Seriously, Murder?

By: Monica Hoopes

Narrated by: Skye Alley

Alice Humphries is a small-town Jersey lawyer, and she knows what she’s doing. Kind of. And hell—even if she doesn’t, she and her best friend Don can normally figure it out. They are recent law school grads who’ve opened up their own practice, and they’ll take just about any case they can get to keep the electricity on and buy donuts on Fridays. But when they’re assigned to a high-profile murder through the Public Defender’s Office, they find themselves in over their heads.

The victim: a well-known divorce attorney found shot to death in his office. Their client: his blond, botoxed, and bitchy wife. Alice and Don have to get her out of jail, keep her out of jail, and figure out what the hell they’re doing in the process. And meanwhile, they still have two other clients to contend with: a 23 year-old hot-blooded drama queen who pelts her on-again-off-again older lover with snowballs and erects giant snow penises on the hood of his car, and a brash-mouthed Texas pageant mom who assaults a fellow contestant with a giant cupcake and stuffs her four-year old’s bra for the win. And then there’s sexy Assistant Prosecutor/enemy of the defense, Jake Harris. Alice can’t figure out whether she wants to strangle him or make out with him, but the feeling is definitely mutual.

Seriously, Murder? is the first installment in a laugh-out-loud romcom murder mystery series that will keep you wanting more! Don and Alice are at the heart of this story, and they just might save the day (if they don't kill each other, first).

©2023 Monica Hoopes (P)2023 Monica Hoopes

Fun, relatable characters

The main character is very relatable, and the author has an entertaining way of describing the character's interactions. It has witty outtakes on ridiculous situations and characters one can envision an attorney having to deal with. Overall, very well written book, and the audible narrator had good male and female voice performance!

Seriously murder

I really enjoyed this book it was light enough to be fun but still had a good story with an unexpected ending

light hearted but funny.

good, light hearted and enjoyable book. looking forward to the next book. Great light hearted listen!

The characters were funny and the story was well written.

I liked hint of a romance between the two main characters. I also liked the possibility of a romance between the prosecutor and the main character.

Great storyline, kept me on the edge of my seat till the end

I loved the audible! I cannot wait for book 2 to be released. the storyline is always moving no slow spots. The working relationship between Alice and Don is a hoot. I can see this going for several more books even becoming a movie or tv series with the amount of character development and complex plot is put into each chapter.

The suspense

I liked the entire story. Being from NJ, it was interesting to hear all the familiar towns.

Unnecessary Foul Language

Absolutely did not like the foul language, totally unnecessary to tell the story. The typical stereotypes of New Jersey accents and Texas is a blaring sign of an unimaginative writer. This book had so much potential, but failed miserably.

Excellent, funny, light hearted book

I really enjoyed this book. the narration was excellent and it was a fun read. Just what I was looking for to escape for a few hours. I'll probably read more of her books. Definitely recommend.

Great, funny book

This was a great book, I’m glad I took the chance on it. Can’t wait for the next one