Killer Jam

Name: Killer Jam
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Karen MacInerney
ISBN: 9781501267031

Author: Karen MacInerney

Series: Dewberry Farm Mysteries #1

Narrator: Teri Clark Linden

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 07/28/2015

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Humorous, Cozy

Synopsis

When Houston reporter Lucy Resnick cashes in her retirement to buy her grandmother’s farm in Buttercup, Texas, she’s looking forward to a simple life as a homesteader. But Lucy has barely finished putting up her first batch of Killer Dewberry Jam when an oil exploration truck rolls up to the farm and announces plans to replace her broccoli patch with an oil derrick. Two days later, Nettie Kocurek, the woman who ordered the drilling, turns up dead at the Founders’ Day Festival with a bratwurst skewer through her heart and one of Lucy’s jam jars beside her…and the sheriff fingers Lucy as the prime suspect.Horrified, Lucy begins to talk to Nettie’s neighbors, but the more she gets to know the townspeople, the more she realizes she’s not the only one who had a beef with Nettie. Can she clear her name, or will her dream life turn into a nightmare?

About Karen MacInerney

Karen MacInerney is the author of numerous popular mystery novels, including the Agatha Award–nominated series The Gray Whale Inn Mysteries and the trilogy Tales of an Urban Werewolf, which was nominated for a P.E.A.R.L. Award by her readers. When she’s not working on her novels, she teaches writing workshops in Austin, Texas, where she lives with her husband and two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie on January 25, 2019

This is definitely one of the better cosies I've read in a while. Lucy has been a reporter in Houston for quite a while, and decides to cash in her retirement to buy back the farm her grandparents used to own in rural Buttercup. So, with her sidekicks Chuck the poodle and Blossom the cow she takes u......more

Goodreads review by Luffy Sempai on December 21, 2019

What I know for sure is that this reading experience will not deter or prevent me from reading the sequels. The author did her homework. She researched a lot. That helped her made up world look complex. But there was no real meat to the mystery. This book was the dullest in parts, but even the best bi......more

Goodreads review by Carole on June 16, 2017

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books. I enjoyed this book. I was in the mood for a cozy mystery and really wasn't sure which one I wanted to read when I spotted this book in Amazon's Prime Reading. I actually had no idea that there were audiobooks included in the program but......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on August 09, 2015

Charlaine Harris and Susan Wittig Albert, two of my favorite cozy mystery authors, had nice words for this one so I was really looking forward to reading it. A disappointment, however. Found myself more than once checking to see if I was reading an ARC the editing was so poor. At first the detailed......more

Goodreads review by Kim on July 20, 2015

This was a lovely cosy mystery set in small town America. I always love small town settings- you can imagine yourself being in the neighbourhood. This is the first book in the series and I will definitely look out for the next one. My first by this author aswell. Lucy buys her grandmother’s farm in B......more

Quotes

“Now that I’ve gotten to know the residents of Buttercup, I can’t wait to visit them again. Killer Jam is filled with a good mystery, delightful characters, and a fun setting that will bring cozy readers back for many more visits.” —Carstairs Considers...“I’m excited to see more from Karen MacInerney…I look forward to reading more about Lucy and her escapades in Buttercup, Texas, and hope we see a lot more of a certain fine lookin’ veterinarian!” —Bubble Bath Books“Killer Jam is a great first book in the new Dewberry Farm series. Highly recommend! Looking forward to the second one already!” —MysteriesEtc“I give Killer Jam 5 out of 5 stars. I liked the characters and the humor in the book. I also loved the paranormal element (or the possibility of a ghost)! I look forward to the next book in this series.” —The Avid Reader“This is a great story; it will quickly grab your attention and keep you turning the pages. There are several laugh out loud moments, particularly a few involving the cow and her antics…I think this is going to be another great series!” —A Cozy Booknook