
Past & Present
A Marketville Mystery, Book 2
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Kelli Lindsay
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Judy Penz Sheluk
Sometimes the past reaches out to the present. It’s been 13 months since Calamity (Callie) Barnstable inherited a house in Marketville under the condition that she search for the person who murdered her mother 30 years earlier. She solves the mystery, but what's next? Unemployment? Another nine-to-five job in Toronto?
Callie decides to set down roots in Marketville, take the skills and knowledge she acquired over the past year, and start her own business: Past & Present Investigations.
It’s not long before Callie and her new business partner, best friend Chantelle Marchand, get their first client: a woman who wants to find out everything she can about her grandmother, Anneliese Prei, and how she came to a “bad end” in 1956. It sounds like a perfect first assignment. Except for one thing: Anneliese’s past winds its way into Callie’s present, and not in a manner anyone - least of all Callie - could have predicted.
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Judy Penz Sheluk’s well-written mystery with rich characters engaging in informative, witty, and often emotional banter is greatly enriched by Kelli Lindsay’s talented narration in the audiobook version. With a fascinating look into tarot and psychometry and more dramatic experiences with her maternal family which began in book one, “Skeletons in the Attic,” the drama is exciting, clever, and unique. Adding Kelli’s pleasant voice to portray the emotions, tone, and varied personalities can be heard in her reading, and she makes a great effort at gender differences. Well done!
Earns 5/5 Ancestry Mysteries…Clever Journey!
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A great mystery
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Moving on from the past
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I really liked Callie and her supporting cast. This is the first book in this series that I’ve read, and I thought it positively lovely and well done. The author provided all the information I needed for the book make sense, even without having read the first in the series. The writing is excellent as is the narration. I had no complaints on either, which made enjoying the book that much easier. The narrator voices the characters in clear and distinct ways, and she brings life to much of the book that is internal thought, where Callie remembers what happened in the first book or thinks about how she can go about learning more about the case. I will say that the vocalized footnotes in the middle of the book’s narration were a bit jarring. I’d have rather they be read at the end of the chapter or the book with perhaps a bit more information that was included in this version.
I listened to this book while packing and cleaning my kid’s apartment at school, and the book made those mundane and boring tasks whiz by. It’s definitely an enjoyable book to listen to; although, on more than one occasion there’s a touch of sadness necessarily brought into the story.
If I have one small complaint about the book, it’s the cover. While the story does involve people traveling by steamship in the 1950s, the story primarily takes place in the here and now. The cover gives the false impression that the story is far more historical than it is. This is a contemporary story that takes place in Canada with some flashbacks to what happened in the 1950s after the people involved arrived. Once they’ve arrived, the story is firmly set in Canada. Just a small thing, but covers influence readers’ choices.
A delightful book in all ways.
I received this audiobook for free from the author. I thank her for her generosity, but it had no effect upon my review. All opinions expressed in this review reflect my true and honest opinions about audiobook to which I listened.
Cozy mystery that reveals more than expected
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This is the second book in the Marketville Mystery series. I have not read the first book in the series and felt that this was a stand alone story [no cliffhanger ending]. I did not feel lost or fail to understand the character's motivations as the author kindly provided quick summaries of references to events which likely occurred in the first book to catch you up [or remind you, if it's been a while since reading the first book.]
Here, Callie, fresh from her investigation into her mother's death, decides she has what it takes to open her own investigation company called Past and Present. She assembles a team, including a reference librarian, an antiques dealer and a psychic. She gets her first client to solve a cold case murder and the case hits closer to home than she imagined.
I really liked the character of Callie - she is down-to-earth, likes to cook [recipes included] and is smart. The real enjoyment of the mystery was in studying the past through pictures and momentos. I was fascinated by some of the historical aspects of the story. There are plenty of twists and turns as the case develops plus a little romance which kept my interest throughout.
The narrator did a good job and made it an enjoyable listen.
Interesting and Enjoyable Cozy Mystery
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Present day sleuth solves past mystery
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Interesting Mystery
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Ancestry Mystery
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In this book, Callie is researching another mystery from the past. She teams up with a lot of her partners from book one and together, they seek answers. In their quest, as a listener, you get a wonderful glimpse of Canadian history. I liked that.
I liked the relationship between Callie and Royce in book one. He was basically relegated to a footnote in this book. That's too bad.
The narrator continues to be impressive. Much of this book takes place inside Callie's mind. That's a difficult ask but Lindsay manages.
A great book two
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A Marketville Mystery, Book 2
By: Judy Penz Sheluk
This is book two in the Marketville Mystery series. The Past and Present Detective Agency is at work trying to solve mysteries from the past that intertwine with present day mysteries. There are plenty of twists and turns as the story plays out. The listener will hang on to the very end to find out what happens. There is a touch of romance to keep things lively. I want to know what will happen in the next adventure.
The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed. Kelli Lindsay voices this with great skill.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Past To Present
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