The Winter Widow

Name: The Winter Widow
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Charlene Weir
ISBN: 9781666648225

Author: Charlene Weir

Series: Kansas Cozy Mysteries #1

Narrator: Laura Jennings

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 10/03/2023

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Women Sleuths, Small Town & Rural

Synopsis

Small-town police chief Daniel Wren blew in like a tornado, sweeping city slicker Susan Donovan off her feet and back home to Hampstead, Kansas, as his bride. Ten days later, he's killed by a sniper. Determined to find his killer, Susan, formerly one of San Francisco's finest, becomes the acting police chief.

About Charlene Weir

Charlene Weir is the author of the Susan Wren series. Born in Nortonville, Kansas, she grew up in Hutchinson, Kansas. After graduating from nurses' training, she attended the University of Oklahoma and worked as a public-health nurse.

About Laura Jennings

Laura Jennings is a professional narrator and voiceover artist with an MFA in creative writing. Her intrinsic appreciation of the techniques that comprise storytelling allows her to analyze the underlying moods and currents of a book and bring them into her interpretation of it. An avid reader, she enjoys a quiet lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest with her loving husband and aged beagle, Dottie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by January on July 09, 2024

The Winter Widow by Charlene Weir Susan Wren/Kansas Cozy Mysteries #1 7h 58m narrated by Laura Jennings, 269 pages Genre: Mystery Crime Featuring: Kansas, San Francisco, Female Cop, Newlyweds, Murder, January, Police Chief, Small-Town, Sheriff Department, Kansas City, Cows, Cats, Bulls, Murder, Drama R......more

Goodreads review by Laura on February 20, 2022

2.9 - It took me a while to get into this story, 80 pages or so. It’s a very slow going story. A big city police officer becomes acting Chief in a small town in KS. She is determined to find out who killed her husband. Basically the whole town is against her or making fun of her. She naively thought......more

Goodreads review by Linda C on July 25, 2020

Susan Donovan meets Dan Wren at a law enforcement convention in San Francisco. After a whirlwind courtship they marry, honeymoon and go to his town of Hampstead, KS, where he is Police Chief. But 10 days later Dan is murdered and Susan agrees to take on his job and find his killer. So not only is sh......more

Goodreads review by Kathy KS on November 24, 2022

Big city cop meets small town chief of police, marries and is widowed. San Franciscan Susan Wren finds herself alone in small town Kansas and convinces the mayor to hire her as the chief of police. Of course, Susan's real motivation is to find the murderer of her husband. With no real knowledge of t......more

Goodreads review by Larry on December 08, 2024

This was a very strange story about a couple of police officers who were married for six whole weeks before he was killed. The characters were compelling from the start, even the police chief of a very small town before he was killed. The plot is straightforward and the premise is finding out who ki......more