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A Curious Woman

By: Jess Lea
Narrated by: Cat Gould
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A funny, fabulous, cozy mystery filled with quirkiness and a sweet serve of lesbian romance.

Bess Campbell has escaped to the windswept Australian coastal town of Port Bannir, determined to begin her life again. She is loving her fresh start, thanks to her fun job running a hip gallery, her territorial chickens, and a lot of self-help books to find her new, better self.

Port Bannir local Margaret Gale runs an austere maritime museum, and rules her staff with an iron fist. She has no time for that crazy modern gallery or upbeat, earnest Bess sweeping around town on her hipster bicycle.

After a heated dispute over an antique collectible dildo, there's little hope Margaret and Bess will ever see eye to eye. But when Port Bannir is rocked by a senseless murder, both women find themselves implicated. Can they work together to expose the truth - or will the truth prove far too dangerous?

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Jess Lea (P)2019 Tantor Cosy Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Romance Suspense Funny
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A Curious Woman hits all the right notes for a page-turning cosy mystery. The plot is rich but not over complicated and I had no idea whodunnit until the reveal! The romantic elements were lovely I really enjoyed Bess and Margaret’s slow burn.
Excellent narration too - I can’t get Margaret’s voice out of my head!

Wonderful cosy mystery

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Great authentic Aussie accents - thank you, thank you, thank you - Cat Gould

The characters- frustratingly endearing, quirky & edgy.

A droll, laconic Aussie take on small town life as it collides, reels & resists the fast paced, big city corporate & artsy wheeling & dealing, trying to bring progress to its parochial ways. And all set against a simmering local backdrop of intergenerational angst & deadly secrets.

And it’s an intriguing who-done-it to boot.

I’m that dammed last-page-first reader - but still the plot reads as true as it slowly reveals itself through all its twists, turns & hiccups, and I avidly read towards its known resolution.

So where to next with the hapless heroines & their eccentric but tech savvy sidekicks?

Absolutely worth a read

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The characters are large, likeable (and not) and very very lively.

Great humour, with unexpected twists and turns. Bring on the audiobook sequel

Cracking good listen

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I very much like Australian stories that poke fun at us Aussies, that celebrate the quirks and sheer variety of people in this country. Much like elsewhere, there are good guys and villains, vanilla and outrageous, and when the Aussie self deprecating humour is added it really makes me smile widely.
If you’re not an Aussie, I’m confident you’ll still enjoy the two FMCs, their plethora of nemeses and liquorice all sorts of side characters. Have fun figuring out whodunnit and the possibilities of an HEA!

So much fun. Just read it already.

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Interesting characters, an unlikely romance, and a plot that will keep you guessing until the end. Has a level of complexity that is sadly missing in many other romances. Greatly enjoyed.

A cleverly woven story

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