
Member Reviews

This audiobook was made available for me to listen to and review by Betty Ternier Daniels, ECW Press Audio, and NetGalley.
The narrator of this audiobook is Dawn Harvey. Dawn did a good job with using dedicated different voices for the various characters. I thought she did a really good job with the voices, which made this much more interesting.
This is a bit of a standard cozy mystery story, set in a small farming village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Jeannie is newly widowed and mourning her late husband, Frank. She's 60, her kids are adults who live on their own, and her farm has quite a few chores. Jeannie has chosen to stay in her village and on her farm for a variety of reasons. Her kids wish she would move to town, Saskatoon, and have been working with a realtor who is murdered by someone trying to kill Jeannie. Jeannie has the help of a friend familiar with police procedure, as well as the support of her sister, tenants, and friends, with which to solve this crime before anyone else gets hurt.
This was decent. Jeannie is a crabby Boomer, and I found her to be charmingly abrasive. She's not obnoxious, just believable for her age and small town. Also, she's opinionated but not karenlike. I liked her friends and family quite a bit. They seemed to give Jeannie grace, so I assume some of her prickliness was due to grief. I will say the romance storyline felt awkward more than organic.
I think this suffers from the author telling too many details or clumsily written background scenes. This has a slight first book awkwardness, but the mystery is decent. I'd check out the next book in this series. I'm sure the skill gained in crafting this book will result in an even better cozy next. All in all, this is average to slightly above average🤷🏾♀️ a solid 3.25.
Thank you to Betty Ternier Daniels, ECW Press Audio, and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to and review this audiobook. All opinions and viewpoints expressed in this review are my own.

Cute cozy mystery, I liked that the character were older adults later in life you don’t see that often. The main character is very likable and the narrators did a great job!

The cover sold this book to me and really happy that I was chosen to review the audio version. I liked this audio alit and it would make a great book club listen along. Have recommended to the women in my book club. Well written and executed

I love a good cozy murder mystery and this one didn't disappoint. It kept my interest and was easy to listen to plus it made me want to continue in the series, which is not an easy feat.
Jeannine has lost her husband and her land is wanted by a real estate agent that is a shark. The realtor will not leave Jeannine alone and has gone to the extent of blackmailing Jeannine. However, the realtor ends up dead and now everyone is wondering if Jeannine was really the target. If so, then why?
Thank you #NetGalley for the advance listen

Grounds for Murder is an easy quick read with likable characters and a plot that has a few twists that were definitely unexpected. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was very good with most of the voices but there were a couple that were a bit over the top or annoying. I don’t fault her, voicing a man’s voice is difficult for a female the only fault that I could honestly find would the voicing of the children. While there was not much children’s dialogue but the small amount that there was did make me want to fast forward through it. But, all in all I really enjoyed the plot, the twists, and the romance which is harder to do when an older person is the main character but it was done very well! We might be older but we are not dead! Lol.
Enjoyable and entertaining! A solid 3.75 stars for me!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
I really enjoyed this audiobook. A nice cozy mystery with mostly enjoyable characters. Quick, easy listen. I finished it in one afternoon.
I look forward to other installments in this series.

The story itself was quite alright! Not too slow and intriguing to get through! The narrator on the other side- I'm sorry but first of all, I felt like the voice didn't exactly fit. Secondly: it was SOO slow because of the way of narration. I can only speculate that I would've ranked the book much higher than I rank the audio book!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. I really loved this audiobook. A nice cozy mystery with an amusing family and town folks. Great and easy listen. I loved the narrator. I definitely want to read or listen to more books in this series.

I was waiting for this audio to pick up but it was just so lame for a murder mystery. I didn’t enjoy it much at all it was very strange the main character was in danger , yet busied herself with cleaning other people’s houses and weeding gardens
Thank you to Netgalley

A modest opening for a series and an easy listen to accompany everyday activities. Jeannie is not the most likeable of characters but there is plenty of scope for the character and enough potential to spark interest in another instalment.

Jeannie Wolfert-Lang, a Saskatchewan native, recently lost her husband. She is happy to bide her grieving period by painting and gardening on her Canadian farm land.
But everyone in Jeannie's life- including a very pesky, persistent realtor- will not shut up about her selling her property.
When the realtor borrows Jeannie's car and is killed, it becomes clear that whoever wants this property is willing to kill for it!
We get some fun whodunit from here and while there were no major twists, I enjoyed Jeannie and the retired detective as amateur-ish sleuths.
I've read quite a few reviews that found Jeannie "prickly and unlikeable"
Well, that is exactly what I LIKED about Jeannie. I find her stubborn resolve to be totally realistic. After all, she is a woman in her 60s with a dead husband and someone out to kill her, I'd be prickly too!
While not specifically marketed as book one in a series, I assume we will have more of Jeannie and hope some of the gang makes it to the next books- especially Diesel the kitty.
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for this audiobook ARC and the chance to read for an honest review.

Grounds for murder
In this compelling mystery, readers are introduced to Jeannie Wolfert-Lang, a resolute widow who finds herself ensnared in a dangerous web of intrigue when someone tries to force her off her beloved farm.
This novel skillfully weaves a rich tapestry of suspense and emotional depth, offering mature readers an engrossing narrative filled with well-drawn characters and a tightly plotted storyline. The author’s keen insights into the personal and ethical dimensions of rural life enhance the intrigue, making this a standout read for those who enjoy a layered and thought-provoking mystery

This was an entertaining enough mystery, with an interesting physical location that was just as much a part of the story as the action itself. The story was good, following the pattern that I love so much in cozy mysteries and the narrator does a fantastic job. However, Jeannie, the main character, is insufferable. If she's going to carry a new series, she needs to be more sympathetic. It was hard to feel compassion for her when she kept running roughshod over everyone.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me listen to this audiobook.

Who wants Jeannie’s land so badly that they are willing to kill her for it? And why her farm when there are plenty around her for sale? To find the answer, Jeannie joins forces with off-duty cop Derek and finds refuge with the young back-to-the-land tenants who rent a section of her farm. Set in her ways at 60, Jeannie must learn to open her mind — and her heart — in her quest to find the killer, all while grappling with ghosts from her past and wrestling with the question of land transfer and ownership.
Set in Canada, there was some unfamiliar references to how the law enforcement are named and referred to as well as some things about the land that was a learning experience. Over all, I'd say (it's even referenced within the novel) that it has an Agatha Christie vibe. Cozy mystery with a "who-done-it" feel.
Jeannie is a tough nut to crack and I think her personality is not for everyone. She seems to speak her mind a bit openly and can be a bit judgmental. With that said, it's not a bad story and it had enough twists and turns. I will say that the narrator's voice doesn't do male voices or the voice of Jade in a pleasing way. I thought it was perfect for Jeannie but it really was a bit of a distraction when it came to the voice of her son and Derrick.
Good book but I would skip the audiobook.