• Homicide in Hardcover

  • A Bibliophile Mystery
  • By: Kate Carlisle
  • Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
  • Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (711 ratings)

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Homicide in Hardcover

By: Kate Carlisle
Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
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Publisher's summary

Murder is always a bestseller… first in the new bibliophile mystery series!

The streets of San Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldn't be lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration. With his final breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a priceless - and supposedly cursed - copy of Goethe's Faust for safekeeping. Brooklyn suddenly finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to the humorless - but attractive - British security officer who finds her kneeling over the body. Now she has to read the clues left behind by her mentor if she is going to restore justice.

©2009 Kathleen Beaver (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

This first in a new series is going to launch Carlisle to a bestselling position and have readers looking forward to the next installment of delightfully eccentric characters, droll dialogue and a meticulously planned crime. Bibliophile heroine Brooklyn Wainwright is brilliant, feisty and funny.” ( Romantic Times)

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NICE TYPICAL COZY mystery

Good mystery in the cozy style. narrator's accent is fine. no lurid scenes. i nearly didn't get this becuase of the bad reviews. after finishing it i wander if those reviews are of this book. the only connection i could find is that there is a minor character with a british accent. while that accent is not perfect it is not that bad, and i listen to a lot of british narrators. the main character and most other are American so no problem. as for the supposed lurid scenes that remind some of the reviewers of romances_ no idea what they are talking about???? Brooklyn doesn't even have a boyfriend rough there are signs this will change in the next book but for now only a platonic interest and no loose behavior what so ever. If you like cozy mysteries you will enjoy this.

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Mystery,,, Good Romance...UGH

Maybe I should start by saying I don't read romance novels. I love it when there is attraction and subtlety with a kiss at the end and a promise of a more fullfilling relationship later when a commitment is present. Imagine that... moral books. With that said, Brooklyn, the main character, has all the sublety of a flashing neon sign. Brooklyn appears to be attracted to almost any man in the book as long as he's young and handsome and you have to hear about it in detail. She has had several attempts made to kill her. Then she gets decked by a main wearing black and instead of wondering "Who is he?" and "Is he the murderer?" she is attracted to him?? Please. The overall mystery was quite nice. But the language which is moderately sprinkled with all kinds of bad words, including f words, is disappointing and distracting. I am a mom of school age children and I can't listen to this outloud, yet it is an AUDIO book. My dad is a true bibliophile and collects old books. I love the setting of this mystery, but the romance and language are too much. Overall, it was disappointing. The performance also detracted from the story. If you need a British accent, you ought to try to find a good one.

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Awful listen!

This book is an insult for every serious audible listener and a complete waste of time and a credit. Its nothing but a lame romance novel disguised in a pseudo crime story. The characters are a compilation of contrived stereotypes, the story doesn’t go anywhere, and the plot is complete nonsense.
The narrator tries her best, but her imitation of male characters would be more suited for a fluffy puppet at Sesame street. Very painful to listen to, and kind of disturbing in a funny way since the main character starts fantasizing about two of the male characters the second she meets them.
Only one word: LAME!

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Not Great

I downloaded this book because I wanted a nice cozy mystery. I should have followed the reviews and not gotten the book. The premise could have been good, but I found it very slow and boring. The narrator's "British" accent started out sounding Scottish and then wavered back and forth. Between the distracting narration and the slow story, I probably won't even finish the book. It's not even keeping my interest enough for me to care whodunit.

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Waste of credits

Would you try another book from Kate Carlisle and/or Eileen Stevens?

no!! for Kate Carlisle Yes!! for Eileen Stevens

Has Homicide in Hardcover turned you off from other books in this genre?

No, just from this writer. I noticed she also writes romance fiction and seems to forget which genre she is in. I am reading for the mystery, not for a bodice ripper romance. She can't seem to help herself when introducing a new character. The descriptions don't belong in a mystery. The mysteries are fairly good for a cozy mystery, but she keeps mixing her genres. If I wanted to read about how a character's butt looks in his pants, I would read a different kind of book. I used my credits on the buy four get $10 sale. What a waste of credits. I will not be buying more of this series.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Homicide in Hardcover?

All of the

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Bibliophile Cozy Mystery Indeed!

Just what I needed over a holiday weekend. Archival book restoration expert with short timeline to prepare for exhibition, plus murder, hidden clues and offbeat characters. Performed with dialects and all. Ready for more books in the series.

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Protagonist keeps making really bad choices.

Some parts of this story I liked. Two big things I didn't. First, the main character is a twenty- something, college educated business woman. Yet she is an emotional wreck that can't make one good decision. Second, I thought I was going to read a mystery - too much of the romance novel in this book for my taste.

Finally, having grown up in San Francisco, it was irksome when the reader mispronounced Noe Valley. It is Noh-ee, not No.

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I agree wholeheartedly with Rebecca in LaJolla

Rebecca echos my sentiments exactly. Don't waste even the bargain price for this one.

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Swearing but good character development

Swearing is frequent although I did like the writing the author creates realistic characters it is sad the swearing got in the way

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Excellent series.

Where does Homicide in Hardcover rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Interesting way of presenting a mystery. Has moments of humour.

Any additional comments?

This series is well worth listening too.

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