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  • Booked for Murder

  • A Balefire Bay Cozy Mystery
  • By: Shannon Symonds
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
  • 3.6 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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Booked for Murder

By: Shannon Symonds
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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Publisher's summary

She is a mystery. He is a recluse who writes mysteries. Are they a perfect match or a recipe for murder?

Ivy Kelly is on the run and searching for refuge in the small town of Balefire Bay on the Oregon Coast. But when she arrives, she finds more than just a safe haven. Someone has died and one of her new friends could be the killer. On top of that, the people hunting Ivy want her to disappear permanently.

Ivy isn't on the run long before she meets Aggie, a knitter, book club member, true crime sleuth, and part owner of Balefire Bay's Book and Tea Shop. Aggie introduces Ivy to a reclusive author who offers Ivy the possibility of a new life that includes a dream job working in a library that looks like a mashup of Downton Abbey and Hogwarts. With a new life comes a new mystery, as Ivy finds herself enmeshed in a murder that the town is determined to keep a secret.

Is Ivy's new employer a possible love interest or a stone-cold killer? As her past collides with her present, Ivy must risk everything to uncover the secrets of Balefire Bay. Join Ivy on this thrilling journey and find out who she really is and who wants her gone.

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I wanted to like this more than I did, but . . .

Decent story, but the predictability, the excessive food snobbery, the overuse of cutesy "pretend" swear words, and most of all, the virtual voice made this my worst audiobook experience to date. Regarding the virtual voice, the technology that even makes this possible is impressive, and it was tolerable most of the time. However, the awkward pauses, mispronunciations, and robotic phrasing and inflection happened too often to not be distracting.

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Writing is awful, but just wanted a “background” story while working. With expletives like “bagels!” I knew I couldn’t stomach this book- or author for that matter.

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