Plantation Shudders

A Cajun Country Mystery, Book 1

De: Ellen Byron

Narrado por: Meredith Mitchell

Check in for some Southern hospitality in Plantation Shudders, the Cajun Country series debut from Ellen Byron.

It's the end of the summer and prodigal daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family's plantation-turned-bed-and-breakfast in Louisiana. The Crozats have an inn full of guests for the local food festival: elderly honeymooners, the Cajun Cuties, a mysterious stranger from Texas, a couple of hipster lovebirds, and a trio of Georgia frat boys. But when the elderly couple keels over dead within minutes of each other - one from very unnatural causes - Maggie and her family suddenly become suspects in a murder.

With the help of Bo Durand, the town's handsome new detective, Maggie must investigate to clear her name while holding the family business together at the same time. And the deeper she digs, the more she wonders: Are all of the guests really there for a vacation, or do they have ulterior motives? Decades-old secrets and stunning revelations abound in Ellen Byron's charming cozy debut, Plantation Shudders.

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Focus on the story, not the vocals and you’ll enjoy it.

The book is written in narrative form which feels awkward especially since the Narrator is very robotic in the beginning. As a New Orleans, LA native I was annoyed by the stereotypical “southern” accents used for the “Louisiana Natives” as well as the ‘Dukes of Hazard’ based police chief shenanigans. That said, the story is well written and the characters’ arcs are developed over time. I may read the next one.

Great story and entertaining characters.

I enjoyed the character build and the story. I really enjoyed the narrator. well done!

More Please

Great characters! Wonderful, varied voices. Good mystery that keeps you interested and guessing! Cant wait for more

Surprisingly enjoyable

The characters are fleshed out and relatable. The story is plausible. The mystery is never obvious. I enjoyed this quite a lot.

I enjoyed it.

The southern, south Louisianan, Australian and South Asian accents didn’t bother me, even if they weren’t great. So what? The less than flattering character descriptions didn’t bother me. It’s a story. I lived in south Louisiana for a long time, so I enjoyed the descriptions of the bayou and the food. It was an enjoyable listen. I’m used to this reader from other books, so I appreciated the familiarity.