• Death Is for the Dying

  • A John Handful Novel, Book 3
  • By: Andrew Hixson
  • Narrated by: Anthony Goring
  • Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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Death Is for the Dying

By: Andrew Hixson
Narrated by: Anthony Goring
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Publisher's summary

Archie Andrews tries the new cologne his new girlfriend gave him for his birthday. He goes out to get some food for his birthday party and is later found dead near the vicinity of his apiary.

With no clues, no suspects, and no idea how he died, the Suffolk constabulary call their consulting lateral-thinking private detective to assist them in their investigation.

However, John Handful has a conflict of interests. The new girlfriend of the victim happens to be his ex, Kimberley Ashlyn Gere.

©2016 Andrew Hixson (P)2018 Andrew Hixson

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Death is for the dying

I enjoyed thia short detective story.Anthony Goring was the perfect narrator.I am looking forward to more of this series.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

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crime story

the narrator did a good job. crime story, trying to figure out who did it and why, enough details to figure it out. easy to listen to.

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nice short story

Even thought I figured it out early on it was still an enjoyable short story.

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A wonderful mystery

Glad I stuck with the series after book 2. This was the best of the series so far and the best narration. I did not want to put it down and binged it as FA’s as I could.

This book was provided free for review, however, the thoughts are my own.

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Enjoyed this one

Received a bonus code for an honest review. Narrator did an excellent job. Of the three books I listened to, I found this one the most interesting.

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Quick Listen

This is a quick listen from the John Handful Mystery series. It is one of the better books. I figured it out pretty quickly.

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Good story

Very cool little story. It's very well written and the narrator does an awesome job.

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Wonderful Mystery!

Finished this book in less than a day. I was hooked from start to finish!

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A short, quality mystery

As a disclaimer, I was offered a copy of this book for the sake of an honest review.

The writing is faithful to the rest of the John Handful mysteries, this time venturing much closer to detective Handful's personal life. The result is a lot of character development, which is good and paves the way to the following works. The mystery in itself is a little simple, serving more as a background to John Handful's musings at times.

It remains a good book, as long as one's expectations are set on the right objective.

Anthony Goring's performance as a narrator is stellar, giving this short piece of mystery a good, reflective tone that sets the character perfectly.

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Wonderful mystery

I liked the way the story flowed. The storyline was excellent. The narrator does an excellent job he brings you into the story and keeps you guessing.

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