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  • Murder at the Mansion

  • Victorian Village Mystery Series, Book 1
  • By: Sheila Connolly
  • Narrated by: Emily Durante
  • Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (414 ratings)

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Murder at the Mansion

By: Sheila Connolly
Narrated by: Emily Durante
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Publisher's summary

Katherine Hamilton's goal in high school was to escape from her dead-end hometown of Asheboro, Maryland. Fifteen years later she's got a degree in hospitality management and a great job at a high-end boutique hotel in Baltimore. Until, that is, the hotel is acquired by a chain, and she's laid off.

When Kate's high school best friend calls with a mysterious invitation to come talk with the town leaders of Asheboro, she agrees to make the trip, curious about where this new opportunity might lead. Once Kate arrives, the town council members reveal that their town is on the verge of going bankrupt, and they've decided that Kate's skills and knowledge make her the perfect person to cure all their ills.

The town has used its last available funds to buy the huge Victorian mansion just outside of town, hoping to use it to attract some of the tourists who travel to visit the nearby Civil War battle sites. Kate has less-than-fond memories of the mansion, for personal reasons, but to make matters worse, the only person who has presented a possible alternate plan is Cordelia Walker - Kate's high school nemesis. But a few days later, while touring the mansion, Kate stumbles over a body - and it's none other than Cordelia.

©2018 Sheila Connolly (P)2018 Tantor
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Murder and g rated romance

I truly enjoyed the history and fun in this book. A little more descriptive comments on the are ar round the town could have helped

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loved the narrator and the story, altho predictable was entertaining. I would read another if in a series.

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Great listen even if you aren’t an academic!

I enjoyed the narrators pace and voices through the read. I look forward to listening to more of her work. More, though, I liked the story so much! Especially nice was Connolly’s attention to academic research methods. She wove in the academic work details and the research sabbatical quite nicely.

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A good read.

This is a light & fun book. The mix of mystery & romance is just right. It made me want to visit the town & talk to the characters.

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Not too tense good bedtime reading. Good writing

Narrator good clear diction.
Good techniques of planting questions in reader's mind and frequent reviews

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interesting but a little slow

a lot of wine and everything moved slowly. didn't love the repetition. and sometimes the logic was uneven.

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Great story

I liked the characters and the whole story. I will look forward to the next in series

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Meh

Murder at the Mansion is ok. It has a decent plot and mystery and a good pace. But, I'm not impressed with the characters. The story was a bit dry and predictable.

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Loved

I really love this new series. I can't wait until the ne t one cones out..

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Great story

I enjoyed listening to this book and tried to guess many times who was the killer and was wrong every time until the end. The description of the house I could see it in my mind and wish I could see it in real time. You will enjoy listening to this book.

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