As the single mom of an energetic toddler and an investigator working for the medical examiner's office in small-town Sorenson, Wisconsin, Mattie is used to her life being a juggling act. But now that she's moved in with Detective Steve Hurley and his teenaged daughter Emily, and has started planning their wedding, her home life is looking more like a three-ring circus. And with her boss and friend, Izzy, suddenly having a health crisis, she could not be more grateful for the newest staff member in the ME's office, Hal Dawson.

All too quickly her gratitude turns to shock when a floating body found trapped against a dam turns out to be Hal, but the cause of death isn't drowning - his throat's been slashed. Hal was supposed to be fishing on his day off with his girlfriend. And when their empty boat is found in a nearby lake, the whereabouts of the woman becomes an even more urgent question.

To find out what really happened to her coworker, Mattie may need to rock the boat. But a killer is just as determined to keep the truth from ever surfacing, even if that means making Mattie the next one to go under.

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11 hours and 1 minute
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Annelise Ryan
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Jorjeana Marie
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28 February 2017
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English
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Listening Length	11 hours and 1 minute
Author	Annelise Ryan
Narrator	Jorjeana Marie
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Audible.com.au Release Date	28 February 2017
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B06WVJ5L4V
Best Sellers Rank	160,986 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 959 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) 2,688 in Cosy Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) 3,638 in Women Sleuth Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals)

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jane

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2018

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Wonderful book thoroughly enjoyed it.

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The worst book I ever bought on Amazon

Reviewed in Canada on 8 April 2017

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The worst book I ever bought on Amazon. I probably skipped half of it because the details added nothing to the story. Character development was nonexistent. I will never buy another by this author.

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The Series Evolves

Reviewed in the United States on 23 April 2017

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This is book 8 in the Mattie Winston series and it is bit of a turning point. These books tend to be light-hearted and readable even as they are dealing with details of murder in both the coroner’s office and the police investigation. This book is less light-hearted. Some series age better than others. I still like this one and will keep reading, but I miss the humor of the earlier books as the series seems to be taking a more serious path. There is still a light touch, but the earlier books in the series were flat out funny at times and I miss that. It is best to read the books in order so that you know the characters’ history and will better appreciate the events of the current book. There are several significant recurring characters. This plot of this book is complex for the series. It provides some information about Mattie’s long absent father, a very incomplete resolution of the crimes within its covers, and sets up what will surely be an on-going story line. There are life-changing events for our characters along with the shift in tone. I read many more serious mystery series as well so that is not a problem for me. It is more a matter of this book not being what I expected in the Mattie Winston stories. There was one thing that I actively disliked. Hurley latching on to “Squatch” as a term of endearment for Mattie is not believable, kind, loving, or remotely endearing. It is also not consistent with the rest of the book where in several instances she has been insulted by insensitive wise cracks about her size that fall flat and Hurley is aware of the insult. So, for the man who loves her best to call her “Squatch” as a diminutive of Sasquatch is just flat out wrong. I gave it 5 stars because I will read the next one. But if "Squatch" stays as an endearment, a star goes.

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Auntie Annie

The plot is left basically unresolved

Reviewed in the United States on 13 January 2018

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I found this book to be a bit of a mishmash, the plot involving too many unrelated (or, perhaps, oddly related) stories. That plus all the potty humor turned me off. The book ends with a wedding which, while it has been pre-shadowed in this book and previous ones, seemed an odd ending, especially with the plot basically unresolved. I doubt I will buy anymore of this series.

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Good read

Reviewed in the United States on 18 April 2021

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I always enjoy the work of Annelise Ryan. The main characters remain the same in each story so they feel like old friends and watch as the families grow. The suspense of the story kept me wondering what was going to happen next

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