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Skeletons in the Attic

A Marketville Mystery, Volume 1

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Skeletons in the Attic

By: Judy Penz Sheluk
Narrated by: Claira Jordyn
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Summary

What goes on behind closed doors doesn't always stay there.

Calamity (Callie) Barnstable isn't surprised to learn she's the sole beneficiary of her late father's estate, though she is shocked to discover she has inherited a house in the town of Marketville - a house she didn't know existed. However, there are conditions attached to Callie's inheritance: she must move to Marketville, live in the house, and solve her mother's murder.

Callie's not keen on dredging up a 30-year-old mystery, but if she doesn't do it, there's a scheming psychic named Misty Rivers who is more than happy to expose the Barnstable family secrets. Determined to thwart Misty and fulfill her father's wishes, Callie accepts the challenge. But is she ready to face the skeletons hidden in the attic? Find out.

©2016 Judy Penz Sheluk (P)2017 Judy Penz Sheluk International Mystery & Crime Mystery Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Paranormal Fiction Crime
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The plot of the book was put together well, writing was great and the main character was so true to life! All along I kept changing my mind as to who was guilty of what and the ending came as a great twist in the story

Skeletons in the attic

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When you inherit something you don’t expect there to be conditions to it normally, but that is exactly what Calamity (Callie) got when she inherited her father’s estate. The conditions were to move to Marketville, in the house she lived in as a child and solve her mother’s disappearance. Her mother disappeared when she was six so it was a long time ago.
Callie goes about trying to find out what has happened to her mother, along the way meeting some interesting people and clues. I liked the tarot card reading, the eerie feel to some parts. It kept me listening and was enjoyable.
I think that this novel was well thought out and researched well too, the narrator held my attention throughout. I am eager to start the second in the series now.

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I enjoyed this book and the narration, knitted together very nicely is there a third

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I really enjoyed listening to this book, I found the narration easy to listen to and while it’s not action packed or full of anxiety ridden suspense it’s a pleasant read, with believable characters and an intriguing plot.
Having built the story up nicely I did feel rather disappointed with a somewhat unsatisfactory ending though. It ends on a rather flat note without resolving a lot of the questions raised. I’ve read the next book in the series, expecting perhaps that would be dealt with later. The subject of the protagonists father’s untimely death is certainly alluded to and seems to be on the cards for a future investigation but in the Mother’s story was glossed over as if already known. I’m not sure if the third book will answer this or if this sudden ending was just a clumsy method of winding up. Perhaps I will have to give the author the benefit of the doubt and keep reading the series as it becomes available.

An enjoyable mystery

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A very enjoyable read, The story is interesting with plenty of twists and turns. Callie is a very likeable character and works hard to disentangle the mysteries she inherits from her father. It's difficult to establish who are the "Goodies" and the "baddies" surrounding her. The end of the book is a little surprise to her although i must admit i did suspect the ending. Claira Jordyn is a very good narrator and certainly enhances the enjoyment of this book. I look forward to reading the rest of this series.
This audiobook was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

A Great Listen.

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