A Simple Murder Audiobook

" I really liked this delightful historical murder mystery set in post Revolutionary Maine among a Shaker community. Kuhns gives the reader an excellent sense of life of the times as well as an intriguing mystery. "

" I had hoped to learn much more about the Shakers from reading this book than I did - that was my first disappointment. My second was the resolution which was depicted in classic Agatha Christie style with all the suspects gathered together in order to find out who was lurking about the Shakers in disguise, who had murdered several members of the community and why and what was the impact of the terms of a little-known will. Perhaps I would have empathized more with the protagonists if I had been better informed about what life with the Shakers was like but there weren't enough details about the religious movement or why anyone would choose it to make me care. On the other hand, it was a gentle mystery with some romance. Ok but not spectacular to my taste. "

" This is a new author who won an award from the Writers of America for "First Crime Novel". It is a probably going to be a series with the character William Rees who is a traveling weaver set in the late 1700's. This book was set in a Shaker community so that and time period made it interesting. He was always driving his cart back and forth to town -very time consuming... For an award winner, I can't say the writing was above average. "

" Interesting period and setting. An enjoyable read. "

" Was okay and I did want to know the ending. "

" I was a lucky recipient of this book from a First Reads giveaway. I enjoyed this story very much, it was a pretty basic plot, but the shaker element added some new insights and kept it interesting. "

" I just finished A simple murder. I won it through first reads---Thank you. very much. I enjoyed reading about a totally different way of life. The author had a good story line,but I wish there hadn't been so many characters to keep track of and I would have ended the book differently. I would read another book when she writes it, this being her first. Thank you again "

" 3.5 Not the greatest plot, but the Shaker background was interesting. "

" First Crime Novel winner and one to watch. Great background dealing with the Shaker communite. "

" I liked this book. It had a lot of characters that could have been the villain. "

" Solid mystery... set in a Shaker community. "

" A Simple Murder=a simple book. No character development, simple plot and a no brainer on the murderer. "

" Nice twist at the end, though I did see some elements coming. Deliberate pacing fit the time and place (18th century Shaker community). Nice growth in the character, as he reunites with his son at a Shaker community. Oddly, I found several typos in the text. "

" This was a very interesting read. Made me want to study the Shaker Religion. "

" A really nice story an interesting time. "

" I made it through one chapter . . . barely. "