The Chocolate Cat Caper

A Chocoholic Mystery

By: JoAnna Carl

Narrated by: Teresa DeBerry

Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

After giving up her career as a Texas trophy wife, 28-year-old Lee McKinney finds herself in a Michigan resort town, keeping the books for her Aunt Nettie’s luxury chocolate business. But she soon finds that her new life isn’t all truffles and bonbons… Clementine Ripley, the defense attorney everyone loves to hate, is throwing a party that calls for several thousand dollars worth of custom chocolates - some made in the image of her champion cat. Lee jumps at the job, but sweet success takes a bitter turn when someone adds and extra ingredient - cyanide - to one of their delicious chocolates and it finds its way into Ms. Ripley’s mouth. Now it’s up to Lee to figure out who tampered with Aunt Nettie’s recipe before they find themselves behind not-so-chocolate bars.

©2002 Eve Sandstrom (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Not bad at all

When I read the previous reviews on this book, I was skeptical, but decided to listen anyway. I completely disagree with the previous reviews. I enjoyed the book enough to buy the next one, and Teresa DeBerry did a very good job narrating. I appreciate the main character having a slight Texas accent, since she IS from Texas.

Light, easy reading but a whodunit for sure.

Would you listen to The Chocolate Cat Caper again? Why?

Not for a few years, I'd remember it too well.

What about Teresa DeBerry’s performance did you like?

Her wonderful southern drawl... not overdone but just very nice and she just sounds so cute.

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

Not exactly but I did want to get back to it.

Any additional comments?

A nice mystery, clean book and not confusing with TOO many characters to keep track of like some mysteries... just enjoyed. Love easy listening and unconfusing!!

Good story, annoying reader

I love the story, it is light hearted and fun. The reader is fine for the most part but when she does different voices for the characters, they are dreadful. Especially Aunt Netty's character. She sounds like a feeble old woman and the way she is written, she is definitely not that.

I'd recommend another Narrator

Would you consider the audio edition of The Chocolate Cat Caper to be better than the print version?

No - because I did not like the Narrator. She put's waaay to much dramatic note in her performance

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes and that is why I keep on listening despite the Narrator

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Teresa DeBerry?

Don't know - all in all she has a nice voice. I'd just prefer less fluctuation

Disappointing

There are several things I did not like about this book.
1. The main character 's quirk of misspeaking is not funny. It's annoying.
2. The corny phrases that are used by the villain.
3. The main character is not very engaging. The lead character is not very smart or interesting.
4. The character development lacking. Several characters were introduced but you never get to know them.
5. The story was choppy and did not flow well.
6. The narrator tried to add color and life to the story by using different accents, but, she only added to the meany things that made this story annoying.

The only thing I did like was the interjection of chocolate facts. I would have preferred recipes but the chocolate facts were interesting. I would not reccomend this book to anyone.

Overacted and underwhelming

This book was one of the strangest books I have ever listened to. It’s not that the story itself is bad, but the narration is just off. I felt that the main character should have had a different style of speaking, being that she is only 28 years old yet it sounds like a much older person is telling the story. The Terminology was a bit strange. I really enjoyed the cat, because cats are odd and this one played a good part in the story. Overall, not a terrible book, but I wouldn’t say it was the best one I’ve ever listened to.