The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way, Raymond Benson
The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way, Raymond Benson
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The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way
A Novel

Author: Raymond Benson

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/18/2022

Synopsis

For Scott Hatcher, a former television writer turned struggling novelist with a failing marriage to boot, social-distancing and mask-wearing feel like fitting additions to his already surreal life.When his wife, Marie, and neighbor John Bergman disappear in the middle of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Scott is naturally mystified and disturbed, but he is also about to learn that his picturesque neighborhood hides more than just the mundane routines of suburban life.When a fire claims the empty house for sale next door, the entire community is shocked when the charred remains of Marie and John are found inside. Stranger still, stockpiles of valuable personal protection equipment, clearly stolen, were destroyed in the blaze alongside them.As the neighborhood reels from the loss, Scott and Bergman’s earthy and enticing widow, Rachel, find themselves not only under investigation for the crime but also inexorably drawn to one another.As tensions reach a fever pitch, the tale—which is at once familiar and ordinary, yet bizarre and eerie—shows that, just like life in 2020’s uncertain times, dread and danger lurk below the hidden underside of everyday suburbia.

About Raymond Benson

Raymond Benson is the author of over forty books. He is primarily known for the five novels in his bestselling serial The Black Stiletto, as well as for being the third—and first American—author of continuation James Bond novels between 1996 and 2002, penning six worldwide bestselling original 007 thrillers. Benson has taught courses in film history in New York and Illinois, and he currently presents ongoing lectures about movies with Chicago film critic Dann Gire. He is also an active member of International Thriller Writers Inc., Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and ASCAP. He is based in the Chicago area.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett began his acting career at the age of five in the basement of his family's home in upstate New York. He has gone on to play many stage roles, both on and off-Broadway, and in regional theaters from Los Angeles, Houston, and St. Louis to Washington DC, San Francisco, and Portland, Maine. He has appeared in films and television, both prime time and late night, and in hundreds of television and radio commercials. Joe has narrated over two hundred audiobooks. He has been an Audie Award finalist eight times, and his narration of Gun Church by Reed Farrel Coleman won the 2013 Audie Award for Original Work. AudioFile magazine has granted Joe fourteen Earphones Awards, including for James Salter's All That Is and Donald Katz's Home Fires. Regarding Joe's narration of John Irving's A Prayer For Owen Meany, AudioFile said, "This moving book comes across like a concerto . . . with a soloist-Owen's voice-rising from the background of an orchestral narration." Joe is married to actor Andrea Wright, and together they have four very grown children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly

I really liked the idea of this book. The pandemic was a huge part of all of our lives and I thought it would be cool to have a book set during that time... I found myself very bored during this book. The twist was also easy to guess and I didn't like it.........more

Goodreads review by Pseudonymous

__________________________________ I was just telling Prince Harry and Beyonce the other day how much I hate name dropping. . ____Full Disclosure: Raymond Benson is a close, personal, nodding acquaintance of mine. Back before Covid locked me away in my private gulag, I used to attend a monthly movie/......more

Goodreads review by Mark

“Friends, this is a little tale about some murders.” So begins Raymond Benson’s latest novel, The Mad Murders of Marigold Way. Set at the outset of the Covid-19 outbreak when mostly we stayed closed in our homes due to fears of the virus. Uncertain and suspicious regarding the health risk that stran......more

Goodreads review by Laura

Set during the COVID era, I really thought this had promise because it's very nearly a Locked Room, except it's everyone locked away because of lockdown. Even in the "normal" times, when do you report your spouse missing, especially if your relationship isn't great? Or they're known to work weird ho......more

Quotes

“A fine and inventive novel…There is death and fire and all manner of neatly handled twists….peppered with compelling characters amid a satisfyingly knotty mystery.” Chicago Tribune

“[A] stellar mystery…This wild roller coaster of a novel is an attention-grabber from first page to last.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The novel, evoking a stage play, lulls you into a false, cozy sense of security…but don’t be fooled—violence and murder are lurking in the background.” Lee Goldberg, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Clever, witty, unexpected, and utterly engaging. I loved this book!” Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter

“Intriguing, shocking, and bleakly comic, one thing is certain: nothing is as it seems on Marigold Way.” A. J. Hartley, author of Burning Shakespeare

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