Paws for Alarm, Marian Babson
Paws for Alarm, Marian Babson
List: $16.95 | Sale: $11.87
Club: $8.47

Paws for Alarm

Author: Marian Babson

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 4 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/26/2016


Synopsis

A whisker away from death …A summer in England sounds like a great idea for the Harper family—and the house exchange makes it so affordable. Now they’ve swapped their New England home for a lovely cottage in a village near London. Why, the house even comes with a cat, a shy marmalade named Esmond. Everything seems purrfect … until someone tries to kill Mr. Harper.Now the genteel village feels sinister, the snooty next-door neighbor is acting suspicious, and the house is filled with its real owner’s secrets. Numerous attempts on Mr. Harper’s life convince his wife that they can’t pussyfoot around. They need to investigate, starting with what the mousy orange cat knows.

About Marian Babson

Marian Babson (1929–2017) wrote more than forty novels in the traditional amateur-sleuth style, “murder most British.” In 1996 she was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the library category for her body of work. Her many interests—theater, cinema, art, cooking, travel, and cats—were often reflected in her novels.

About Saskia Maarleveld

Saskia Maarleveld is an experienced voice-over actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator. Raised in New Zealand and France, she is highly skilled with accents and dialects, and many of her books have been narrated entirely in accents other than her own. In addition to audiobooks, her voice can be heard in animation, video games, and commercials.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mayda

The Harper family trades homes for the summer with a newly widowed woman from England. Arnold needs to do research there, and the widow wants to spend time with her sister. It’s a wonderful idea, until the murderous attempts on Arnold’s life begin. At first, the strange occurrences seem like acciden......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Definitely not one of this author's best books. None of the characters are particularly likeable, and the plot was really far-fetched, though it was obvious from the start who was responsible for the murderous attempts on the main character's husband's life.......more


Quotes

“Inventive in its muted, muffled presentation of terror, which throbs like a heartbeat throughout the novel’s core.” Chicago Tribune

“A spiffy mystery.” Ocala Star-Banner