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Flip-Flops and Murder
- Barefoot Sleuth Mysteries, Book 1
- Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
English girl Ellie is a "fish out of water" when she arrives in sunny Florida for a vacation with her aunt at a luxury beach resort. But she's barely dipped her toe in the ocean before she stumbles on a sinister murder. Now, Ellie must battle sunburn, jet lag and a cheeky parrot named Hemingway, while trying to unravel the mystery.
With a writers' conference in full flow, there's no shortage of suspects. Is the killer a jealous rival author? Or the victim's secret lover? And why are some of the resort staff behaving so suspiciously? To make things worse, Aunt Olive has gone missing, fueling gossip that she might be on the run. But Ellie is sure that her aunt isn't guilty.
Life gets even more complicated when she starts snooping around the resort. First, there's the resident cat Mojito, who leads Ellie on a wild "gator" chase, and then, there's the handsome resort doctor who sets Ellie's pulse racing in a different way!
As more red herrings than sand dollars wash up on the beach, Ellie must use all her wits to solve the case before her visit to the Sunshine State becomes deadlier than she ever imagined....
Welcome to the deadliest beach resort in Florida in USA Today best-selling author H.Y. Hanna's fun, new mystery series!
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-08-20
another great book
H.Y Hanna has done it again a lovely story that had twisted and turns
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- Katerina
- 22-09-20
Brilliant
I absolutely love H.Y Hanna and all of her books, Pearl Hewitt's narration is perfect for their novels.. an easy cosy mystery read, that is highly addictive and a brilliant start to a new series of books!
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- Inishowen Cailin
- 12-09-20
A lovely start to the series
This was a brilliant start to a new series by H Y Hanna and it is clear that this series is going to be a load of fun. Everyone should have a free-spirited rich auntie to take you on adventures and I can't wait to read more about aunt Olive and the mayhem that she will undoubtedly cause. She didn't feature heavily in this first book but I'm sure she'll be making more of an appearance in future stories.
There were a few scenes in this book that I found highly amusing. The balcony scene with the cat and the parrot was particularly funny.
The resort doctor made a nice romantic interest for Ellie and it will be interesting to follow that storyline.
Flip Flops and Murder was a very quick read and the mystery really kept me guessing and entertained.
The narration was very good and the characters well performed.
I really enjoyed this mystery and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy provided for review purposes.
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- Julie
- 05-09-20
A fun book anywhere not just in the sun
I enjoyed reading this book when it came out on the kindle but I think I loved the audio book version even more, even though I knew who the killer was. I think it was because I could sit back and pick up on all the clue that I missed while reading the book
Also becausethe author writes so well, an with the narrator reading it to you the characters pop to life in front of you, even the animals sound life like. The mystery was interesting and I liked the fact that you weren't sure if there was one or two cases that needed investigating. There was plenty of twists, suspects, sun and even a little romance. A great start to a new series.
Ellie isn't looking forward to another cold and wet Christmas with her family in England when a surprise delivery arrives. It is an open ended ticket to join in her aunt in sunny Florida in an expensive beach resort. With her rich author aunt paying for the trip Ellie imagined the only thing she would be worrying about is sunburn, finding the right swimsuit and not getting eaten by crocodiles. Unfortunately that is not the case, her aunt is missing and one of her fellow authors has been murdered. Okay her aunt wasn't expecting her quiet so soon but would she really take off with out telling anyone or taking anything? Not even her mobile phone? And what about the writer? Why did she have to die? The police aren't treating her aunts disappearance seriously enough for Ellie. In fact from the questions they are asking it sounds more like she is being treated like a suspect. Can Ellie find her aunt and catch a killer?
I liked Pearl Hewitt as the narrator, she makes the characters come to life.and the story fun with all the sound effects. Love the parrot talking.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Rory
- 07-02-21
It was ok
I am not sure if I am going to warm to this new series. Maybe I left too many gaps between listening to it. Whereas, normally I would listen more consistently.
I thought that our leading lady was a bit wet. She didn't seem to have much get up and go to her.
The story was a bit slow for me. I wasn't really invested in any of the characters. I didn't care who had committed the murder.
I will try the next one and see how I go.
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- Tati
- 04-01-21
Poor
Not up to usual standard of H.Y. Hanna, chaotic and not very interesting. The main character is just plain boring.
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- tungku
- 28-10-20
Dreadful
Such a waste of time, please don't bother. I can't believe anyone thought it was worth more than one star.
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