Bubbles, Roses, and Rump

A Wendy Winkworth Mystery

By: Marilyn Bos

Narrated by: Sherri Slater

When 25-year-old Wendy Winkworth decides to take a break from her PI business and visit her brother in Bern, Illinois, she simply wants to catch up on family affairs. Soon family affairs have her in over her head. She’s hired by a teacher to find out if his ex-con mother is going to show up and ruin his chances of marrying the love of his life and the richest girl in town. Wendy’s mechanic brother appears to be thieving on the side. And the local sheriff is trailing her, either because he likes her looks or because he wants her to stop looking too closely at what’s going on in town. Then two young men die and a boy goes missing, and Wendy is plunged into a murder investigation that may make her the next victim.

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A Story Full of Twists and Turns.

25-year-old Wendy Winkworth decides to take a break from her PI business and visit her brother in Bern, Illinois. During her visit, she's hired by a teacher to find out if his ex-con mother is going to show up and ruin his chances of marrying the love of his life and the richest girl in town. She also is dealing with other issues involving her brother and the local sheriff.

The story had a lot of twist and turns, and the author did a good job of utilizing red herrings to keep me guessing to the very end. However, the main character was not someone I found all that likeable. For someone who is supposed to be in her mid 20's and who owns a PI business, she seemed rather immature. She repeatedly made risky mistakes throughout the story, and I found it irritating that she did not learn from those mistakes. This detracted from the story for me. The narrator did a good job narrating this book.