Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction

Goose Pimple Junction Mysteries, Book 1

By: Amy Metz

Narrated by: Karen Commins

When Tess Tremaine starts a new life in the colorful town of Goose Pimple Junction, curiosity leads her to look into a 75-year-old murder. Suddenly she's learning the foreign language of Southern speak, resisting her attraction to local celebrity Jackson Wright, and dealing with more mayhem than she can handle.

A bank robbery, murder, and family tragedy from the 1930s are pieces of the mystery that Tess attempts to solve. As she gets close to the truth, she encounters danger, mystery, a lot of southern charm, and a new temptation for which she's not sure she's ready.

©2012 Amy Metz (P)2016 Amy Metz

First of a great series!

Brilliantly done! Very unique look at a real unsolved crime committed in the 1930s and solving it fictionally! I love it! Well written! Great character development! Loved the small southern town atmosphere! All around great book! Highly recommend!

Story interesting

Some people shouldn't try southern speak. Living in the south most of my life, listening to this was like dragging fingernails down a blackboard.

Must read cozy mystery!

I have read many cozy mysteries but this one tops the list. It is suspenseful, engaging, funny, witty and just downright a good listen.
The narrator is superb. Finally someone who draws you into the story.
My only complaint is that the rest of the series is not available in audio version. I truly wish they were.

A satisfying fun read

In Murder and Mayhem in Goosepimple Junction by Amy Metz, Tess Tremaine moves to the small Southern town of Goosepimple Junction to start life anew after a painful divorce, where she meets some unique friends in this cozy little community. Tess meets new friends in the cafe, in particular Jackson Wright, the famous author who makes his home in Goosepimple Junction and is eager to date Tess. But after her divorce due to a cheating husband, Tess is very reluctant to start a new relationship, especially after hearing rumors that he cheated on his first wife. Getting a job at the local bookstore, Tess is intrigued to learn that the owner grew up in the house on Walnut St. So when she finds an old key in the house, it seems only natural to ask her new boss about it, leaving the woman pale and shaken. Then, that evening when she gets home, Tess discovers that someone has broken into her house and completely ransacked it. When someone breaks into the house during the middle of the next night, Tess really feels insecure, especially since the sheriff doesn’t take her case seriously. So she and Jack go on an investigation that takes them to a bank robbery in 1932.

This book has an interesting format. Each chapter begins with a definition of a Southern term, giving an example of its usage and using that term in the chapter that follows. Then, the chapter goes back to the past, beginning in 1932 in chapter one, gradually recounting the events of the bank robbery and subsequent murder that figure into the main part of the book before it turns to the present day events. The developing relationship between Tess and Jack grows with strength, though I felt they spent too much time kissing passionately, which gets tedious and not really suited to a cozy mystery.

Karen Commins narrates this book very ably, giving great expression to the story without overly emoting. She handles the accents, of a range between strong Southern and light Virginian Southern. Commins has a gentle voice that gives just the right energy to this book, especially with all the deep Southern terms specific to Goosepimple Junction.

I enjoyed the experience of listening to Murder and Mayhem in Goosepimple Junction. It was cleverly written, and the format of the book came across cleverly. I did sometimes get confused by the names, but usually things worked out ok for me to follow. I give this book four stars.

Loved this story

I wasn't a huge fan of it jumping from present to past stories but was necessary to tell the story. I love southern novels. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great mystery with a great narrator

Great mystery with a great narrator. I really like this one and hope this series continues. Well developed characters and a great story line that had me guessing. Great read!

I received a free copy and left my honest review

Not Enough Mystery

This book is 11 hours long. If the redundant parts of the romance between Jack and Tess were removed this book would drop to probably 8 chapters easy. I don't mind romance but please, no one needs to drag it over as long as this was dragged out. Same stuff over and over, oh he is sexy, oh I want him, no I don't yes I do and it just keeps going

I lost interest in the mystery which was evidently the back burner story

great story! loved the language translations! I en

I enjoyed the way the reader portrayed each character. It made the story even more believable. Nice job all in all!

Great Audio

If you could sum up Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction in three words, what would they be?

Suspense, Humor, Mystery

What about Karen Commins’s performance did you like?

She distinguished between the characters well.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, but I couldn't.

Any additional comments?

I won this audio in a contest and bought the kindle addition later.

I'd love to visit Goose Pimple Junction

Another great Start into a Cozy-Mystery-Series.
Initially I was attractet because of the Name of the location - Goose Pimple Junction - what a funny name. And then it turns out this place actually exists in Virginia :-) Another reason to buy it. I'd love to visit Goose Pimple Junction. Well, I definitly continue on the serie

The Narrator did a great job.