
Murder Is Binding: A Booktown Mystery
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Listening Length | 8 hours and 33 minutes |
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Author | Lorna Barrett |
Narrator | Cassandra Campbell |
Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
Audible.com.au Release Date | 03 August 2010 |
Publisher | Penguin Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B01BCJWQ8Q |
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It's a nice easy read, though it's the start of a series the book itself ties everything up nicely, there is the promise of ongoing story lines without the cliff hanger aspect.
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Wendy Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cosy but Well Paced
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2008Verified Purchase
This is the first book in this series and the first by this writer. As previous reviewers have noted the book is set in a small town which is full of bookstores. Being a booklover myself I could not resist. The owner of the murder mystery bookstore is the herione and I warmed to her from the beginning. There is an obvious frisson of animosity between she and her sister and the reasons for this are developed well throughout the book. Although this is not an edge of the seat tale I did enjoy the story and I thought the plot developed well. This evolved around the murder of the bookstore owner next door and there were enough twists and turns to keep you reading. Unlike a previous reviewer I thought the story was well written, the plot interesting and the characters believable. Yes some of the characters are not developed as well as others but I think this is deliberate and more of their stories will unfold in future books. I look foward to the next in the series which comes out in February 2009.
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D.J. Graham
4.0 out of 5 stars
A new series of cozy mysteries
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 April 2010Verified Purchase
This is the first book in the Booktown Mystery series by Lorna Barrett, and centres around a mystery book shop owner named Tricia Miles who finds herself the local sheriff's primary suspect for the murder of the shop owner next door. She then goes about to prove her innocence, as well as revealing the real murderer.
For fans of cozy mysteries, this will be a nice addition to your collection but while there is nothing radically new to offer here, the author does a stand up job of placing the story in an innovative location, a town called Stoneham in New Hampshire which is full of bookshops, ranging from Tricia's own mystery shop, to books on history, arts and crafts and cookery. It's a fun place to set the story, and it's a town which offers up a whole cast of characters who are involved in the action.
Aside from Tricia, there is her older sister Angelica who comes to town on a surprise visit after her marriage ends, Tricia's employees Ginny and Mr. Everett, mysterious politician Mike and Miss Marple, Tricia's cat, amongst others. In a lot of mystery novels, the supporting characters can often be a bit one dimensional and are simply there to serve their purposes, but here the author has managed to create characters who do more than simply serve as a suspect at one point or another.
Which brings me to the conclusion. While I am happy I managed to guess the murderer, it really wasn't very difficult as plenty of obvious clues were placed along the way, which is one of the reasons I didn't award the book five stars. I would have liked more twists and turns, and where some parts of the book lagged, I felt that those places could have been used to add a bit more mystery to the book. Not that I didn't enjoy it of course, I simply suspect that with this being the first in the series, the author is still getting to grips with throwing off her readers.
The writing is good, it has a nice flow to it. Some parts feel slightly over written, but it's only the author's first novel and the first in a series so lots of time is spent in setting things up and giving the reader the impression of this world, which is no easy feat when there are so many characters involved as there are in mystery novels.
But all in all this is a good addition to any mystery fan's collection. It has plenty of things any cozy mystery should; a sleuth who is active in unravelling the mystery, a cast of colourful supporting characters and a nice flow to the writing. I can't wait to see what Book Two has in store for Tricia and the gang.
For fans of cozy mysteries, this will be a nice addition to your collection but while there is nothing radically new to offer here, the author does a stand up job of placing the story in an innovative location, a town called Stoneham in New Hampshire which is full of bookshops, ranging from Tricia's own mystery shop, to books on history, arts and crafts and cookery. It's a fun place to set the story, and it's a town which offers up a whole cast of characters who are involved in the action.
Aside from Tricia, there is her older sister Angelica who comes to town on a surprise visit after her marriage ends, Tricia's employees Ginny and Mr. Everett, mysterious politician Mike and Miss Marple, Tricia's cat, amongst others. In a lot of mystery novels, the supporting characters can often be a bit one dimensional and are simply there to serve their purposes, but here the author has managed to create characters who do more than simply serve as a suspect at one point or another.
Which brings me to the conclusion. While I am happy I managed to guess the murderer, it really wasn't very difficult as plenty of obvious clues were placed along the way, which is one of the reasons I didn't award the book five stars. I would have liked more twists and turns, and where some parts of the book lagged, I felt that those places could have been used to add a bit more mystery to the book. Not that I didn't enjoy it of course, I simply suspect that with this being the first in the series, the author is still getting to grips with throwing off her readers.
The writing is good, it has a nice flow to it. Some parts feel slightly over written, but it's only the author's first novel and the first in a series so lots of time is spent in setting things up and giving the reader the impression of this world, which is no easy feat when there are so many characters involved as there are in mystery novels.
But all in all this is a good addition to any mystery fan's collection. It has plenty of things any cozy mystery should; a sleuth who is active in unravelling the mystery, a cast of colourful supporting characters and a nice flow to the writing. I can't wait to see what Book Two has in store for Tricia and the gang.

Jo D'Arcy
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sitting on the Bookshelf (as opposed to the fence!)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2010Verified Purchase
This is the first book in the new Booktown Mystery series which form part of the Berkley Prime Crime Series. Books with the theme of murder and with a running theme; coffeehouses, needlecraft, cooking classes, knight's templar to name a few and now books and in particular booksellers. I feel they are the 'Mills and Boon' of the murder mystery novels and perhaps are to be consumed as such - a mere diversion.
Stoneham in New Hampshire has a high number of bookshops (how blissful!) each shop dealing with a specific theme. The main protagonist is Tricia Miles who has a bookshop, 'Haven't Got a Clue' that deals in crime novels. Tricia becomes embroiled in her own murder mystery with her as main suspect when next door at 'The Cookery' (cookery books as you can imagine) the owner Doris is killed. We then see Tricia try and clear her name with the help of her assistant Ginny, Mr Everett a permanent fixture in the shop as well as her sister Angelica who decides that she wants the life that Tricia has made for herself.
A good 'story' and went at a fairly quick pace, and there was plenty of easy opportunity to work who committed the murderer and why. Nonetheless this did not detract from the story, though once having forgotten I was reading American prose, I settled into the flow of the story quite well. Unsure as to whether I will seek out anymore, but I know what I am getting if I do.
Stoneham in New Hampshire has a high number of bookshops (how blissful!) each shop dealing with a specific theme. The main protagonist is Tricia Miles who has a bookshop, 'Haven't Got a Clue' that deals in crime novels. Tricia becomes embroiled in her own murder mystery with her as main suspect when next door at 'The Cookery' (cookery books as you can imagine) the owner Doris is killed. We then see Tricia try and clear her name with the help of her assistant Ginny, Mr Everett a permanent fixture in the shop as well as her sister Angelica who decides that she wants the life that Tricia has made for herself.
A good 'story' and went at a fairly quick pace, and there was plenty of easy opportunity to work who committed the murderer and why. Nonetheless this did not detract from the story, though once having forgotten I was reading American prose, I settled into the flow of the story quite well. Unsure as to whether I will seek out anymore, but I know what I am getting if I do.

A. Lucas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for a bookworm like me!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2011Verified Purchase
I just love these 'small town' mysteries - and this looks like it will be an excellent series of books. Before I read it, I thought it sounded really odd - to have lots of bookshops in one little town, but it isn't at all! I think it sounds like the perfect place - browsing through shop after shop of specialist books.
I liked the characters in this book, and hope that most of them will be back in subsequent books. It was a little obvious who the 'baddie' was - but hey-ho, it didn't spoil the fun of the journey!
Looking forward to downloading and reading the next one.
I liked the characters in this book, and hope that most of them will be back in subsequent books. It was a little obvious who the 'baddie' was - but hey-ho, it didn't spoil the fun of the journey!
Looking forward to downloading and reading the next one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 July 2014Verified Purchase
This book is filled with interesting characters who are, for the most part, likeable. The mystery is well written, although figuring out the culprit wasn't too difficult. Thoroughly enjoyable read and I have since purchased all the books in the series which is testament to how good they are because I don't have a lot of money to spend on more expensive Kindle books.
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