Collecting Can Be Murder

By: Jennifer S. Alderson

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Coming out of retirement can be deadly…

After tragedy struck three years earlier, art sleuth Carmen De Luca vowed to never work in the field again. But fifty is too young to fill her days with water aerobics and bingo, so when her former partner calls and begs for her help, Carmen gladly agrees.

Yet after their first assignment – the recovery of a rare medieval prayer book from an eccentric collector living in rural France – goes horribly wrong, Carmen ends up in the crosshairs of both the local police and a murderer!

With her target dead and the stolen book missing, she and her partner will have to pull out all of the stops to sleuth out the true killer’s identity – before their stay in France becomes permanent.

Introducing Carmen De Luca, an art sleuth with a nose for mystery and the job of locating valuable artwork stolen from museums around the world. If you love strong and resourceful heroines, puzzling mysteries, and a dash of art history, pick up Collecting Can Be Murder now!

Carmen De Luca Art Sleuth Mysteries:
Collecting Can Be Murder
A Statue To Die For
Forgeries and Fatalities
A Killer Inheritance

These mysteries contain no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.

*** Chosen by ManyBooks's readers as Best Mystery & Thriller of September 2023 ***
*** Finalist in the 2023 Cozy Mystery Tribe Awards ***

love the ideal of the book,

not a fan of virtual voice, had a hard time listening, no feelings or emotions, will probably read next book.

Couldn’t take it anymore

The virtual voice is terrible. The story may be good, but I’ll have to read the book to find out. Just say no to the Audible version

Virtual voice didn't work for me

I'm sorry but virtual voice just didn't work for me. I already had the ebook and I just would have gone with text-to-speech if I had known. Text-to-speech isn't marvelous but okay in a pinch.

Bad AI narration

I will refrain from commenting on the story because I think that my dislike of the AI narration might color my comments. This is the second time I have purchased a book narrated by AI. I will just say that the AI is not up to the task. The narration is flat with poor inflection and several mis-pronunciations. I will pay closer attention in the future and will not be purchasing any more AI narrated books. I think AI narration is a disservice to the author.

Okay book virtual voice awful

Overall the story was fine, the ending wasnt expected and the characters were developed pretty well. Virtual voice was awful.