Arsenic in the Azaleas

Lovely Lethal Gardens, Book 1

By: Dale Mayer

Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen

Riches to rags...controlling to chaos...but murder...seriously?

After her ex-husband leaves her high and dry, former socialite Doreen Montgomery's chance at a new life comes in the form of her grandmother, Nan's, dilapidated old house in picturesque Kelowna...and the added job of caring for the animals Nan couldn’t take into assisted living with her: Thaddeus, the loquacious African gray parrot with a ripe vocabulary, and his buddy, Goliath, a monster-size cat with an equally monstrous attitude.

It’s the new start Doreen and her beloved basset hound, Mugs, desperately need. But, just as things start to look up for Doreen, Goliath the cat and Mugs the dog find a human finger in Nan’s overrun garden.

And not just a finger. Once the police start digging, the rest of the body turns up and turns out to be connected to an old unsolved crime.

With her grandmother as the prime suspect, Doreen soon finds herself stumbling over clues and getting on Corporal Mack Moreau’s last nerve, as she does her best to prove her beloved Nan innocent of murder.

©2019 Beverly Dale Mayer (P)2019 Beverly Dale Mayer

Cute start

Cute. Needs a little polish, but a pleasant, if somewhat predictable, story line. Interesting to see how the characters might develop.

Intriguing series start

Fun characterization from a talented narrator enhance this warm-hearted cozy. Plotting brings disparate subplots to a satisfying and unsuspected conclusion. Overall a pleasant way to pass time. Looking forward to the next story and the building relationship of the prime characters.

Arsenic in the azaleas

I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this series of books I enjoy it so much that after I've Listen I will read them all over again hopefully by the time I get to the last Book I received in read Hopefully I'll have a new Book to listen to I enjoy these books because it has comedy drama mystery intrigue and a little romantics Tell me different from what I've been listening to and I love these books Grown up version of Nancy drew awesome Book Thanks for riding please Please write more like this Sincerely, Donna Sipe

Has Garden of Bodies

Doreen goes back to live at her grandmother's house for a chance at a new life. Doreen has always called her grandmother Nan who lives in an assisted living facility and Doreen moves into Nan's dilapidated old house in picturesque Kelowna and the added job of caring for the animals because Nan couldn’t take them into assisted living with her. Doreen brings her own dog, Mugs a basset hound and now has to take car of Thaddeus, the loquacious African gray parrot with a ripe vocabulary, and his buddy, Goliath, a monster-size cat with an equally monstrous attitude.

Things start working out for Doreen, Goliath the cat and Mugs the dog find a human finger in Nan’s overrun garden. And not just a finger. Once the police start digging, the rest of the body turns up and turns out to be connected to an old unsolved crime.

It gets more involved every day and the animals are very amusing.

Love the Narration

I seem to have purchased this story 2x. Once years ago as I have been with Audible for 10+ years When it showed up on sale, I didn’t recognize that I purchased it before.
Oh well, it’s fun and cozy, so I listened again. Cute animals and crazy old Nana’s past. I may choose another of the series, that is if I haven’t already listened to it!