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Ice Cream and Guilty Pleasures
- Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery, Book 9
- Narrated by: Elena Marino
- Series: Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery, Book 9
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
Meghan Truman is honored to be invited to serve her signature tarts at the Governor’s ball. A night of glitz and glamour in the company of the handsome detective Jack Irvin is ruined for her when she experiences, firsthand, the ungracious attitude of a prominent figure that she once looked up to.
Things take a turn for the worse when this insolent guest is found dead after eating a dish of ice cream. Meghan is sure she had nothing to do with it as her desserts were rejected by the deceased.
Will Megan and Jack be able to navigate this unfamiliar world of wealth and privilege to discover the truth in time to save her business?
Not all sweet things are pleasurable.
The guilty can, sometimes, be sweet.
Discover how Meghan helps to solve the latest murder mystery in Sandy Bay.
This is the ninth book in the best-selling Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery series and can be listened to in one to two hours! Perfect for a lunchtime listen or on a commute to/from work.
If you want to enjoy a quick light-hearted listen, with an amateur female sleuth, mouth-watering culinary desserts, and a gripping murder mystery with a touch of romance, then you'll love Meghan Truman and all the quirky characters in Sandy Bay. No cliff-hanger, swearing, or graphic scenes!
Buy Ice Cream and Guilty Pleasures to discover how events unfold in this cozy murder mystery!
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- Roger Fauble
- 14-12-2019
Enjoyable read/listen
Ice Cream and Guilty Pleasures (Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery Book 9), my first read from author Amber Crewes. Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. I was impressed and enjoyed the vocal variety & inflections of narrator Stephanie Elena Marino. I look forward to reading more in this series & from this author when I get them. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).
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- Ellen Oceanside
- 13-12-2019
Good Story & Narration
Meaghan is busy with her desserts, solving a murder and her interesting in Jack, Then she has some interesting friends, like Jacqueline. Meaghan is learning and maturing from her mistakes. Nice cozy mystery to enjoy Given ARC audio with the narration by Elena Marino was good for my voluntary review and my honest opinion .
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