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For Sale by Killer
- Cindy York Mysteries, Book 3
- Narrated by: Amy Deuchler
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
From USA Today best-selling author Catherine Bruns comes a delightfully deadly new Cindy York Mystery....
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Words for Cindy York to live by. The struggling real estate agent, full-time mother, and part-time sleuth has been having a tough winter and is desperate for a juicy commission. When she stumbles across a quaint mansion that's "For Sale by Owner", she can hardly believe her luck.
Percy Rodgers is anxious to move and immediately hires Cindy as his agent. But when she shares the exciting news with boss and best bud, Jacques Forte, he tells her that Mr. Rodgers' neighborhood is a dangerous place to play, since the man just served 20 years for murdering his wife. Before Cindy can ax the deal, she stumbles over another dead body inside the house and is swept up in family drama, resentment, and decade-old secrets that someone will kill to keep. If Cindy isn’t careful, this may end up being one deal that really is to die for.
Cindy York Mysteries:
- Killer Transaction
- Priced to Kill
- For Sale By Killer
Critic reviews
"Catherine Bruns closes the deal with this fantastic cozy. I loved everything about this story from the characters to the plot, the setting and the pace. I cannot wait to see what adventures Cindy gets up to next. If you enjoy your cozy with strong heroines and interesting circumstances this is a must read." (Night Owl Reviews, Top Pick!)
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- Dab Reader
- 22-07-20
Another great story
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. Well written, beautifully narrated and laugh out loud funny at times. I hope this isn't the last one.
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- Norma Miles
- 29-05-19
I love him like a brother
Cindy, rea!estate agent with a penchant for investigative trouble, is just about to have her fourth baby. The house sales market was slow because of bad weather and rising prices, and the small agency for which she worked was entering hard times: commissions just didn't seem gone coming their way any more and her boss and read friend Jacques was having relationship problems which left him sad and just a tad helpless. Then, it seemed her much changed. She found an old mansion for sale by the owner and the man was delighted to let Cindy handle everything for him. Unfortunately, the next day the new client was dead. Another case to investigate.
The murder mystery itself is reasonable, well, actually, it's a bit silly, really, especially the denouement. But it is intriguing and filled with angry tension. But it is the ongoing family life of Cindy and Greg, with teenaged daughter and younger twin sons, and the intrusive mother in law, which makes this book so appealing. Add in the new baby and Jacques own domestic difficulties and the story really comes alive. Often funny (see the baby's birth session), this is a well developed character cozy which is warm and exciting as well as easy to read. Narration by Any Deuchler is well done: her reading is expressive well intoned and pleasant on the ear. Each of the.protagonists too is given his or her own voice and, even if she does occasionally struggle to make a character sound fully masculine, she is consistent and that element quickly faces from view. She is, however, excellent at further breathing life into Cindy herself and her boss Jacques. A good performance overall.
This is the third book in the Cindy York series and, whilst it is pleasant to know the background of the main protagonists, there is nothing prevent this story being read as a successful stand alone. Warm and engaging but with a frisson of thrills, this is a great feel good book. My thanks to the rights holder who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy, via Audiobook Boom. Here's hoping author Catherine Bruns devises more house sales for Cindy soon.
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- VoraciousBookDragoness
- 13-11-21
Great listen
I was given this free review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Story well written, great narration.
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- MeandtheMutts
- 20-05-21
An engaging and intriguing mystery
I haven't read (or listened to) the other books in this series, but that was not an issue as the past cases Cindy had dealt with are mentioned enough in passing to get a feel for her ability as an amateur sleuth.
Cindy definitely has her hands full in this story - at the beginning she is pregnant with her fourth child, and while her husband has a good job, her income as a real estate agent is still very much needed.
She has an ambition to sell a million-dollar property and is intrigued by a mansion that is up for sale but without any other agencies in the area representing it. And there's a reason for that - the owner, Percy Rodgers, has recently left jail after a murder conviction. Charged with murdering his own wife no less at the house he now wants to sell.
When Cindy meets him, however, instinct tells her he was innocent, and so she accepts the job, only later to rethink her family commitments and decide to pull out. Which is when she finds Percy dead.
The sleuth in her cannot just lie down and accept his death as anything other than suspicious. So, after being rushed from the scene herself as her waters break, the urge to solve the mystery sees her further juggling a newborn baby (plus her other commitments) with a need to prove Percy's innocence.
Aided (and often abetted) by her boss, Jacques, Cindy puts the mansion up for an open day ... and gets drawn deeper into the the mystery, ultimately putting those close to her in danger as she gets nearer to finding Percy's (and his wife's) killer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. The narration was so well done, keeping me gripped and never wanting to stop listening.
I'm more than ready to go back and read about her previous adventures now too.
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