Bartender Wanted, Maureen Anne Jennings
Bartender Wanted, Maureen Anne Jennings
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Bartender Wanted

Author: Maureen Anne Jennings

Series: Rose Leary Mystery

Narrator: Rebecca Gallagher

Unabridged: 9 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/22/2025


Synopsis

Gritty glamour in 1980s New York City doesn't come cheap. To afford even her fifth-floor walkup, Rose Leary needs a gig. Bartending at a neighborhood joint subsidizes her writing career, even if she does fill a dead woman's platforms. Rose speculates about who killed her predecessor, but her novel's looming deadline demands she dedicate all creativity to her fiction. When another bartender dies, Rose pictures her name scrawled at the top of the murderer's hit list. Even sarcasm can't shield her from this coming danger. Frightening phone calls and ominous gifts turn everyone she meets into a suspect. Dead flowers dirty her hallway, and her phone shrills menace. Terror invades her life and paralyzes her writing. Rose struggles to expose the killer in a desperate race to save herself and her work.

Set in the West Village restaurant and bar scene, Bartender Wanted resurrects a city where fishmongers and greengrocers fill the stores now colonized by designers, and brawny butchers still work in the Meatpacking District. Written with wit, intelligence, and a distinctive style, the Rose Leary series creates a signature cocktail so intoxicating it keeps listeners coming back for more. Bartender Wanted introduces the Rose Leary murder mystery series, where tales of chilling suspense and cold-blooded murder are spiked with generous dashes of humor.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on June 21, 2013

I'm not a huge reader of murder mysteries, but I found much to like about this book that transcends any expectations I may have had of the genre. In places funny, witty, gritty, and suspenseful, the book consistently captures dialogue and period (80s New York City) environmental details that ring tr......more

Goodreads review by Margie on November 22, 2024

I loved this mystery's 1980s New York City setting and bartending references. Rose is a great character, smart and funny. I couldn’t figure out who kept murdering these bartenders, and that kept my attention. Terrific writing.......more

Goodreads review by Ken on March 22, 2013

I hope this is just the first of many Rose Leary mysteries. The plot keeps things going, but the characterization, esp. Rose, and the 1980s NYC milieu make for a very entertaining read. A smashing debut for Jennings!......more

Goodreads review by Lorraine on December 14, 2024

Rose Leary bounces between working on her latest novel, pressed by a deadline, and wrangling the busy bar at My World, a popular New York establishment owned and run by a family of complex men. "Complex" as in possibly shady. In the midst of her always frantic schedule, her life is thrown into a fre......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on November 27, 2024

scary and funny Standing behind the bar at My World with Rose would be hilarious. Finding the horrors she encountered would scare just about anyone. But Rose, writing her mystery novel in her Village apartment, is torn between terror and curiosity. Until a stalker begins following her home. Favorite......more