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Murder at the Mena House

By: Erica Ruth Neubauer
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
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Well-heeled travellers from around the world flock to the Mena House Hotel - an exotic gem in the heart of Cairo where cocktails flow, adventure dispels the aftershocks of World War I, and deadly dangers wait in the shadows....

Egypt, 1926. Fiercely independent American Jane Wunderly has made up her mind: she won't be swept off her feet on a trip abroad. Despite her Aunt Millie's best efforts at meddling with her love life, the young widow would rather gaze at the Great Pyramids of Giza than into the eyes of a dashing stranger. Yet Jane's plans to remain cool and indifferent become ancient history in the company of Mr. Redvers, a roguish banker she can't quite figure out....

While the Mena House has its share of charming guests, Anna Stainton isn't one of them. The beautiful socialite makes it clear that she won't share the spotlight with anyone - especially Jane. But Jane soon becomes the center of attention when she's the one standing over her unintentional rival's dead body. Now, with her innocence at stake in a foreign country, Jane must determine who can be trusted, and who had motive to commit a brutal murder. Between Aunt Millie's unusual new acquaintances, a smarmy playboy with an off-putting smile, and the enigmatic Mr. Redvers, someone has too many secrets. Can Jane excavate the horrible truth before her future falls to ruin in Cairo...and the body count rises like the desert heat?

©2020 Erica Ruth Neubauer (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Private Investigators Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Middle East

Critic Reviews

"With deft characterizations, an engaging plot, and the most compelling heroine I've found since Amelia Peabody, Erica Ruth Neubauer's Murder at Mena House is the best book you'll read this year." (Tasha Alexander, author of In the Shadow of Vesuvius)

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Story was well written, lots of intrigue, light hint to romance, and moving along at a good pace.
The Narrator was excellent with all the different voices.

Great story Excellent Narrator

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I enjoyed the twists and intrege. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Great Read

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The story moves at a snails pace and if I’d had some more credits I’d have moved on to another book instead. Fiona Veitch Smiths books are for the same era but more dynamic.,The narrators voice is very monotone and gets annoying after a time. The Australian accent is terrible!! Sounds like a cross between a Brit and a Kiwi it’s some weird twang throw in! I always cringe when I learn there’s an Aussie character because audible narrators make us sound ridiculous and always do a terrible job.

Slow moving

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Initial promise but the FMC got increasingly irritating. Repetitive (yeah we get it, she was traumatised, why tell us every other page - show don't tell!) and somehow she is still gullible and if there's a wrong conclusion she'll jump to it. Not the most promising of amateur detectives! hard to get myself to finish, and wouldn't listen to any more in the series even if they were free. Narrator did well.

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