Last Room at the Cliff's Edge

Detective Linda Mysteries, Book 1

By: Mark McNease

Narrated by: Daniela Acitelli

Retired homicide detective Linda Sikorsky and her wife Kirsten McClellan head to Maine from their home in the New Jersey woods for a weekend of rest, relaxation and rewrites as Kirsten finishes drafting her first novel. Bad weather alters their plans, forcing them to stop for the night at the Cliff's Edge, a roadside motel known for secrecy and indiscretion. Something murderous goes bump in the night, sending the women on a search for justice when a young reporter's body is found violated and dumped on a back road. A road Linda must now go down, no matter where it takes her, or what it reveals.

©2016 Mark McNease (P)2017 Mark McNease

Fun to Read, Murder Mystery!

Enjoyable book with a good story line and characters. Love that it is set in the New Hope PA area.

Nice introduction to a new series

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
This was an enjoyable mystery story. I am partial to books taking place in New England because I am familiar with the area. I thought the lead characters were almost the odd couple in the beginning of the story, but as it progressed they seemed like a more plausible match. Fun for a car ride.

Not what I was expecting.

This book was not what I was expecting. It is a mystery that is featuring lesbians. The mystery aspect of the book was good. I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher.

Entertaining and fun read!

My first read by this author and I thought the story was interesting. I did have a little trouble getting into the beginning as the story seemed to be predictable. I was very pleased to find that after a few plot twists I was wrong. The audio narration was enjoyable and overall I found the story entertaining!

Story & Writing, Fine -- Narrator, not so much

Would you try another book from Mark McNease and/or Daniela Acitelli?

Maybe read the author, but not the narrator.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

I couldn't get to the end.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Daniela Acitelli?

Almost anyone.

Did Last Room at the Cliff's Edge inspire you to do anything?

Yes, stop listening, start reading, instead.

Any additional comments?

The narrator has a very odd rhythm to her reading. She tends to draw out a word here and there in a way that does not fit the narrative or the dialogue. She also gets the emphasis on the wrong word. It gets annoying. Example: (Not verbatim) I knoooowww he is the one, instead of the correct interpretation putting the emphasis on "he."