DEADLY APPEARANCES

Saskatchewan politician Andy Boychuk steps to the podium, takes a sip of water, and drops dead before he utters a word of his well-rehearsed speech. When political professor and former speech writer Joanne Kilbourne learns he was poisoned, she decides to write his biography. Lisa Bunting’s clear and captivating narration is a perfect fit for Bowen’s debut cozy mystery. She perfectly renders Joanne’s amateur sleuthing techniques, which uncover fascinating, deadly secrets of mutual friends and associates and which make her question her own sanity. When Joanne gets mysteriously sick and requires medical attention, Bunting skillfully captures her frustration when no physical cause is found. Bunting portrays fascinating three-dimensional characters listeners will love and hate. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2013]