Moon Signs

By: Helen Haught Fanick

Narrated by: Paula Faye Leinweber

Length: 6 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Retirement is a time for knitting, gardening, and an occasional quiet lunch with friends, according to Kathleen Williamson. Her sister Andrea has an altogether different point of view. When the sisters go to the Canaan Valley to search for paintings mentioned in a document found in an old hotel once owned by their grandparents - paintings that might be Monets - Andrea immediately becomes involved in tracking down a murderer. Kathleen would much rather be looking for the paintings, but she goes along with Andrea, since the victim was their hotel-keeper, murdered just down the hall from their room. The question is: Does the murder have something to do with the elusive paintings?

There are many clues and many suspects, including hotel staff, valley residents, and the mysterious foreigners who come from the Eastern Seaboard for skiing. There are also many types of danger-icy roads, sub-zero temperatures, and a killer who doesn't care how many people die in the attempt to make sure the right ones do.

©2011 Helen Haught Fanick (P)2013 Helen Haught Fanick

Nice cozy mystery

i enjiyed the stoey but the audio was frustrating. It sounds like the narrator keeps leaning away from the microphone. The sentences srart out strong but get very faint by the end and are hard to hear.

Moon Signs

I really liked the story. What made it good was the way Paula read it. She put so much emotion and emphasis on the way it was written, it was easy to get into the story!

Really enjoyed

I really enjoyed listening to this mystery. I really enjoyed the sisters and the other characters throughout. The narrator did a great job on the voices and story. The story is well written and engaging and keep you pulled in. I would recommend if you love a good mystery.

Senior Sisters Solve Sinister Slayings

If the older sister's voice hadn't been so wobbly (trying to portray her elderly status?), the performance would've been better . . . but that said, this was a good listen . . . I'm not so much into the signs of the moon, although farmers have sworn by it for centuries . . . what made this one a worthy listen for me was the historical aspects, the two sisters searching for the lost Monets . . . the setting in the mountains of West Virginia . . . and the cozy mystery . . . well done . . .

Room for improvement....

As in previous reviews, yes, there were inconsistencies and yes, the story was a little choppy and slow. But having said that, it was a nice, cozy mystery with two little old ladies trying to solve a mystery but were in over their heads. Room for improvement ,for sure.

Narrator in this book had some trouble with projection so it sounded like she was fading in and out, but in her own voice, when she wasn't trying to portray an old lady, she was pretty good. Those aren't West Virginia accents, though. Also, it's pronounced "Appa LATCH ia" . Just sayin',

Cozy mystery

The story was decent, but I didn’t care for the narrator. I had a hard time getting into it

oh what a good story.

How exciting to listen to a story set at such a beautiful place here in West Virginia. The story line held my attention while I remembered my last trip to the Valley. The people are friendly and oh the food. I was sorry they hadn't mentioned the Christmas shop in Thomas. No matter why I'm in the area or when that place is a must stop. This brought back such wonderful memories. Open it and join the adventure. Thank you for creating this wonderful work.

Lighthearted Mystery

Very good. kept me interested till the end. Looking forward to the second one. Good narration and story.

Cozy but hard to hear

The story was a cozy mystery. MC has a sweet naïveté and innocence that makes me think of a favorite old aunt great aunt. The narrator’s voice fit well, and I liked the voices she used for various characters, but she often got too quiet to hear properly, which was rather frustrating.

What's up with her voice???

I couldn't enjoy the book with the narrater sounding like she was breathless for most of the characters. I was distracted With her gasping out the text and failed to connect with the characters. Maybe if I was reading to myself I could've gotten into it. But for free I can't complain to much I suppose. Maybe I'll read it on my kindle and reevaluate at a later time.