• Every Crooked Nanny

  • A Callahan Garrity Mystery, Book 1
  • By: Mary Kay Andrews
  • Narrated by: Hillary Huber
  • Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (1,639 ratings)

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Every Crooked Nanny

By: Mary Kay Andrews
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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After 10 years of cleaning up the dirt on Atlanta's streets, Callahan Garrity is trading in her badge for a broom and a staff of house cleaners. But, though the uniform is a little different, Callahan soon finds herself right back in the middle of a mystery when a client's pretty, pious 19-year-old nanny is gone...along with the jewelry, silver, and a few rather sensitive real estate documents.

Before she knows it, the meticulous Callahan is up to her elbows in a case involving illicit love triangles, crooked business deals, long-distance scams, and a dead body. Now she has to roll up her sleeves and start some industrial strength sleuthing to solve - and survive - this mess.

©1992 Kathy Hogan Trocheck, 2012 by Whodunnit, Inc. (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers

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For light entertainment - Also reviews explained

This book is entertaining and light. I had just finished reading The Survivor by Gregg Hurwitz (a rather dark book) and really needed something that might qualify as 'easy listening'. This book fit the bill.

I'll explain two objections that I read in reviews that almost kept me from downloading this book.

1. One review talks about the language in the book. I think this is because of two things. A) Swearing (F-bombs here and there) and B) the N-word.

The swearing is not overdone, it's all in keeping with the characters and certainly no worse than many other books I've heard on audible. But if you have a particular sensitivity to hearing the F-bomb a few times, then I suppose you might be disturbed.

There's no way around it. Hearing the N-word just makes you cringe. It's used in a character's dialogue. The character is a bigot fro the South. Guess what. They still exist and they say crap like this. (Hello, Paula Deen.) So I can understand the discomfort at hearing this word. These a**holes exist in real life so I suppose it's not a jump that they exist in books.

2. Another review talks about how the book makes fun of a religion. I think that reviewer is referring to some comments that Garrity's mother, Edna, makes about the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormon). She basically says something along the lines of how Mormon heaven is like a Holiday Inn (something like that - a hotel chain) and that there are different levels of heaven and if you convert enough people, you get on the concierge floor. There are also some comments about a sect that still practices polygamy.

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I'll say this - I wanted something light hearted, easy to listen to, and had a decent dash of humor. This was perfect for that. The narrator is great, the characters are certainly colorful. It's not going to win any Pulitzer but I didn't want to listen to a Pulitzer. And for what its worth, I'm downloading the second book now. Good luck with your listen!

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Lots of fun! Great start to the series

I am so glad that I stumbled upon this book! It was so much fun. I listened to the audiobook and Hilary Huber does a great job narrating. The story itself is interesting and the characters are great. Callahan is multi-faceted and her mother is a hoot. I will definitely be listening to the next book in the series. Well worth the audible credit but also worth reading if you don't do audiobooks.

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Andrews can tell a funny story

This is the first Callahan mystery I have read and I think it carried the wit and southern character development of her other stories. The first story I read of Mary Kay Andrews was Itty Bitty Lies- I laughed till I wet my pants. If you know the south, you will know all these people. A light hearted romp.

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5 stars for Callahan

The last few books I have bought by new to me authors have bombed. But, I finally got lucky with this one.The characters are spunky, likeable, and believable. The story was well plotted and entertaining. The only thing I didn't like about it was the narrators voice. She did an okay job with the southern accent but her voice made some of the characters whiny. But overall, this is a very interesting and solid mystery. I bought the next book before I was finished listening to this one. If I like the others I might try Mary Kay Andrew's other books. I would definitely recommend this book.

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glad I disregarded some of the reviews .

If you could sum up Every Crooked Nanny in three words, what would they be?

I enjoyed this story. I listen to many audibles. I think it wasa good listen and will buy the next one in the series.

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Laughs/Suspense - Kept me reading!

It took a little time to adjust to southern speech. Once I got the rhythm, I really enjoyed listening. The characters were terrific, each in their own way.

The book was not of my usual reading yet it was good.

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I LOVE Mary Kay Andrews!

What did you love best about Every Crooked Nanny?

Great story - easy listen

What did you like best about this story?

The characters are top notch!

What about Hillary Huber’s performance did you like?

She is an amazing narrator.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed out loud several times - you fall in love with all the characters!

Any additional comments?

This is worth the money!

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Needs to do research before publishing

It wouldn't have hurt to do some research on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some of the garbage that comes out of the mouths of church members could have been accurate if the author had check with the church. Not too hard to do. If she couldn't do that research, is the countryside she writes about real or does she make it up too. I enjoy a book that is accurate so that if I am ever in that area I can say this is just like *** , and I enjoyed that book so much.

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Pretty good story except for the language

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No, not time well spent. I normally enjoy Mary Kay Andrews books but the language in this one has turned me off from the rest of the series. I won't be listening to any more on Callahan Garrity.

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Good until it wasn't!

Liked this book so far until Chapter 15! Used descriptive words to describe black people. Very sad. Could've been a great novel without these use of words. i understand that the south still has a lot of prejudice but i'm not sure a light novel like this needed that language.

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