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Barks & Beans Cafe Cozy Mystery

By: Heather Day Gilbert

Narrated by: Brittany Goodwin

Book one in the all-new Barks & Beans cozy mystery series!

Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java...and where murder sometimes pays a visit. Fed up with her go-nowhere job, newly single Macy Hatfield moves back to her small hometown in West Virginia. She joins forces with her brother Bo in his crazy new venture - the Barks & Beans Cafe, which caters to dog lovers and coffee drinkers alike.

When a golf instructor is murdered at the nearby spiritual center, Macy winds up adopting his Great Dane. Just after Macy finds a mysterious message sewn under the dog's collar, her Dane is dognapped. She launches into a relentless search for her newfound canine friend, but along the way, she digs up a cruel and confident killer.

Join siblings Macy and Bo Hatfield as they sniff out crimes in their hometown...with plenty of dogs along for the ride! The Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series features a small town, an amateur sleuth, and no swearing or graphic scenes.

©2020 WoodHaven Press (P)2021 Heather Day Gilbert

Some barks, beans and govern agency?

Not to have any spoilers, but the slight twist was a bit unexpected and kind of threw me off. while I thought the narrator did a fantastic job differentiating between each character, I felt in some cases like the main character was a little stupid at times, but she wasn't a total Mary Sue either. the story definitely works well. as a cozy murder mystery, it's very clean which is pretty good as well cuz most of the time it gets into the raw lust and angst which kind of can get a little old after while. it is nice to see older female characters as well but there were moments. I was thinking she didn't really ask her age and they should have maybe aged her down a bit. All in all, not a bad read but not the best I've ever read. kind of curious to see what the next story will bring and what we will learn.

Great story!

Excellent storyline with unexpected ending. Thankful for a clean murder mystery novel series to read.

Cute clean mystery

This was a cute book with enough plot to keep me interested The narrative was clean enough I could have shared it with my older kids

Great Story

Such a great story narrated so well. Kept me guessing all the way to the end. Can’t wait to get started on the next book.

Dogs? Coffee? Murder Mystery? Yes, please!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The storyline was easy follow and the narrator was pleasant to listen to. Despite being a murder mystery, it was still a relaxing, casual listen. It kept me guessing "who dunnit?". Just when you think you've figured it out, another piece of evidence brings a new suspect to light.