Narrated by Darlene Allen Run time: 3 hrs and 39 mins Summary: Gertrude and Cal get sucked into a Wild West style murder. Additional Comments: Standard fare for the series. They’re cute but not exactly brain busters. There is a mismatch between the amount of running around Gertrude does and her need for a walker….
Narrated by Karen Krause Summary: Ireland Crane moves to a new town and gets caught up in a series of scary events. Additional Comments: Book 1 mixes in the headless horseman, Washington Irving, and Rip Van Winkle. book 2 brings in Edgar Allen Poe and Ridley. Poe can raise the dead and see them, but…
The Adventures of Ace Carroway Book 7 Summary: One of Ace’s companions disappears on a trip to speak to some people about getting Tungsten for one of Ace’s pet projects. Additional Comments: – I heard book 1 as an audiobook. It feels like a lot happened in the intervening time. You can still enjoy the…
Summary: Family is complicated. But also, family sticks together. Additional Comments: Pretty sure I named my character Joy. The characters include the hot lifeguard, the MC’s mother, the MC’s somewhat bratty little sister, and the MC’s dead father. Many of the diamond opportunities involve upgrading the beach house and doing nice things for your mom…
Narrated by Jenny Hoops Runtime: 4hrs and 12 min Summary: Lloyd Schifflebein’s lifelong goal of being a dad is about to happen, but then, greed and corruption reach out and try to ensnare him from the shadows. Additional Comments: Not sure you needed the talking teapot angle to tell the story, but it did add…
3.5/5 Murdered by Paul Alexander Narrated by Paul Christy Summary: The ins and outs of the cold case 1986 murder of Sherri Rae Rasmussen. Additional Comments: Hard to connect with most of the people here. (The cheating husband, spurned ex, innocent, dumb woman and murder victim.) About the only person to admire is the cold…
Narrated by Leonor A Woodworth Runtime: 7 hrs and 1 min Summary: Sort of an odd cozy mystery that bounces around past and present. Additional Comments: super slow beginning. I almost forgot that part because I heard the first hour then put the book aside for about 2 months. Narrator fit the main character well….
A Hannah and Tamar Mystery Narrated by Julie McCarthy Runtime: 2 hrs and 5 mins Summary: On the train ride up to see their grandparents, Hannah and Tamar stumble across a distraught, haughty woman and a scruffy looking dude. Things get weirder when the woman slips a strange package into one of the girls’ pockets….
Narrated by Naomi Rose-Mock 3 hrs and 43 min Summary: Stacie Maroni’s bitter divorce proceedings come to a screeching halt when her soon-to-be-ex winds up dead. Additional Comments: Jasper is a lovely name for a Maltese. 4/5 Performance – well handled; narrator fit the MC nicely 4/5 Plot and conclusion – There seems to be…
Narrated by Melissa Haley Summary: Adina Donati happy hour with a friend ends in disaster when she discovers her body in the ladies room. Additional Comments: 3/5 Performance – was fine. There were a few very minor sound shifts. The narrator fit the character well enough 3.5/5 Plot – Everything worked out in the end…