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The Path of the Crooked

Hope Street Church Mysteries Series #1

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The Path of the Crooked

By: Ellery Adams
Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
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About this listen

Cooper Lee is at a crossroads. Her boyfriend of five years just left her for another woman, she's living in an apartment above her parents' garage, and her job as a copier repairperson is feeling a little, well, repetitious. Hoping for a fresh start and a new outlook on life, she joins the Bible study group at Hope Street Church. The last thing she expects while studying the Bible is a lesson in murder.

When Brooke Hughes, the woman who first invited Cooper to Hope Street, is found murdered in her home, all signs point to her husband as the culprit. But Wesley Hughes was an elder at Hope Street Church, and the members of the Bible study are filled with disbelief that such a kind and loving man could take a life, much less his wife's. Unwilling to let an innocent man and friend be railroaded into prison, the Bible group decides to investigate on their own. As Cooper and this humorously diverse group of people - including a blind folk artist, a meteorologist with a taste for younger women, and a soft-spoken web designer who might be out to catch Cooper's eye - dig deeper into the clues, they're about to discover that finding the truth sometimes takes a leap of faith.

©2014 Jennifer Stanley (P)2016 Tantor Cosy Detective Mystery Women Sleuths Marriage Cosy Mysteries

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Too churchy for me but good story. Good narration but some annoying poor pronunciation . Very good for free thankyou

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I am happy with the Bible study group background although some readers could be put off if they were not expecting it. It should be obvious from the title I guess. The plot moved along well, the characters were interesting and I look forward to seeing how the lives of the group members develop over the series. There was no gratuitous violence and a gentle romance, suitable for a Church based story.

Church based mystery story

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Thank you for such a great opportunity to partake in such a great book.
I shall definitely read the next book.

Brilliant Read

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I don't know how this appeared in my audio library. I guess I was doing some late night browsing and found it. I imagine it sounded interesting and was included with Audible. And interesting it was. I remember wondering what I was listening to. I was hooked right from the beginning. The narrator had an easy listening voice and read the characters well; it was clear who was speaking. The setting was unusual. The main character was unusual. The plot was understandable. It was fast paced and dramatic, but also kind and gentle. I loved it.

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