Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybo..., Barbara Ross
Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybo..., Barbara Ross
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Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody

Author: Barbara Ross

Narrator: Traci Odom

Unabridged: 6 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2020


Synopsis

Jane Darrowfield is a year into her retirement, and she's already traveled and planted a garden. She's organized her photos, her recipes, and her spices. The statistics suggest she has at least a few more decades ahead of her, so she better find something to do . . .

After Jane helps a friend with a sticky personal problem, word starts to spread around her bridge club—and then around all of West Cambridge, Massachusetts—that she's the go-to girl for situations that need discreet fixing. Soon she has her first paid assignment—the director of a fifty-five-and-over condo community needs her to de-escalate hostilities among the residents. As Jane discovers after moving in for her undercover assignment, the mature set can be as immature as any high schoolers, and war is breaking out between cliques.

It seems she might make some progress—until one of the aging "popular kids" is bludgeoned to death with a golf club. And though the automatic sprinklers have washed away much of the evidence, Jane's on course to find out whodunit . . .

About Barbara Ross

Barbara Ross is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries and the Jane Darrowfield Mysteries. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. Barbara's Maine Clambake novellas are included along with stories by Leslie Meier and Lee Hollis in holiday anthologies from Kensington Publishing. Barbara and her husband live in Portland, Maine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by JEN A

I received an advanced copy of this book from Net Galley and the publisher in return for an honest review. The release date for this book is 30 June 2020 This was a fun fast cozy mystery read. I absolutely loved the main character Jane Darrowfield. She’s a plucky character that is full of sass. The s......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea

I picked this up on a whim from Barnes and Noble today since I've been craving a cozy mystery. Then I promptly borrowed the audiobook from the library. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ A light, breezy, quick mystery. Looking forward to following Jane's next case.......more

Goodreads review by James

Beginning a new mystery series is always a joy. I've read all the books in Barbara Ross's Maine Clambake series, and while I'm waiting for the next release in 2022, I started her Jane Darrowfield series. Professional Busybody is the debut, and it focuses on a woman who's nearly two years into retire......more

Goodreads review by Darla

Four things I really liked about this cozy mystery: 🌟 Jane Darrowfield is busy AND truly helpful 🌟 The humorous high school high jinks at Walden Spring 🌟 The good guys in law enforcement 🌟 A promising relationship to grow and nurture in future installments So, βœ” this one out. There were enough red herrin......more