No Gun Intended, Zoe Burke
No Gun Intended, Zoe Burke
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No Gun Intended
An Annabelle Starkey Mystery

Author: Zoe Burke

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2016


Synopsis

Fresh from her introduction to the dangerous world of criminals and cons in Jump the Gun, smart, sexy, and movie-crazy Annabelle Starkey flies to Portland, Oregon, to visit to her newly relocated parents. They, like Annabelle, are rebooting their lives, although the directions their new starts will take are not yet clear. Annabelle is now part of a fledgling detective agency headquartered in New York, home turf to her boyfriend, Mickey, just retired from the NYPD.Having arrived safely at her parents’ home, Annabelle is ready to relax when she discovers her backpack has been switched for one holding a gun—a gun linked to a murder. Has she been set up, or was she simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? The Portland Police Department isn’t sure. Then a frantic young woman appears and claims the gun is hers. And worringly, Annabelle wonders whether the man who sat next to her on the plane might now be stalking her.Alarmed and without a gun of her own, Annabelle is armed only with wits, wisecracks, and her ability to run. Soon Mickey and streetwise backup Luis arrive, adding boots on the ground and their seasoned crime-busting skills, but it is Annabelle who pieces together a case traversing Portland’s patchwork of communities, proving to herself, her partners, and her parents that, as an investigator, she’s got the right stuff.

About Zoe Burke

Zoe Burke is the author of two children’s books and an adult mystery series featuring Annabelle Starkey. She is the vice president and publisher of Pomegranate Communications, an art book publishing company. In the 1990s she enjoyed a brief career as singer and songwriter Katie Burke.

About Hillary Huber

Hillary Huber is a Los Angeles–based voice talent with hundreds of commercials and promos under her belt. She records books on a regular basis and has been nominated for several Audie Awards.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Janet on August 28, 2018

A predictable plot, but well done with fun characters and a terrific narration by Hillary Huber......more

Goodreads review by Jean on January 14, 2016

This is a sequel to “Jump the Gun” which I have not read. This is a sort of mystery featuring rookie sleuth Annabelle “Bea” Starkey. Bea, her boyfriend Mickey Paxton and former fellow police officer Luis Maldonado formed Asta Investigation in New York. Bea flies to Portland, Oregon, to visit her par......more

Goodreads review by Mary on November 09, 2017

I didn't read the first book in this series, but that didn't cause any issues to understanding the characters in this one. However, it took me a while to warm up to the main character who had far too many lapses in commonsense for me to believe she was capable of solving the crime. That said, her re......more

Goodreads review by JJ on September 29, 2019

Meh. Much like the first book no one actually solved this mystery, just they accidentally happened to be where things went down, or people explained things. And it's just trying much to hard to be quirky.......more


Quotes

“Burke’s zany sequel to 2013’s Jump the Gun takes screwball rookie sleuth Annabelle ‘Bea’ Starkey from New York City to Portland, Ore., to visit her parents…With Bea’s quips, Mom Starkey’s expletives, crazy plot twists, red herrings, and copious movie references, this is one mad, mad, mad, mad mystery.” Publishers Weekly

“Featuring a cast of appealing characters, Burke’s second series outing is an amusing choice for readers who enjoy offbeat cozies with quirky protagonists such as those penned by Jenn McKinlay or Elaine Viets.” Library Journal

“Annabelle’s family and friends are a fun-loving bunch…This caper is an enjoyable diversion.” Booklist