Murder of a Royal Pain

A Scumble River Mystery

By: Denise Swanson

Narrated by: Christine Leto

When school psychologist Skye Denison stumbles over the body of pushy Promfest chairperson Annette Paine during a Halloween fundraiser, it looks like a clear-cut case of promicide. Annette was not the only prom mom desperate to see her daughter crowned queen. But she was also wearing the same witch costume as Skye, so which witch was the intended victim?

©2009 Denise Swanson Stybr (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"The best traditional mystery series being written today." (CrimeSpree magazine)

"I enjoy every minute of every book of this series." (Charlaine Harris)

A bit of a stretch

The Prom moms were a bit of a stretch. And the whole identity thing was even more so. Still worth a listen.

Best in the series!

What made the experience of listening to Murder of a Royal Pain the most enjoyable?

This one is so good, and hard because it shows a vunerable side of Skye yet the mystery is great and I've listened several times.

Great Job Again!

Once again Swanson has written a pure gem! Although I have listened to all of her Scumble River Mysteries, I found this one the best. The plot and characterization were great, and she used both to close doors and open others. She wove real life phobias, needs, joys, and experiences into a fantasy that very well could have been a reality. This was worth the listen.

Great Series

Recently I began with book 1 in the series and just finished book 15 as well as the new addition. This is a terrific series, clean, friendly, and I loved the characters. Each character is unique and fun to follow. You can't go wrong reading or listening to the whole series.

A pain to listen to

As much as I love the Scumble River series, this is unfortunately the worst book in the series. If I could, I would like to give this 2.5 stars. Everything Skye does is contradictory and she's incredibly. stupid...and apparently horny? Like lady, you're in your mid thirties. I don't need to hear how attractive this or that guy is all the damn time.
Not only does she jeopardize her relationship with Wally, but she doesn't use her brain when considering the case. While the Murderer and woman who seems to appear and reapper over the last two books prior was interesting, the fact that NO recognized her OR bothered to follow up on her references bothered the ever living heck out of me.
All in all, it was enjoyable and the narrator does a good job but it sadly missed the mark, as the main character seemed to regress to a stupid horny teenager. Will continue the series but very disappointed.