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Aunt Bessie Believes
- An Isle of Man Cozy Mystery, Book 2
- Narrated by: Rosalind Ashford
- Length: 8 hrs
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Summary
Aunt Bessie believes that Moirrey Teare is just about the most disagreeable woman she's ever had the misfortune to meet.
Elizabeth Cubbon (Aunt Bessie to nearly everyone) is somewhere past 60 and old enough to ignore the rude woman that does her best to ruin the first session of the beginning Manx language class they are both taking. Moirrey's sudden death is harder to ignore.
Aunt Bessie believes that Moirrey's death was the result of the heart condition that Moirrey always complained about.
The police investigation, however, suggests that someone switched some of the dead woman's essential medications for something far more deadly.
Aunt Bessie believes that she and her friends can find the killer.
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This is the second book in the Isle of Man Cozy Mystery series.
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- Susan
- 22-10-16
great
love aunt Bessie. she is wise beyond words. I have read the books. love them
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- Sarah
- 19-12-19
OK, Not Great
I am desperate these days for some sweet stories about mostly nice people in an interesting setting and this book fills the bill for those requirements. The story, however, is not believable. I can't say much about it without giving away the plot. It is very complicated but just too far fetched in my opinion. The reader does a pretty good job as she sounds older and the main character is an older woman, although she doesn't like to be characterized that way. I can recommend but will not be ordering any more from this series.
For cozy books that feature better developed mysteries I recommend Simon Brett, The Fethering series.
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- Desert Crone
- 16-07-20
Good Possibilities
I like the setting, the characters, the language lessons, and the age appropriate narrator. And I love that I wasn't editing it in my head. But there were no surprises. It was totally predictable and I really had to work to get used to the narrator's delivery. The fact that I listened to the entire book is a reflection of just how much I don't want to deal with gratuitous violence and sex. With the threat of the pandemic and all the craziness happening around us, I just want an escape. A nice comfy escape. I'll buy the next one in the hope that the author improved as her writing matured.