Angelina Bonaparte Mysteries Box Set: Books 1-3

Angelina Bonaparte Crime Thrillers

By: Nanci Rathbun

Narrated by: Kieren Calland Metts

Length: 25 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

A divorcee in search of justice. A detective stuck in his old ways. Can an unlikely partnership survive a criminal conspiracy?

Three suspenseful mystery novels. Over 25 hours of justice served with a side of sass.

After her messy divorce, Angelina Bonaparte refuses to let any man hold her back. She’s even opened a private eye practice to help other victims of relationships gone sour. So when she crosses paths with a detective who believes a crime scene is no place for a woman, she sets out to change his mind.

On the trail of a cheating mobster, her sharp wit provides the perfect counter-balance to Detective Ted Wukowski’s shoot-first attitude. And before long, the reluctant partners find themselves sharing clues to help sort through a murdered mistress’ long list of enemies. When the mysterious case of a multi-million dollar inheritance turns deadly, Angelina calls on Ted to help expose an underworld of greedy collectors willing to kill for their crown jewel. And they’ll have to put their heads together to read between the lines of a missing father’s faked obituary.

With each new assignment, Angelina and Ted’s mutual respect grows…along with their budding attraction. But when danger lurks around every corner, can Angelina count on him to have her back when the bullets start to fly?

Angelina Bonaparte Mysteries Box Set contains the first three books in a sassy, suspenseful mysteries series. If you like tenacious heroines, snarky humor, and twists and turns you won’t see coming, then you’ll love Nanci Rathbun’s high-spirited private eye collection.

Buy Angelina Bonaparte to get on the case with a fiery, freewheeling detective today!

©2019 Nancianne Rathbun (P)2019 Nancianne Rathbun

Fabulous!

I love Angelina! How can you not love her? Fifty-something divorcée, with grown-up children and grandchildren, she decided that, no matter what her title says, she won't be a librarian, but a private eye. And boy! is she good!

Angelina is a wonderful character, smart, sensible (until she isn't :P) and determined. A strong woman rebuilding a life of her own, with no time to feel sorry for herself and determinate to look fabulous in the meanwhile.

One of the things I really enjoy in these stories is the diversity in the characters, in every sense of the word. All interesting, all humans and three-dimensional: no cartoonish villains nor perfect heroes.

And the writing is delightful, funny and enticing. These books are simply a joy to read/listen.

Kieren Calland Metts does a superb job narrating, each character unique and identifiable. And let me tell you this: with so many characters that's not an easy task.

I need book four right now! *laughs*

Loved it! I could not stop listening.

I can't wait for Book 4. The description of the events and how they interrelate to other events and people keep the spectator constantly aware of what happened when and who was involved. The narrator does a great job of maintaining the attention of the listener. Thank you for the short quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Most of them made me stop to think about their meaning.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great Series

Enjoyed this series. It’s got your normal cozy mystery combined with mafioso. Would definitely recommend

A wonderful story

A wonderful start to a series. The characters grew from book to book. I can't wait for the next one.

Very Entertaining!

As a listener that drives for a living, I need enough action, humor, adventure and connection with the story and characters to keep me from falling asleep. And Nanci’s books hit all those spots for me.

Can’t wait for 4th in series!

I have listened to all 25 hrs of this box set in one 6 hr stretch, driving from FL, then in 15 minute chunks during my commute and while running errands.

I loved these characters as I got further into each book.

While it’s possible to read them in any order, there is reference to characters from the earlier books

Nanci, hurry and release book four, and have the same person doing the audio book she’s awesome!

excellent

great stories ... wonderful characters .. all round good audio books! Just my cup of tea. thank you.

Smart Fun Mysteries

I received this book for free. I am voluntarily posting this review and all opinions expressed herein are my own.

This set consists of Books 1 - 3 of the series. Each is a standalone book with no cliffhanger endings. However, each book in the series does reference events and characters from prior books. Additionally, the MC Angelina does grow and develops relationships throughout the series so it's good to start from the first book to completely understand her growth and relationships. Although the author does provide quick summaries of past events and characters.

In Book 1, Angelina is tasked with helping to prove a mobster's infidelity when his mistress winds up dead and he is accused of her murder. But he claims innocence.

In Book 2, Angelina is tasked to determine where a hefty inheritance came from after the deceased couple leaving the inheritance to their daughter did not appear to have the means to leave so much money.

In Book 3, Angelina has been working on finding a missing spouse for several years when all of a sudden his obituary shows up in the news. Angelina is then tasked to find out why he left his family and where he has been for all those years but it's not quite what she was expecting.

I liked that the MC was a smart feisty 50ish woman who is starting a new career after a long miserable marriage. She is assertive yet she is rediscovering herself, her sexuality and her desire for a new romance. This makes her completely relatable and personable. 

The mysteries are well plotted and move along at a good pace. I enjoyed the various characters with whom Angelina interacted and the well-researched plot points.

The narrator does a wonderful job. Her voice is bright and mature - as I would imagine Angelina. She used distinctive voices for the different characters - including some great accents. Additionally, she was able to pronounce various foreign languages with aplomb.

Loved it!

The narrator is fabulous! I loved the antics of a woman entering a time in her life that society deems over.

Angelina Bonaparte box set 1-3

Very good mystery set!Well written,realistic crime thrillers with better than average characters.They keep you guessing! Kieren Calland Metts was a fine narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.'