Death in the Park: Cozy Mystery

AudioBook Review: Stars: Overall 3 Narration 2 Story 4 Small towns, family and a ghost with a sense of humor all converge to tell this lovely little escape cozy from London Lovett. Moving to Firefly Junction to be closer to her sisters, Sunni plans to open a B & B in an old mansion that people in town think is haunted. Not believing that for a moment, and using her sisters Lana and Emily to help with the volumes of work involved, she’s also ‘part-timing’ her writing, having taken on an assignment to interview the newly retiring school custodian. When you add in the mix of intrigue from the ‘haunted’ house the sisters are refurbishing, and the fact that both Emily and Lana not only believe in the ghost but are all in for scheduling a séance – Sunni becomes the voice of reason in the story – even when reason (and gossip) are in short supply. But, when her scheduled interview is derailed by the murder of the custodian, and her ‘replacement assignment’ has her radar seeing clues and leaving a niggling feeling that things are just ‘not right’ – the twists, turns and one detective keep spinning about on the wheel that is Sunni’s detecting style as she digs through twists, turns and a ghost who is occasionally popping in – Sunni has plenty to deal with and all in an engaging and hard to put down story. Narrated by Tiffany Morgan, the characters of Sunni and her sisters, as well as the occasional input from other townspeople was clearly presented and easy to follow along – ONCE I got used to her rather unique delivery style and pace. A bit slow with a cadence that fit a story hour more than a narration, the care taken in delivering the words as written seemed to interfere with the flow and pacing. I wouldn’t grab this for the narrator – but I found the story unique and while character laden, it did hold my interest throughout. I received an AudioBook copy of the title from Tantor Audio for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

I'm out from my home in Austin Tx, lieing on my Mom's sofa, in Orange County. Her birthday yesterday puts her at 89, wow. Having been labeled by her ( You insulent child) from a young age. I am the only one left, surving my older brother & younger sister. Our family joke as I remember from childhood was, I would be the one to take care of Mom in her old age. It was always fallowed by laughter & shaking of heads. Well here I am, I've grown up, I hope. Seems's taken a whole life time. Thank You for takei

I love a good cozy and this was a good one. The clues weren't being overlooked by the protagonist just to draw out the book and no flimsy excuses about why she's involved. She's a reporter, no further excuse needed. The fun pseudo swearing was great. A trio of sisters, some quirky town's folk, farm animals and a pair of doggos, and a dapper ghost make a nice cast of characters. Looking forward to a new detective that might make a suitable love interest in the next book. The playboy doesn't fit.