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Death Comes to Happy Acres
- Narrated by: Peter Husmann
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
At 63, former jazz musician Wade Lovett finds himself something of a trailer park Lothario carrying on affairs with three different women. But when circumstances prompt Carol Smitzky to make a compelling case for a marriage arrangement, he agrees. The next morning, he visits girlfriend number two, Peggy MacCallister, to tell her the news - and finds her lying dead on her kitchen floor. Shortly after Peggy's death, Wade is surprised to learn that she left him guardianship of her prized cat, Prince Albert. Even more surprising, she named Wade as beneficiary of her life insurance, which provokes her son to demand an autopsy. As a natural death seems less and less likely, Wade becomes the prime suspect in her murder, forcing him to investigate the crime himself. Was Peggy killed by one of her two children, the park manager, a mystery second boyfriend, or was it Wade's third paramour, Sue Mullins?
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- Much Read Photographer
- 21-06-16
Great easy clean listening
What did you like best about this story?
The main character: Wade and his interaction with the multiple women in his life.
Which character – as performed by Peter Husmann – was your favourite?
Wade.
Any additional comments?
This was a good clean (no guts, gore or foul language) mystery with an excellent narrator. Easy light listening and I would definitely look at other books with either the same narrator or author.
"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com."
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- Julie
- 17-10-19
Death comes calling a good book
I enjoyed this book, it is the first book by this author I have listened to or read and I hope it won't be the last as I enjoyed the plot and setting and hope for more. I like the fact the main character was a man which is unusual for a cozy mystery but thought all the characters were fun and interesting. It kept me guessing as to who the killer was, every time I thought I had it worked out it twisted on me, keeping me hooked.
After Wade 's wife of many years dies he struggles to come to terms with her death by looking for comfort in the arms of three women. They all know about each other and all understand that it can't be anything other than fun. That is until one of them talks him into a marriage of convinces because of the mutual benefits it would provide. After careful thought be agrees but the morning he goes to break off his relationship with one of his other girl friends he finds her dead body. Her children are not happy to learn they have been cut out of her will and leave everything to Wade and his new bride. The police are called in and it is not long before they prove the children have a right to question there mother's supposed death, the only problem is Wade is the only one to gain from her death. Wade is in no position to turn the money away but at the same time he doesn't feel comfortable keeping the money but by giving the money back is he giving the money to the person who killed her? Or is he sharing his bed with her killer?
I liked the narrator, with his gruff voice it did sound like he was perfect for the part of an elderly man.
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