Getaway Death

Lily Rock Mystery, Book 1

By: Bonnie Hardy

Narrated by: Yvonne Cude

Olivia Greer's trip to the small town of Lily Rock has not been the relaxing getaway she hoped for.

She was run off the road by a tailgater.

Rescued by a handsome stranger.

A friend was found dead.

Oh, and now Olivia is the prime suspect in the murder.

She really should have stayed home.

Stranded in town as the investigation continues, Olivia must come to her own defense and uncover the secrets lurking beneath Lily Rock’s surface. In this seemingly sweet burg full of quirky characters, it’s easy to get swept up in its charm. But who can she truly trust in this town full of strangers? And who seeks to bury her beneath Lily Rock?

©2001 Bonnie Hardy (P)2024 Bonnie Hardy

Cozy, Quirky, & Sweet

I liked this book, the characters are fun, but exaggerated to the point that they aren’t at all realistic. The narration is good. The mystery is cozy, light on details but more about the characters and development of the series, than the actual mystery. Overall, the book is fun and I will be listening to the next one.

Cute story

This is a cute story and a casual listen. I could have done without all the left wing preachiness and over reactively the main character had to men which didn’t contribute to the story. She seemed to accept dangerous and creepy behavior from some men and overreact to “mansplaining” “manspreading” and “condescending endearments” from others. It was off-putting.

One of those books that you know one day you will want to go back and re-read again.

I truly enjoyed reading this book. The mystery itself was good. I must say that the wonderful dog/Mayor was one of my favorite character. The author has included a interesting group of characters in this mountain town.
The narrator is not only very good and a pleasure to listen to, but very skillful with doing different voices to listen to. I have already downloaded book two of the series.
To the author and narrator, Thanks for the entertainment. : )

Annoying characters

Nothing I love better than a cozy but these people made me so annoyed. I kept wishing the dog would talk or something. Michael was creepy and kinda weird, I'm probably not gonna finish and I don't care. The book having "woke" characters was the only thjng that made it even a little interesting.

The performance was good. The reader did an excellent job.

The characters in the story were shallow and somewhat juvenile, in my opinion. I did, however, like the mayor of Lilly Rock.