The Body in the Backyard

A Riley Thorn Novel

De: Lucy Score

Narrado por: Natalie Duke

Her self-absorbed news anchor ex-husband careening back into her life was not on this amateur psychic detective’s bingo card.

Not only does Griffin Gentry show up unexpectedly at Riley Thorn’s door—the real shock is that he’s begging her for help. Riley’s hot private investigator boyfriend Nick Santiago refusing to take the job is…well, less of a surprise.

Too bad for Nick that his octogenarian business partner overrules him and takes the lead on Griffin’s case. But when a dead body makes it clear someone really is out to get Riley’s ex, the mile-long suspect list means all hands on deck at Santiago Investigations. Even the wrinkly, retired ones.

It’s only a matter of time before Griffin brings the danger directly to their doorstep. And with Riley and Nick busy interviewing suspects, that leaves their elderly roommates to wreak havoc in the surveillance department. Can Riley block out the chaos to focus her psychic visions long enough to narrow down the list of suspects? Or will Griffin Gentry’s bad karma be the downfall of them all?

©2024 Lucy Score (P)2024 That's What She Said Publishing, Inc.

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I love that this series has mystery, romance, and comedy all in one! I absolutely enjoy listening to Lucy Score books!

As always

Lucky Score does it again! I love her books and the Riley Thorn collections is always a fun, light, and captivating read.

Fantastic! All of it!!!

Amazing reader, story makes you laugh out loud, love and hate the characters… the story is so fun! It is one I will repeat dozens of times

Loved it!

This book made me laugh out loud so many times! Lucy Score never disappoints, and I just love the way she writes Nick and Riley. Natalie Duke is such a talented voice actress. The voice she uses for each character really brings the story alive!

Awesome!

I love this series. It is a funny mystery with likeable characters. It has a little bit of everything and does it well.

"You're weirding me out,"

Lucy Score created literally genius within the Riley Thorn series. There is only one other series that has made me laugh so much and been such an absolute delight throughout each boom.

Each character is just as loveable and crazy and unique and perfectly imperfect as the next.

And what TRULY changes takes each novel to the next level is the creative talents of the narrator. It never fails to amaze me how she can remember each character's voice, accent, etc, and switch back and forth between them all flawlessly.

Truly astounding, entertaining, and delightful!

I'm ready for the next book, Lucy !!!

Loved as always

Delightful! Even my husband enjoyed listening to it! Once again the author didn’t introduce the killer until more than 3/4 of the way through the book, but it was really clever and fun nonetheless. I really love the character development.

Love this series

Love love love the Riley Thorn books.. can’t wait until the next one! Keep em coming Lucy! 😉

Is this the end?

To be honest, I was having second thoughts about reading the latest Riley Thorn installment this soon. Reading it would mean I have nothing else Riley Thorn-related to look forward to. But because I listed this book as part of this month's reading challenge (plus I had been reading--rereading the earlier books to prepare myself for this one), I knew I had to read it now.

And I said it before, and I will say it again. Natalie Duke is Riley Thorn. I cannot imagine anybody else narrating this beautiful and diabolically hilarious series. And I enjoyed listening to how most of the secondary characters have grown over time (hello, Gabe) and how they become chaotically hilarious. It made me laugh out loud alone late at night. As always, this one gives a good mix of romance, action, and comedy. Everything I look for in a good book.

I hope we can still get more Riley Thorn in the future. I recommend reading this book. I most especially recommend listening to this book. Your life will change for the better, I promise.

Lucy Score never disappoints!

I love these books. They are comical, romantic, and not X-rated! It’s a great way to unplug from a way too serious world! Thank you for your wonderful imagination Lucy Score’