Death Comes Silently, Carolyn Hart
Death Comes Silently, Carolyn Hart
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Death Comes Silently

Author: Carolyn Hart

Narrator: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/03/2012


Synopsis

National Bestselling Author and winner of multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, Carolyn Hart continues to dazzle mystery fans with an all new Dead on Demand Mystery. Winter has arrived in Broward's Rock, South Carolina, and business has slowed for Annie Darling, owner of mystery bookstore Death on Demand. So when the island's resident writer publishes the latest in her popular mystery series, Annie jumps at the chance to host a book signing, even though it conflicts with her shift at the local charity shop, Better Tomorrow. Luckily, fellow volunteer Gretchen Burkholt agrees to sub for her. The signing goes well, but Gretchen interrupts the event multiple times, leaving voice mails about scandalous news she's dying to share. Even though Gretchen tends to be excitable, Annie heads over to Better Tomorrow, where she finds Gretchen dead on the floor, an axe by her side. Annie enlists the help of her husband, Max, to piece together a puzzle involving an overturned kayak, a stolen motorboat, a troubled love affair, and a reckless teenager. And she must tread carefully in her investigation, because a killer is on the loose, and that killer works well in the foggy days of winter...

About The Author

An accomplished master of mystery, Carolyn Hart is the New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty-five novels of mystery and suspense including the Bailey Ruth Ghost Novels and the Death on Demand Mysteries. Her books have won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. She has also been honored with the Amelia Award for significant contributions to the traditional mystery from Malice Domestic and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. One of the founders of Sisters in Crime, Hart lives in Oklahoma City, where she enjoys mysteries, walking in the park, and cats. She and her husband, Phil, serve as staff—cat owners will understand—to brother and sister brown tabbies.Kate Reading is the recipient of three AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has narrated everything from Patricia Cornwell to George Eliot. Her favorite BOT recordings include Like Water for ChocolateMiddlemarch, and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Times series, which she narrated with her husband, Michael Kramer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Martha on May 08, 2012

Death Comes Silently - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish Annie was struck by the weariness evident in his broad face. He was Billy, big, brawny, and muscular, but Billy without his customary equanimity. Tight lines marked the cor......more

Goodreads review by Robin on April 18, 2012

I've read nearly all the Death on Demand series and they are very good! Sometimes Annie's Pollyanna-ish outlook irritates me and I think Carolyn Hart dwells too much on Max's being charged with murder (of course Annie and her posse got it straightened out) a few books back. But all-in-all a good rea......more

Goodreads review by Susan on October 07, 2012

I've read all the Death on Demand mysteries. This was my least favorite. I've grown weary of Max and his life of leisure. Too much of this plot and its characters were just not realistic. I'll give the next one a chance and then perhaps I'm off to greener pastures.......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on September 11, 2024

Winter rolls into Broward Rock, South Carolina, and business is slowing — except murder. The first death, a drowning, is deemed an accident but then, there is another, a volunteer at the charity shop. All the signs point toward the shop's handyman, Jeremy Young, but Annie Darling, owner of Death on......more

Goodreads review by Elena on June 12, 2018

The main problem with this audiobook, I think, was the reader. Her narrative voice and some of her main character voices had little energy. Not monotone exactly, but I felt like I had to expend a lot of energy just to get through each disk. I've read several of the early novels in this series in pri......more


Quotes

“Sparkling...A bucolic setting, colorful characters, and frequent knowledgeable recommendations of mystery authors and books old and new help make this another winning entry in a cozy series that shows no sign of age.”—Publishers Weekly

“A particularly satisfying entry in an always-satisfying cozy series.”—Booklist

“Annie Darling is a great character...a one-of-a-kind heroine in cozy fiction.”—Cozy Library

“[Hart] serves up a beautifully constructed puzzle mystery.”—The Connecticut Post 

“These books are charming, fun, funny, clever and kind of like comfort food without the calories, but instead with a great mystery!”—Kings River Life Magazine

“Any book by Hart is guaranteed to include a top-notch mystery delivering an enjoyable reading experience.”—RT Book Reviews