Why the Rock Falls

Name: Why the Rock Falls
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: J. E. Barnard
ISBN: 9781666555363

Author: J. E. Barnard

Series: The Falls Mysteries #3

Narrator: Marni Penning

Unabridged: 11 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 01/05/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

When a Hollywood director’s wife dies during a local movie shoot, filming is suspended. The death also spells the end of ex-Mountie Lacey McCrae’s latest temporary job. At loose ends, Lacey volunteers to help in the search for an aging oil baron and his son who have disappeared in the foothills of the Rockies. As drone operators scan the forested valleys from the air and rock-climbers rappel down narrow chasms in search of the pair, Lacey dons her Victim Services’ cap to ease tensions among the missing oilman’s four adult sons and three ex-wives. As squabbles over the possible inheritance intensify, Lacey uncovers a surprising link between the missing oilman and the big-shot director. But an unexpected event sends Lacey out on a risky trek across an unstable mountainside on the trail of a murderer who is bent on killing again.

About J. E. Barnard

J.E. Barnard is a renowned author who has received the Unhanged Arthur Ellis Award as well as the Alberta Book of the Year Award. She currently resides in Calgary.

About Marni Penning

Marni Penning is an award-winning actress, voiceover artist, and producer who loves narrating cozy mysteries, sweet romances, and books that have a bit of quirky snark.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy

3.25* Been wanting to read more Canadian books and this book fits the bill. A mystery set in Alberta, where ex-RCMP Lacey is now working private security and is tasked with keeping a Hollywood director and his family safe and eventually to investigate the disappearance of a rich oilman and his son,......more

Goodreads review by Aleana

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review. This was ok read. I like the mystery of this book and Lacey is flawed but your rooting for her. Lacey is a ex Mountie with loose ends she decide to take up investigating a missing oil man and his s......more

Goodreads review by emma

I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review This is the third book in the Falls Mysteries and investigates the murder of a Hollywood producer's wife plus the search for a missing oil baron and his son in Alberta. I hadn't read the first two books in this series but foun......more

Goodreads review by Donna

A totally different mystery from the other two books in the series. Very well written. All of these books have interesting subject matter and characters. Tying all the issues together is done very well. I enjoyed it. I would have liked to see more of the story of Lacey's personal life and especially......more