Everything Bundt the Truth

A Dinner Club Murder Mystery

De: Karen C. Whalen

Narrado por: Ann Simmons

Recent widow Jane Marsh is determined to recapture a rich, full life. She strives for youthful fun by riding a bicycle downtown on her lunch hour in a suit and heels, smoking cigars, eating at hipster restaurants, and re-entering the dating scene, even if her dates prove to be peculiar.

Her most fervent desire, though, is to join an exclusive dinner club. She auditions, but is barred when her housekeeper is found murdered, and she and her guest list become the suspect list. Her, a killer? So what if her two late husbands died under suspicious circumstances. It doesn't make her a killer.

Having passed off a store bought Bundt cake as her own creation, she may have committed a culinary crime, but never murder!

©2016, 2025 Karen C. Whalen (P)2025 Karen C. Whalen

Everything Bundt the Truth

Everything Bundt the Truth A Dinner Club Murder Mystery
: Karen C. Whalen

This is a clean cozy mystery that had suspense and romance to add to the plot. The pace was a bit slow for my taste, but it held my attention. Plenty of suspects to choose from, and enough twists to keep you wondering.


The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed by Ann Simmons.



I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great story

This book had a decent story line, What happens when you are having a dinner party and the housekeeper you just hired is murdered in you basement ,, You decide to find the murderer yourself. I was not sure when i first started reading but as the story went on i really enjoyed, I was surprised at who killer was, The only complaint i have is the narrator, She was not bad but i feel she needed make more distinction with the voices for each character, Sometime i was not sure which one she was doing,

Everything Bundt the Truth

Everything Bundt the Truth is a well written cozy mystery. There were enough well developed characters that it wasn't obvious to me who the murderer was. I love to be kept guessing!

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Not bad.

Not a bad cozy, but nothing too unusual. Jane's new housekeeper is killed while she is out. She is trying to get into a pretentious little dinner club and due to the murder her approval for membership in to the club is delayed. She takes it upon herself to investigate and figure it out on her own. She isn't the brightest crayon in the box but its entertaining enough. The author doses a nice job but she does have a very soft lulling voice so it was hard to stay awake on the commutes where I was more tired. I would consider listening to more in the series. FYI it does have a religious undertone, it's not my thing but it wasn't overly obnoxious or preachy. I received a free review copy of this book at my request and have voluntarily let this review.

Nice story

Nice story if you enjoy mysteries, even included a twist at the end. I am not typically a mystery reader but I received a complimentary copy of this one in exchange for an honest review. It was a clean story and had some interesting character development.

I didn't see that coming!

I enjoyed Karen Whalen's writing. She held my attention throughout the story.

Ann Simmons brought the characters to life.

I was given a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Let Them Eat Cake!

Let's start with the disclaimer: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. I requested it because I thought it sounded like fun--and it was. The plotting was clever, clues were well-developed, and the denouement was a surprise. Clearly set in the present with full internet and cellphone capabilities, there was nonetheless a curious '60s quality to the lifestyle; I kept expecting Rob and Laura Petrie to sit down to dinner. (Since I loved that show, this is a good thing!) Guess I'll have to check out what's next on the menu!

A unique heroine!

The big twist with this book is that the main character Jane is a widow, having two husbands who died under mysterious circumstances. So the whole book I kept questioning her motives. Her shady past was in stark contrast with her current persona which is deeply religious and kind. It was an interesting yin & yang which I found very unique.

However, I found that in some ways the story moved so quickly that it felt unrealistic & rushed. For example Jane goes on a blind date, stops by a pet store and on a whim adopts two dogs with 5 minutes of seeing them. She brings the dogs home who instantly go to sleep that night & settle in with no work whatsoever. It was so unrealistic that it took me out of the story. Anyone who has adopted a dog (let alone two at once) know it’s not something which works that way. Another example is when one of Jane’s sons meets a girl & marries her after like 3 dates. Then the daughter in law starts calling Jane “mom” within an hour of meeting her. It’s not sweet, it’s weird and inauthentic. These are just a few examples, but I wish more effort was put into being realistic and not so rushed.

The mystery itself was interesting & fun to follow. It offered a host of interesting & suspicious characters who kept me guessing, and it was a challenge to solve! I received this as a review copy & left my honest review

Death at the dinner club

Everything Bundt the Truth is a great mystery suspense to read. The main character tries to get her life back together, after losing two husbands. She tries to join a dinner club to make new friends, but when the woman she hires to clean her house ends up murdered in her basement, some members of the club won't vote her in. There are many twists and turns and interesting characters in this book, and I looked forward to reading the next chapter.

Everything Bundt the Truth recently tied for first place in the Suspense Novel Category of the 2017 IDA Contest (The IDA is sponsored by Oklahoma Romance Writers of America.
I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more books by Karen Whalen.

Great cosy mystery

This is a very enjoyable cosy mystery that has with a nice twist and an interesting plot. Jane is trying to reestablish her life after the tragic death of her second husband. Her sons live away from home and she is lonely. Not only is she entering the dating world again, but she is also trying to join a local diners group. When she hires a cleaner to make her home spotless before she hosts her trial dinner, she never expects to be trust into the centre of murder investigations. Suspicions, drugs, mysterious bikers, strange dates, new family and developing romance surround Jane as she tries to solve the murders and be admitted to the dinner club. Ann Simmons did a great job with the narration. She gave the characters individual voices and her smooth, mellow voice fit Jane perfectly. This is an entertaining who-done-it, where misdirection has you suspecting nearly every character as the potential culprit. It is a fun, well written and narrated story that is worth listening to.