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Corpse at Captain's Seat

Secrets and Scrabble, Book 8

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Corpse at Captain's Seat

By: Josh Lanyon
Narrated by: Matt Haynes
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And Then There Were…Some

At long last, the renovations of stately Captain’s Seat are mostly complete!

To celebrate, mystery bookseller and sometimes amateur sleuth Ellery Page decides to throw a house-warming party and invite his New York theater friends to stay for the weekend. When a freak snowstorm leaves the house party cut off from the village of Pirate’s Cove, there’s nothing to do but drink, reminisce, and play games.

Or so Ellery thinks—until he finds himself trapped in a real-life game of Clue.

©2024 Josh Lanyon (P)2024 Josh Lanyon Amateur Sleuths Mystery Women Sleuths Game
Engaging Mystery • Unexpected Storyline • Fantastic Performance • Fun Character Group • Enjoyable Series Continuation
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I've enjoyed this series via Audible and Kindle and getting to know Elliott and Jack better. The performance is great and the story was unexpected enough to keep me interested. 5 stars 🌟

Cozy murders again

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I felt like there wasn't much of a mystery in this book. Unlike the rest of the series in which our protagonist snoop around and solve mysteries, the mystery kind of mostly confessed itself here. However, I still enjoyed it.

A little different but enjoyable

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Ellery and Jack have been through quite a few adventures already, and I keep looking forward to more. I am continuously impressed with how many different types of mysteries Josh Lanyon covers in this series. I rarely have the mystery solved before the end. Not many authors can keep me guessing. This book did not disappoint. I also enjoyed getting more glimpses into Ellery's past.

I had fun listening to this mystery. I enjoy Matt Haynes' voice, and aside from a few odd pronunciations that I chalk up to regional dialect, the narration performance is smooth. I am looking forward to more of this series.

Good story. Good narration.

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Another classic with a great cast of characters. Can’t wait for the next mystery! I did miss the normal cast but this was still fun.

Loved it!

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The narrator’s lack of vocal range was really apparent in this installment. All the characters sound the same. The ending also felt a little rushed.

Fun mystery

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Like the earlier books in this series, this is an e enjoyable mystery with a strong voice in the smart. sweet Ellery. This is mostly a new set of characters in Ellery's old friends, but they still offer a fun group of potential victims and suspects. Watson the dog is a delight, as is the setting. Captain's Seat is almost a character itself. All in all, another solid story with the only issue the lack of chemistry and believability in the relationship between Ellery and Jack. Actually, the unlikeable Jack's lesser presence in this book is a positive. It's just annoying that we have to listen to Ellery constantly say how great Jack is. I adore Ellery and he deserves so much better than Jack, who has consistently harassed the wrong people and made poor choices throughout the series. Admittedly, he suffers from 'Inspector Lestrade' syndrome - he has to bumble and accuse innocents so Ellery can save the day and solve the case, but he does it so unpleasantly that he is a fail as any kind of love interest. Instead, he functions as more of an adversary. So seeing him really sidelined in this book is a positive. Ellery shines yet again..

Cozy mystery with great characters

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This is hands down my favorite series! this book is the "dark and stormy night" addition to the series and I'm here for it!

I need more!

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I've been anxiously waiting for this volume of Secrets and Scrabble to come out, and it did not disappoint. My only wish is that they would be longer. Matt Haynes does another great job with this one, especially considering there are so many more characters in this book than others. I could listen these books all day and hope more are on their way soon!

Yay! Another installment in my favorite series!

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I have never left a review on audible before - normally taking to goodreads instead. But today I am here to thank Matt Haynes once again for a fantastic performance! When I started this book I was already happy to be back in this world, but the moment Watson barked for the first time I couldn't help but say (out loud) "OMG We're back Matt!" hahahaha. Thank you Josh Lanyon and Matt Haynes! May we continue to see more and more of your amazing work here on Audible.

MATT HAYNES MAY YOU NEVER LEAVE THIS SERIES!

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This entry in the long running series was a bit off the mark for me. There was a lot of time spent getting to know the characters and when the murder finally happens (past the halfway point in the book) it seems to be solved very quickly.
The narrator is once again amazing and brings life to the characters.

Not the best in the series but enjoyable

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