The End of the Road

A Maxie and Stretch Mystery

De: Sue Henry

Narrado por: Lee Adams

Maxie McNabb and her miniature dachshund, Stretch, are just back from their latest adventure when a murder shatters the quiet in their hometown of Homer, Alaska. Now it's up to Maxie to find the killer - a search that leads her to a place called 'the end of the road.'©2009 Sue Henry; (P)2009 Random House

Great book-Narrator needs to do her research

I really love Sue Henry books and I think that Lee Adams does a great job at narration. However, I live where this book takes place in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula in Homer. It grates my nerves to hear the mispronunciation of many different places including Kachemak Bay and Kenai. it seems like common sense to me to perform some due diligence prior to narrating or reading any book for a public audience. I am hoping that future books will have proper pronunciation so that the book can be enjoyed as it should.

Love Sue Henry But

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I was disappointed in this Sue Henry book, but it may be because I really disliked the reader.

What do you think your next listen will be?

I will be listening to Bonnie by Iris Johansen.

How could the performance have been better?

I felt like this was not much of a performance but more like a mother reading aloud to her child. I love Scott Brick and others, so this reader was really a disappointment.

Was The End of the Road worth the listening time?

Since I listen when I'm traveling, the book was still entertaining and if someone is a Maxi and Stretch fan (which I am) it's still worth listening to.

good book. poor narration

Narrator needed to check pronunciation of Alaskan places. Were cringe worthy to anyone with even a basic knowledge of the state!!

Pretty good

Pretty good book. Enjoy hearing about Alaska. Ready for another Jesse Arnold story.

Another enjoyable installment

Any additional comments?

Initially, I was under the assumption that this is the last book in the series because of the title. At this point in time (June, 2017) - it IS the last book, but I'm hoping there will be more. Some of the other reviewers commented negatively about the narrator. My opinion is that she did a fine job. A person who is not familiar with the pronunciation of Alaska's locations would not notice the things that annoyed these folks. As to the story, I enjoyed it almost as much as the other stories in the series (I listened to all of them), but one thing bothered me a bit (causing me to delete one star). Ms. Henry tends to repeat information unnecessarily. How many times do I need to know what they ate for dinner? OK, describe a dinner party, who was there, what she served, etc., but I didn't need to hear it again when Maxie told the story to the police officer!
My summary is that I enjoyed the book and hope there will be more in the series!