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  • Dead in the Water

  • Welcome Back to Scumble River, Book 1
  • By: Denise Swanson
  • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
  • Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (148 ratings)
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Dead in the Water

By: Denise Swanson
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
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Summary

The first audiobook in a brand new series featuring New York Times best-selling author Denise Swanson's beloved Scumble River setting and characters, Dead in the Water is a gripping mystery that won't let you go until the end.

A twister, a kidnapping, and a murder - oh my! Scumble River may never be the same.

For school psychologist Skye Denison, there's certainly no place like home. When a violent tornado devastates her small hometown of Scumble River, she can't see how the community will ever recover - especially since town councilman Zeke Lyons appears to have perished in the twister.

But things get even worse for Skye when her police chief husband, Wally, disappears in the midst of investigating Zeke's death, and evidence arises pointing to foul play. Did Zeke really die in the storm, or was he murdered? And could Wally be next on the criminal's hit list?

©2018 Denise Swanson (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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No story here, I’m afraid

If you are looking for a bit of excitement, drama or suspense, this isn’t the book for you. No excitement, no drama and no suspense. It takes almost three hours of listening before you arrive at ‘the story’. In fact, if you read the blurb at the beginning, you’ve got the whole story.
I hate writing poor reviews but I just don’t know what else to write. So Sorry Denise. 🥴

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Good for a light read

Started rather slow, but got better a few chapters in. Would recommend as a light read - the American accent added variety.

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cheesy

a bit too cheesy for my liking with the overly romantic story but it was interesting enough to follow and finish the book.

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Could not finish it

Tedious tale, boring performance. Not at all worth another 4 hours hoping it would improve.

Gave up and deleted from my library.

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Great story

Really enjoyed this book, the characters were involving and the story lines was strong will listen to others in the series

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On the boring side. Narration a bit tedious

If this was tidied up a bit, it would be much better. Get rid of the bedroom scene.

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Not for me

Voices grate connections seem weird. A police force who don't talk to each other .

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utter crud

predictable whodunnit, I guessed every plot twist in advance and only listened till the big reveal in the hope I was proven wrong, I wasn't.
don't waste your time on this free book.

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A wonderful story.

This was my first time reading a Denise Swanson story, it was fabulous! Tanya Eby portrayed all the characters, really well, and kept the narrative flowing well. Denise has a clever way of quoting from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the beginning of each chapter which takes us through a town recovering from a hurricane and a murder ( and more)! I was hooked all the way and will, certainly, be clicking to hear more of Wally and Skye’s adventures. Over and above the storyline is quite insightful of post hurricane and relationship trauma. Highly recommended.

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disappointing

This was a slowly moving story with a predictable ending. The narration wasn't for me and actually grated as she spoke too quickly. May suit some listeners but not me I'm afraid.

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