Murder in the Paperback Parlor

Book Retreat Mystery, Book 2

By: Ellery Adams

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Jane Steward is organizing a week of activities for fans of love stories at her book-themed resort. But her Regency readers barely have time to brush up on their Jane Austen before tragedy strikes Storyton Hall. Rosamund York, one of the most celebrated authors in attendance, is killed.

Rosamund had as many enemies as she did admirers, including envious fellow novelists, a jealous former lover, and dozens of angry fans. It's up to Jane, with the help of her book club, the Cover Girls, to catalogue the list of suspects and find a heartless killer quickly - before the murderer writes someone else off.

©2015 Ellery Adams (P)2015 Tantor

Narrator talks way too fast

Love the series and the story line, but the narrator reads like she is in a race to see who can finish first. She reads so fast that half the time I can't understand her, unless I'm doing nothing but concentrating on the book. I slow her down when listening with my phone to .75 but that's really too slow. Can't slow her down on Alexa, so phone is the only way I can listen. We need a speed option somewhere between .75 and .90 for narrators like her. This is the only narrator I've ever had this trouble with.

Loved it all…

Strong emotions, pleasant but complex interesting characters, and intriguing mystery and cozy fun for bibliophiles!

Continued entertainment

This next book in the series continues where the first left off. Fun information amid the murder and mayhem.

Definitely a cozy mystery

While this is a cozy mystery, there are some intellectual challenges. I hope to see more character development in future instalments but the setting for this series is unique and makes it worth the read!

I Enjoyed it

I enjoyed this book. It is refreshing to be able to listen to a mystery while on long drives.