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Baking is an alchemical process for Corinna Chapman. At four am she starts work at Earthly Delights, her bakery in Calico Alley.

But one morning Corinna receives a threatening note saying 'The wages of sin is death' and finds a syringe in her cat's paw. A blue-faced junkie has collapsed in the dark alley and a mysterious man with beautiful eyes appears with a plan for Corinna and her bread. Then it is Goths, dead drug addicts, witchcraft, a homeless boy and a missing girl and it seems she will never get those muffins cooked in time.

With flair, chutzpah and a talent for kneading, Corinna Chapman will find out who exactly is threatening her life and bake some beautiful bread.

©1992 Kerry Greenwood (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Detective Magic Witchcraft
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Where does Earthly Delights rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Pretty high on the easy listening side

What did you like best about this story?

Well-researched background, which on the whole was well-blended in to the story

What about Louise Siversen’s performance did you like?

Enjoyed her dry and wry delivery, and her engaging variety of tones and voices

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Only really curious to see how it panned out. It had a HFN feel from the start, and I wasn't disappointed

Any additional comments?

Really enjoyed this. The mysteries weren't the most challenging, and the writer gave us a few clues along the way. Good cast of characters and a well-drawn main character. A bit of an insight into the underbelly of probably most large cities in the developed world. If you're looking for a light, easy listen which will hold your attention, this might be one for you.

Entertaining mystery story, engaging characters

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What an absolute delight, the characters are wonderfully quirky, there are little gems throughout and I can’t wait to get on to the next in the series.

Fun, frolicking and feisty

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Would you consider the audio edition of Earthly Delights to be better than the print version?

I do not know as I have not purchased the print version - yet

What other book might you compare Earthly Delights to, and why?

None to my knowledge. It was so unusual in the way it was put together but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

This is the one bugbear. the narrator did a fair job on the female voices but failed lamentably on the male voices. (in my view only)

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Perhaps an additional narrator to help with the male voices?

Very different from Phryne!

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Although the story is fairly good the reader was average with some fairly unconvincing "voices" for different characters which were essentially the same.

A good story but the performance was a bit poor!

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I love Kerry Greenwood, she's an amazing author. These books are modern and fun. The narrator has a wonderful voice.

Great book

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