When Bunnies Go Bad, Clea Simon
When Bunnies Go Bad, Clea Simon
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When Bunnies Go Bad
A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir

Author: Clea Simon

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2016


Synopsis

Winter is hard in Beauville, where the melting snow can reveal much more than last season’s dead leaves. So when a wealthy, obnoxious tourist and his ski-bunny girlfriend surface in Pru Marlowe’s little Berkshire town, she knows she should stay out of their way. The bad-girl animal psychic has to focus on more immediate concerns, including Henry, a supposedly tamed wild rabbit illegally living with an eighty-four-year-old lady.Henry, who seems to be acting out and hiding, avoids responding to Pru. Yet when Pru discovers the tourist murdered and his girlfriend’s high-maintenance spaniel falls to her care, she gets dragged into a complicated case of crime and punishment that involves some new friends, an old nemesis, and her own shadowed past. A recent museum art heist draws the feds into the investigation along with a courtly gentleman radiating menace, who represents secretive business interests in New York and shows a surprising awareness of Pru. Her on-again, off-again romance with police Detective Creighton doesn’t stop him from warning her to steer clear of the inquiry. The spaniel, however, lures her in.Pru lives in a world where only her crotchety tabby Wallis knows the whole truth about her past, her flight from Manhattan, and her unique gift that surfaced abruptly one day. Fearing the worst, Pru now comes dangerously close to being exposed. With everything in motion, Pru, Wallis, and everyone they hold dear will be lucky to escape … by a hare.

About Clea Simon

Before turning to a life of crime (fiction), Clea Simon was a journalist. Starting as a rock critic, she ended up writing about books and other arts. A native of New York, she came to Massachusetts to attend Harvard University, from which she graduated with high honors, and never left. The author of three nonfiction books and seven mysteries, she lives with her husband, the writer Jon S. Garelick, and their cat, Musetta.

About Tavia Gilbert

Tavia Gilbert, a six-time Audie Award nominee and multiple Earphones and Parents' Choice Award-winning producer, narrator, and writer, has appeared on stage and in film. Library Journal said of the highly acclaimed actress, "as close as you can get to a full cast narration with a solo voice." Tavia has narrated more than 250 multicast and single-voice audiobooks.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaine

If you enjoy mystery thrillers written with a great sense of humour as well as some paranormal ability added for good measure then look no further! Take a single lady who can hear what animals are thinking, add in a murder where the killer needs identifying and some animal witnesses and you're certa......more

Goodreads review by Teresa

This is one of my most favorite series--I can't believe I only discovered it this year. As usual, the plot is interesting and engaging, the characters are lovable, and the entire concept of Pru being able to communicate with the animals works so very well. I always enjoy the relationship between Pru......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn

When Bunnies Go Bad, A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir by Clea Simon When Bunnies Go Bad, A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir by Clea Simon is a fun book to read. Pru Marlow needs to keep her communications with animals a secret, but she begins to suspect that it may be revealed in the investigation of the murder of an obn......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

Light, fun mystery. A lot of style, perhaps more form than substance, but fun......more


Quotes

“Pru’s method for communicating with Beauville’s nonhuman residents is cleverly conceived, and Simon neatly incorporates these exchanges into her tale…Animal lovers will be delighted.” Publishers Weekly

“Once again Simon’s wacky humor—darkish but surely not black—provides more than enough entertainment.” Booklist

“Simon…brings intrigue, wit, and a profound love for animals to Pru’s latest adventure. And readers who enjoy a whodunit with unusual characters, animal connections, and—dare we say it? —velveteen prose should hop to it.” Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Simon’s mysteries are lighthearted with a fair amount of humor in the mix. Her animal characters are as three-dimensional as the human characters.” News-Gazette