In Sharpe Turn by Lisa B. Thomas, Deena Sharpe finds herself at loose ends after retiring from being a high school journalism teacher and then a journalist and an investigator for a short time. With her husband, Gary, against her getting involved in other dangerous situations, Deena decides to take a mystery writing class, taught by the famous author Max Decker. But before the break can conclude, police officers have arrived to tell Max that his wife has been killed in a car wreck that looks like foul play.
Deena has no intention of getting involved in this mystery until her brother, Russell Sinclair, calls her to ask for her help when his best friend, Cliff Ables, gets taken into the police station for questioning. Deena looks all over for clues and starts investigating to look for a way to clear Cliff, being led into looking for clues to the true murderer.
Sharpe Turn, the fourth book in the Cozy Suburbs Mystery series, proved to be a fun and creative book to listen to. The series seems to improve with each new book and come up with interesting angles in Deena’s life. The plot has enough twists and turns to intrigue anyone, while the characters are fun in their depth and make us feel we truly know them.
Kelley Hazen performs the audio edition of this book, and her alto voice seems well- suited for this role. Using a gentle Southern accent for this book set in Texas, Hazen adds to the effectiveness of the book. With quality expressions, Hazen makes this book an extra enjoyable listening experience.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Sharpe Turn, a book that delighted and kept me attached to my phone on which it played. I didn’t want to put it down. Fortunately, there are two more audiobooks in this series, so I will enjoy getting to listen to them soon. I give this book five stars.
Disclaimer: I received this audiobook for free for review purposes, but that had no effect on the content of my review.
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