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Always Murder

The Last Picks, Book 9

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Always Murder

By: Gregory Ashe
Narrated by: Andrew Gibson
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The only thing worse than murder is…no murder?

It’s Christmastime, and Dashiell Dawson Dane (just Dash) is looking forward to a quiet holiday season—no unexpected visitors, no relationship drama, and absolutely no murders.

But when his friend Millie asks for help, Dash says yes. Because that’s what friends do.

Millie’s brother, he learns, has been accused of stealing packages from his job as a delivery driver. Worse, he’s been fired. So, Millie’s request is simple: clear her brother’s name—and, in the process, save Christmas.

No small task, it turns out, as Dash faces a suspiciously hostile warehouse manager, stumbles onto a family of porch pirates, and somehow gets roped into the Nought Family Nativity Pageant. And when Millie’s brother disappears, Dash fears the worst. In Dash’s (growing) experience, that can only mean one thing…

Because it’s always murder.

Isn’t it?

©2025 Gregory Ashe (P)2025 Gregory Ashe Cosy Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Romance Crime Murder Christmas

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This one is all about MILLIE and the most dysfunctional family in all of existence. No seriously, Millie's mom makes Dash's mom look good. But luckily the Last Picks are the greatest family ever. I think these books hit so hard for me because Dash's internal monologue is what I hear in my own head 99% of the time. With the exception of all the classic mystery books I haven't read but always want to because Dash makes them sound so good. And there is some renewed relationship angst but it makes sense for both couples and of course, all works out in the end.

My favorite part is still all the fourth wall breaking. Dash is constantly pointing out great times to reveal a body which keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting for when he's going to stumble upon something! It keeps me falling for all the red herrings, but I actually feel like part of the team.

Surprise surprise, I absolutely loved this one.

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This time we find out a little more about Millie's family, and start to understand why she is so loud.

The mystery as ever is top notch (I had no idea 'who did it'). I very much enjoyed seeing how Dash and Bobby's relationship grows, and how Dash grows emotionally.

The narrator really makes the book work for me. He embodies the characters ane it was a real listening pleasure.

Another great cosy mystery.

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