Staying Home is a Killer

Name: Staying Home is a Killer
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Sara Rosett
ISBN: 9781705291887

Author: Sara Rosett

Series: Ellie Avery Mystery #2

Narrator: Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/20/2021

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

Synopsis

Air Force wife Ellie Avery is so good at organizing she's turned pro. But when a fellow military wife turns up dead, Ellie tackles a different type of case—murder . . .

Ellie Avery balances motherhood, marriage, and her own business—Everything in Its Place—with cheerful efficiency. A maestro of organization, she sees her life as an easy checklist that does not include the untimely death of Penny Follette.

Unlike the police, Ellie isn't convinced Penny's death was suicide. But it's an uphill battle getting the officials to take her seriously. Then another spouse is strangled, and someone tries to poison an outspoken female Air Force pilot. Poking about in closets and peeking through drawers, Ellie hopes to find the common thread tying the crimes together. With her husband Mitch about to be deployed in the "sandbox" (that's the Mideast for us civvies), she wants some quality time with her significant other. As the schedule tightens and the mystery heightens, Ellie's out to prove that home is not for killers!

About Sara Rosett

USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett writes light-hearted escapes for readers who enjoy puzzling mysteries, interesting settings, and quirky characters. She is the author of the Murder on Location series, the Ellie Avery series, and the On the Run series.

Publishers Weekly called Sara's books "satisfying," "well-executed," and "sparkling." Sara loves to get new stamps in her passport and considers dark chocolate a daily requirement.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheryl on April 11, 2017

Ellie Avery is settling into winter life at Greenly Air Force Base in Vernon, Washington. There is buzz about the upcoming Frost Fest in February with its "Dreams Take Flight" theme. While visiting the squadron, Ellie runs into Penny Follette. Penny is normally a forgettable woman but looks strangel......more

Goodreads review by Karen on April 10, 2008

Somehow it's hard to believe that a mother with a two-year-old would involve herself in dangerous undertakings trying to find a killer. Setting is an Air Force base out west. Smuggling artifacts is the cause for the crime.......more

Goodreads review by Lagniappe on May 31, 2018

I'm pleased that this series is moving in the right direction as the second installment is definitely better than the first. The mystery is front and center in this one, and we finally get to see Ellie in her job as an organizer. I have to admit she wasn't very impressive in that role, but at least......more

Goodreads review by Maria on February 17, 2023

I have mixed feelings about this book and the way the author writes the story. On the one hand, I like a murder mystery as much as the next person, but I have a problem when the heroine of the story does stupid things that anybody with an ounce of brains can see is wrong. Yes, she has to be the cent......more

Goodreads review by Eileen on September 14, 2020

Ellie balances motherhood, marriage and her own business. A friend of hers dies suddenly and it is quite a shock to everyone, since she was so happy the day before. She does not believe it is suicide and she is trying to get the officials to realize this with all the clues she has found. Then anothe......more