In Killer Transaction by Catherine Bruns, realtor Cindy York is about to sign a much- needed contract to list a house when she learns that fellow realtor Tiffany Roberts, known to realtors as a dirty agent, has stolen the listing from Cindy. After leaving an angry message on Tiffany’s voice mail, Cindy goes on to her next event and then to the office of the company she and Tiffany both work for. Coming upon the fellow realtor murdered, Cindy gets accused by the office manager of having committed the crime, and soon everyone, including Cindy’s mother-in-law and 15-year-old daughter seems to think this is true. With the help of her best friend, Jacques, Cindy determines to get to the truth before she gets arrested or driven bankrupt from a lack of clients.
Killer Transaction takes a basic premise, that of a hated corrupt business rival’s getting murdered, and makes the story around it unique and well- done. The book’s particular strength is in its character development and in the way the main characters are real people with problems that they work through together. In particular, Cindy has been married to Greg for 18 years, and they have a stable marriage even though they still have their issues. Cindy’s daughter and twin sons are real children, especially the moody 15-year-old daughter as she faces the social stigma of being a teenager whose mother is suspected of murder. The friendship between Cindy and Jacques also strikes the reader as genuine, as the pair look out for each other.
The audio edition of this book is performed by Amy Deuchler, who plays the role of Cindy well. She voices each character well, embodying the nature of each one in the process. In the process, she brings the book to life well.
I enjoyed listening to Killer Transaction. I thought the book was well- written and enjoyable with highly relatable characters. I give it five stars!
Disclaimer: I received this book for free for review purposes, but that had no effect on the content of my review.
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