Murphy's Slaw

Name: Murphy's Slaw
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Elizabeth Logan
ISBN: 9781094139463

Author: Elizabeth Logan

Series: Alaskan Diner Series #1

Narrator: Caroline Hewitt

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 06/01/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Women Sleuths, Amateur Sleuth

Synopsis

When a local prize-winning farmer is murdered at the state fair, Charlie Cook gets called in to help investigate, but she’s shocked to learn the victim is a friend.Charlie Cooke loves many things, like the Bear Claw Diner, the heated steering wheel of her car, and her orange tabby cat Eggs Benedict. Something she has never loved is the state fair. So when her best friend Annie Jensen begs her for a fair day, she’s reluctant. But Annie isn’t the only one who wants her to spend a day among farm animals and deep fried food. A vendor has been murdered, and Trooper Graham needs his favorite part-time sleuth to dig up the truth, and Charlie is happy to oblige.The case grows personal when Charlie learns the victim is Kelly Carson, whom she and Annie were friends with in high school. If Charlie wants to find justice for Kelly, she and Annie will have to work together to weed out the killer.

About Elizabeth Logan

Elizabeth Logan is the pseudonym for a longtime mystery writer who has published series with Berkley and Minotaur. She is the author of the Alaskan Diner Mysteries, including Mousse and Murder and Fishing for Trouble.

About Caroline Hewitt

Caroline Hewitt loves reading and imagining. Since she couldn’t figure out a way to actually jump inside a novel, acting and adapting are the closest, and most satisfying, ways she has found to inhabit stories—like narrating audiobooks and adapting novels into plays.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lori on August 02, 2021

Alaskan diner owner Charlie Cookie and a couple of her friends, deputized by "Trooper," the town's own law enforcement official, gets another chance to investigate when a vendor and former childhood friend is murdered at the fairgrounds. This one doesn't work quite as well as the previous installmen......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on May 18, 2021

I had fun reading this latest book in the Alaskan Diner series. Charlie is a fun character, and this story is fast paced and exciting. Charlie loves her diner, her friends, and her cat, Eggs Benedict, known as Benny. What she doesn't like is going to the fair, but when her friend Annie begs Charlie to......more

Goodreads review by Kav on June 03, 2021

So much fun! But fair warning -- reading this book will make you hungry! Love this happening diner in small town Alaska and the way the author includes nifty insider state facts throughout the story. Also love that for once an amateur sleuth actually has the support of law enforcement. And she has h......more

Goodreads review by Moondance on May 31, 2021

This is the third book in the Alaskan Diner series and I think it has finally reached its stride. Charlie and the crew are called in to investigate the murder of a local produce farmer. Charlie is saddened by the knowledge that the victim is a former classmate. She, Annie and Chris attend the local......more

Goodreads review by Ann on July 21, 2021

This is book 3 in the Alaskan Diner Mystery series and it's a great addition. It can be read as a stand alone. I have a desire to someday visit Alaska and this series only makes me long for the opportunity more. Charlie Cook runs the Bear Claw diner and loves living in her home town . When a friend......more