Chicken Scratch

The Sisters, Texas Mystery Series, Book 1

By: Becki Willis

Narrated by: Courtney Patterson

When Madison Reynolds finds herself widowed and penniless before 40, she does the only thing she knows to do - she packs up her teenage twins and moves back home with her 80-year-old grandmother. To make ends meet, Madison opens In a Pinch Temporary Services. Her first real client is Ronny Gleason, but when she shows up for the first day of work at the Gleason Poultry Farm, Madison makes a gruesome discovery. The dead body she finds belongs to Mr. Gleason. When a local man is arrested for murder, Madison takes on the job of proving his innocence. Even though she is not a private investigator, both mothers are desperate: Lucy Ngyen to clear her son's name, and Madison to pay her bills. But as she begins asking questions around town, her interference is not welcome.

With a daughter determined to go back to Dallas, a son settling into small-town life, a feisty grandmother who knows all the town gossip, bill collectors calling, and now someone trying to keep her silent, Madison has no time for re-kindling her high school crush with police chief Brash deCordova. She has her hands full just trying to stay alive.

If she survives her amateur investigation, Maddy has a decision to make. Will she go back to her life in Dallas, or will she build a new life here in The Sisters?

©2015 Becki Willis (P)2019 Tantor

GREAT READ

AS A NATIVE TEXAN, IT IS RARE THAT I LIKE BOOKS SET IN TEXAS, BUT BECKI WILLIS HAS DONE IT! I LOVE THE UNIQUE SETTING OF "THE SISTERS," THE CHARACTERS (HOPING FOR MUCH MORE ABOUT MADDIE AND BRASH), THE STORYLINE/MYSTERY. THE NARRATOR DOES A GREAT JOB WITHOUT TOO MUCH "HICK" IN HER ACCENT. I HAVE PRE-ORDERED BOOK 2. CANMOT WAIT!

Pitch Perfect New Cozy—Binge Worthy

I love me a good cozy that is humorous, has well-fleshed out characters and setting, and a practically perfect (but a bit flawed) sleuth. This offering shows the Sisters mystery series is all that and more. I reviewed Book 8 this summer, wished for audio and saw that it’s now available: so glad I went for it. The Narrator is as Pitch Perfect as the story. I’ve found me a new binge-worthy series.

chicken scratch

love love loved it the characters are wonderful built the suspen can't wait buy the next story

Nice beginning to a new series

Becki Willis has crafted an original storyline. The characters are well developed. I enjoyed the crazy storyline. Courtney Patterson gave life to the characters as she brought it all to life. I highly recommend this book/audiobook to cozy mystery fans.

Finger licking good

I enjoyed this book. I liked the history about the two cities and the sisters. I became a fan of Madison right from the beginning.