A Body in 3B

A Murder at the Morrisey Mystery, Book 1

De: Eryn Scott

Narrado por: Natalie Duke

For as long as Meg Dawson can remember, she’s been able to see ghosts.

As much as Meg views it as a gift, she’s paid a price her ability; people often find her odd and quiet. Still, she wouldn’t trade her capabilities for anything because they brought her Ripley, her best friend. Having died in the car accident that killed Meg’s mom, Ripley sees it as her duty-after-death to watch over Meg and make sure she has a happy life.

Which is why, when Meg decides to quit her career as an artist and move back into her childhood apartment in the quirky Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, Ripley’s not thrilled. Even though Ripley loves the Morrisey and its residents as much as Meg, she thinks Meg’s using the familiar building as a way to hide from her problems. The only upside, in Ripley’s mind, is that Meg’s childhood crush, Laurence, is also back in the building. It’s the perfect scenario for things to finally heat up between the two—or so Ripley keeps telling Meg. Meg’s first conversation with Laurence isn’t what she expected, however. As they attempt to get the reclusive Mr. Miller’s signature for a building initiative, Meg and Laurie discover the man’s body. At least, they think it’s him. No one has seen him for the past decade. When it comes to light that Miller was murdered, the first question on everyone’s minds is how the killer got Miller to open his door when he would barely crack it for grocery deliveries.

Suddenly, Meg doesn’t feel so protected in her sanctuary. If the man who stayed locked in his apartment can be murdered, are any of the Morrisey residents safe? Even though Meg grew up there, she’s about to find that her beloved building holds more secrets than she could’ve imagined.

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Cute, cozy

Superb narration and a good set up for an enduring cast of characters. A bit too cutesy for me but the writing was very compelling. The time passed extremely quickly.

My biggest gripe is when authors force characters of generations other than theirs to be inexplicably obsessed with their generation. It was distracting and cringy in The Hate U Give, it was distracting and cringy in Ready Player One (and all his other novels), and it's distracting and cringy here.

Entertaining and engaging

A Body in #B is an entertaining and light cozy mystery. It caught my interest from the beginning and I stayed entertained to the end.

Interesting premise and decent mystery

The talking to ghosts thing was an interesting premise and it was a decent mystery although some things that happened, you could easily anticipate. Some of the dialogue was a little cheesy and basic but overall the story was entertaining and the characters were likable.

Must get more….

A very entertaining story with good characters. I am looking forward to the next one.

Enjoyable

Meg is a refreshing lead character. A old hat with her ability to communicate with ghosts so there were not any gimmicky surprises. She is smart, capable with plenty of potential. I will definitely continue with this series to see what awaits Meg and grunge-tastic Ripley in the future.