A Dead Husband

Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery, Book 1

By: Anna Celeste Burke

Narrated by: Rebecca Mitchell

Meet Jessica Huntington, an amateur sleuth with a shopping jones and a black AMEX card. She soon finds out that money can't buy happiness or save your neck. Her well-planned life in shambles, she's hiding out near Palm Springs, California. When her best friend's husband is murdered, Jessica and her friends are soon stalked by scoundrels in pantyhose, stilettos, Bruno Maglis, and Armani suits. Roger Stone had something that got him killed. What was it and what will they do to get it back?

©2013 Anna Celeste Burke (P)2017 Tantor

story was fair -good, Did not like the narration

Could you see A Dead Husband being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No

Any additional comments?

As happens often, the writer sometimes gets too wordy.
2 sentences when 5 words would do fine

Desert heat isn't the only killer in this book.

I enjoyed this story as its a nice little mystery, with plenty of twists as the story develops. The characters were a fun bunch.

Jessica is an unemployed lawyer and moves back to her child hood home to help come to terms with her impending divorce. She soon learns that a cheating husband is the least of her problems, when she receives a phone call from her best friend asking for her help. Laura has just stumbled over the body of her husband and her alibi is spending the night with Jessica....Well until she went home with the waiter that is. Jessica has to pull out all the stops and throw a few punches and shoes to clear her friends name.
This is the first story I have heard, read by this narrator but I liked her style and will look out for more books read by her as well as the next book in this series.

Enjoyable Mystery Well Narrated

I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook! The story continued to build throughout to the end. The characters grew on me as the story progressed.

I felt the narrator captured the emotion of the story well including the suspense!

Very Enjoyable

I wasn't sure I was going to like this one. Jessica seemed like a character I would instantly dislike. But, I'm glad I continued listening. Jessica and her her friends are very likable and the mystery they are involved in is realistic. I look forward to the next book.

Ms. Burke once again excels with her gift of story telling.

Ms. Burke once again excels with her gift of story telling. She delivers an intriguing heroine who is intelligent and beautiful but struggling with her impending divorce and inability to have produced a child with high end retail therapy. While she has her demons she also has a huge heart with loyalty and generosity towards those she cares about. When a childhood friend is accused of murdering her husband, Jessica and her Cat pack are on case even if it means risking their lives. Ms. Mitchell gives a wonderful performance in narrating and nuancing each character that assists in keeping the storyline crystal clear.