Plunder

A Faye Longchamp Mystery

By: Mary Anna Evans

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Time is not on Faye Longchamp’s side. She and her husband Joe are working near the mouth of the Mississippi, researching archaeological sites soon to be swamped by oil. The Deepwater Horizon disaster has morphed her run-of-the-mill contract job into a task that might swamp her fledgling company. It isn’t helping that an injured babysitter has left Faye to work with a toddler underfoot.

An adolescent girl is drawn to Faye, perhaps because she idolizes the confident archaeologist. Young Amande is bright and curious, but a poverty-stricken life on a houseboat with an eccentric grandmother doesn’t seem like a good way for Amande to get the education she deserves. Then when the girl’s grandmother and her no-account uncle are murdered, her prospects worsen. With only two known relatives, neither of whom is much more respectable than the dead uncle, Amande seems destined for neglect or worse.

Soon, Faye and Joe find themselves among people fighting hard for Amande’s pathetic inheritance: a raggedy houseboat, a few shares of stock, and a hurricane-battered island that’s not even habitable. Pirate-era silver coins are found and disappear. Shadowing it all is the fact that the murderer is still on the loose. But why should Faye be surprised by such shady events, here in these watery lands settled by the greatest pirates of them all? And the oil slick looms, because this country is still being plundered, after all these years.

©2011 Mary Anna Evans (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Engaging, character-driven.” ( Publishers Weekly)

Enjoyable series

This is the 7th book of the series and I truly enjoy listening to it. A nice combination of history and fiction.

Each story seems fresh.

I love the way that the characters continue to grow and evolve. I also enjoy learning about how other people live, both in the past and also in the present time.

Another great mystery

This is a bit different from the other books, but, still very good. The characters are very interesting and the plot well thought out. Joe and Faye are great as parents. This series gets better and better. I look forward to the next book.

Thoroughly enjoyable novel

I loved this mystery just as I loved the preceeding novels about Fay Longchamp and her family.

The narrator's voice is very pleasing.

Mary Anna Eveans needs to write more!

Would you consider the audio edition of Plunder to be better than the print version?

Hard to say, but I have more time to listen--housework, driving, boring meetings, walking--so I'm more likely to listen than to read.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Plunder?

The setup of the mystery is always the best. Her words make a picture of the place and the people and the culture. I love the Gulf coast and an addicted to Mary Anna Evan's characters and writing style. I sit and wait for her next novel to come out.

What about Cassandra Campbell’s performance did you like?

The tibre of her voice is perfect for Faye-the main character and she is an outstanding actor using her voice to be the other characters as well as the narrators.

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

Yes, but it wasn't possible.

Any additional comments?

I'm so glad that Mary Anna Evans decided to put her books on audio. I enjoy them either way, but I get to them quicker this way. Keep up the excellent work Ms. Evans and Audible!

Another great story

Faye & Joe continue to amuse & amaze.
I'm glad there's so many books in the series.

Loved this Book so Much !!

What a Wonderful Story !! Such an Imagination,I've the Characters ! Onto the next Book !!

stories of strong intelligent heroin

I can't stop reading them all they're all so fascinating and smart and entertaining and I love the archeology in it this is a wonderful good book enjoy

Always entertaining

Sometimes, it gets a bit cheesy, but the characters are always interesting, and the plot entertaining. It's clean reading/listening, so it's great for a younger audience.

Pronunciations

I love this writer and the narrator BUT...When you have a story set in any area that has multicultural names and locations, learn how to pronounce them. When a local listens to it, it’s ruins the story. For example, when the detective is called Benoit, correctly pronounced Ben Wah, not Ben Noyt is read, along with other names and places(Biloxi, please! ) it hurts the ears.