Narrator Ann Marie Lee dramatizes this cozy mystery in which Bailey Ruth Raeburn, a ghost, investigates another murder, her tenth case for Heaven's Department of Good Intentions. The do-good specter returns home to Adelaide, Oklahoma, where she saves a widow named Fran from drowning and then helps Detective Lot untangle secrets that haunt Fran's family. Lee projects big emotions as she portrays each character and describes each scene, no matter how inconsequential. Distinguished by her Oklahoma twang and her ever-changing costumes, Bailey Ruth investigates the convoluted case. With Lee's verbal push here and incorporeal Bailey Ruth's physical nudge there, the clues come together, and the mystery is solved.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2021
Duration: 8 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781666512854
Publisher: Dreamscape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Emmes' performance highlights Lacey’s curiosity and determination as clues accumulate.
Andrea Emmes narrates this complex tale of murder, nostalgia, and ambition. Lacey Langdon returns to her New Jersey hometown after inheriting a printing and event planning business, when the discovery of a town official’s body throws everything into an uproar. Emmes makes the most of the tongue-in-cheek humor. She ramps up the urgency when another death occurs at a subsequent event and connections to an earlier family tragedy begin to emerge. Emmes delivers all the goings-on in an engaging, conversational style that suits the amateur sleuth at its center. She uses clear characterization and precise pacing to track the evolving mystery.
Emmes' performance highlights Lacey’s curiosity and determination as clues accumulate.Pub Date: May 26, 2026
Duration: 8 hrs, 10 mins
DD ISBN: 9798318186561
Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks
Review Posted Online: June 30, 2026
Disconnected details and half-formed plotlines make this mystery feel unsolved.
Mia Barron invites listeners into this cozily detailed world. Interior decorator and miniatures artist Hannah “Cookie” Cooke becomes involved in a murder case when her client and secret lover, Chuck, is murdered in his own home. Baffling clues hidden deep in the home’s walls point to a historical mystery. As Cookie attempts to unravel the tangled clues, her personal life becomes a snarled mess. This audiobook demands listener attention as loose story threads pull in different directions. Barron’s confident narration leads the way through this audiobook. She captures Cookie’s attitude and humor while adding variety in pitch and tone for other characters.
Disconnected details and half-formed plotlines make this mystery feel unsolved.Pub Date: May 5, 2026
Duration: 11 hrs, 1 min
DD ISBN: 9798899745836
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: June 30, 2026
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