Maggody in Manhattan

Name: Maggody in Manhattan
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Joan Hess
ISBN: 9781520037929

Author: Joan Hess

Narrator: Kristin Kalbli

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 10/25/2016

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Traditional British

Synopsis

When when Arly's mother, the indomitable Ruby Bee Hanks, is invited to a baking contest in New York, Arly is forced to return to the city she hates-and the Big Apple is even more rotten than she remembered. Ruby Bee has hardly preheated her oven when a naked man is found shot in her bedroom and the NYPD throws her in jail. As tempting as it may be to let her mother rot on Rikers Island, Arly has no choice but to solve the case herself, facing down killers, bakers, and the most dangerous villain of all: her ex-husband.

About Joan Hess

Joan Hess (1949-2017) was an award-winning author of several long-running mystery series. Born in Arkansas, she was teaching preschool when she began writing fiction. Known for her lighthearted, witty novels, she created the Claire Malloy Mysteries and the Arly Hanks Mysteries, both set in Arkansas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Johnny on May 25, 2017

I guess I missed Maggody in Manhattan earlier because: a) the book designs look similar, b) the covers have no numbers on them, c) Arly talks about her time in New York (prior to the series) and Ruby denigrates New Yahrk so much that I thought I’d already read this, or d) some combination of all of......more

Goodreads review by Colleendearborn on June 20, 2017

Sheriff Arly Hanks, her mother and other quirky characters were amusing as they traveled to New York City for a baking contest, and encountered gangsters and dead bodies. Enjoyed the outstanding audiobook narrator and comic plot (and subplots.) Listened to book through Hoopla Digital, and will proba......more

Goodreads review by Drew on May 22, 2020

Another fun Arly Hanks/Maggody book, with a nice twist: a new locale (Manhattan). It was humorous seeing the contrast between "country folk" from Maggody and "city folk" in NTC. It was also humorous comparing the two locations.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on December 07, 2017

Did't like this installment as much as I did the others that I have read. Too many branches to the story. Stay in Maggody!!......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte Lintz on November 28, 2018

Fun series I like to read these for something light. They are always fun, lighthearted, with a good mystery. Each can be read alone. Have fun!......more