Feel the Bern

A Bernie Sanders Mystery

By: Andrew Shaffer

Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson Shaw

Who knew fighting for a living wage could be so deadly? Bernie Sanders and his Gen Z intern are drawn into a murder investigation in a small Vermont town in this hilarious spin on cozy mysteries from the New York Times bestselling author of Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery

Fall is bursting out all over Vermont, and while the rest of the Congress enjoys its recess, Senator Bernie Sanders has returned to his beloved home state for a weekend of events in Eagle Creek, “America’s #1 Leaf Peeping Destination.” It’s up to intern and Eagle Creek native Crash Robertson to keep the senator on schedule—and out of trouble.

Crash’s hopes for a quiet homecoming are dashed, however, when the lifeless body of a community banker with ties to “Big Maple” is found in Lake Champlain. While the sheriff’s department closes the case as an accident, a leaked autopsy indicates foul play…with a trail of syrup leading directly to one of the senator’s oldest friends. Bernie, taking a page from the cozy mysteries he’s addicted to, enlists Crash in a quest to uncover the killer’s true identity.

If Crash allows the senator to go too far off-script, it will be the end of her yet-to-begin political career. But as the suspect list grows to include a tech bro set on “disrupting” the maple syrup industry, struggling small-business owners, and even Crash’s own family, she realizes there’s more on the line than her own future. If the unlikely duo can’t solve the mystery of the Maple Murderer before they strike again, Bernie’s life-long fight for justice may come to an unplanned end.

©2022 Andrew Shaffer (P)2022 Random House Audio

Felt the Bern

Fantastic!,,,
Narrator did a great job with Bernie’s voice, accent, personality.
Thoroughly enjoyable with several laugh out loud moments. LOVED THIS BOOK!

Fun, cute, excellent narration!

This book is so charming and the narrator strikes the perfect tone for a cozy mystery!

Warm and cozy like Bernie’s mittens

It’s a cute fun story. I like that it wasn’t drawn out into a slow burn, but was a quick silly story with lots of folksy charm.

Entertaining light mystery

The fun here is in the witty writing, the incorporation of Senator Bernie Sanders trying to solve a murder mystery, and the outstanding narrator who does a wonderful job impersonating Sanders’ voice. Less interesting is the mystery and all the time spent describing the world of the main character, a fictional intern from Vermont working as an aide to Sanders. All the time spent focused on her is pleasant enough but seems to occupy much more space than the mystery story, and it seems obvious this book is setting the stage for a series. Still, it’s enjoyable and makes for pleasant listening, especially due to the witty writing and skillful narration, particularly the impersonated voice of Sen. Sanders.

Enjoyable. Reminds me of Bill Bryson.

Will try author again. Great Bernie imitation. Liked welcome to Vermont now leave and Vermont tuxedo

Hilarious and almost believable

This was the most fun read I've had in a long time! The reader nailed Bernie's voice perfectly!

Predictable

While a predictable storyline, if you need a light read with some funny scenarios- this book is for you.

I didn’t get Berned but it was I liked it and will give the next one a shot.

I think the story did so many things right that I am just going to hit on the lacking areas. Crash is not a bad central character but a better version of this eager young Tryhard Eaglecreek native should be the focus on sharpening up the narrative. Even Bernie could be done just a touch better. The plotting, setting, and character work for most others was fair. I looking forward to seeing how this grows as it goes along.

Feel Good Mystery

Easy to listen to and the Bernie fan fiction is a fun spin. Definitely recommend.

Did it have an editor?

Author clearly doesn't think highly of gen z women, the main character is written as naive & unintelligent. Also in the beginning Bernie is in an eBay bidding war, but later claims to not use his debit card online, sure that makes sense. And there's a whole chapter where the main character is just reading a chapter in a book. Not great.