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Maddie Baker Mysteries, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Shannon McManus
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Chris Brinkley
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When a young woman is at the wrong place at the wrong time, she becomes a person of interest in a murder investigation.
Maddie Baker just wants to make ends meet. She gave up her school librarian career to return to her hometown and take care of her elderly aunt. So when she starts making Uber runs to supplement her barista job, she never dreamt she’d not only drop a man off to his murder but be labeled a person of interest in his death.
Detective Noah Langley is looking for a fresh start in a city with a lower crime rate and a fraction of the population of Memphis. It’s just what he needs to recover from a nightmare that left him severely injured and his teenage mentee dead. The first murder since he’s arrived in Cockamamie is a chance to prove to his boss and himself he should be there.
Noah doesn’t have many leads, but the few he has all tie back to one person: Maddie Baker. She doesn’t seem the type, but the last time he presumed someone was innocent he nearly died. Has Noah lost his instincts? Because if he can’t trust his gut, it might be time to turn in his badge.
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- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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Caroline Blakely is certain of two things: She was happy with her life as a first grade school teacher, and she can never, ever return to it. After discovering a shocking truth about her father, the wealthy businessman at the helm of Blakely Oil, she’s on the run—a difficult feat given her father’s endless resources and connections. With the help of friends, Carly is able to secure a new identity, but her attempts to keep a low profile are blown to bits when she gets stuck in Drum, Tennessee.
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No spoilers
- By Jana k on 01-28-20
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Finding Tomorrow
- Bluebird Bay Series, Book 1
- By: Denise Grover Swank, Christine Gael
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Celia Burrows thought she had it all - a handsome husband, two successful children, and a gorgeous beach house on the northern coast of Maine. But her perfect life cracks apart when her husband of 30 years informs her that he's leaving. In a note. And since problems come in threes, her adult children reveal they've both been struggling with issues of their own.
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Terrible Narrator
- By Sue Anthony on 06-23-22
By: Denise Grover Swank, and others
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The Substitute
- Wedding Pact Series #1
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Megan Vandemeer meant to tell her parents about her broken engagement, but a month and a half later she finds herself boarding a plane home to her wedding. Having stretched avoidance to its limits, it's time to come clean - a terrifying prospect since her mother is sure to blame her rather than her cheating, emotionally frigid ex. A couple of drinks and two Dramamine later, Megan finds herself spilling her sob story to the tall, dark, and handsome stranger in the seat next to her.
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I used to like the name Megan
- By SIMARA on 01-16-17
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Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes
- Rose Gardner Mystery, Book 1
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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For Rose Gardner, working at the DMV on a Friday afternoon is bad even before she sees a vision of herself dead. She’s had plenty of visions, usually boring ones like someone’s toilet’s overflowed, but she’s never seen one of herself before. When her overbearing momma winds up murdered on her sofa, instead, two things are certain: There isn't enough hydrogen peroxide in the state of Arkansas to get that stain out, and Rose is the prime suspect.
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Must read!! (again)
- By Connie on 10-22-20
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Louisiana Longshot
- A Miss Fortune Mystery, Book 1
- By: Jana DeLeon
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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It was a hell of a long shot.... CIA assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever - in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at the CIA and a price placed on her head by one of the world's largest arms dealers, Fortune has to go off-grid, but she never expected to be this far out of her element.
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Clever, funny and fun
- By Pamela on 06-08-16
By: Jana DeLeon
Listener received this title free
Shannon McManus, Chris Brinkley dual narration was really good. Highly entertaining, bringing out the characters and their story. Both inflections were very easy to listen.
Maddie Baker Mysteries!
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This is the first Maddie Baker mystery. I had already read an ARC of the second book and knew that I really needed to go back and read the first. I really suggest reading them in order, because there was so much that happened in this first book.
Maddie has returned home to the small town she grew up in to take care of her aunt who has dementia. That town also happens to be where her mother was murdered. There is another murder and Maddie finds herself up to her eyeballs in the mess. A handsome detective, Noah, is trying to ferret out her involvement. He's soon impressed with her ability to take care of herself (she can flip guys), but also desperately feels the need to protect her and aunt. Can he possibly do that if Maddie is determined to try to solve both murders on her own?
This book was packed full of all sorts of happenings that hold the listener spellbound. It was a pretty long audiobook, but I sped it up and was so engrossed in the story details that it flew by in no time. It is well worth the time!
Thanks to Valentine Promo for the gifted copy. All thoughts are my own.
Wonderful story and fantastic narration!
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Please Ville USA
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Hard to put down
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I really enjoyed the story and am looking forward to the next book!
DSG does it again!!
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Maddie is a fascinating character that takes her responsibilities as care giver to her Aunt Deidre with dementia very seriously. That's why she has two jobs and one is an Uber driver. However, that's how she needs up taking a horrible man to a bad part of town and then he ends up dead. This puts Maddie at the center of the murder investigation.
Now new Detective Noah Langley has just moved to Cockamamie, TN for a quieter less hectic way of life. So on his first day he didn't expect to walk in on CockamamIe first murder in years. Now his prime suspect is the hot girl that just gave him a black eye, Maddie Baker. The two are now stuck together trying to solve the first murder since Maddie's mom was killed years ago.
While Maddie and Noah keep butting heads while trying to solve the mystery the sparks soon start to fly and no matter how hard Noah tries to deny his feelings he feels drawn to Maddie.
You will fall in love with these characters and the secondary characters are just as intriguing. The second book is already out and you will need it ready because you will need more of Maddie Baker and her group of friends!
Love this Book ❤️
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Amazing audio
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I loved the last series so I'll love this one.
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loved meeting these new characters!
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I loved the characters she created in Maddie Baker and Detective Noah Langley and that it’s set in Cockamamie, Tennessee (I just adore the name).
When Maddie suddenly find herself a suspect in a murder, it puts her straight in the line of sight of Noah, a bit of a grumpy detective who is determined to find the murderer. Complicating matters even more is that the victim was one of the last people to see Maddie’s mother alive before she was murdered, years ago. Could these deaths be related? Could Noah have a chance at solving both the current and unsolved murders?
What Noah doesn’t count on is the intense chemistry that sizzles between him and Maddie. Can he trust his gut that she is innocent? Can he ignore his feelings to get the job done? The banter between the characters was witty, the tension electric and I thoroughly enjoyed this fast paced mystery. I am excited to see what the author has in store for this series.
Shannon McManus and Chris Brinkley really brouht the story to life for me. Their voices were easy to listen too . They certainly did justice to the entertaining story that the author wove. The passion, angst and drama were well expressed by the narrators.
Emotional and riveting
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