Three-Day Town

A Deborah Knott Mystery

By: Margaret Maron

Narrated by: C.J. Critt

New York Times best-selling author Margaret Maron’s meticulously crafted Judge Deborah Knott mysteries display the work of a master. In the series’ 17th entry, Deborah and Sheriff’s Deputy Dwight Bryant are on their way to New York City for a belated honeymoon. Once in the city, however, they get swept up in a mystery involving a stolen package and a murdered doorman.

©2011 Margaret Maron (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

Disappointed...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The Deborah Knott series is one of my favorites. However, this was one that I could have skipped. I would have liked to see Deborah and Dwight work together as a team with a little more time spent on their personalities/relationship, with less spent on all the various NY characters who seemed to get more time than they were worth (such as the NY detective and her roommate) while not advancing the story.

Has Three-Day Town turned you off from other books in this genre?

No. I'll still read the next in the series.

What does C.J. Critt bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She is by far my favorite reader. I've tried new authors because she was the reader.

Could you see Three-Day Town being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No. But there are other stories in the series that would work.

Another satisfying mystery

Listening to CJ Critt reading Margaret Maron is such a treat! I prefer the stories that are set in NC but meeting Sigrid Harald in this novel, set in NY City, was worth leaving the South!

Start to finish enjoyment

I’m listening to these books from start to finish so of course it seems Deborah has been through a ridiculous amount of deadly situations…but isn’t that what you would expect from a mystery novel series. They are all wonderful with so much information. I know some criticize C J Critt, but I love her take on Deborah and feel it shows how Judges have a human life too with curiosity, ups and downs, family and friends. Margaret Maron was well versed in North Carolina, legal matters and has kept me going from one book to
the next…quite a gift!

One of the best yet!

I've read all of the Judge Knott series and this one was especially good. I enjoyed the characters it this one very much and would like to see more of Seghird Harrell again

Deborah and Sigrid in same book

Margaret Maron always delivers a well-written story with excellent characterization, and this is no exception, albeit not one of the strongest entries in either the Deborah Knott or Sigrid Harald series. I read this book on paper when it came out last fall and found it a bit flat and the Sigrid character non-engaging. Then, I read the Sigrid books over the past few months before listening to Three-Day Town. I found it much more interesting with the background on Sigrid fresh in my mind. I think that those who know only Deborah will be disappointed as she is not really the focus here, and frankly seems a bit stupid.

Fans of the either or both series will want to read this one, but I don't recommend it as a stand-alone. It's an interesting update on the characters from both series, but does not fare well as a stand-alone. The mystery is one of the Maron's weakest and least plausible.

The final scene with Dwight and Deborah on the train home was weird--and rather icky. I'm going to try to forget it.

CJ Critt does a very good job of narrating, as usual.