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Shady Hollow

By: Juneau Black
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony - until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case.

Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative newcomer to Shady Hollow. The fox has a nose for news, so when she catches wind that the death might be a murder, she resolves to get to the bottom of the case, no matter where it leads. As she stirs up still waters, the fox exposes more than one mystery, and discovers that additional lives are in jeopardy.

Vera finds more to this town than she ever suspected. It seems someone in the Hollow will do anything to keep her from solving the murder, and soon it will take all of Vera’s cunning and quickness to crack the case.

A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original

©2022 Juneau Black (P)2022 Random House Audio

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Very entertaining

Refreshing-very enjoyable. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

Such a fun read.

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another A+ performance by Cassandra Campbell

What a fun story! This woodland Mayberry suffers a series of tragedies with a host of characters (suspects). A sweet cozy mystery narrated by the amazing Cassandra Campbell on Audible.

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Zootopia meets Agatha Christie

This was a cozy mystery that I binged in 2 sittings! So whimsical and very engaging. The narrator was great!

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Cute, Cozy Mystery. Love Me Some "Old Lady" Books.

Welcome to Shady Hollow: a quaint little town of anthropomorphic creatures, where bad stuff happens so rarely- the residents don't even have locks on their doors! Life's grand until one day one of the townsfolk turns up dead. Whaaaaat? Cute, cozy mystery. A delightfully enchanting fall read.

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Fox Solves Murder

Big Midsomer Murder vibes set in an amazing environment! the town of Shady Hollow is such a well fleshed out town with a cast of fun characters to accompany it. The characters are so fun and loveable that seeing each one shown is a treat to listen to. The mystery is slow in some instances, but all comes together with a big red bow! I love the way the book gaslit me any time I thought I had the mystery solved, and the conclusion was worth the journey! I think any mystery lover will enjoy this series!

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Enchanting woodland fun

Wonderful mystery!
Pre ordered the next book and am looking forward to the next adventure!

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Just Right

Shady Hollow does exactly what it sets out to do. It is a sweet, cozy mystery that plays upon the inherent natures of animals. I listened to it while wrapping holiday gifts and it was perfect. I’m looking forward to listening to the next one.

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Great performance for a story with little teeth

Thought this mystery would have more bite with all the animal characters. It was so human it should have been humans.

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Cozy murder meets animal crossing

Trigger warning: mildly racist undertones. Murder, obviously.

Cute and cozy murder mystery. Characters are easy to understand but hard to pin down.
A very minor romantic subplot doesn’t detract from the story.

Not hard or taxing to enjoy. Vocabulary and sentence structure is mostly approachable and easy. Good for a beach, plane, or rainy day.

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Absolutely delightful!

A thoroughly enjoyable listen. A cozy mystery combined with a town full of delightful animals. I can't praise Cassandra Campbell enough as a narrator. She deftly switches from voice to voice bringing each character alive. She is always an engaging and expressive narrator.

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