The Corpse with the Silver Tongue

A Cait Morgan Mystery, Book 1

De: Cathy Ace

Narrado por: Cathy Ace

In the south of France, where hatred simmers in the heat, a man seemingly admired, and certainly feared, drops dead at a dinner party. All of the guests fall under suspicion, including Welsh-Canadian professor Cait Morgan. A criminologist who specializes in profiling victims, Cait sets out to solve the murder - and clear her name. Add to this the disappearance of an ancient Celtic gold collar said to be cursed and there you have the ingredients for a Nicoise salad of death, secrets, and lies.

Will Cait find the killer before she too falls victim to a murderer driven by a surprising and disturbing motive?The Corpse with the Silver Tongue is the first in the Cait Morgan mystery series, a classic whodunit series featuring the eccentric Professor Cait Morgan.

©2012 Cathy Ace (P)2013 Audible Inc.

Unique, Clean and Engaging Murder Mystery

This one grows on you as you listen, getting better and better as the story progresses. I'm glad that I stuck with it. Professor Cait Morgan, a university psychologist who specializes in profiling criminals has a photographic memory. Living in Canada, but originally from Wales, Cait is off to Nice, France for an international symposium, where she is invited to a dinner hosted by an old acquaintance. At that dinner, the unthinkable happens, her host dies, right in front of her and all his guests. An investigation shows that he was murdered, and as a foreigner, Cait is high on the suspect list. The arrogant, wealthy man had no shortage of enemies, and Cait's training comes in handy, particularly to get her own hide out of the fire. The local authorities are not interested in hearing her opinion, however, so she calls her good friend and police investigator, Bud back in Canada for advice. The case is complicated and leads in a variety of directions which I found to be very intriguing. Like a great puzzle, Cait works diligently to put the pieces together, putting herself at risk as she does so. It all comes together beautifully in the end, and unlike other listeners, I loved the conclusion.

Excellent!

A new series is always a good day! Unusual characters make great mix of procedural and cozy. It is very well narrated and great fun.

witty humor and interesting plot

I found the author to be a very good narrator. She portrayed snark and witty humor very well, and there were several times when I did literally lol.
The characters were realistic and complicated. I normally can guess "who did it", but there were a few good options in this story. It was also good to hear that although the main character is a genius, she has real flaws and self-doubts that we all have about ourselves. She really enjoys her food!
Finally, I thought the story was well written. It seems a lot of mysteries, especially in the cozy sub-genre, follow a similar formula. This story was a little more unique, at least to me. I really enjoyed it and look forward to more in this series.

Good story

The story is very good, but the narration is not! It was like she was reading the book and sometimes even making the wrong pause in a sentence. I really didn’t enjoy it. I guess I will read next book on my own.

Enjoyable

If you could sum up The Corpse with the Silver Tongue in three words, what would they be?

Engaging, enjoyable, different

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed getting to know Caitlin through the author's descriptions and voice. The performance was outstanding.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book was the perfect accompaniment to my long commute. The story held my interest and the narrator's voice was charming.

4

When I started listening to the first
chapter I had to stop it. It was just
too out there. Some days later, I tried again- I really am a fan of humor and the one liners I heard drew me back. This second attempt was just fine. Funny stuff. And fine mystery plot.

Complicated

Interesting character. Different from most investigators as she has a special gift of a photographic memory. She goes to Nice, France for a conference, but becomes involved in a poisoning murder she must unravel. AND she enjoys the food.
I’m looking forward to the next story.

More than cozy; less than procedural

I’m a full time mystery fan. This is well-written, entertaining, well narrated. Likable protagonist. It’s “meatier” than a cozy mystery, but not as riveting or intense as an in-depth police procedural mystery. It’s a nice lighter break between more cerebral and/or heavy duty reads. But it’s not as fluffy or ridiculous as many of the cozy mysteries can be. I will listen to the next in the series after a couple more deeper dives.

Delightful

Just like reading a classic. Steady development that feels comfortable because of abundant details and unhurried descriptions.

Love it.

Story stopped during chapter 15

Unable to hear the end of the story it stops abruptly during chapter 15 very frustrating to get so far into a story and not be able to finish it