Murder of a Snake in the Grass

A Scumble River Mystery

By: Denise Swanson

Narrated by: Christine Leto

Skye Denison and the rest of Scumble River is celebrating its bicentennial in style - with reenactments, a bingo tent, and a coal-tossing contest. Best of all, the guest of honor is the town founder's great-great-grandnephew, Gabriel Scumble. But his visit turns out to be short-lived when he is found dead. The murder weapon: a pickax. Meanwhile, Skye's ex-fiancée is back in town. But is he here simply to create turmoil in her love life...or does he have a connection to Gabriel's death?

©2003 Denise Swanson Stybr (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Great book series

I love the Skye Dennison mysteries. You get a cute love story and great mystery.

just who was the snake

If you could sum up Murder of a Snake in the Grass in three words, what would they be?

interesting twist

What did you like best about this story?

Learning about Skye's ex-fiance

Which scene was your favorite?

Skye's swimsuit as undergarment

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, I enjoy these over several days, spreads out the enjoyment

Any additional comments?

This one had more twists and turns than usual, which I liked. No spoilers sorry.

Fun and Entertaining

Murder of a Snake in the Grass in an apt title for this fun and entertaining cozy mystery. I look forward to the next book in this series.

Narrator was off in this one.

If you could sum up Murder of a Snake in the Grass in three words, what would they be?

This book tied together the past relations of the heroine with her current life and helped with background.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator simply could not correctly pronounce any of the Louisiana names and the accent was atrocious! It really grated on the ear if you were familiar with the area at all or if you were used to a true Southern accent rather than this narrator's version of one.

Any additional comments?

This is an enjoyable series but getting past the narrator of this book was difficult. Earlier books had the same narrator and were done better.

Wrong identity

What made the experience of listening to Murder of a Snake in the Grass the most enjoyable?

I really like mystery novels, and this one had a bunch of mystery in it which made it really enjoyable for me. Even though the main plot of the book was trying to find out who committed the murder, you also have the mystery of why Sky's Ex is in town, and why this kid is acting out so bad.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sky is always my favorite character in these stories, I have to admit the character did get on my nerves a little bit when it came to dealing with her ex in this story but in the end I liked the way she handled him.

Which scene was your favorite?

my favorite scene was when the police chief arrested Sky's ex and he wanted to talk to her and tell her everything that he was hiding. that whole truth scene was really good and shocking to find that out. As well as the ending scene when we found out who the real killer was.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I would have to leave it just how the book is.

Any additional comments?

none