Great Party! Sorry About the Murder! (A Milo Rathkey Mystery)

By: D.B. Elrogg

Narrated by: Tom Lennon

Real estate magnet James Bonner is murdered in his office after his New Year's Eve Party. The widow has a long-standing grudge. The son has gambling debts, and a couple of low life thugs are hanging around. Why? Is it the kid's gambling debt or something more sinister? One-time cop turned private eye Milo Rathkey just had his life turned upside down. That's why he was invited to the party. That's why he talked with the soon to be corpse. And that's why the cops want him in on the investigation. Mary Alice it was a great party...sorry about the murder.

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Robert Parker-ish. Really enjoyed

This felt a lot loke Robert Parker to me. Characters are likeable and you want to know more about them. The mystery seemed oddly spread out through the book, slow to start and slow to advance, while character revelation took up a lot of space. Once I recognized that this was deliberately done by the author and not a poorly written book, I found myself really liking the approach.

The narrator is very good, though I have to deduct points for his missed or misapplied emphases which cause confusion or ruin a good moment.

I received a free copy of this book.

Very fun!

I just finished all three books and really enjoyed the stories, I think you should read them in order as the characters really grow with each book. Your in for a treat - the narrator is very good and the writing is great!

I loved it

I fell for Milo with the first chapter and was happy for his good fortune. I sat listening to this and found an almost permanent smile on my face due to pleasure, amazement, and some shock and awe moments. I enjoyed following along and seeing it all unfold. I had no idea who the villain was (I had a few others in mind for the job) beside Bonner himself.What a piece of work. He certainly knew how to ruffle feathers. I also liked how Milo knew some house secrets and readily shared them with his house mate. I enjoyed their comraderie. I look forward to more adventures with Milo. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job bringing the characters and story to life.

Fun Cozy Mystery!

This was a great cozy mystery. An unexpected inheritance causes detective Milo to co-own a mansion along with the wealthy owner's son, Sutherland. Milo quickly goes from debt to wealth. As part of his new status, Milo accompanies Sutherland to a wealthy neighbor's New Years Eve party. The nasty husband of the host is murdered and Milo and the police line up the suspects. Everyone seems to have a motive. This story was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. Hopefully, this will be the first story in a series! I was gifted a copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

A 5* Murder mystery

Great Party! Sorry About the Murder! (A Milo Rathkey Mystery).. Great read so good in fact I wish book 2 was out now.
Brilliant characters, Storyline with lots of clues so if your really on the ball you can solve it yourself, if not then by the end you'll look at it and think why didn't I.
A real 5* mystery from a debut author (I think)
Tom Lennon adds so much to the characters I only hope he narrates the next one.
I was given a free copy of this audiobook at my own request, and voluntarily leave this review.