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The Deep End

The Country Club Murders, Book 1

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The Deep End

By: Julie Mulhern
Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
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It's 1974 and Ellison Russell's life revolves around her daughter and her art. She's long since stopped caring about her cheating husband, Henry, and the women with whom he entertains himself. That is, until she becomes a suspect in Madeline Harper's death. The murder forces Ellison to confront her husband's proclivities and his crimes - kinky sex, petty cruelties, and blackmail. As the body count approaches par on the seventh hole, Ellison knows she has to catch a killer. But with an interfering mother, an adoring father, a teenage daughter, and a cadre of well-meaning friends demanding her attention, can Ellison find the killer before he finds her?

©2015 Julie Mulhern (P)2016 Tantor

Accolades & Awards

HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers
2016
HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers Women Sleuths Cozy Mystery Crime Suspense Detective Fiction Women's Fiction Witty Historical Feel-Good

Critic reviews

" The Deep End is an enjoyable, frequently amusing mystery with a mixture of off-beat characters that create twists and turns...A fine start to this mystery series, one that is highly recommended." ( Mysterious Reviews)
Engaging Mystery • Surprising Twists • Outstanding Narrator • Humorous Elements • Well-crafted Plot • Great Reader

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The story is engaging. The characters were interesting. The reader was good, but I wanted the story to move faster. For the first time, I listened to it on 1.5x speed instead of 1.0x. That was the right pace for me.

Enjoyable story

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I really enjoyed this story. There were a couple of things the editor should’ve caught. If Ellison is left-handed, why would she hold a gun in her right? And I find it hard to believe that if she just changed the locks on her house that she would have time to distribute new ones to 8+ people. No matter, I look forward to the next installment!

Fun Read!

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I didn't take time to check the original published date, many cultural references were outdated. I am an over-60 reader and caught myself wondering if a young person would 'get it' for a Watergate reference and others throughout the story. But since I did understand them I did not let that derail me and I finished the book. It was a good read, sufficient plot twists to hold the readers interest. I would read more by this author. The narration was a bit mono-syllabic, robotic sounding at times.

Cultural references are outdated, still OK

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Julie Mulhern’s The Deep End was a nice surprise, and I hadn’t expected to enjoy it as much as I did. The characters were well crafted and interesting.

A nice surprise

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Narrator was too choppy, made the story hard to enjoy. Maybe, as series progressed, the narration gets better.

Story good, not narrator

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