Pains and Penalties

A Nerdy Amateur Sleuth Mystery (Geeks and Things Cozy Mysteries, Book 1)

By: S.E. Biglow

Narrated by: Barbara Nevins Taylor

Small-town life brings big-city problems.

Kalina Greystone’s return home to Ellesworth, MA, to take over the family's comic book shop brings back old friends and even older secrets. The death of her great-aunt Agatha in plain sight at the annual Solstice Fair pushes her to snoop where she doesn't belong—much to the chagrin of former high school sweetheart, Detective Christian Harper. As Kalina digs into her great aunt's past, she uncovers a dark truth that Agatha and her closest friends were hoping to take to the grave. A truth the killer wants revealed.

Will Kalina and Chris catch the killer before the killer's thirst for vengeance is sated?

Pains and Penalties is the first book in this quirky, fast-paced cozy mystery series where you’ll find a dash of nerdy fun mixed with your new favorite amateur sleuth.

Get Pains and Penalties to start unraveling the mystery today!

©2021 Sarah Biglow (P)2023 Sarah Biglow

Puzzler

A hard to guess mystery. Quite good writing, and interesting.
At first, in the beginning of Chapter 1, I wasn't crazy about the narration. However, past that point the narration was good, and easy to listen to. I have no explanation for that, but that is my experience. If you find the same reaction in listening, please keep going. This is a tale worth hearing.

The narration was painful

The title of this review says it all. The narrator was very difficult to listen to. The story was decent, but I will have to stop at book one because the narrator is the same on book two. I think I would get more enjoyment out of this as a paperback.