A Death in Door County

A Monster Hunter Mystery, Book 1

De: Annelise Ryan

Narrado por: Susan Bennett

A Wisconsin bookstore owner and cryptozoologist is asked to investigate a series of deaths that just might be proof of a fabled lake monster in this first installment of a new mystery series by USA Today best-selling author Annelise Ryan.

Morgan Carter, owner of the Odds and Ends bookstore in Door County, Wisconsin, has a hobby. When she’s not tending the store, she’s hunting cryptids—creatures whose existence is rumored but never proven to be real. It’s a hobby that cost her parents their lives, but one she’ll never give up on.

So when a number of bodies turn up on the shores of Lake Michigan with injuries that look like bites from a giant unknown animal, Police Chief Jon Flanders turns to Morgan for help. A skeptic at heart, Morgan can’t turn down the opportunity to find proof of an entity whose existence she can’t definitively rule out. She and her beloved rescue dog, Newt, journey to the Death's Door strait to hunt for a homicidal monster in the lake—but if they’re not careful, they just might be its next victims.

©2022 Annelise Ryan (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Unique Modern Mystery

This was a fresh take on a mystery. I couldn't tell tell the whole time if there would or wouldn't be a monster. It's a very mild PG-13, for those who listen with kids. The is no sex, but a reference to a character's "sexual awakening" is referenced for a paragraph. There isn't swearing. The murders are not gorey. I already pre-ordered the second book. It was interesting with it's scientific monster hunting approach. Sometimes cozy mysteries are cheesy and not the best writing. This was really well done. My only critique is minor; I had to listen to the narrator at a higher speed, because the narration was painfully slow, in my opinion.

SB is the GOAT!

Although I LOVE Susan Bennett this was not my favorite. The writing was rough making her narration sub par. Story was interesting but took a LONG time to get there. Worth a credit however.

5 stars

This is a well written cozy mystery with well developed characters and an entertaining plot. I look forward to the next book.

Great mystery

My husband and I liked this story very much as it made locales in Door County WI come to life as the setting for a well designed mystery. Morgan, the central character, is interesting, intelligent, highly curious, and lucky to have survived the story.
We hope she keeps up her good work!

I loved it!

What a wonderful cozy mystery. I loved everything about it - the setting, the protagonist, the dog! I’ll be reading all the Monster Mystery books Annelise Ryan writes ❤️

An excellent new series!

I have always enjoyed Annalise Ryan but this new series is really her best. Can’t wait for the next one.

Picked it up for Door County stayed for the mystery

Picked this up in a book store to read during a recent trip to Door County and loved getting lost in the mystery. Highly suggest and can’t wait to read the next one.

unique premise but loses suspense pretty quickly

3 stars for A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan. This was a slow burn mystery with the unique premise of potential sea monster. I was intrigued by the bodies washing up on Lake Michigan with crushing bite marks and found the setting of Washington Island really fascinating as it is an area I knew little about. The main character is a cryptozoologist which is also new to me. But, the story kind of ebbed and flowed as far as suspense goes and I was a surprisingly a bit bored in between main events. All in all, I found it a quick and easy read. But I wasn't compelled to read the next in the series, unfortunately.

fun

I initially looked it up from a recommendation from another author (Gigi Pandian). It took a minute, but by the end of the sample I was hooked. The rest of the book lived up to it beautifully, highly recommend.

Great story and an exciting listen!

I was intrigued by the Door County location since we vacation there every year. The author did such a fantastic job bringing the history and localities together that I followed along as though I was there!!

I don’t want to leave out how well the narrator kept me entertained!! She was fabulous!
I have a new author to follow.