Murder in the Master

The Chesapeake Bay Mysteries, Book 1

By: Judy L. Murray

Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Real estate rule #1: A dead body creates buzz. A dead body in a house for sale is never the buzz you want.

It isn’t the first time real estate agent Helen Morrisey has found someone naked in bed while showing a house. But this one is different. One glance at the bluish cast around his lips and the vacant, staring eyes, and Helen knows developer Al Capelli is never going to sign another sales agreement.

His death is big news for a small Chesapeake water town where a family empire is built around secrets and their brash money style is resented by locals. Within days, his lover, her old friend, begs Helen to find the killer before she’s arrested for murder. Helen quickly realizes that solving a murder mystery in real life is a lot more dangerous than reading one. She decides to create her own Detection Club of expert sleuths—Miss Marple, Jessica Fletcher, Nora Charles, Agatha Raisin, and, yes, Nancy Drew to help unearth the truth.

Detective Joe McAlister recognizes Helen’s insight into back office real estate deals and local players. And for the first time since her husband’s death, Helen meets a man who might return zingers as quick as she tosses them out. Mystery lovers hungry for a smart gutsy woman, a fast-moving plot, and an insider’s look into a business everyone talks about, but few understand, will devour this first in a series.

©2021 Judy L. Murray (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Love this Book! More Please!

This was a great book. I really never wanted to put it down. It really got me from the beginning, and I did not want the story to end. The performance was great, loved, loved, the setting. Of course, I have family in Annapolis, so that area is dear to me already. The writer did an excellent job bringing us to the area, you could see it in your mind's eye. Love the characters, they were great and well developed. I want more of these great stories and Helen! Love all her detective personalities. Thanks for a great story!

Inventive and engaging mystery

Well executed ploy using classic mystery characters as aides in solving a new murder. Characters are strong and plot engaging.

Well written and entertaining

Murder in the Master is an entertaining and well written cozy mystery with engaging characters and a realistic plot. I look forward to the next book in this series.

Great book

If you like a good murder mystery this book is for you. From the beginning, the characters and community come to life. The story turns many corners along the way. You will enjoy the ride. The main sloth Helen is so relatable you find yourself rooting for her along the way. The author Judy Murray does an amazing job creating the fictional town of Port Ann and the upper Chesapeake, you will want to visit.
You’ll become friends with the characters and look forward to their next adventure. On to book two for me.

Great story!

A little predictable but very great writing and story. I enjoyed listening to it very much!