• Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door

  • Jane Darrowfield, Book 2
  • By: Barbara Ross
  • Narrated by: Traci Odom
  • Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (35 ratings)

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Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door

By: Barbara Ross
Narrated by: Traci Odom
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Jane Darrowfield is using her retirement years to work as a professional busybody, with most of her business coming from her West Cambridge, Massachusetts, community. This time her client is right next door....

Megan, who's purchased the house next to Jane's, needs some help from her snooping neighbor. Megan's been having blackouts, hearing voices - and feeling like someone's following her. Are these symptoms of an illness - or signs that she's in danger?

Considering the extensive security system in Megan's house, it seems like she should be safe - yet she soon vanishes into thin air. Some think she's run away, but would this ambitious young lawyer on the partner track really miss a meeting with an important client? And where's Megan's cat?

The mystery is about to deepen when the cat is finally located in a hidden panic room - and as Jane and the police look into Megan's friends, family, and past, it may be time to sound the alarm....

©2020 Barbara Ross (P)2021 Tantor

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A very good story.

I liked the plot to this story even better than the first book. This narrator is excellent and her voice is perfect for the stories she is reading here. The mystery is very, very tricky!

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Loved this book

This book series is refreshing because the main character is likable, intelligent and not overly reckless like you see in other cozies. The storyline was engaging and I felt myself changing my opinion of “who done it” many times while listening. Hope there’s a third in the works!

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Interesting, Compelling, Refreshing

Loved this book. It was compelling and interesting from beginning to end. The ‘professional busy body’ idea is fun. It gives a Miss Marple-like character a reason to get involved in other people’s business. It’s also refreshing that not every mystery or challenge has to be a murder.

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Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door is a well written and entertaining cozy mystery with engaging characters and an interesting plot. The story is intriguing but towards the end the pace of the story is slow and found myself skipping ahead to get to the end. I look forward to the next book.

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FINALLY SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT!!

Thank you !! Finally something that isn't Books, Bakery Goods, or Brooms!! Loved the story and Jane, her age and Brilliant Idea of being a Busy Body !!! So good with people and solving mysteries !! Great Narrator👍👍
A relief So different than all the others !!! I'm 73years old , have read..Listened to almost every "WHO DONE IT"
in most libraries !! PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING !!!!

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