A High-End Finish

By: Kate Carlisle

Narrated by: Angela Starling

First in a new series!

In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a woman - contractor Shannon Hammer. But while Shannon can do wonders with a power drill and a little elbow grease, she's about to discover that some problems aren't so easily fixed... Shannon's home-renovation and repair business is booming, but her love life needs work. On a blind date with real-estate agent Jerry Saxton, she has to whip out a pair of pliers to keep Jerry from getting too hands on. Shannon is happy to put her rotten date behind her, but when Jerry's found dead in a run-down Victorian home that she's been hired to restore, the town's attractive new police chief suspects that her threats may have laid the foundation for murder.

Determined to clear her name, Shannon conducts her own investigation - with the help of her four best friends, her eccentric father, a nosy neighbor or two, and a handsome crime writer who's just moved to town. But as they get closer to prying out the murderer's identity, Shannon is viciously attacked. Now she'll have to nail down the truth - or end up in permanent foreclosure....

©2014 Kathleen Beaver (P)2014 Audible Inc.

I loved this fun mystery

This was a fun, sweet cozy mystery. I was engaged the whole time! The narrator was easy to listen to.

Fun and engaging

What made the experience of listening to A High-End Finish the most enjoyable?

The home-improvement angle and the characters contribute to an interesting story.

Have you listened to any of Angela Starling’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Angela Starling injects exactly the right tone, pace, and inflection; an enjoyable and engaging narrator.

I'm on the fence

The performance for everyone but the narrator was good. The narrator was very naive and a bit of baby-voiced. The story had many logical flaws and weak storytelling. That said, I listened to it and had a decent time. Maybe I would listen to a sequel.

light hearted

It doesn't suck you in to the point you just can't wait to find out the ending, but it is light hearted entertainment!

A great fixer upper

I enjoyed this book, it was a good first of a series. Great character development but I was disappointed in the town of people who stood by on the blind date. I enjoyed the side characters and I like the love interests, I do not do well with love triangles so I hope that gets resolved quickly. I enjoyed the whole mystery and I think I am going to really enjoy Shannon and her friends. I am ready to read book two. I feel the narrator did a great job.