K. Smith
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Murder in Tuscany
- Armstrong and Oscar, Book 1
- By: T A Williams
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
Nestled high in the Tuscan hills lies Villa Volpone, home to renowned crime writer Jonah Moore and his creative writing course. It’s also the last place retired DCI Dan Armstrong expected to spend his retirement! Dan’s no writer, but maybe this break will help him to think about the next chapter in his own life story? But only days into the course, Jonah Moore is found stabbed to death with his award-winning silver dagger! And Dan finds himself pulled out of retirement with a killer to catch.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Murder/ erotica - a disgusting combo, couldn’t listen to it.
- By Literature on 03-26-24
- Murder in Tuscany
- Armstrong and Oscar, Book 1
- By: T A Williams
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
Great for a fun, cozy listen
Reviewed: 03-22-25
I love the narrator. The Author has a good grasp of subtle humor. I couldn’t help but chuckle out loud at of some of the fixes the former DCI gets himself into.
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Squatter's Rights
- Eastern Shore Mystery, Book 1
- By: Cheril Thomas
- Narrated by: Hope Shangle
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
Attorney Grace Reagan is determined to renovate the decaying mansion in Mallard Bay, Maryland, but before she can buy the first can of paint, a sinkhole turns out to be a grave. Her past unravels as lies are revealed and the little village on the Chesapeake Bay becomes a sinister place of secrets and betrayal.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good narration and interesting story
- By K. Smith on 11-22-24
- Squatter's Rights
- Eastern Shore Mystery, Book 1
- By: Cheril Thomas
- Narrated by: Hope Shangle
Good narration and interesting story
Reviewed: 11-22-24
“Squatter’s Rights” is an entertaining book. I generally prefer to read about places other than where I live because authors typically don’t do it justice. The portion of the Eastern Shore with its Waterfowl Festival, etc., is very accurately described. I was pleasantly surprised at how interested the story kept me during a long solo drive. The narrator was quite good. I plan to listen to the second book at some point.
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A Commission on Murder
- Eastern Shore Mystery, Book 2
- By: Cheril Thomas
- Narrated by: Hope Shangle
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Wealthy, eccentric Bishop has survived an avalanche, a hijacking, and a kidnapping plot. Did he die for real this time in a tragic accident, or was he helped along to his last headline? Bishop's death shocks everyone, especially Grace, who's so close to escaping the village of Mallard Bay she can nearly taste the lime in a Key West daiquiri.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very accurate depiction of Talbot County, MD
- By K. Smith on 11-22-24
- A Commission on Murder
- Eastern Shore Mystery, Book 2
- By: Cheril Thomas
- Narrated by: Hope Shangle
Very accurate depiction of Talbot County, MD
Reviewed: 11-22-24
I was prepared to be disappointed because I grew up in the Mid Shore area. I was pleasantly surprised with the first book and this one did not disappoint either. The story was a little slow in places but overall it was well written and worth the Audible credit. I will probably listen to the third one as well. Nice job by the narrator.
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A Cornish Christmas Murder
- Nosey Parker, Book 4
- By: Fiona Leitch
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
It’s three days before Christmas, and detective-turned-chef Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is drafted in to cater a charity event run by a notorious millionaire at a 13th-century abbey on Bodmin Moor. Things get more complicated when a snowstorm descends, stranding them all, and the next morning they find one of the guests has been gruesomely murdered in their bed…
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic installment to the series! 
- By Smile on 01-01-25
- A Cornish Christmas Murder
- Nosey Parker, Book 4
- By: Fiona Leitch
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Brilliant Narrator, good story
Reviewed: 10-10-24
The story was interesting, but not spectacular. The narration was wonderful as always I still can’t understand why someone who’s written. This many books doesn’t know basic grammar. Her editors let her down when they allowed things to remain in there like “Me and Debi went downstairs.” That is embarrassing. It was not like it was just one time either. I don’t recall that in the previous three books.
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Hot to Trot
- An Agatha Raisin Mystery, Book 31
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,474
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,361
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,355
When Private Investigator Agatha Raisin learns that her friend and one-time lover Charles Fraith is to be married to a mysterious socialite, Miss Mary Brown-Field, she sees it as her duty to find out what she can about the woman. Coming up empty, Agatha - out of selfless concern for Charles, of course - does the only sensible thing she can think of: She crashes their wedding, which ends in a public altercation. Nursing a hangover the next morning, she gets a phone call from Charles, with even more disturbing news: Mary has been murdered.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Get rid of Green
- By Paige on 11-23-20
- Hot to Trot
- An Agatha Raisin Mystery, Book 31
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
Engaging story with unexpected twists
Reviewed: 09-14-24
I thought I might be getting tired of this series after 30-some books, but this one was different. I am in it to the end, now.
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Beating About the Bush
- An Agatha Raisin Mystery, Book 30
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,345
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,224
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,219
When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as Agatha discovers when she is employed to investigate a case of industrial espionage at a factory where nothing is quite what it seems. The factory mystery soon turns to murder and a bad-tempered donkey turns Agatha into a national celebrity, before bringing her ridicule and shame.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Penelope is back!!
- By atisha on 12-04-19
- Beating About the Bush
- An Agatha Raisin Mystery, Book 30
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
Penelope is back
Reviewed: 09-10-24
Thank goodness they got Penelope Keith back to narrate this. This one actually made me laugh out loud. When are Agatha and Sir Charles going to realize that they are perfect together?
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Plan for the Worst
- Chronicles of St. Mary's, Book 11
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,462
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,273
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,263
You know what they say. Hope for the best. But plan for the worst. Catch up with the tea-soaked disaster magnets in their latest madcap adventure as they hurtle their way around history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Audio book perfection has been achieved!
- By Beck on 08-29-20
- Plan for the Worst
- Chronicles of St. Mary's, Book 11
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Great Commute Listen
Reviewed: 07-12-24
Max, Marcum, Peterson and the gang are like old friends. I have a long commute so I love my audiobooks but it is unusual for me to repeat any of them. I am on my third time re-listening to the entire Chronicles of St. Mary’s series. Zara Raam is my very favorite narrator and the perfect voice for Max and her cohorts!
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Plan for the Worst
- The Chronicles of St. Mary's, Book 11
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,485
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,297
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,287
I would have trusted this man with my life. Until a couple of days ago, anyway. You know what they say - hope for the best, but plan for the worst. Max is quite accustomed to everything going wrong. She's St Mary's, after all. Disaster is her default state. But with her family reunited and a jump to Bronze Age Crete in the works, life is getting back to normal. Well, normal for St Mary's. And then, following one fateful night at the Tower of London, everything Max thought she knew comes crashing down around her. Too late for plans. The worst has happened. And who can Max trust now?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Audio book perfection has been achieved!
- By Beck on 08-29-20
- Plan for the Worst
- The Chronicles of St. Mary's, Book 11
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Great Commute Listen
Reviewed: 07-12-24
Max, Marcum, Peterson and the gang are like old friends. I have a long commute so I love my audiobooks but it is unusual for me to repeat any of them. I am on my third time re-listening to the entire Chronicles of St. Mary’s series. Zara Raam is my very favorite narrator and the perfect voice for Max and her cohorts!
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Glass and Steele Boxed Set: Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Emma Powell, Marian Hussey
- Length: 27 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 533
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 495
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 495
India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who’ll accept her–an enigmatic and mysterious man from America. A man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he’s ill.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Should be an anglophile to fully enjoy the series
- By J.B. on 07-22-23
- Glass and Steele Boxed Set: Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Emma Powell, Marian Hussey
Plot has potential, Not reached
Reviewed: 04-30-24
I like C.J. Archer normally, but I have given up on this 3 volume set 3/4 of the way through the second book. These characters seem to always be going somewhere and very little else happens-for miles. The first narrator did fine except for her American accents. Marian Hussey is usually pretty good, but this time, even though her accents were off, her voice throughout was grating. It was like she over-acted each part. I kept turning the volume down and messing with the audio settings on my car stereo to keep her from screeching at me. I’d really like to know if the story got any better but not worth the ear bleed.
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The Cornish Wedding Murder
- Nosey Parker, Book 1
- By: Fiona Leitch
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 226
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 226
Still spinning from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is glad to be back in the Cornish village she calls home. Having quit the Met Police in search of something less dangerous, the change of pace means she can finally start her dream catering company and raise her daughter, Daisy, somewhere safer. But there’s nothing quite like having your first job back at home be catering an ex-boyfriend’s wedding to remind you of just how small your village is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun Novel!
- By Elizabeth B Shepard on 08-24-24
- The Cornish Wedding Murder
- Nosey Parker, Book 1
- By: Fiona Leitch
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Great Find!
Reviewed: 02-16-24
This is a lovely Cozy Mystery. A little murder, a little romance, a quirky heroine and the perfect narrator!
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