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The Middle Finger of Fate
- The Trailer Park Princess, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sandra Murphy
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
When Salem Grimes stumbles onto a dead body on her way to an AA meeting, she does what any self-respecting Christian would do - freaks out and screeches words that would make Jesus blush.
However, learning her ex-husband, Tony, stands accused of the murder spurs Salem into action. Eager to help, she makes the bold decision to investigate the case as an amateur sleuth. What she lacks in skills, qualifications, or a general clue on how to find, well, clues, she makes up for with the genuine desire to help.
With her octogenarian best friend, Viv, and beloved dog, Stump, by her side, can Salem’s faith lead her to answers that will clear Tony’s name? Or will this be one more element of her life she has boggled up?
From USA Today and Wall Street Journal best seller Kim Hunt Harris comes a hilarious and heartfelt mystery full of side-splitting laughs and shocking twists!
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- Norma Miles
- 01-12-20
"This is the most fun I've had in fifteen years."
She was at the church when she found the dead body. It totally freaked her out. 'You don't expect it to look so dead.' She called the police. She wanted a drink. But that wasn't possible as she was a recovering alcoholic. Her sponsor, Les, believed, and told her constantly, that God loved her, just pray. And she tried the Christian thing, she really did, but if God heard her prayers, then he must be laughing at her. No money, no car, but she did have a dog and an (ex?) husband - and he was the one accused of the murder. So she and her geriatric friend Vic decided to find the real killer.
This is such a fun book with totally quirky characters conducting a bizarre investigation. Yes, there is a lot of God stuff, which would usually have me groaning and putting the book aside, but it's not the sickly sweet smiles and self congratulations usually preached at the reader. This is a God, if he is there, mixing the pot. Told in the first person by Salem, the former drunk, herself, there's plenty of room for self doubt and recrimination - she hadn't been a very nice person but for all that she engages the reader's empathy as does her disreputable, snippy old companion in their adventure. Salem's character is effectively, and delightfully, captured by Sandra Murphy in her excellent performance - fine pacing and modulation and strong Texan accent combined with full 'in persona' angst and emotion. Her other character voices are good, too. Superb. At ten and three quarter hours in length, this reader was really sad when it finished.
I was most fortunate at being freely gifted with a complimentary copy of The Middle Finger of Fate, at my request, by the rights holder via Audiobook Boom. Thank you so much. Looks like there will be more to come in this hilarious Trailer Park series, and I can't wait! Recommended? Absolutely.
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- Angel Cross
- 19-02-21
Funny but real...
How many times have you done something that profoundly negatively affected you for, well, ever?Nobody is perfect, but the world we live in is all about condemning a person for the most trivial things these days. When did our world drop into a real-life hell? The better question would be, "How did we not see we were ALWAYS living in hell?" This is a great story, it's just crazy how it fits in so perfectly with the insanity of today's world.
Loved the narration as well.
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- Julie
- 29-11-20
Loved this book
I enjoyed this book. It is a nice, funny mystery with some very interesting characters, I especially liked the feisty octogenarian as a sidekick and the way she leads the charge into battle. The main character was pretty interesting in her own right with the struggles she is going through and you can't help but like her, even with her screw ups she is likable enough for two men to still be interested in her. The mystery it's self was interesting and I liked the way it came to a conclusion. It had the right amount of suspects to keep you guessing (and laughing) and held my interest until the very end. There was a lot of faith talk which could have got a bit preachy but I thought it worked well in the story because the murder took place in a church and it also lead to some light entertainment in explaining why she ended up driving a pickle car (you will have to just read it or listen to the book to understand that reference, no spoilers here). I hope the author has plans to record more audio books in this series, as I am looking forward to the next adventure for Salem.
Salem thought her biggest problem was not drinking but that all changed when on the way to an AA meeting she finds a dead body. Worse still the police are looking at her ex husband for the murder. So Salem does what any alcoholic would do she teams up with a fellow AA member, a board octogenarian to solve the murder. Part of the AA programme is to right wrongs done in the past now is Salem's chance, as long as the killer doesn't target her. But with God on her side what could possibly go wrong?
I like the narrator and am really pleased the author decided to you use Sandra Murphy as the voice of Salem. She is one of the better narrators out there and always puts in a good performance.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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