Port of Refuge

Storm Ketchum Adventures, Book 2

By: Garrett Dennis

Narrated by: Bob Johnson

Welcome to Port of Refuge - another light and quirky island mystery steeped in Outer Banks culture, from the author who took you to Port Starbird.

Storm Ketchum, a damaged emigre to Hatteras Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks, generally prefers to stay close to home and mind his own business - but he unexpectedly finds himself entangled with a cult-like coven of modern-day Roanoke Island witches when a relative of his paramour meets an untimely end on church property. Is the High Priestess of the Croatoan Covenant Church really in contact with the departed spirits of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island? Are the members of her church really from both this world and the next? Or is she just a con artist preying on gullible Wiccan acolytes - and is she a killer? A desire to provide closure for the family drives Ketch to once again call on his amateur sleuthing skills to conjure up answers to these and other questions, in the process risking the physical and spiritual well-being of both himself and the one he loves.

Join Ketch, his loyal dog Jack, and his Kinnakeet Boatyard friends as they embark on a bewitching new adventure in the picturesque Outer Banks, where intrigue continues to cast its spell on them all.

©2015 Garrett Dennis (P)2023 Garrett Dennis

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I enjoyed this story and am glad I have it as an audio book, as I will be able to listen to it again and again. I really enjoyed the cast of characters that help the main character to solve the murder of his girlfriend's aunt, with a few good twists thrown in to make sure you are still listening. Will be looking out for the next book.

ABSOLUTELY GREAT READ

If you could sum up Port of Refuge in three words, what would they be?

mystery twists turns

What did you like best about this story?

return characters and good mystery

Have you listened to any of Bob Johnson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

good as usual

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

too many to select just one

Any additional comments?

I received this audio book for free from the author, narrator or publisher and am freely offering my honest and unbiased opinion and review

Interesting tale!

A fine story of loss, love, while dealing with who-done-it scenarios and sex thrown in.

More fun!

outer-banks, amateur-sleuth, mystery, action-adventure, friendship, verbal-humor -----
The previous adventure is slipped into this one so that there are no serious gaps in understanding the characters or their bonding, and although the first one was good, this one is even better. The story line is different from most, the location is not ordinary either, and the characters certainly are. The publisher's blurb gives hints and there is no need for spoilers, but that can't begin to prepare you for all the suspense and laughs. Excellent read!
I have it in Whispersync, and I think that Bob Johnson does a fantastic audio interpretation.

Wow!

This is the second book by Garrett Dennis that I have listened to. Bob Johnson has performed several books that I have, so I am familiar with his voice and inflections. He does such a great job with his performances. This book is a standalone listen and part of a series. Overall, this book is excellent, but the subject deals with Wiccan activities. The descriptions of the outer banks were very good. I liked how one could visualize the scene. I enjoyed the fact that the author was consistent in his characters from the other book I listened to. The narrator did not disappoint with his various characters. I was voluntarily provided with this review copy audiobook upon my request by the author, narrator, and or publisher. (My rating for the story was not higher because I was not comfortable with the cult).