Summary: Family is complicated. But also, family sticks together. Additional Comments: Pretty sure I named my character Joy. The characters include the hot lifeguard, the MC’s mother, the MC’s somewhat bratty little sister, and the MC’s dead father. Many of the diamond opportunities involve upgrading the beach house and doing nice things for your mom…
Narrated by Jenny Hoops Runtime: 4hrs and 12 min Summary: Lloyd Schifflebein’s lifelong goal of being a dad is about to happen, but then, greed and corruption reach out and try to ensnare him from the shadows. Additional Comments: Not sure you needed the talking teapot angle to tell the story, but it did add…
3.5/5 Murdered by Paul Alexander Narrated by Paul Christy Summary: The ins and outs of the cold case 1986 murder of Sherri Rae Rasmussen. Additional Comments: Hard to connect with most of the people here. (The cheating husband, spurned ex, innocent, dumb woman and murder victim.) About the only person to admire is the cold…
Narrated by Leonor A Woodworth Runtime: 7 hrs and 1 min Summary: Sort of an odd cozy mystery that bounces around past and present. Additional Comments: super slow beginning. I almost forgot that part because I heard the first hour then put the book aside for about 2 months. Narrator fit the main character well….
A Hannah and Tamar Mystery Narrated by Julie McCarthy Runtime: 2 hrs and 5 mins Summary: On the train ride up to see their grandparents, Hannah and Tamar stumble across a distraught, haughty woman and a scruffy looking dude. Things get weirder when the woman slips a strange package into one of the girls’ pockets….
Narrated by Naomi Rose-Mock 3 hrs and 43 min Summary: Stacie Maroni’s bitter divorce proceedings come to a screeching halt when her soon-to-be-ex winds up dead. Additional Comments: Jasper is a lovely name for a Maltese. 4/5 Performance – well handled; narrator fit the MC nicely 4/5 Plot and conclusion – There seems to be…
Narrated by Melissa Haley Summary: Adina Donati happy hour with a friend ends in disaster when she discovers her body in the ladies room. Additional Comments: 3/5 Performance – was fine. There were a few very minor sound shifts. The narrator fit the character well enough 3.5/5 Plot – Everything worked out in the end…
(Performance 4/5 stars) Narrated by Victor Warren Run Time: 5 hrs and 29 mins Summary: The original and definitely not the Disney version of the Peter Pan classic. A boy chases his shadow into a girl’s room and ends up inviting her and her brothers on an adventure. Additional Comments: I’d never heard the original….
Narrated by Carla Kissane Run Time: 6 hrs and 39 minutes Summary: Dr. Charlotte Dean starts over in a new town, helping out Rosie with her bookshop. Of course, she runs straight across a mystery: somebody’s stealing the town’s Christmas trees. Additional Comments: 4/5 stars plot: the small-town intrigue is low key and interesting. 4/5…
Narrated by Denise Levine Run Time: 11 hrs and 11 mins *spoilers possible in discussion Summary: The description tells you absolutely nothing. The paperback description tells you a little more, but almost as bullet points. This is a long, complicated look at one woman’s life pretty much from birth to beyond death. Additional Comments: Performance…