A Meditation on Murder, Susan Juby
A Meditation on Murder, Susan Juby
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A Meditation on Murder
A Novel

Author: Susan Juby

Series: Helen Thorpe Mystery #2

Narrator: Lisa Larsen

Unabridged: 11 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2024


Synopsis

Butler-detective Helen Thorpe returns to help a wannabe influencer get her life in order—and solve the murders of her fellow content creators—in this hilarious sequel to Mindful of Murder by bestselling author Susan Juby  When Buddhist butler Helen Thorpe is loaned out to help Cartier Hightower get her life in order, Helen finds herself working for a young woman entirely unbound by the fetters of good taste or sound judgment. One of Cartier’s fellow content creators has recently died in a strange accident. Soon after Helen arrives, another is killed in an equally bizarre way. Cartier begins to drag Helen around on the influencer circuit, where neither of them is particularly welcome. Then comes the terrible incident at the EDM nightclub that turns Cartier into a global pariah, at least according to social media. Helen hopes a period of simplicity and reflection and an internet detox will help Cartier find her true nature and maybe acquire some social graces. But Helen’s job gets much harder when Cartier’s friends show up at the lavish ranch where Cartier and Helen have retreated. Soon, Helen finds herself trying to avoid becoming Instafamous while bringing some peace to a girl who very much needs it. This task turns out to be even more impossible when it becomes clear that they have been followed to Weeping Creek Ranch by a murderer. 

About Susan Juby

SUSAN JUBY is an award-winning and bestselling author. Mindful of Murder debuted at number one on the independent bookstores bestseller chart and was a finalist for the Leacock Medal for Humour. Most recently, A Meditation on Murder was a Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Vancouver Sun bestseller. Juby is also the author of Getting the Girl, Another Kind of Cowboy, The Woefield Poultry Collective, the bestselling Alice series, and Republic of Dirt, which won the Leacock Medal. Susan Juby lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and their dogs, who are convinced they could have lucrative careers as social media stars.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marsha on March 24, 2024

If you've gobbled up both books in The Maid (Nita Prose) series, you'll love Susan Juby's Helen Thorpe. Helen Thorpe herself is quite a delight. She's a former Buddhist monk trained as a butler and employed by an ultra wealthy couple. Add to that, a penchant for encountering odd murders and solving......more

Goodreads review by Yasaman on March 25, 2024

3.5 stars, rounded up to 4. Having a Buddhist butler as a POV character is honestly about 75% of the charm of this mystery series. Helen doesn't set out to solve these murders, and in fact, doesn't do any investigating, per se. She just observes and listens, and the mystery kind of gets solved aroun......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on October 09, 2023

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of Susan Juby's 'A Meditation on Murder' in exchange for an honest review. No plot spoilers! Butler Helen Thorpe is back and finds herself in unfamiliar territory as she is thrown into the world of online influencers and internet bullying. The calm and clearheaded butle......more

Goodreads review by Robin on February 06, 2024

I'm such a huge fan of Susan Juby and this series is *chef's kiss*. Helen is a complex character and I found it so interesting to see some of my own concerns and emotions reflected in the way other characters saw/thought about her. Cartier, an influencer more popular for being unpopular, really grew......more

Goodreads review by Karyn on October 12, 2024

Susan Juby has a unique and enthralling narrative voice… in the real sense of the word: when I get into her books, I find them hard to put down. A Meditation on Murder deals with deeper social issues than Mindful of Murder—I have to admit, issues I would generally choose to avoid—yet protagonist Hel......more