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Manhattans and Murder

By: Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Narrated by: Beth Porter
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Publisher's summary

Cabot Cove's crime-solving novelist Jessica Fletcher goes to New York just prior to Christmas, where a sidewalk Santa leads her into another mystery in this installment of the USA Today best-selling series.

Promoting her latest books brings best-selling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher to New York for Christmas. Her schedule includes book signings, chat-show appearances, department store shopping...and murder. But it all begins with a sidewalk Santa staring at Jessica with fear and recognition.

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Awful narrator!

All other Murder She Wrote audiobooks I’ve listened to on audible have been read by Cynthia Darlow, who sounds very similar to Angela Landsbury and does an amazing job with character voices in general, esp Seth’s. Unfortunately, Beth Porter narrates this book and was a huge disappointment to me. I can’t really rate the book because the character voices were just horrible.

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Change the narrator please!

The story was excellent. Beautifully paced, heartwarming and exciting. Unfortunately the narrator killed it. Dreadful intonation.

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Not my favorite Murder, She Wrote mystery

I love Jessica Fletcher in all of her iterations—I’ve seen every episode of the series multiple times and read a number of the novels. This one wasn’t my favorite. The mystery itself was convoluted, and so were Jessica’s actions. She didn’t seem to be a consistent character in this novel. The other characters in the book were not particularly likable either. This is not one I would recommend to those looking for the cheerful, sensible Jessica from the TV show.

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Not as good as the others

I didn't enjoy this book as much as the normal JB Fletcher books and the narrator is horrible. All the quirky voices are soo bad much prefer the other lady.

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not the best

the reader of this audiobook does a terrible impression of Jessica Fletcher. I recommend more recent audiobooks from this series.

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interesting twist

I enjoyed the story although predictable but hated the Bobby Johnson character he reminded me of a fly that won't go away

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Great story

I love Murder she wrote. The narrator was clear and precise with the Maine accent and characters.

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Narrator speaks very quickly.

The story is ok but the narrator speaks very fast and the accents are strange in places.

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Can’t tolerate narrator

This is the first time I’ve ever had to stop listening to a book because of the narrator. It’s unbelievably impossible to tolerate.

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Ooofta

good story but the strange little old lady voice the narrator puts on is very unappealing. however she does a great new york accent. the story itself is very nice, just like watching the show. very cozy and satisfying. makes me want to move to Maine and write my own novels.

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