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Murder by the Book
- A Suspenseful, Small Town Cozy Mystery
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- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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Security analyst Grace Jordan never imagined she’d be solving a murder when she returned home to Sweet Cove, North Carolina. Or, that she was good it.
Harboring a decades-long secret of her own, Grace leaves her carefully controlled, predictable city life for Sweet Cove to help her whimsical Aunt Lyla run her bookstore after the death of Lyla’s sister.
When a local businessman ends up dead surrounded by a mysterious collection of books, accusations fly, and Grace is determined to put her analytical smarts to work to uncover the truth.
Meeting a motley crew of locals along the way, including a mysterious older man with an unusual skill set of his own, Grace learns that logical analysis isn’t her only tool when solving mysteries.
Scandals. Secrets. Sweet Cove.
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 3
Mischief and vandalism escalate, putting lives at risk. Is the sabotage linked to Sue or the town’s founder? As the stakes rise with each incident, often forcing the closure of Sue’s new garden shop in the town founder’s historic log cabin, she can’t imagine the reason. Even after the health department blames the taffies sold at Butterflies and Blooms for the recent foodborne illness in Aspen Notch, Sue feels certain that someone has orchestrated a scheme to close her business permanently. But why? The Garden Shop Mystery is a cozy mystery that combines an engaging whodunnit with ...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting twists
- By Traveling Teacher on 04-16-24
By: Kathleen McKee
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A Dead Ringer
- A Suspenseful, Small Town Cozy Mystery
- By: Joy Patrick
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A murder at the grand opening of her newly inherited inn wasn’t exactly the kickoff Lilly was hoping for. But leaving behind DC politics and her frenzied city life to run Magnolia Manor was the best thing she’d ever done - finally something on her own! As Lilly welcomed her first customers, she became fast friends with hotel guest Vanessa. Sharing the same fatherless childhood - and looking so similar they could pass for twins - Lilly was distraught when Vanessa went missing and a local retiree, Reds, pulled up an unidentified body in his fishing net. Making matters worse, Lilly’s ...
By: Joy Patrick
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Bells, Tails & Murder
- A Cozy English Animal Mystery
- By: Kathy Manos Penn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
She crossed an ocean to start her life over. Can she nab a killer before her quaint village becomes a graveyard? Recently widowed Leta Parker desperately needs a change of scenery. Pursuing her lifelong dream of retiring to the Cotswolds, she leaves her soulless corporate hustle in Atlanta and moves to England with her talking dog and cat companions—Dickens and Christie. But she’s barely begun making new friends when she stumbles across her housekeeper’s body … With several villagers pegged for the crime, Leta teams up with a retired English teacher and her sharp-as-a-tack ...
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Classic Cozy read by a new AI Tech
- By Lisa Fred on 02-01-24
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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A Deadly Combination
- An Unputdownable Small Town Cozy Mystery
- By: Joy Patrick
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Ah, the 70’s. Disco, Star Wars. And a heist that baffled the police every decade since. Lilly Livingston is celebrating her year mark as owner of Magnolia Manor—but things aren’t going exactly as expected. As an FBI unit descends on Drifter's Cove to tackle cold cases from a bygone era, a local billionaire, the elderly Baron Carrington, nears the end with his estate and heirs in question. Meanwhile, more tourists and riff-raff pour into once-sleepy Drifter’s Cove, frustrating Chief Crowder as she struggles to run a tight ship. As tempers flare, one probationer protests his sentence,...
By: Joy Patrick
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Belle Harbor Cozy Mysteries: Books 1 - 3
- By: Sue Hollowell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 10
A light, cozy mystery series in a quaint beach town with a fun loving, amateur female sleuth, her quirky uncle, and enough antiques and pastries to fill your home and your belly. Book 1 - Cupcakes and Catastrophe Tilly Griffin did everything by the book. Everyone else’s book. Now it was her turn to write a new chapter, three thousand miles from her former life. Her dream of opening a bakery like her grandma Luna was now becoming a reality. No sooner does she arrive in the charming beach town, when she and her quirky uncle are tangled up in a mysterious death. When a kite competition judge...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Virtual voice lacking
- By Joy on 04-11-24
By: Sue Hollowell
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Old Fashioned Murder
- An Arrow Investigations Humorous, Action-Adventure Mystery
- By: KC Walker, Karen Sue Walker
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
"Funny clever murder mystery!" - Amazon Reviewer "A fun and wacky read!" - Goodreads Reviewer Whitley “Whit” Leland is an out-of-work stuntwoman with an attitude. Stuck in a sleepy mountain village with her wannabe PI grandmother, Bobbie, she’s content to spend her time eating flaky pastries, mixing cocktails, and chasing after her wayward rescue dog. She also needs to keep her grandmother out of trouble, which is harder than she expects. Between rehearsals with the Ukulele Ladies, Bobbie investigates a series of seemingly unrelated accidents targeting local musicians. Whit enjoys ...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Too much Too much of a monotone sound.
- By shireen c. mason on 01-23-24
By: KC Walker, and others
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A Fatal Fortune
- A Suspenseful, Small Town Cozy Mystery
- By: Joy Patrick
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
You really should be careful what you wish for. As Vivian Blake settled into her old hometown after ending her marriage and losing her uncle, she set up her new life with a big space for adventure. Like, a literal space on her bookshelf for photos and mementos of yet-to-be-experienced escapades. She sure got a doozy. Facing her first tourist season in the tranquil town of Mangrove Bay in years, she had no clue the place would be jammed with tourists and unruly partiers. Or the scene of a murder. While law enforcement searched for the killer, a local airboat driver entertained visitors with ...
By: Joy Patrick
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The Return of Betty Snickerdoodle
- A Salty and Sweet Cozy Mystery Full of Humor and Heart
- By: Pepper Frost
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Somebody's messing with the wrong little old lady! Bea Sickles—aka beloved author Betty Snickerdoodle—keeps her true identity hidden for a reason. The writer behind the wholesome, heartwarming Treacle Town holiday books may be a little old lady, but she's not sweet, not weak, and not even a little meek! She's a wise-cracking ex-poker pro who loves nothing more than being underestimated. So when a bumbling crook decides to get rich quick by stealing an unpublished Betty Snickerdoodle manuscript, Bea won’t be satisfied with just stopping him—oh, no! The bad guy needs to be taught a ...
By: Pepper Frost
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Mischief Night Murder
- A Haunting Whodunnit Cozy Mystery
- By: Joy Patrick
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
This Halloween, it's all tricks. No treats. It’s her first Halloween since being back in sleepy Mangrove Bay, FL, and former urbanite-turned-amateur-sleuth Vivian Blake is feeling the town’s excitement as they prepare for the October festivities. Skeletons, ghosts, witches, spiders. And one corpse. A real one. Mischief Night—or Pirate Night as it’s called here—wouldn’t be complete without a reenactment of the eerie tale of pirate Captain Treader and his ship, The Bloody Cutlass, that was said to have capsized off the coast of Mangrove Bay. The quirky locals love their spooky ...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just okay
- By ZeraGirl on 02-02-24
By: Joy Patrick
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An Inheritance to Die For
- A Suspenseful, Small Town Cozy Mystery
- By: Joy Patrick
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Solving crimes at a crusty old Florida inn was NOT in Lilly’s 5 yr plan. But when she discovers she is the executor of a forgotten stepfather’s will and is gifted Magnolia Manor, things get a little off track. Lilly heads south to finalize the estate, planning to quickly return to her busy life in D.C. But the quaint, sleepy town has a strange appeal. Locals wave to you on the street. What a difference from the frenetic pace and backstabbing politics of her normal life. But no sooner than finding the estate lawyer’s office, the laid-back vibe starts to evaporate. An evasive legal ...
By: Joy Patrick
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A Sugarbury Falls Mystery Collection books 1-3
- By: Diane Weiner
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
A dead biker. A missing aspiring writer. A life changing decision. In the first in the series, A Deadly Course, married couple Emily and Henry Fox move to Vermont seeking covered bridges and antique shops but instead find themselves knee deep in a murder investigation. Can the sleuthing doctor and true crime writer use their skills to bring peace back to Sugarbury Falls? Murder of Course is the second clever cozy in the Sugarbury Falls Mystery series set in Vermont. A midnight knock by their neighbor stirs Henry and Emily into action. Who is the mystery dead girl on the rental cabin floor? ...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good stories
- By rodgercwilson on 03-25-24
By: Diane Weiner
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Hide and Seek
- A Suspenseful, Small Town Cozy Mystery
- By: Joy Patrick
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Returning to her sleepy, backwoods hometown in the Everglades was the last thing Vivian Blake ever thought she’d do. So was solving her uncle’s murder. Recently single, and with no other family to speak of, psych nurse Vivian Blake ditched her carefully calculated urban life for the swampy fishing village of Mangrove Bay, Florida. Though initially happy to be back at her beloved uncle Don’s place, the nostalgic feeling faded when she realized ex-con Ben was staying in the next room. And making matters worse, high school mean girl, the perfect Cassie Heatherton, was back in town as ...
By: Joy Patrick
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- Vicki Olson
- 02-09-24
AI Narrator
the AI narrator took away from the story. it was difficult to figure out which character was speaking.
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- Aishah
- 03-22-24
Not a Virtual Voice fan
the story line was really good but the narration was less than desirable.
the lack of emotional inflections with the VV really dulled the experience.
I never knew who was talking because all the characters sounded the same. Appreciate the narrators so much more after this. I think I will stay away from the Virtual Voice narrations, not a fan.
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