Tucked away in the rolling hills of rural western Virginia lies the storybook resort of Storyton Hall, catering to book lovers who want to get away from it all. To increase her number of bookings, resort manager Jane Steward has decided to host a Murder and Mayhem week so that fans of the mystery genre can gather together for some role-playing and fantasy crime solving. But when the winner of the scavenger hunt, Felix Hampden, is found dead in the Mystery Suite, and the valuable book that he won is missing, Jane realizes that one of her guests is an actual murderer. Amid a resort full of fake detectives, Jane is bound and determined to find a real-life killer. There's no room for error as Jane tries to unlock this mystery before another vacancy opens up . . .
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“Johanna Parker’s compelling narration successfully launches Adams’s mystery series into audio…The voices assigned to Jane, her playful twin sons, and librarian Sinclair blend well as they work to keep the guests happy while surreptitiously solving the murder. Guests playing the roles of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Miss Marple will bring out the Nancy Drew in all of us…Parker’s voice for Jane’s cantankerous Aunt Octavia is delightful. True to the mystery form, Parker keeps a lively pace throughout.”
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Johanna Parker's compelling narration successfully launches Adams's mystery series into audio.
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Ellery Adams is the New York Times bestselling author of the Books by the Bay Mysteries and the Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries. Ellery has held many jobs, including caterer, retail clerk, car salesperson, teacher, tutor, and tech writer, all while penning poems, children’s books, and novels. She now writes full-time from her home in Virginia.
Johanna Parker is an Audie and Earphone Award–winning actress living and working in San Francisco. Since narrating her first audiobook in 2002, she has received praise for her work in all genres, including her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse in Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire books. She received her BFA in acting from Boston University and studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She has performed on stages in London, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York and has numerous film and television credits. As a voice-over actress, she has voiced commercials, video games, documentaries, and websites.