To Love and to Perish

Felicity Philips Investigates, Book 1

By: Steve Higgs

Narrated by: Katherine Anderson

Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

Marriage? It can be absolute murder.

Wedding planner for the rich and famous, Felicity Philips is aiming to land the biggest gig of her life - the next royal wedding. But there are a few obstacles in her way...not least of which is a dead body the police believe she is responsible for murdering.

Out of custody, but under suspicion, her rivals are lining up to ruin her name. With so much on the line, she needs to prove it wasn’t her and fast. But that means finding out who the real killer is...without said killer finding out what she is up to.

With Buster the bulldog as her protector and Amber the ragdoll cat providing sartorial wit - mostly aimed at the dog - Felicity is turning sleuth.

What does a wedding planner know about solving a crime?Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Get ready for a wild ride!

©2021 Steven Higgs (P)2021 Steven Higgs

Different, very enjoyable!

Easy reading, enjoyable subject matter, fun and entertaining to the end!loved the human and animal characters!

a lovely new cozy novel from the Steve Higgs world

if you are looking for cozy mysteries featuring plucky mature women with touches of humor and esp if you love dogs and cats Steve Higgs has hit it out of the park again with this new series. He write several different series featuring a different 'lead' but they all live in same area so some characters you meet in the other series. this one is a spin-off from a story in a Patricia Fisher mystery. it's fun to recognize characters I love in the other series...like old friends.
the narrator does an excellent job of bringing the story and ppl to life.

To Love and to Perish

Felicity is helping plan a wedding when the father of the bride is injured. The wedding plans are out on hold. A man who has been a plague her whole life is arrested for the attack. Later that night she's headed to a forced date with Vance. As she parks she notices the car next to her is the man who had been arrested. Her curiosity is high when she does paperwork on the front seat. Ass the gentleman causes her some trepidation Vance arrives. They continue on too their fiber where as she's attempting to leave the police show you to arrest her for murder. A night in jail, a frantic call to her sister to speak to her brother-in-law who is a lawyer to help her. He comes to her assistance and gives her info to stay out of trouble. Now she and her niece are on the run from the cops trying to solve a murder to keep themselves out of jail.
Katherine Anderson is a remarkable narrator who breathes life into Felicity and her cohorts.
Fantastic audio and story!

Fun mystery, helpful pets.

Good pacing, fun mystery and an amazing narrator.
Felicity may not always get it right, but at least her animals still love her. I recommend this to all animal loving mystery buffs.

Cozy Mystery!

This is the first book in the Felicity Philips Investigates series. This is a great and interesting cozy mystery. Felicity is fearless, and determined. The storyline is entertaining, and intriguing, filled with twists and turns. Some scenes are hilarious! Katherine Anderson did an amazing job with the narration. I was giving this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Funny and A Good Read

To Love and To Perish is a Funny and Good Read! The inter actions between the pets and the the heroin are so fun, and figuring out the who done it was difficult. Which makes the red interesting and wanting to keep turning the pages. OK there is another book, I already bought it. It must be time to start that read now! Lol you’re gonna love these stories too.

Love This!

If you love a story that draws you in, makes you laugh, and keeps you guessing, this book is for you! The narrator helps bring this story to life!

Seriously???

Felicity Philips is a wedding planner who is in her 50's and whose life is as plain and normal as possible, with the possible exception of her being rather ambitious. All of sudden she decides to investigate a murder. Now Felicity is breaking the law right and left, stealing things, breaking and entering, and other unlawful mischief. She goes against everyone's advice, including her own, to put herself in harm's way. I found it so unlikely that an ambitious wedding planner with a reputation to uphold would get involved in the situations described in the book that I couldn't even finish the story - a rarity for me. The best part of the book was "Adventure Dog." I love mysteries, and I especially love mysteries that involve dogs, and so I'm sorry to give this such a low rating. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.