It's November and Maggy Thorsen, co-owner of the Wisconsin gourmet coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds, is in South Florida at an annual crime-writers' conference with her beau, local sheriff Jake Pavlik, who is due to speak as a 'forensics expert'. <br><br>Maggy's pledge to behave solely as a tourist becomes trickier than she anticipated when the conference's opening night event turns out to be a re-enactment of Agatha Christie's classic, Murder on the Orient Express. As Maggy and Jake reluctantly set off on the night train to the Everglades to solve the 'crime', it's clear that, as in the original novel, nothing is quite what it seems. And amidst rumours of careers taken, manuscripts stolen and vows broken, it seems that in the Everglades - as in life - the predator all too often becomes the prey.
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Great Book
I'm only about 75% done with the book, but I'm already looking for more of her books to listen to. I get Audio books due to driving one to two hours every day for work. I get to "read" by myself, without a 3-year-old bothering me while I'm actually trying to read. This book is fast passed and the narrator is very fast at speaking. However, it is clear and understandable. The story itself is about a coffee shop owner who goes to a Mystery Writer's convention in the Florida Swamps. They are to reenact the wonderful Murder on the Orient Express by Christie. Later when when of the key speakers is found inside a snake the cast of characters (and they are characters) come alive to solve a rather disgusting murder/cover up. It also has some steamier parts and sexual innuendos. The main character is a fantastic pervert and I can't wait to see what she does next. Read more
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