Murder Goes to Market

Name: Murder Goes to Market
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Daisy Bateman
ISBN: 9781666198706

Author: Daisy Bateman

Series: Claudia Simcoe #1

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/31/2022

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

Claudia Simcoe has left the tech world of San Francisco to start a new, quiet life in the peaceful coastal town of San Elmo Bay. Now she owns a market specializing in artisanal, locally-made goods. But then Lori Roth, one of her market's vendors, is strangled to death with a wire. And all of a sudden San Elmo stops seeming so peaceful. Especially when suspicion for the murder falls upon Claudia.

Things don't get any simpler when a second victim turns up. The body count is rising, and Police Chief Lennox thinks Claudia's the killer. There's friction between her and her weirdo neighbor. Lori's past yields some worrisome questions. A massive pickle jar seems to have played a role in the murder. And as if things weren't complicated enough, Officer Derek Chambers, Chief Lennox's new hire, is pretty cute.

About Daisy Bateman

Daisy Bateman is a mystery lover, cheese enthusiast, and world-renowned expert in Why You Should Buy That. Her educational background is in molecular biology from Caltech and UC Berkeley, and in what passes for normal life, she works in biotech. She lives in Alameda, California, with her husband and a cat, only one of whom wears a tuxedo on a regular basis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on October 15, 2020

Claudia Simcoe has started her life again in the California coastal town of San Elmo Bay by opening a market where locals can sell their locally produced wares. Most of the offerings are food related, but she has learned that the bags and other items Lori Roth sells are just things she has bought ov......more

Goodreads review by Susan on October 24, 2020

This is my first foray into the cozy mystery genre and it did not disappoint. Loved the characters, the descriptions of San Elmo and of course the food. A few times I thought I knew whodunit but I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Looking forward to the next in the series!......more

Goodreads review by K.A. on October 07, 2020

MURDER GOES TO MARKET, the first book in a new series by Daisy Bateman, introduces the reader to protagonist Claudia Simcoe. With the seaside setting on the Sonoma coast in California, this book captures the feeling of a rural farm-to-table movement despite being fairly close to San Francisco. One o......more

Goodreads review by Candy on November 06, 2020

Excellent first book. I look forward to many more. Great plot twist fun read.......more

Goodreads review by Marianne K. Benvenuti on July 05, 2020

Good read First of all, I liked Claudia, the main character. I liked her idea of an artisan's marketplace to give the story many "suspects" for the first murder. As Claudia digs into the murder victim's life, she slowly uncovers the mystery of "why". The "who" comes almost too late, but her way of av......more