The Last Draft - A cozy bookshop murder mystery full of twists

THE FIRST IN A NEW SERIES

De: Agatha Frost

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

The FIRST BOOK in an irresistibly charming British village murder mystery series full of twists and turns…

Meet Ellie Swan... an introverted bookworm with a history degree stuck at a crossroads. After putting her degree to work in a TV studio's historical continuity department for years, the studio merges with a giant streaming service and Ellie loses her dream job. She finds herself working in a coffee shop to make ends meet, and while waiting for the perfect opportunity to come along... she gets a phone call informing her that her dear Granny Maggie has broken her hip.

Leaving the city and her coffee shop job behind, Ellie returns to her quaint hometown of Meadowfield to care for her grandmother, but she finds more than just the family's beloved bookshop, Meadowfield Books, in disarray. Granny Maggie's hip was broken during a robbery gone wrong, and the thief—a relative of a deceased local author—is found dead. The item the thief stole? The local author's final manuscript.

While juggling caring for her grandmother and running the failing bookshop, Ellie finds herself in a web of mystery and murder, as she encounters a cast of characters each with a motive for coveting the author's final manuscript. Utilising her passion for history and her old community ties, Ellie untangles a series of clever clues and red herrings. From the financial desperation of the thief's father to the secretive actions of a local historian and antique dealer, the plot thickens when another of the family is also found dead. With a knack for history and a heart for sleuthing, Ellie uncovers hidden truths, from coveted manuscripts to clandestine motives, but can Ellie's keen insights and tenacity ensure justice is served? And will she find a renewed sense of purpose in her long-forgotten home?

Find out in The Last Draft, the first book in the NEW Meadowfield Mysteries series, a quintessentially British cozy mystery series packed with heart, charm, and a cracking mystery full twists and turns. Perfect for those who love a good puzzle served up with a side of homemade scones and village gossip.

Discover the secrets of Meadowfield, where every page turned is a clue unveiled...

Puzzle

I like her approach to the story it made me feel I was by her side, slowly meeting, well developed characters. The story drew me in, and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Narrated by AI audio voice and you can tell.

The book had a decent story line and plot. It wasn't anything to keep you on the edge of your seat and the story was pretty predictable, but it was a nice easy listen. The ai narration was not great. AI doesn't understand voice inflections, some pronunciations and doesn't differentiate the voices of different characters. I won't be listening to the rest of the series.

Unimpressed

The story itself is mediocre but not awful. The narration is awful. No inflection, no differentiation between voices.

Decent cozy mystery decent world building

Good read as Audible Plus benefit. Would not buy but then again, wouldn’t buy most mysteries because once I know whodunnit I don’t want to read again.

AI voice was decent but read every character the sans so easy to lose track of which character is speaking

Enjoyable Story

Cozy mystery with interesting characters. Even though it was a virtual voice, it was still enjoyable to listen to. Looking forward to continuing the series.

Great story!

I didn’t like the virtual narrator-she didn’t get the emphasis right quite often so I had to go back and relisten to understand what was going on. Otherwise it was great!

too long

This was an okay book, but it was too long and drawn out. The language was not bad, but could have been better. no f bombs, but other mild words. Also, it was read by AI and there were several words that were mispronounced. it was in an English, British accent but wasn't robotic or hard to understand. I will probably not listen to the sequels.

Meh

The story wasn’t too bad, but feels like it wasn’t edited very well, a lot of repetitive vocabulary. The narrator was not great.

Nice Little Read

Cute book, however, having AI read the book was a misstep. So many words that need accurate pronunciation were glossed over in the edit. It was hard to concentrate sometimes to grasp story line and characters.

The Last Draft

The plot seemed to cut corners at times and it took me a bit to become invested in the characters.