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Bitter Brew

By: Kelsey Grammer, Laura J. Bailey
Narrated by: Kelsey Grammer
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Actor Kelsey Grammer, best known for his roles in the TV sitcoms Cheers and Frasier, delivers Bitter Brew, a compelling mystery featuring Detective Bill Walsh, an upstate cop in the quiet, rural town of Beatriceville, 200 miles north of New York City, who suspects foul play in the death of millionaire city transplant Jonathan Kimball, even though the evidence points to suicide, not murder.

Between the four grown daughters he adores - even if they make him crazy - his complicated relationship with his ex, and his annoying boss, probing into a death that most have deemed a suicide is the last headache Bill needs. But the inexorable desire for justice and to do his job lead him to delve into many town secrets that most in Beatriceville citizens would prefer to keep unexamined.

Filled with colorful characters and with a riveting pace, Bitter Brew will keep listeners guessing until the unexpected denouement.

©2019 Kelsey Grammer (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC. Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Crime Murder Mystery

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  • "Thinking about death..."
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  • "Kimball's suicide was the talk of the town."
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  • "It won't take long."

About the Creator and Performer

Kelsey Grammer has excelled at the highest level in theatre, television and film as an actor, producer, and director. An initial role as Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers developed into the cornerstone of the Juilliard-trained actor’s career. Grammer played the celebrated character in three different television series ( Cheers, Wings, and Frasier) over a span of 20 years. Grammer has won six Emmys, three Golden Globes, and a SAG Award and has received an unparalleled 18 Emmy nominations, eight Golden Globe nominations, 16 SAG nominations, and one Tony nomination. Grammer created Grammnet NH Productions, a TV production company which has produced such hit television shows as the Emmy-winning Medium for NBC, and The Game and Girlfriends for CW. Other Grammnet producing credits include the NBC productions The Innocent, Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny, Fired Up, In Laws, and Gary the Rat. For PAX, he produced World Cup Comedy. For FOX, he starred in and produced Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show.
Accomplished as a voice-over artist, Grammer has played the iconic character Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons since 1990, for which he won an Emmy in 2006. As part of his extensive voiceover work, recent films include Warner Bros.’ animated film Storks and the adventurous and comedic animated film Bunyan and Babe. He has also lent his voice to the feature films Toy Story 2, Anastasia, and Teacher’s Pet, to the television series Father of the Pride and Gary the Rat, and to the Emmy-nominated Animal Farm for TNT. 2019 saw Grammer return to London’s West End in Man of La Mancha. Grammer starred in the beloved role of Don Quixote. On stage, he was also recently seen at the Hollywood Bowl in Beauty and the Beast voicing Lumière alongside an all-star cast in a two night limited run of a live performance of Alan Menken’s music that accompanied a screening of the classic, animated Disney film. He can be seen in the movies The Space Between, Grand Isle, and The God Committee about the U.S. organ transplant system.
Grammer was born in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and was raised in New Jersey and Florida. He lives in the Los Angeles area and New York.

Kelsey Grammer Answers the Audible Questionnaire

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Engaging Mystery • Humorous Writing • Excellent Narration • Unexpected Twists • Nostalgic Detective Atmosphere
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Could have done without the S&M description. Not necessary, to a somewhat humorous mystery.

Story good… but

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I loved the narration and really like Kelsey Grammar. The story was weak and light, but fairly entertaining. Loved all the females but needs more depth in the next one.

Great narration!

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A little predictable toward the end but overall entertaining with the nice soothing voice of Kelsey. Kelsey Grammer does a good job of reading, a bit overly focused on sex but an enjoyable book that you can listen to while doing other things and not miss too much.

Fun Mystery

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I absolutely love this book. I love the lighthearted writing, the craggy detective, AND I love Kelsey Grammer's voice, This book literally makes me laugh out loud with the descriptions and feelings I imagine in my head. Being in law enforcement myself, I can see and hear these words just like they came out of my own mouth! I talk about this book to those I work with as well as my husband because I have enjoyed it so much!! Thank you Kelsey and Laurie for such a great experience!!

Love Love This Book

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Performance was spot on, liked the story- kept my interest and guessing. Enjoyed my time in this book.

Great Listen

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Good murder mystery with interesting twists and turns. Really enjoyed Mr. Grammer's narration. Held my attention through the entire book!

Loved it!

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Interesting plot and characters, with plenty of twists and suspects. Pretty far fetched ending though, and all too neatly wrapped up for my liking. Smultz doesn’t cover it. Kelsey Grammer has a great voice for audiobooks but as a keen watcher of “Fraser”, it jarred that the main character was not like “Fraser” who i was hearing speak - apart from adolescently falling for and copping off with all the single women!

Cheese with a side order of cringe

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I loved the story up to the end. it got very conviluted . The ending felt more rushed and less thought out.

Great Oration

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I liked the narration. The story was interesting and I had trouble putting it down

Very engaging

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A++ to the reader! The story however sits someplace around a C-. I felt the story was very slow at times with a soap opera sorta feel to it. The Author introduces way too many characters and a lot of them have nothing directly to do with much of anything.

Kelley Grammer is Amazing!

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