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Murder at Lowry House

Hazel Martin Mysteries, Book 1

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Murder at Lowry House

By: Leighann Dobbs
Narrated by: Alison Larkin
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When mystery novelist Hazel Martin receives a secretive letter from an old friend who suspects her relatives have murderous intentions, she packs her bags and heads to the country.

Tampered medications, symptoms of poisoning, and suspicious accidents all add up to attempted murder, and it's up to Hazel and her Siamese cat, Dickens, to sniff out the clues. But with a house full of relatives who all have motives, will Hazel be able to unmask the culprit before things turn deadly?

USA Today best-selling author Leighann Dobbs brings back the spirit of the golden age of mysteries in this classic whodunit set in the 1920s.

©2017 Leighann Dobbs (P)2017 Tantor
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I loved it

I've listened to several books my Leigh Ann Dobbs. This is one of my favorites.

Hazel is invited to Lowry House for a birthday party. Unfortunately someone is trying to kill the birthday lady. Hazel is on the case with her bossy car dickens. lol Will she find the killer in time?

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even better narrated

I read the book and found it just ok, then I purchased the audible version, don't ask why, and I enjoyed it 100 times more. glad I gave it a second chance.

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Great start to a new series

This was a great start to a new series. The characters are well developed and likable. I highly recommend this to cozy mystery fans.

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Enjoyable cozy mystery.

I would recommend this for someone looking for a cozy mystery in a historic setting with appealing characters. The narration was quite good as well. The mystery is less of a focus; more appealing for the Jazz age country house setting.

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Pretty good

The heroine is fun and I love the time period. The story was a bit predictable and the author spends far to much time rehashing the suspects rather than developing the plot. Love the reader, perfect choice for this character.

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The story is good although the author occasionally uses language that is inappropriate for the time and country. The reader gives a fine performance of the cat’s frequent meowing, but that was annoying to me. I don’t think I’ll listen to another of these mysteries because of that.

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Modern dialog in a period novel

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This was a mildly enjoyable novel of the type I enjoy. The story was good, but the dialog was out of sync at times with a 1920's English country house. I found it jarring. There are others, such as the Royal Spyness or Daisy Dalrymple, that I enjoy very much. This was a shade off.

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Not great

Character development was a bit lacking - I had to memorize the names of the characters to remember who was who. And lots of questions that did not move the plot forward: Who shot the arrow in the woods? Could it have been a, b, c, d? And which path did they take, left, right, center? I just thought all these mental questions from the protagonist really slowed everything down, as if we could not run through the possibilities on our own.

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Fluffy light and exactly what I needed.

I needed a fluffy light book after something long and heavy. This was just what I was looking for. And also it was free as part of audible plus. That made it perfect.

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Excellent narrator made all the difference to this prolific author’s creative efforts

The quality of narration by the voice artist increased the enjoyment of this new series by prolific author Leighann Dobbs.

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