Dead as a Door Knocker

A House-Flipper Mystery, Book 1

By: Diane Kelly

Narrated by: Sophie Amoss

Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

The first in a brand new cozy series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville - where the real estate market is to die for.

WILL THIS KILLER DEAL LEAD TO A DEAD END?

Meet Whitney Whitaker. A hopeless romantic when it comes to real estate, she knows what it takes to find - and flip - the home of one’s dreams. A fixer-upper is like catnip to Whitney: she can’t resist the challenge of turning an eyesore into a priceless work of art. So when one of her clients decides to liquidate a crumbling property, Whitney seizes the opportunity to purchase it for a song. But soon a curious incident of the cat in the night-time leads to a change in tune....

Sawdust is the name of Whitney’s cat - of course. Whitney’s passion for gut-renovation may be a mystery to him, but one thing Sawdust knows for sure is this: Dead bodies don’t belong in flower beds. So why is there one in this new, albeit old, house? Now it’s up to Whitney, along with the help of hot-and-cold Nashville Police Detective Collin Flynn, to find the truth about what happened before the mortgage property forecloses and Whitney loses her investment...and maybe her own life.

©2019 Diane Kelly (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

good story

Pretty good. The main character is interesting and not dumb. (...which is a big plus.). The story moves along well.

Narrator reads well and is easy to understand, but kind of overdoes the accent a bit. But no problem telling who's speaking or anything like that.

Overall it was worth the credit and I'm ready to start the next one.

A new favorite series

The perfect balance of mystery and humor. Whitney and Sawdust POVs are so enjoyable. Both author and performer create characters and events you can easily envision.

Southern Determination

This is a fun mystery, with a talented and spunky heroine. The reader’s voice-fried southern was a little irritating and not real. That’s my opinion. I relaxed and enjoyed the story, characters, and the mystery.

Great!!!

And no colorful language! My Mom would even enjoy listening to this story and she hates mysteries.

Fun read

Fun read with short chapters from the cat's point of view that cat lovers will enjoy.

Excellent Story & Performance

Very entertaining! We enjoyed the plot and the character development. Looking forward to additional stories by this author.

is this a mystery

if I liked the details of flipping a home, maybe I'd have liked it but I made it to chapter 6 and couldn't go on. no mystery. no dead body. no intrigue except when is this going to really start

Definitely excellent

Refreshing.
Delightful
Well written plot
Reader’s Tennessee accent is spot on ( I live in Tennessee so I know for sure)
Give this book a try. You will be hooked 👍😀👍

Mesmerizing!

The story…the characters…the narrator…get two paws up and two thumbs up from my lap cat and me.
Am definitely going to listen to book 2 next.

Start of a fun new series

I love the premise of this series.. as usual Ms. Kelly does a wonderful job in bringing the characters alive. I especially love how the start of some chapters are from Sawdust’s point of view including the robotic vacuum aka demon, which just has to make you laugh. If you’re not familiar with her writings she’s done the same thing in other stories (having an animals point of view) and it’s part of the charm. I also thoroughly enjoy the fact that the main female character knows how to use a toolbox. I cannot wait till the next one is available. I wish it was available today because I would definitely buy it!!