Really enjoyed this!

I needed something to keep me entertained during a boring day of household chores and this was ideal - easy to follow and entertaining.

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Fun to listen to

Any fan of Murder she wrote should enjoy this story. Jessica does it again. Easy listening while on a walk.

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Not my usual experience!

I thought it a good book. Comments on the accents were unfair! Miss Darlow narrated the entire cast and with good execution. I saw JBF aim my mind enjoying the music at the bar and enjoyed her remarkable nosiness to get to the facts and solve the crime. “Just downloaded another” in my head I did that in a true Maine accent 😜

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UTTERLY implausible and so, so slow.

Four things stuck out for me in this book. None of them positive.

The first -- total implausibility #1. Two people invite Jessica to stay with them in Mexico. On the day she arrives, they go off to a party and don't get home until late. Mobile phones existed when this was set, but they didn't think to give Jessica their mobile number in case anything happened. It's Jessica, of course something was going to happen. Why didn't one of them wait at home like a good friend would?

The second -- total implausibility #2. Having invited your good friend to stay with you in Mexico for 2 weeks, why would you go on a (minimum) three-day trip the day after she arrives?!

The third -- apparently email isn't international and you need a separate account for Mexico.

The fourth -- some unidentified messenger service can just fling messages on your screen without you having to log on and without you having to accept a friend request.

The narrator's Maine accent slips and slides all over the place. At times I felt I was in South Carolina. And her Mexican accents verge on racism.

The book is NOT well written. Why say something in 10 words when you can say it in 3 pages? There is SO MUCH superfluous detail. It adds nothing to the plot but minutes to each chapter.

I did make it to the end, and I didn't DISLIKE the book... but I can't say I altogether liked it either.

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A nice sleepy story

With lots of description which takes you there. Not a lot of action but a gentle telling

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Not too bad

I love Murder She Wrote so was excited to listen to this audiobook. The narrators accent is not the easiest to listen to. I enjoyed the story enough to finish it.

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Excellent

I really enjoyed this audiobook and was sorry when it ended. It was gripping from beginning to end. I liked the exotic location, and it was very well written. It was interesting to learn about life in Mexico and there was a good range of characters, some very likeable and others who were on my list of suspects. The ending was surprising and very well done. A perfect mystery, with no bad language, no obscenity, and no violence. The narrator was also excellent, each character had a distinct voice, and sound quality was perfect.

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No Cabot Cove

I grow up watching Angela Lansbury playing Jessica Fletcher, so when I saw there was an audio book of one of her stories I jumped at the chance to relive my childhood. Although the narrator didn't sound like Jessica and the other Cabot Cove residents that I know so well were not present I did enjoy it. Mainly I think because it was an interesting mystery and I don't think you need to have watched the tv show to enjoy. The story is fairly slow to start but I think that works well because it is setting up the scene and setting for the mystery. There is a number of suspects to keep you guessing and like a Jessica show other than the murder there is no violence. I think I would join Jessica on another audio book adventure.
After a busy schedule Jessica Fletcher accepts an invitation to join her publisher and his wife at there holiday home in Mexico for rest and relaxation. The journey there is eventful with delays, missing drivers and even a hold up at gun point. When she finally arrived Jessica hopes the fun and games have finished and she can sit back with some Margaritas. Unfortunately things don't go to plan and when her host goes on a trip to collect the expats mail he and his friend gets kidnapped. They receive a ransom note by the local newspaper and then a body is discover. Can Jessica find the kidnappers before another body is dropped?
I think I was expecting to hear Jessica speaking, so was slight disappointed that the narrator gave her more of an accent than I was expecting but I did get use to her voice and enjoyed her interpretation.

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Not the best Jessica Fletcher, but still enjoyable

For me this the second audiobook from the series that I listen too, and I’m glad it was free with my membership, as I would not recommend to spend one credit on it.
It is not too bad, but I found it quite slow, and even a little boring. The story was not interesting enough for me, sorry.

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Grating accent spoils it.

This was a very slow book to get into especially with the "Angela Lansbury" accent the narrator attempts. Its awful. The plot was not hard to figure, a disappointment all round.

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