Mausoleum, Justin Scott
Mausoleum, Justin Scott
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Mausoleum
A Ben Abbot Mystery

Author: Justin Scott

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2008

Synopsis

When the threehundredyearold village cemetery at Newbury, Connecticut, is invaded by a gaudy, halfmilliondollar mausoleum, Ben Abbot is not happy. Newcomer Brian Groses tall, mirrorpolished monument of eternal ego sticks out in the peaceful burial ground and has been nicknamed McTomb by the locals. But no one expected to find Groses body locked in his mausoleum fifty years ahead of schedule. The agents from Homeland Security Immigration Criminal Enforcement descend and point the finger at Charlie Cubreroan illegal immigrant, farmhand, and supposed gang leaderbut Ben Abbot doesnt buy it. He knows that half the town was mad at Grose. Besides, Ben has his own reasons for wanting to protect the hardworking Cubrero from a tooclose scrutiny.

About Justin Scott

Justin Scott is the author of twenty-six novels, including The Shipkiller and Normandie Triangle, the Ben Abbot detective series, and five modern sea thrillers under his pen name Paul Garrison. He currently co-writes the Isaac Bell series with Clive Cussler. He lives in Connecticut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa

This book wasn't anything great in terms of writing style, characters, or plot development. It was a pretty straight forward murder mystery where you could guess the last three chapters. However! It is completely 100% based on my town. The author wove in local history and even kept place names the s......more

Goodreads review by Stacy

Moroccan chicken, gaudy mausoleums, and crooked relatives aside I didn’t have much hope for this book. My six year old picked up the fifth book in a crime series I had never read and said I needed it because it had a cool title. Somewhere in the midst of Connecticut I was charmed by the investment i......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

A decent cozy mystery, just didn't grab me.......more

Goodreads review by Brenda

This review first ran in ICCFM magazine. Fifth in a series of murder mysteries, Mausoleum features New England real estate agent Ben Abbott, who moonlights investigating crime. A dead body is found locked in a gigantic McMansion of a mausoleum in an historic Connecticut cemetery, and the usual red he......more

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