Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast #29: Reservation for Murder, Chapters 1 – 10 (Narrated by Sean Rhead)
I’m doing something new here: releasing the complete audiobook edition of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, narrated by Sean Rhead. I’ll be putting out ten chapters a week for the next six weeks, allowing listeners to enjoy this fabulous narrator, with a pinch of suspense while you wait for the next installment.
I was inspired by a musical duo I saw recently. The Skivvies are led by Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina, two of the most entertaining and terrific musicians you’ll ever have the chance to enjoy, backed by a crack band and featured performers. They made their first album during the pandemic, and they made it available to stream for free. I purchased it (you have to if you want to download the files), but you can just put on your headphones and listen to every song gratis. I loved that. I loved their energy. And I loved the idea of offering my audiobook as a segmented podcast, start to finish, and entirely free. So … fasten your headphones and listen to the first ten chapters of Reservation for Murder. The following ten chapters will be out next week. You can listen to my interview with Sean about the making the audiobook HERE.
It’s been several years since Kyle Callahan sought the help of a New York City therapist to overcome the trauma of his encounter with a serial killer, and it’s been just as long since his investigation into a teenage girl’s murder brought down the Manhattan district attorney. He and his husband, Danny Durban, have decided to move away, to start a new life in the idyllic river city of Lambertville, New Jersey. They have friends there. They’ll have peace and quiet. They can leave the hustle and bustle and stresses of America’s biggest metropolis behind.
They open a bed-and-breakfast, and soon discover that murder and mayhem are waiting to check in. There’s a writers conference in town, with big names and big egos heading for a clash – and a killing – of titans. No sooner has the ink dried on the guest registry than Kyle finds himself pursuing another murderer, this one closer to home than they’ve ever come. He enlists the help of his old friend and local resident Linda Sikorsky, once a detective on the New Hope, Pennsylvania, police force. The two of them follow one lead after another in a race against time until the shocking truth is exposed.