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Old Loves Die Hard
- A Mac Faraday Mystery
- Narrated by: James C. Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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Old Loves Die Hard
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Summary
Old loves die hard...and in the worst places.
In Old Loves Die Hard, Lauren Carr continues the rags-to-riches story of Mac Faraday, an underpaid homicide detective who inherits 270 million dollars and an estate on Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, from his birth mother on the day his divorce becomes final.
Mac is settling nicely into his new life at Spencer Manor when his ex-wife Christine shows up-and she wants him back! Before Mac can send her packing, Christine and her estranged lover are murdered in Mac's private penthouse suite at the Spencer Inn, the five-star resort built by his ancestors.
The investigation leads to the discovery of cases files for some of Mac's murder cases in the room of the man responsible for destroying his marriage. Why would his ex-wife's lover come to Spencer to dig into Mac's old cases?
With the help of his new friends on Deep Creek Lake, Mac must use all of his detective skills to clear his name and the Spencer Inn's reputation, before its five-stars - and more bodies - start dropping!
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- Stephanie Jane (Literary Flits)
- 10-05-17
A satisfying mystery
I have enjoyed spending several hours over the past week walking around my town even though I have actually been thousands of miles away in my head. It's what I love most about listening to a good audiobook - exercise without realising it! Old Loves Die Hard is the second in Lauren Carr's Mac Faraday mysteries series, but I was able to fully enjoy the story without having read the first instalment because concise recaps fill in the gaps. Mac is now ridiculously rich after an unexpected inheritance, but still wants to spend his life solving local crime of which there is rather a lot in Spencer.
Carr introduces us to a large cast and, although she has a good eye for characters, I wasn't always immediately able to remember who was who in the early chapters. I thought that James Lewis did a good job of the narration though which helped immensely. His creation of numerous different voices meant that, once the book was underway, I could often tell who was speaking without being told. I was surprised by how much Mac and Archie were able to be involved in the police case despite being civilians themselves. Enough money opens many doors! In this aspect I was reminded of vintage British mysteries such as Agatha Christie novels where amateur sleuths tend to be the most adept. Carr's emphasis on the affluence and old money of the Washington communities also helped reinforce this vibe.
The mystery itself is intricately plotted and ultimately satisfying to unravel. A good level of concentration is needed throughout the story and I think I did miss some of the clues. I had worked out some elements but not others so felt both pleased with myself and surprised at the end.
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- Julie
- 07-06-22
A new love
I loved this book. What's not to love when a dog nearly gets arrested for shop lifting? It's that kind of story and the mystery is pretty good too. I did get slightly confused with so many suspects, motives and dead bodies but once things started to get pieced together it became a real who done it with plenty of twists. The author knows how to entertain the listener/reader and keep them hooked with a mystery that keeps you guessing, humour that will keep you laughing out loud, mischievous animals that you just have to love and wonderful characters that feel like old friends. This is the type of book, actually the whole series has proven to be, that you want to get to the end to find out what happens but at the same time you don't want to reach the end. Off to start the next book.
When the woman he used to call his wife turns up on his doorstep drunk, the only thing Mac can do (other than slamming the door in her face) is check her into the inn he inherited from his mother just hours after the divorce was finalised. The problem is the man she dumped Mac for and who also dumped her when he got bored is staying there too. Sparks fly and Mac has his hands full trying to stop her from killing him in a very public fight. Unfortunately by the morning both of them are found dead in Mac's private suite and it is only the fact that his step brother, David, is the detective in charge that Mac isn't arrested. Can Mac prove he had no reason to kill either of them? The more he investigates the murder to clear his name, the more he has to wonder who the main target was. Evidence leads to some surprise secrets and past cases that will put his and the people he loves in danger.
I liked the narrator. He used different voice for each of the many characters, helping to make it easier to follow.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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