Murder on Bainbridge Island

A Northwest Cozy Mystery (Northwest Cozy Mystery Series, Book 1)

By: Dianne Harman

Narrated by: Krystal Doolittle

Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's Summary

A murdered guest at her first catering event? Definitely not good for DeeDee’s fledgling business. So much for post-divorce new beginnings. 

When Lisa, a well-known Seattle art gallery owner, is murdered at the event, shock waves ripple through the local Seattle art community. 

The following day, newspaper reports indicate the cause of death might have been poison in the food DeeDee served. She has to find the killer to save her business and her new life. 

Join DeeDee, Jake, a private investigator she's developed a relationship with, and Balto, her husky dog as they search for the murderer. 

This is the first book in the Northwest Cozy Mystery Series by a two-time USA Today best-selling author. 

©2017 Dianne Harman (P)2022 Dianne Harman

Terrible narrator

First time I could not finish a book because the way it was read was awful. Flat, the person gave no life to the story and the characters. The book might have been good but who could tell.

Sadly, I could not finish

While the setting of the book made me pick it up, I could not finish it. The narrator has so much to do with how you enjoy an Audible book. Unfortunately, Krystal's delivery was painful.

Find a different narrator. Simple light Mystery.

Find a different narrator. Simple light mystery. Good descriptions of locations and islands. Good descriptions of Artist of Seattle.

cute story

The story was cute although the end was easily guessed. The narrator was awful, sad to say. It definitely wasn't worth the price paid for a book that's less than 4 hours. I probably won't pick up the rest of the series.

New Start

I received a free code for this book.
I have read and listened to a fair number of Dianne's books now, and have not been disappointed with any of them. This is another great read.

Loved it!

Another great and interesting story from Dianne Harman. Her stories are always very well weaved with mystery and she has a great narrator!

Excellent

The setting sounds great, the people are interesting and willing to help her with her new business. DeeDee buys a dog to keep her company, which also might led to more with the previous owner, Jake..The list of suspect wanting to get even with someone who is hurting them in the art world,is long. DeeDee and with Jake as a private investigated,together to solve a murder, and time together. A nice cozy story that all will enjoy reading.
Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

Brilliant

I loved this book. Great series. I highly recommend this book.
Amazing characters and great storyline.
The narration is pretty good too.
❤️😹🤩🥰🥳

New job, new life, new murder

I enjoyed this book. This is the first book in a new series, I must admit I have heard later books so it was fun to go back and see how it all came about. The story starts with the murder and then goes back in time to explain why Dee Dee was catering the event (so all good background information for the series) and to give you motives and suspects as to why Lisa Sanders needed to die. I did work out the killer and how Dee Dee was going to work it out (a bit to obvious a clue) but it was still a lot of fun getting there. There is also a cute dog and likeable characters in the form of Dee Dee and Jake.
After her divorce and with her grown children having left the nest Dee Dee decides to start her life over by moving to her family home she inherited after her parents death, start a new catering business and get a dog. But things go wrong on her very first job and one of the guests is killed. It is quickly proved that her cooking wasn't the cause but Dee Dee fearing that the bad publicity of a death at her event would be bad for business, especially of such a famous art gallery owner, that she takes matters into her own hands and starts to investigate. Aided by her new dog Balto and the man who sold him to her, who is also a private investigator can they narrow down the suspects and find the killer?
The narrator was good and kept the story exciting and flowing nicely.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.