Homicide in Hardcover

A Bibliophile Mystery

By: Kate Carlisle

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Murder is always a bestseller… first in the new bibliophile mystery series!

The streets of San Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldn't be lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration. With his final breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a priceless - and supposedly cursed - copy of Goethe's Faust for safekeeping. Brooklyn suddenly finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to the humorless - but attractive - British security officer who finds her kneeling over the body. Now she has to read the clues left behind by her mentor if she is going to restore justice.

©2009 Kathleen Beaver (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

This first in a new series is going to launch Carlisle to a bestselling position and have readers looking forward to the next installment of delightfully eccentric characters, droll dialogue and a meticulously planned crime. Bibliophile heroine Brooklyn Wainwright is brilliant, feisty and funny.” ( Romantic Times)

A good cozy mystery but the narrator needs work

Would you listen to Homicide in Hardcover again? Why?

The book is a fun easy read & there's enough explanation of the esoterica of book binding to keep that from becoming confusing. The plot is plausible enough to keep you involved and the main character's family is a welcome comic relief. Overall a good 'airport'/beach book which you can pick up and put down as needed

What aspect of Eileen Stevens’s performance would you have changed?

The narrator really needs to brush up on her pronunciations of place names/locations. In another book I cringed when she said

great read

The author Katie Carlisle does a great job of describing every detail, I can see every scene in my head. Many different characters with unique backgrounds. I have to continue listening to the series.

agree with others

I own all the books in this series and was pleased to see them on audible. BUT the narrator does such a terrible job with men's voices, esp. the sexy, British male lead, that it makes listening painful. So disappointed. And esp. disappointed that after all the negative reviews of the narrator the publisher has continued to use her for the whole series. Would be much better if she didn't try to do "masculine" or "British" and just read the parts in her normal voice, which is actually very pleasant. This review is of the narrator and not the book, which I would easily give 4.5*.

I ENJOYED THIS SO MUCH!!!!

I absolutely loved this book. It had it all...twists and turns, suspense, romance, and humor. I wasn't expecting it to be as fantastic as it was. This book kept my attention the whole time!!!! I hope the next one is just as good.

Fun characters, odd characters, what fun!

loved it, Brooklyn rocks and you learn a lot about book binding. great new series.

I enjoyed it

It's true that the narrator does a really terrible British accent, but not as bad as the gal who attempted to read "Bloody Jack," which I had to return it was so painful. I just finished a Steve Berry, so I was looking for something new and light when I stumbled on the 4th book in this series on Hoopla. I'd rather not start in the middle, so I bought the first book on Audible and now I've downloaded the second.

Here's the thing, nothing is perfect. I like the characters, the narration doesn't drive me crazy, and I love books. I wanted light--this is not Jack Reacher, for sure; it's more like a cozy. I don't agree that this is a Janet Evanovich knock-off. I think it's a Sue Grafton read-alike, and that's not so bad.

I love Kate’s books!

Although I absolutely adore the other Kate Carlisle books I have “read” on Audible (and the narrators), this is the first time I’m listening to this particular series… I love the characters. I love the narrators, I am also thoroughly enjoying the story, which is quite interesting as well. I am now a forever fan, because not only are her stories absolutely fabulous, her narrators accurately and CORRECTLY pronounce the meditative words, and chants!!! This means a lot to me since I have a predominantly Buddhist belief and practice.
THANK YOU KATE!!!!!

excellent narration

I really have to applaud Eileen Stephens performance of this book it really adds to the story and I can hardly wait to read the next one

A different world!

cozy-mystery, amateur-sleuth, women-sleuths, wine

Interesting look into the world of restoration of old books, hippie communes on the west coast, viticulture and oenoculture.
Eileen Stevens does the chirpy really well.

kept me guessing

enjoyed the book, good story and kept me guessing who done it! Good listening for sure