fiction novels for young adults. She teaches creatives all over the globe and writes everything from fierce modern fairy tales to horoscopes (she’s a Gemini). Her work has appeared in Bustle, Elite Daily, Reader's Digest, Thrive Global, HuffPo, Mslexia magazine, and more. You can find her on socials @andeehannah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Billie's Not So Secret Diary on September 06, 2025

I Killed the King by Rebecca Mix, Andrea Hanna Mystery Fantasy YA NetGalley eARC Pub Date: Sept 16, 2025 HarperCollins Children's Books Ages: 16+ The kingdoms of Avendell and Istellia, after a decade of war, have agreed to peace, and their nobles, plus those from around the kingdoms, all meet at Castle Ave......more

Goodreads review by Erin on June 30, 2025

2.5 Stars, rounded up This has the bones of a very good fantasy story and the execution of two friends writing a fantasy story together via Google Docs. In other words, the creator notes behind it are obvious in the ultimate execution. There are too many characters. We are told too many times about t......more

Goodreads review by Cece🍂🧸 on June 21, 2025

2⭐️ My opinion: I kept waiting for this book to get better, but it didn’t. Going into this book, I was expecting a story heavily inspired by Clue, and it was at first with the cover, the plot, six suspects, a huge castle, secret passages, etc. It’s only a mystery book to a certain extent though, almo......more

Goodreads review by Meredith on April 03, 2025

4.5⭐️ When a King is murdered, in the presence of 5 unlikely witnesses, and none of them saw who struck the killing blow, what happens next? This was a cool endeavor of the relationships between people formed in chaos and stress. I loved the play on time throughout the book and all the twists and tu......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 25, 2025

I inhaled this. A locked room murder mystery fantasy? With magic and gods and a little romance? Yes please! I need more books like this. I’m guessing people who didn’t like this are going into it because of the Knives Out comparison. The mystery is there with a tiny bit of humor. But this is mostly......more