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Daphne Kouma
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By:
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Freya Sampson
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LibraryReads Pick
They can’t even agree on what to read, so how are they going to solve a murder?
Having recently moved from London to a small Cornish seaside village, Nova Davies started a book club at the local community center, but so far it’s a disaster. The five members disagree on everything, and to make matters worse, a significant sum of money is stolen during one of the meetings, putting the much-loved community center at risk.
Suspicion for the theft falls on book club member Michael, especially when he disappears and a dead body turns up at his house. But the book club has their own theories. Agatha Christie superfan Phyllis is determined to prove Michael’s been framed, while romance reader Arthur believes there’s a mystery woman involved, and teenage sci-fi fan Ash thinks dark forces are at play.
While trying to locate Michael, solve the murder and recover the stolen money, each of them has their own secrets to protect. But despite the danger closing in, they won’t rest until they’ve cracked the case and gotten everyone safe at home with a book, where they belong.
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Critic reviews
"The small-town book group we all want to join, where the quirky, coloring-outside-the-lines members take their cues from literature and band together to do the right thing for one of their own, even if it means risking their lives to solve a crime. Funny, endearing, and full of snappy, insightful dialogue about the joys and compromises of life – I’ll bring the brownies to their next meeting!" —Christina Lynch, author of Pony Confidential
“Sampson’s latest is another fun British amateur sleuth story. … The intertwining perspectives of the disparate members will tug at readers’ armchair sleuthing abilities as they try to puzzle out whodunit and why. A good fit for fans of bookish mysteries featuring reluctant allies who learn to work together.” —Library Journal
“Sampson has a knack for pulling together a ragtag, multigenerational crew of charming characters, and this time, she adds crime to the mix. … This cozy mystery has strong caper vibes and lots of bookish references, a real treat for readers.” —Booklist
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It kept wanting you to turn to the next page!
- By Patty Rose on 06-09-25
By: Claudia H. Long
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Making Friends Can Be Murder
- By: Kathleen West
- Narrated by: Julia Murney
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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It feels like kismet when Sarah Jones, newly relocated to Minneapolis after abruptly calling off her engagement, gets invited to join a group of women who share her same (very common) name. For years Sarah has received all types of correspondence intended for different Sarah Joneses, but now it seems that this mistake has given her the opportunity for an instant community. What starts as a low-stakes meet-up called “The Sarah Jones Project” soon turns sinister when another local Sarah Jones is found dead, under suspicious circumstances, at the base of the downtown Minneapolis bridge.
By: Kathleen West
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Essentials of Murder
- Aromatherapy Apothecary Mystery
- By: Kim Davis
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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After a scandalous arrest in San Francisco, Carissa Carmichael has moved back to her small Southern California hometown to start over as she opens her Aromatherapy Apothecary shop and reflexology services. A tourist destination, Oak Creek Valley, seems the perfect place to put the past behind her, but it seems no one will let her forget. When she finds the man who threatened to drive her out of business murdered in her shop, Carissa becomes the primary suspect, especially when her fingerprints are found on the murder weapon.
By: Kim Davis
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Welcome to Murder Week
- By: Karen Dukess
- Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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When thirty-four-year-old Cath loses her mostly absentee mother, she is ambivalent. With days of quiet, unassuming routine in Buffalo, New York, Cath consciously avoids the impulsive, thrill-seeking lifestyle that her mother once led. But when she’s forced to go through her mother’s things one afternoon, Cath is perplexed to find tickets for an upcoming “murder week” in England’s Peak District: a whole town has come together to stage a fake murder mystery to attract tourism to their quaint hamlet.
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Audiobook narration was soothing
- By Temi Igbaroola on 06-26-25
By: Karen Dukess
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One Death at a Time
- By: Abbi Waxman
- Narrated by: Patti Murin
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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A cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve the murder that threatens to send her back to prison in this dazzling new mystery novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
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Patti and Abbi = The Best!
- By Anonymous User on 04-25-25
By: Abbi Waxman
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The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
- A Novel
- By: Martha Hall Kelly
- Narrated by: Martha Hall Kelly, Mary Elizabeth Kelly, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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2016: Thirty-four-year-old Mari Starwood is still grieving after her mother’s death as she travels to the storied island of Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. She’s come all the way from California with nothing but a name on a piece of paper: Elizabeth Devereaux, the famous but reclusive Vineyard painter. When Mari makes it to Mrs. Devereaux’s stunning waterfront farm under the guise of taking a painting class with her, Mrs. Devereaux begins to tell her the story of the Smith sisters, who once lived there.
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Accents Ruins It
- By Juliette C. on 07-06-25
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The Memory Collectors
- A Novel
- By: Dete Meserve
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Erin Bennett, Hillary Huber, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Elizabeth aches for one more precious hour with her son who died in a senseless accident. Andy is desperate to find his first love who vanished after a whirlwind romance. Logan craves the rush of surfing and mountain climbing, yearning to reclaim the freedom he lost after a misstep landed him in a wheelchair. Brooke is looking for an hour of relief from the guilt of an unforgivable mistake.
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I think each VA did a good job!
- By Quinton on 07-08-25
By: Dete Meserve
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Murder Takes a Vacation
- A Novel
- By: Laura Lippman
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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When Mrs. Blossom finds a winning ticket in a parking lot, everything changes...including Mrs. Blossom. She is determined to see the world that sometimes feels as if it’s passing her by. But when Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS Solitaire, she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed. She also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.
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I love Laura Lipman books
- By JAK on 06-25-25
By: Laura Lippman
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Murder Runs in the Family
- By: Tamara Berry
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Adam Grupper, Cynthia Darlow, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Former PI-in-training Amber Winslow has decided to flee her life in the dead of night, carrying nothing but the clothes on her back. Down on her luck and with no other choice, she heads to the sunny state of Arizona to the luxury accommodations of her grandmother’s retirement community. Never mind that Amber’s never actually met her estranged and eccentric Grandma Jade.
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So.Much.Fun!!!
- By Rwf on 06-04-25
By: Tamara Berry
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Death and Croissants
- A Follet Valley Mystery, Book 1
- By: Ian Moore
- Narrated by: Ian Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that’s the way he likes it. One day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a bloody handprint on the wallpaper. Another guest, the exotic Valérie, persuades a reluctant Richard to join her in investigating the disappearance. Richard remains a dazed passenger in the case until things become really serious and someone murders Ava Gardner, one of his beloved hen...and you don’t mess with a fellow’s hens!
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- By Saltlab on 12-22-22
By: Ian Moore
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Foul Play at Seal Bay
- The Morwenna Mutton Mysteries, Book 1
- By: J.R. Leigh
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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It was meant to be the start of quiet season in the sleepy Cornish village of Seal Bay, but not for sexagenarian librarian and wild swimming enthusiast Morwenna Mutton. Because when a local businessman is found on the beach with a bread knife is his back, bungling police officer DI Rick Tremayne is soon out of his depth. Morwenna knows it’s going to be down to her to crack the case.
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VERY AVERAGE NARRATOR
- By Keron on 12-04-23
By: J.R. Leigh
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A Scottish Cozy Mystery
- A Small Town Highland Romance
- By: Amber Eve
- Narrated by: Charlie Albers
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Have you ever wished someone dead? Because Scarlett Scott really wouldn’t recommend it… Moving to a small town in the Scottish Highlands isn’t quite what journalist Scarlett expected it to be. And when local influencer Ava Valentine goes missing, things start to get even more complicated; especially when the dour new village policeman gets involved and instantly becomes Scarlett’s arch nemesis. For Scarlett and Dylan, it’s hate at first sight. But can they work together to find Ada? And can enemies ever really become friends…
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Good
- By Doris scales on 07-09-25
By: Amber Eve
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The Dog Ladies
- A Cozy Murder Mystery
- By: Julie Titterington
- Narrated by: Audrey Solara
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Three lonely neighbors. Four loyal dogs. One big mystery. What do a retired pharmacist, a quirky church choir director, and a Gen Z gamer have in common? Nothing much—until a cheesy murder mystery party at their apartment complex ends in an actual murder. Drawn together by tragedy, Priya Visser, Gloria Williams, and Ryan Hsia form an unlikely team. As they follow a trail of long-buried secrets, the newfound sleuths must rely on each other and their dogs—a stately pug, two cheeky dachshunds, and an excitable lab puppy—to sniff out a killer hiding in plain sight.
Loved the character development
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Completely charming
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