Real Murders

An Aurora Teagarden Mystery, Book 1

By: Charlaine Harris

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

Though a small town at heart, Lawrenceton, Georgia, has its dark side - and its crime buffs. One of them is librarian Aurora "Roe" Teagarden, a member of the Real Murders Club, which meets once a month to analyze famous cases. It's a harmless pastime - until the night she finds a member killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss.

As other brutal "copycat" killings follow, Roe will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game, one that casts all the members of Real Murders, herself included, as prime suspects - or potential victims.

©1992 Charlaine Harris (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"An ingenious plot and sufficient flow of blood keep the pages flying....Harris draws the guilty and the innocent into an engrossing tale while inventing a heroine as capable and potentially complex as P. D. James's Cordelia Gray." ( Publishers Weekly)

Georgia...or New England??

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The story takes place in GEORGIA-- but the only person with any hint of a Southern accent is the rude redneck detective, Everyone else has a New England accent. Really. There IS a difference. Every time they mentioned Georgia, I wanted to check to see if there was a Georgia, New Hampshire.

Charlaine draws you right in

Charlaine does a great job of drawing you right into her stories. While Aurora gets beat out by my fave heroines, in order, Harper, Lily, & Sookie, these are definitely still worth your time.

Easy Listening

Really enjoyed listening while out on my walks. Made them so much enjoyable and time go by.

Fun

I loved reading the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries. Having just as much fun listening to the stories.

I liked the book but the show was better

I never thought I would say I liked a show better than the book but I did. The book was okay but not great.

One of my favorite series.

I have read and listened to this series many times. It’s my go to when I have a lot going on and I just want to enjoy something. It’s not a difficult story to follow and I love how the characters are painted by Charlaine Harris and brought to life by Therese Plumber.

Gossip

I have read several of the Harper Connelly stories and thought they were pretty darn good, and even fun, but these Aurora Teagarden stories are annoying. There is a good story hidden in both A Bone to Pick and Real Murders, but both are so deeply couched in gossip and female logic, it is just too distracting. Add to that a narrator, Therese Plummer, who constantly speaks in conspiratorial whispers and it drives me straight up the wall! Why the hell is she whispering? I will admit she is perfect for a story seemingly torn from a gossip tabloid. If she is not a gossip, she would be perfect for the roll: She has got the voice down pat!
This is probably a series of books from which guys should just stay away. It is a series written by a woman, about women, and for women. Men, do not say I did not warn you!

Short but GREAT read!

What did you love best about Real Murders?

I loved the mystery of the who-dunnit and the surprise at the end. All my guesses were wrong and it kept me on my toes.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I really loved Aurora. I'm pretty short too and desperately in love with books so I was really able to connect with her.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was when Aurora visited her date at the college campus and all the girls who liked the professor didn't like her.

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

Absolutely and I did!

Any additional comments?

I really loved the reader and thought the book was great despite being only 6 hours long.

Love Charlaine!

Would you listen to Real Murders again? Why?

Another great work of Ms. Harris's. The True Blood series is great, yet the Teagarden series is just as wonderful. I'm hooked on this series. Thanks again Ms. Harris.

Good cozy, a bit dated.

Good plot. Cozy based on real crime followers, which I am not into.