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Death in the Sunshine

The Retired Detectives Club, Book 1

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Death in the Sunshine

By: Steph Broadribb
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
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Summary

Four ex-cops in a retirement paradise. Sure they’ll rest...when the killer is caught.

After a long career as a police officer, Moira hopes a move to a luxury retirement community will mean she can finally leave the detective work to the youngsters and focus on a quieter life. But it turns out The Homestead is far from paradise. When she discovers the body of a young woman floating in one of the pools, surrounded by thousands of dollar bills, her crime-fighting instinct kicks back in and she joins up with fellow ex-cops - and new neighbours - Philip, Lizzie and Rick to investigate the murder.

With the case officers dropping ball after ball, Moira and the gang take matters into their own hands, turning undercover homicide investigators. But the killer is desperate to destroy all the evidence and Moira, Philip, Lizzie and Rick soon find themselves getting in the way - of the murderer and the police.

Just when they thought they could finally relax, they discover that someone has infiltrated their ‘safe’ community. Can they hunt down the murderer and get back to retiring in peace? And after all the excitement, will they want to?

©2022 Steph Broadribb. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Amateur Sleuths Crime Detective Fiction Murder Mystery Police Procedural Women Sleuths Women's Fiction
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And this is nothing about Miss Marple…
….but this is about retired group of detectives who become entangled with a death

The plot and story is ok, the narration is ok but if you are looking for a fast pace or complex plot then this is not the book for you

Think Miss Marple

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Enjoyed the story but the narration spoiled it. one of the main characters is Philip but the narrator says Philup every time and it drove me mad. is she British or American. at times she got totally confused and so did I. Would live to listen to more books I this series but need to see if the narrator has changed.

narration leaves a lot to be desired

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As said by others very similar feel to the Richard Osman book. Well written and keeps you engaged. Unfortunately the narrator has terrible pronunciation constantly mispronouncing word. Padeo instead of Patio, Philap for Philip most T's are replaced by D's. It really starts to distract from the book. Think I would recommend reading the book over narration.

poor narration.

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I loved this book but the narrator was awful. She obviously isn't English or American and can't do either accent well. Certain words began to grate on me early on because her diction and pronunciation was awful. Plus one of the characters was constantly feeling queasy which was intensely irritating in a strong woman. I'd love to hear something from this author read by someone else.

Great book - awful performance

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Please never use this narrator again. The accent was irritating in the extreme and I had to check if one character was really called Fill-up! He wasn't. His name was of course Philip.

Great story and characterisation.

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