Carolyn McSparren

A Great Mix of Stories

This anthology is very entertaining. My favorite story was 'Night Fishing' by Angelyn Sherrod. The author gave a well crafted story in the voice of the characters and of the historical period's setting. Other notable stories are Murder At The Peabody by Patricia Potter a cute who done it. Another enjoyable scare is Voodoo Village by Kristi Bradley. I have heard the urban legends and appreciated her creative use and respect of the location. I recommend this book of shorts for anyone who enjoys experiencing a variety of scary stories.… (mais)

just okay. The premise was good but it fell a bit flat. The mystery was not real suspensful and the romance was just ho hum. The heroine slept with him while he was a suspect in a murder which just wasn't right. Also he seemed pretty much a non entity. You wondered a bit why she loved him. The romantic dialog between the two of them was pretty stilted. I just didn't buy into the love between them. It was pretty tepid and seemed to come out of left field.

There was a character who was a weaver which was cool. Since I'm a weaver that was fun to see and very uncommon. Would have been even better if the heroine had been a weaver.… (mais)

The Cart Before The Corpse (The Merry Abbot Carriage-Driving Mystery)
By: Carolyn McSparren
Narrated by: Erin Novotny

This is a fine and unique mystery! Can't say I have read a mystery before that was based around a horse drawn carriage. Merry had recently been writing and trying to ease back into her father's life. He left her and her mother a long time ago but they had lately been back in touch. Merry then gets a notice that he died. When she gets there, the landlady thinks he was murdered. After explaining why she thinks so, Merry agrees. The cops don't want the a murder on their town or district record and won't pursue it. So both the landlady and Merry do.
It gets deadly, suspenseful, and intriguing! So many possibilities! So much happens! Very exciting! I really enjoyed the mystery! Edge of my seat kind of thrills!
The end was satisfying and I am glad I picked this up from freeaudiblecodes! Will probably follow this series.… (mais)