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Title: Skeletons in the Attic

Subtitle: A Marketville Mystery, Volume 1

Author: Judy Penz Sheluk

Narrator: Claira Jordyn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-17

Publisher: Judy Penz Sheluk

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Supernatural & Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

What goes on behind closed doors doesn't always stay there.

Calamity (Callie) Barnstable isn't surprised to learn she's the sole beneficiary of her late father's estate, though she is shocked to discover she has inherited a house in the town of Marketville - a house she didn't know existed. However, there are conditions attached to Callie's inheritance: she must move to Marketville, live in the house, and solve her mother's murder.

Callie's not keen on dredging up a 30-year-old mystery, but if she doesn't do it, there's a scheming psychic named Misty Rivers who is more than happy to expose the Barnstable family secrets. Determined to thwart Misty and fulfill her father's wishes, Callie accepts the challenge. But is she ready to face the skeletons hidden in the attic? Find out.

Members Reviews:

pleasantly surprised..

I was surprised by this book. I wasn't sure if I'd like it but I did. I liked the characters and the story flowed nicely.. Until the very end. I was rather disappointed with the last chapter. It seemed like a hurry up end. At least I think it was an end. I'm not completely sure if there is supposed to be a book 2. I hope so.. The story still seems unfinished. Too many loose ends that need tied up.

As for the narrator, I really like her. She does a great job and her voice is pleasant. I would recommend this title to others. I was thoroughly entertained. I also know that if my thoughts keep returning to the story when I'm not listening, then that's a good sign. I was given an audio credit for this title in exchange for an honest review.

Something's missing there...

Well, first let me tell you it was a very interesting listen right up to the last 3 chapters. The investigation into the disappearance of the main character's mother was intriguing, well thought out, with a lot of twists and threads to follow... Nothing was what it'd seemed to be at first, the characters were complex and very realistically drawn, the truth was uncovered piece by piece, step by step - just as it should be in a good mystery novel. But then there are the last 3 chapters - the solution to the whole investigation - and I simply feel disappointed. Not by the solution itself (I suspected something of the sort) but by the execution of it. And I don't mean the fact that we get it in the form of a conversation, but because we get the conversationa and... that's it; no real reaction from the protagonist nor any other character in the book. There's no follow-up; and there were so many people involved in the case, the disappearnce of Calamity's mother touched so many people in the past that you wait to see their reactions to the whole situation, but you don't get any... That's really disappointing and that is why I've decided to only give the story 4 stars. Other than that, it's a great mystery novel, hard to put down, really.

As for the performance, it's my first book narrated by Ms Jordyn, so I had no particular expectations; I liked the sample so I knew that it should be at least OK. And I wasn't mistaken. The narration is very good. The reading pace is right, and Ms Jordyn modulates her voice enough for the reader to easily follow any conversations.