The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie, Jaclyn Moriarty
The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie, Jaclyn Moriarty
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The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie

Author: Jaclyn Moriarty

Narrator: Susan Lyons, Anushka Carter

Unabridged: 12 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/01/2011


Synopsis

Best-selling author Jaclyn Moriarty follows her critically acclaimed novels The Ghosts of Ashbury High and The Year of Secret Assignments with this fun tale. Told imaginatively through school assignments and diary entries, The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie is sure to appeal to young listeners who love a good mystery. Some people find Bindy Mackenzie's perfectionist personality a bit irritating, but would anyone really want her dead? "Bindy's unforgettable, earnest, hilariously high-strung voice . will capture and hold eager readers."-Booklist

About Jaclyn Moriarty

Jaclyn Moriarty is the bestselling author of novels for young adults including Feeling Sorry for Celia, The Year of Secret Assignments, and the Colours of Madeleine trilogy. She has been the recipient of the NSW Premier’s Literary Award, the Queensland Literary Award, and the Aurealis Award for Fantasy. Jaclyn grew up in Sydney, lived in England, the United States, and Canada, and now lives in Sydney again. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries, ice-skating and sleep.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Benjamin on 2024-02-08 21:32:29

At first I found the book very dull. Determined to get through it I cranked up the speed to 1.5 and it transformed the book! Suddenly, Bindi's awkwardness became funny, instead of tedious and the narrative ripped along. I feel like this was the authors intention, and it's more in line with the other audiobooks in the series! If you've read them, get this one, but crank up the speed. You'll have a great time.

Goodreads review by Meagan on September 17, 2007

I didn't think she could do it - make me love Bindy, that is. But she did. It's a testament to her ability as an author in the way that she takes a very minor character - one created for comic relief and for the convenience of transcripts in the format she's chosen - and turn her into a three-dimensi......more

Goodreads review by Beth on July 28, 2011

4.5 stars As Bindy would say, I devoured this book. It's long, but I actually ripped through it. And I loved it. I want to give this book to the people who treat YA as some kind of bastard genre -- I've been wrestling with On The Road for weeks. I zipped through this in one night. Jaclyn Moriarty - yo......more

Goodreads review by Clare on June 27, 2023

Alas, this book was not so good. I adored "Feeling Sorry For Celia" and positively devoured "The Year of Secret Assignments", but this one really let me down. The narrative is overly complex and totally jumbled - I didn't figure out the (over the top and unbelievable) point until I was nearly done.......more