Read Herring Hunt, V.M. Burns
Read Herring Hunt, V.M. Burns
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Read Herring Hunt

Author: V.M. Burns

Narrator: Kate Rudd

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/14/2025


Synopsis

Mystery bookstore owner Samantha Washington is about to find out it's not so easy to play Monday morning quarterback when it comes to murder… To the town of North Harbor, Michigan, MISU quarterback Dawson Alexander is a local hero. To Samantha Washington, owner of the Market Street Mysteries Bookstore, Dawson is more than a tenant—he’s like an adopted son. But to the police, he is their prime suspect after his ex-girlfriend is found murdered. It’s more than enough real-life drama for Sam to tackle, but her role as a mystery writer also calls. Returning to the English countryside between the wars, she finds Lady Daphne Marsh in quite the quandary. Someone has tried to murder the scandalous American divorcée Wallis Simpson, for whom Edward VIII so recently abdicated his throne. It seems finding a suspect is no small challenge when most of England has a motive… While Sam’s lawyer sister Jenna rushes in to build Dawson's defense, Sam and her lively grandmother, Nana Jo, huddle up to solve the mystery and blow the whistle on the real killer. With the tenacious members of the Sleuthing Senior Book Club eager to come off the sidelines, Sam and her team just might stop a killer from completing another deadly play…

About V.M. Burns

V. M. Burns is the acclaimed author of screenplays, children's books, and cozy mysteries, including the Dog Club Mysteries, the RJ Franklin Mysteries, and the Mystery Bookshop Series. Born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, V. M. Burns currently resides in Tennessee with her poodles. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Dog Writers Association of America, Thriller Writers International, and a lifetime member of Sisters in Crime.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on October 22, 2022

I first read this second book in the Mystery Bookshop series back in 2018 before it was published. Then life kinda swooped in and I lost track of so many series I enjoy. Back now...and I started reading this series (and several others) all over again from the beginning. Having a great time! Samantha......more

Goodreads review by Karen on April 16, 2018

thoroughly enjoyed Read Herring Hunt! I have no idea how V.M. Burns does it but in this book you get two very different and wonderful cozy mysteries. I am in awe of her writing talent and I could not put this book down. There is something so wonderful in the way that main character Sam has taken so......more

Goodreads review by Kirsti on March 21, 2018

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book! I read the first in this series last year, and although I liked it, I had a case of the first book blues with it a little. I think book two sees and improvement in both writing and pace, and I found myself really enjoying this o......more