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The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries, Collection One: Books 1-3 Kindle Edition

by Paul Austin Ardoin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Enjoy this hardboiled coroner series by bestselling mystery author Paul Austin Ardoin!

Blood is thicker than oil—until murder is involved!

The collection includes the first three books of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries:

  • The Reluctant Coroner: Fenway Stevenson doesn't want to return to the coastal town where her estranged father is practically king. But the death of her mother draws her back home--and the murder of the county coroner draws her into a deepening conspiracy. As the body count rises and all signs seem to point toward her father's oil company, will Fenway uncover the truth before family bonds become deadly?
  • The Incumbent Coroner: The bizarre circumstances of Fenway Stevenson’s latest case as county coroner drag her to the center of one very dangerous game. With one suspect in custody, an attempt on the life of the key witness leads to her disappearance and more unanswered questions. Fenway must race to solve the mystery before anyone else dies while also juggling an upcoming election and her overbearing father’s meddling. As summer temperatures rise, so do the stakes. What will Fenway have to sacrifice to ensure the safety of everyone in her idyllic coastal town?
  • The Candidate Coroner: In the midst of Acting Coroner Fenway Stevenson’s reelection campaign, the body of a successful business owner is found in a pedestrian underpass—and she discovers that her young, hated stepmother is the prime suspect. As if that’s not bad enough, further digging only exposes a money-laundering scheme that could implicate dozens of residents in the coastal town she calls home. Each clue she uncovers puts her in more danger. After an attempt on her life, and with more bodies piling up, how will Fenway solve the mystery, win the election—or simply save her own life?
Mixing murder, small-town politics, and hidden conspiracies, The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries follow the acting coroner as she tries to get to the bottom of the high-profile murders in her town—while juggling the politics of the coroner's office, the whims of her rich, powerful father, and a budding romance with the county sheriff.

The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries, Collection One is a boxset of the first three books of the hardboiled murder mystery series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07WVF9QQ3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pax Ardsen (September 3, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 3, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2009 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 926 pages
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Paul Austin Ardoin is the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries and The Woodhead & Becker Mysteries. He has published fiction and essays in the anthologies Turning the Tide, The Paths We Tread, 12 Shots, Bottomfish, and Sweet Fancy Moses, and articles about computer security in Channel Futures, California Computer News, and European Communications.

A California native, Paul holds a B.A. in creative writing from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He lives in the Milwaukee area with his wife and a menagerie of animals.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Cypherpunk
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting mysteries with a solid main character
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021
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These are good, fun reads. Overall, I think the series has its high and low points, but it is an entertaining read, and it’s great to read about the protagonist’s struggles growing up as the daughter of a white man and black woman, and all that entails, in terms of relationships and career. If nothing else, I think we need more books that explore these relationships in all genres.

Set in a small Southern California town, the main character has a nursing background and is asked by her father to return to her home town after the death of her mother. Her parents had been estranged for years, and her father is a wealthy businessman. It turns out that she is asked to take over as coroner after recent suspicious murders, which garners a lot of resentment from locals, since they assume she was brought in to cover up for her father.

The forensic details are a bit light, at times, and it feels like she’s more of investigator than a coroner. The relationships and bureaucracy, even in a small town, are described well. The politics of a large corporation (Fenway’s father’s company) really aren’t, and he’s one character that seems to have a lot of opportunity, but seems very weak. That’s unfortunate, considering his importance to Fenway’s past and present. Hopefully, the character will be better developed over time.

Good stuff, and strongly recommended, if you like strong personalities and characterization in your mysteries.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Got the first volume for free then had to find out what else happened
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2020
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Book 1 was a free Kindle book and I raced through it. The setup, characters and plot lines are nicely put together and the lead character is appealing, though her lapses of judgement are cringeworthy. Still, she's new to the job, new to the town, only 28 and had a completely different life plan mapped out for herself when the first book opens and takes her on a steep learning curve. So I had to buy the set of Vols 1-3 to find out what happens next. The characters are conscious and modern and though so far most are only roughly sketched in, I look forward to getting to know them better. There's a lot to like here.
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Bobette G. Rego
5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2023
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I rarely read more than one book in a series. I love this series. Just finished Book 3. Will purchase the rest as I can. Exciting, keeps you guessing on “who dunnit”, fun to read. Clean (no cuss words, explicit sexual scenes, etc.). I love these books. Thank you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put them down
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2022
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Anyone who likes a good mystery with several cases going on at the same time must read this series! Can't wait to read book 4.
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Leopold
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2021
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I love these such well developed characters and there is so much more to come! A wonderful mystery wrapped around human flaws so get comfortable because you won’t want to put the book down.
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Dabbler
3.0 out of 5 stars A solid mystery series
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2021
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I would say that I am a fan of Agatha Christie and, generally, police procedurals, so that is my bias.
I enjoyed this series well enough. DIdn't knock my socks off, but the first book was good enough to finish and start the second book and on to the third.
I was not in love with Fenway, but she was sufficiently believable given the genre and the reader's willingness to suspend some disbelief (but if you are going to have a recurring character in a murder mystery series, then the reader *HAS* to accept that crazy murders happen near or around the main character and they have to be involved in the resolution of said murder).
It was a solid, entertaining enough but not engrossing series.
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Houston Mom
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the heroine
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2021
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I read these books purchased as a set, books 1 through 3. They were very entertaining and fun to read. Can’t wait for the next set
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Yvonne S. Finne
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Fenway!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2019
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What a tangled history! At the end of her proverbial rope, Fenway moves to live in the small California town where she lived as a child. Her medical training is put to the test immediately and the stories roll like a boulder downhill. Very interesting plots!!
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Moe
5.0 out of 5 stars Page-turner
Reviewed in Canada on August 27, 2021
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Page-turner, exciting and mysterious! So far, I have enjoyed the first 3 novels by this author. Can’t wait to continue the intriguing life of Fenway Stevenson!
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Triumph
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2022
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I've always liked medical stuff and whodunnits and reading the 'blurb' thought this sounded right up my street! The books didn't disappoint at all. The premise that a young medically trained woman could become a coroner in a small town in. America was totally believable. The circumstances surrounding Fenway's reluctant acceptance of the job due to her absentee father's machinations sucks the reader in. It took me a long while to work out who the villain of the piece was. By then, I was hooked and swiftly bought the rest of the published series. I can't wait for more! Well worth the money.
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