Batten Down the Belfry, Diane Kelly
Batten Down the Belfry, Diane Kelly
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Batten Down the Belfry

Author: Diane Kelly

Narrator: Courtney Patterson

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/01/2022


Synopsis

Here is the church, here is the steeple . . .

Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck have successfully flipped houses, but this is the first time they've attempted to renovate a house of worship. Still, the colorful stained glass in the country church has caught Whitney's eye, and she'd love to breathe new life into the abandoned building. What's more, the place has perfect acoustics. Could the worship hall be reborn as an entertainment venue with its parsonage repurposed as a pre-show bistro?

Open the doors, and see all the trouble.

The owner of the horse farm next door has asserted a legal claim to the church property, rendering their title uncertain. If that's not bad enough, while rehabbing the church, Whitney's cat Sawdust discovers a bombshell in the bell tower—the body of the man who'd delivered their beautiful new replacement windows. What transpired in the spire? Who rang the man's bell and why?

The steeple is keeping its secrets and, when a second body turns up, things become even less clear. Can Whitney help Detective Collin Flynn solve the crimes before someone else is sent to meet their maker?

About Diane Kelly

Diane Kelly is a former state assistant attorney general and tax advisor who spent much of her career fighting, or inadvertently working for, white-collar criminals. She is also a proud graduate of the Citizens Police Academy of Mansfield, Texas. Diane combines her fascination with crime and her love of animals in her stories, which include the Paw Enforcement series, the House-Flipper Mysteries, and the Mountain Lodge Mysteries. Diane now lives in North Carolina, where she spends her days catering to her demanding cats or walking her dogs in the region's beautiful woods.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly is the fourth book in the cozy House-Flipper Mystery series. As with most cozy mysteries each of these books in the series could be read as a standalone if choosing to do so as the mystery within is fully solved during the book. There is of course some character......more

Goodreads review by Natalia

A great addition to the series.......more

*3.5 stars rounded up. I enjoy Diane Kelly's cozy mysteries so didn't hesitate to jump in on the fourth book in this series when it became available through NetGalley. It is easily read as a stand alone as most of the past details are filled in. What a fun plot idea--the main characters, Whitney Whi......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Batten Down the Belfry the 4th instalment in the House Flipper Mysteries series by Diane Kelly. This is 2nd book I have read in the series, and it can be read as a standalone. Here is the church, here is the steeple… Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck have successfully flipped houses, but......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

Whitney always has creative ideas for the real estate flips done by her and her cousin. This time they are turning an old church into an entertainment venue. The trouble is the dead bodies. In a fun twist we get chapters from Whitney's perspective and a few from her cat Sawdust's perspective. The fl......more