Lowcountry Bombshell, Susan M. Boyer
Lowcountry Bombshell, Susan M. Boyer
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Lowcountry Bombshell
A Liz Talbot Mystery, Book 2

Author: Susan M. Boyer

Narrator: Tiffany Morgan

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/26/2024


Synopsis

Is it coincidence or Deadly Destiny?

Private Investigator Liz Talbot thinks she’s seen another ghost when she meets Calista McQueen. She’s the spitting image of Marilyn Monroe. Born exactly fifty years after the iconic bombshell, Calista's life is a déjà vu of Hollywood tragedy. And with the anniversary of Marilyn's death looming, Calista fears she's next in line for a tragic finale.

As Liz investigates, suspicious characters swarm around Calista like mosquitoes on a sultry Lowcountry evening: her certifiable mother, a fake aunt, her manipulative psychoanalyst, her peculiar housekeeper, and an obsessed ex-husband. Liz digs in to find a motive for murder, but she’s besieged with distractions. Her ex has marriage and babies on his mind and her all-too-sexy partner engages in a campaign of repeat seduction. With the heat index approaching triple digits, Liz races to uncover a diabolical murder plot in time to save not only Calista’s life, but also her own.

Praise for Lowcountry Bombshell

“Is there anything more enticing than curling up with a thrilling whodunit that keeps you guessing until the very end? Susan Boyer delivers big time with a witty mystery that is fun, radiant, and impossible to put down. I love this book!” -- Darynda Jones, New York Times Bestselling Author

“Lowcountry Bombshell is that rare combination of suspense, humor, seduction, and mayhem, an absolute must-read not only for mystery enthusiasts but for anyone who loves a fast-paced, well-written story!” --Cassandra King, Author of The Same Sweet Girls

“Susan M. Boyer gets it. And by ‘it,’ I mean ‘the southern voice.’ And by that I do not mean she throws ‘Y’all’ into every other line of her dialogue. I mean she understands deep down how Southern people talk and can replicate the cadence and music of that speech on the page as delicately as a master chef adding a last pinch of sea salt to a batch of Hollandaise sauce.” --Katherine Tomlinson, CriminalElement.com

“This Agatha Award-winning author of the Liz Talbot mysteries has put together a complicated story that’s rich and juicy with plenty of twists and turns. It has lots of peril and romance—something for every cozy mystery fan.” --New York Journal of Books

“This is the story that keeps you flipping the pages until late at night. Boyer is definitely a keeper.”

--Fresh Fiction

“. . . Lowcountry Bombshell is a cozy-feeling, hard-boiled PI novel with a little romance thrown in. The best of three genres all mixed together.” --Nancy McFarlane, Fiction Addiction Reviewer

“Flowing with southern charm and delicious flavor, this fast-paced drama quickly draws you in and never lets you go . . . ” --Dru’s Book Musings

About Susan M. Boyer

Susan M. Boyer is the USA Today bestselling author of twelve novels. Her debut novel, Lowcountry Boil, won the 2012 Agatha Award for Best First Novel, the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, and garnered several other award nominations. Subsequent books have been nominated for various honors, including Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Okra Picks, the 2016 Pat Conroy Beach Music Mystery Prize, and the 2017 Southern Book Prize in Mystery & Detective Fiction. Susan loves beaches, Southern food, and small towns where everyone knows everyone, and everyone has crazy relatives. You’ll find all of the above in her novels. She and her husband call Greenville, SC, home and visit the Carolina coast as often as possible.

About Tiffany Morgan

Tiffany Morgan is an experienced audiobook narrator with over 200 titles to her name. Her sweet spot is balanced somewhere between cozy mysteries, stories set in the southern United States, and nonfiction with an empowered female point of view. She also enjoys narrating children's books and educational titles for school curriculums and trainings. In addition to narration, her work includes film, television, theater, improv, and animated series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carmen on October 10, 2020

RE-READ 06/13/2015 This is good, but weaker than the first entry, Lowcountry Boil. If you are not fascinated with the life and death of Marilyn Monroe (this is me) than parts of this book are going to be boring to you. Also, this book ramps up the lovey-dovey-ness which was thankfully absent from the......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on August 14, 2013

I absolutely loved this book. From start to finish I couldn't put it down! The suspense, mystery, crime, stakes...everything was wonderfully written and developed. Liz Talbot, Private Investigator, thinks the ghost of Marilyn Monroe is on her doorstep when Calista McQueen shows up seeking her help. C......more

Goodreads review by M.E. on September 22, 2013

I was very excited to start the second in this series, since I enjoyed the first. First, I know this is advertised as a cozy. But to me, I think it stretches the boundaries of that definition. Not that I minded in the slightest, but cozy readers who have objections to strong love scenes or mild s......more

Goodreads review by Cocktails and Books on August 24, 2013

Boy, did I love this book! It was a great mystery novel, but Boyer managed to give the story so much more. I loved the Marilyn Monroe twist to it, loved the well-developed characters, and I loved the setting she described. I want to live on a quaint little South Carolina island too! It is hard for m......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on September 20, 2013

Set on the fictional island of Stellar Maris, South Carolina, the author offers us glimpses of Mount Pleasant, the Isle of Palms, and Charleston. Boyer reminded me how wonderful it is to live at the beach, to enjoy the sand and the water every day without ever taking it for granted. Lowcountry Bombs......more