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On Borrowed Crime: A Jane Doe Book Club Mystery
Written by Kate Young
Narrated by Dina Pearlman
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
The Jane Doe book club enjoys guessing whodunit, but when a murder happens in their midst, they discover solving crimes isn't all fun and games...
Author
Kate Young
Kate Young is a member of the Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime. When not writing her own books, she enjoys reading and cooking. A married mother of three, she currently resides in a small town in Georgia.
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Reviews for On Borrowed Crime
Rating: 4.444444444444445 out of 5 stars
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108 ratings9 reviews
What our readers think
Readers find this title to have a fast moving plot with unexpected twists and turns. The characters are well sketched and the main character is relatable. However, some readers were disappointed that the mystery was too obvious and lacked good clues. Overall, the book kept readers guessing and maintained their interest.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fun series, new to me. Being a 7th generation Tennessean, these Georgia characters & places feel like home. Thankfully, I haven’t dealt with a crime wave, but it definitely could have been ripped from the headlines of a small-town newspaper. I love a narrator whose Southern accent is real, without being over the top. She gave each character a perfect voice. Great writing, great performance. Moving on to the second installment now!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Twists and turns without being a dead giveaway who dunnit ;)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fast moving plot. I definitely did not see that ending coming.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very well written, just like an Agatha Christie novel.
Loved it - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5kept my interest and i kept guessing who was the murderer !!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Likeable protagonist and well sketched characters and setting. The mystery was at once obvious and didn’t actually have any good clues laid. Finished with a dramatic encounter with killer and “I can’t believe it was you!”
Not the style of Agatha Christie, which is what I was hoping for.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed this book from start to finish and narrator was great
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lots of twists and turns. Love the main character. She is strong but relatable.
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