Death by Demo, Callie Carpenter
Death by Demo, Callie Carpenter
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Death by Demo

Author: Callie Carpenter

Narrator: Cindy Kay

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2023

Synopsis

Jaime and Henry were the perfect couple with the perfect life; together, they ran one of the most successful construction and interior design companies in all of Charlotte, North Carolina. But when Jaime catches her charismatic husband in an affair, she realizes her husband is not the man she thought she married. The divorce is equally gutting—due to an ironclad prenuptial agreement, she receives only one thing: a historical house in disrepair. Knowing that any renovation she attempts will be tedious and costly, she starts to believe that things can’t get much worse—until she finds a dead body in the house. The body is found behind a recently renovated wall—and this leaves Jaime with more questions than answers. Who killed this person and why? Could it have been the previous owners, someone who snuck in while nobody was looking, or Henry? Furious that the house is now a crime scene, which further delays all renovations, she decides to investigate the murder herself, DIY-style. Together with the new resident cat she calls Demo and the handsome and friendly hardware store owner who happens to be her neighbor, she is ready to use all the tools in her toolbox to catch the killer. Jaime needs to renovate this house if she wants to move forward with her life, but will this murder investigation leave her in ruins—or worse?

About Callie Carpenter

Callie Carpenter is the author of Death by Demo. She grew up with an architect father who was more than happy to share his love of woodworking with her. When she isn’t writing, she’s working at her day job, reading, yanking weeds out of her garden, or planning her next home renovation. She has a (mostly unused) bachelor of science degree in geology, one husband, and two cats.

About Cindy Kay

Cindy Kay is a Chinese-Thai-American narrator and educator whose work has been described as listening to a "cozy best friend." She narrates fiction and nonfiction and has studied Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, and Japanese. Raised in the California Bay Area, she currently lives in the Rockies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gloria on December 09, 2023

Death by Demo is a story set in a small town in North Carolina, near Charlotte, where everyone knows everyone. Jaime and her husband worked together to build a successful contracting company working in renovations. All was well until her cheating husband ended their marriage and left her nothing but......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on November 23, 2023

This is the start to a new cozy mystery series and it was a super fun, light, mystery. I listened to the audiobook and I felt like the narrator did a great job bringing the main character Jaime to life. I thought this book set up a neat idea for a cozy mystery series focused on Jaime, a recently div......more

Goodreads review by Matal “The Mischling Princess” on July 25, 2024

I received an ARC of “Death by Demo. A Home Renovation Mystery” by Callie Carpenter from NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books in exchange for an honest review. Unfortunately, due to some personal issues going on, my download expired before I could review it, so I purchased a Kindle copy of the book. Pur......more

Goodreads review by Micky on December 02, 2023

Outstanding new cozy mystery to sink your brain into and try to hammer out the villain! Our main character is fresh from a horrible marriage that left her on the verge of broke and with only a broken-down old home that she is eager to start restoring. She's an intelligent, strong women who not only......more

Goodreads review by Karen on October 19, 2023

Thank you to Callie Carpenter, Crooked Lane Books, and NetGalley for an ARC of Death by Demo in exchange for my honest review. Jaime King is now divorced from her narcisstic husband is now fully alone for the first time in her life. As part of the divorce settlement, her husband gives her a dilapidat......more

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"Cindy Kay’s animated narration and excellent character voices add to the charming atmosphere of this [...] satisfying story." - Library Journal

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