Gin Jones has 12 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Six Cloves Under.
Six Cloves Under
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App developer Mabel Skinner is about to discover something rotten on her late aunt's garlic farm - and it's not the compost heap.... Mabel doesn't know a stinkin' thing about garlic farming. She knows how to develop an app and how to code. But when her aunt, Peggy Skinner, dies suddenly, Mabel inherits her Stinkin' Stuff Farm in Western Massachusetts. She arrives during peak harvest time - with three days to bring in the entire crop before rain can destroy it. But Mabel has an even bigger problem: She suspects her aunt's "accidental death" was murder. As she digs for both garlic and clues, Mabel must contend with a mysterious crop thief, a rival garlic grower her aunt was suing, and a farmer who was after Aunt Peggy's green-thumb secret. It's up to Mabel to crack the code on a killer before she joins the garlic bulbs six cloves under....
©2020 Gin Jones (P)2020 Tantor
A Display of Death
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From USA Today best-selling author Gin Jones comes the latest Helen Binney adventure about a feisty woman in a murderous situation.... Determined to live her best life, Helen Binney heads to a patient conference to learn more about overcoming the challenges of lupus. But instead of medical answers, what she finds is a dead body! The murdered doctor was killed beneath a poster display promoting a newly developed treatment - one that has both grateful patients and outspoken critics. Luckily Helen's handsome ex-lawyer boyfriend, Tate, is along for the ride - and what was supposed to be a romantic weekend getaway after the conference ended. With romance on hold, and Helen under suspicion by the police, it's up to her and Tate to ferret out a killer among a slew of likely suspects who had an axe to grind with the doctor, including an intrusive photographer, a rival doctor, and a lawyer who was working to get the victim's medical license revoked. With everyone a suspect and no one safe, Helen is in danger of becoming part of another display of death!
©2019 Gin Jones (P)2019 Gin Jones
A Darling of Death
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From USA Today best-selling author Gin Jones....
Helen Binney is frustrated with the challenges of her lupus and is desperate to hit something - anything! So what better place to go than a martial arts studio owned by a friend? Only her frustrations remain when she finds herself in a minor car accident, a female martial arts competitor mocks her physical limitations, and the studio owner won't let her engage in any satisfyingly high-impact exercise.
But when the rude competitor is found dead in the locker room, Helen is distracted from her personal problems. She learns that the woman owned a bed & breakfast, and wasn't very good at making friends. Murder suspects abound, with several ex-boyfriends, mistreated employees at her B&B, a competing B&B operator, and a romantic rival. And the murder isn't the only mystery in Helen's life. Her handsome ex-lawyer Tate seems to be withdrawing from their newly personal relationship, and she can't get him to tell her what's wrong. Can Helen keep Tate from giving up on their relationship and defend herself against a killer who was able to overpower a highly skilled martial artist? Or will this be one fight she doesn't limp away from?
©2017 Gin Jones (P)2018 Gin Jones
A Slaying in the Orchard
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From USA Today best-selling authors Gin Jones and Elizabeth Ashby comes "fresh" new mystery.... Labor Day weekend starts with a bang in Danger Cove when a dead body is found in the orchard of Maria Dolores' mentor and maybe-boyfriend, Merle! While it's clear the murder took place long ago, the police are still keeping Merle tied up, leaving Maria on her own to run the local farmers' market. She's prepared for the petty squabbles, disorganized vendors, and even a rowdy group of costumed pirates - it comes with the territory. But she isn't prepared for the fresh body found in an isolated corner of the market! Maria would like to leave the investigation to the local homicide detective, but he's stretched thin with two separate murders, and her nemesis - the farmer who lost out to her for the manager's job - is demanding quick answers or else. With a nearly endless array of suspects, since the victim had upset just about everyone at the market, Maria has her work cut out for her! Can she prevent another murder in the market...or will she end up the next victim? The Danger Cove series: Secret of the Painted Lady (a Danger Cove Renovation Mystery) Murder and Mai Tais (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery) Death by Scones (a Danger Cove Bakery Mystery) Four-Patch of Trouble (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery) Deadly Dye and a Soy Chai (a Danger Cove Hair Salon Mystery) Killer Closet Case (a Danger Cove B&B Mystery) Tree of Life and Death (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery) A Killing in the Market (a Danger Cove Farmers' Market short story in the "Killer Beach Reads" collection) Killer Colada (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery) Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs (a Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery) A Novel Death (a Danger Cove Bookshop Mystery) Robbing Peter to Kill Paul (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery) Sinister Snickerdoodles (a Danger Cove Bakery Mystery) Hurricanes and Heroes (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery) A Death in the Flower Garden (a Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery) Divas, Diamonds & Death (a Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery) A Slaying in the Orchard (a Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery) A Secret in the Pumpkin Patch (a Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery) Deadly Dirty Martinis (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery) A Poison Manicure and Peach Liqueur (a Danger Cove Hair Salon Mystery)
©2017 Gin Jones (P)2018 Gin Jones
A Denial of Death
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From acclaimed author Gin Jones comes the second installment in her clever traditional cozy series featuring the feisty amateur sleuth, Helen Binney.... Helen Binney projected a powerful image as the former governor's wife, and she's not about to let a little thing like illness force into doing anything less now. While her pushy nieces think she's at death's door, her handsome lawyer friend thinks she's a hot magnet for trouble...and her new gal-pals think she's a brilliant amateur detective! When those new gals give her an interesting project, Helen can't refuse proving her usefulness to the nay-sayers in her life. She quickly dives into investigating the disappearance of a member of their charitable knitting group. But when the yarn trail leads to a husband in denial, a secret bank account, and a shallow grave, it's clear that someone else sees Helen in yet another unflattering light: as a threat that needs to be permanently neutralized! If Helen can keep her wits about her, she may be able to untangle herself from one sticky situation, and catch a killer in the process.
©2014 Gin Jones (P)2016 Gin Jones
A Draw of Death
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After 20 years as a political wife, the now-divorced Helen Binney should be able to organize a small event for the local library without breaking a sweat. But she didn't plan on the guest speaker, a controversial celebrity poker player, literally drawing a hand of death. Whose buttons did he push a little too hard? Was it really, as the police believe, the niece of Helen's handsome lawyer/friend, Tate? Getting to the truth would be a lot easier if it weren't for a cranky runaway cat, a group of poker players who put the "fanatic" in fan clubs, and death threats that may or may not be imaginary from an end-of-the-world cult. With the stakes so high, can Helen save Tate's niece without drawing death herself?
©2015 Gin Jones (P)2016 Gin Jones
A Dawn of Death
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Helen Binney's never felt better! Her lupus is in remission, and she's taking up gardening for its health benefits. Only her first day at the community garden is anything but relaxing when she finds a woman's body lying beside a bulldozer that belonged to the dead woman. Was the early-morning death an accident, as the police believe, or did it have something to do with a dispute over title to the garden's land?
Helen finds out that the victim was a real estate developer, but she wasn't the only one with an eye on the property. Could she have been killed by one of the gardeners to prevent the land from being sold? Perhaps the outspoken, Harley-riding, ex-military town clerk...or a rival developer? Helen's handsome friend/lawyer Tate warns her to stay out of the investigation, but she's feeling invincible and can't resist asking a few questions. If she's not careful, though, there might be another death at dawn.
Helen Binney Mysteries:
A Dose of Death - book one
A Denial of Death - book two
"A (Gingerbread) Diorama of Death" - holiday short story
A Draw of Death - book three
A Dawn of Death - book four
©2016 Gin Jones (P)2017 Gin Jones
A Secret in the Pumpkin Patch
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From USA Today best-selling authors Gin Jones and Elizabeth Ashby comes a hauntingly good mystery.... It's Halloween, and Maria Dolores is hoping for a trouble-free weekend, the last one before the Lighthouse Farmers' Market closes for the winter. But her hopes are dashed when a state agricultural inspector threatens to shut down the market prematurely...right before a young woman falls to her death from the lighthouse cliff! The local homicide detective thinks it was suicide and won't listen to Maria's extensive list of possible suspects for foul play or the fact that the victim was known for getting into fights that went beyond mere words. Not even Maria's boyfriend, lawyer turned farmer Merle Curtis, can convince the detective otherwise. Now, it's up to Maria to unearth a secret in the pumpkin patch before the killer buries the truth - and possibly Maria along with it - forever. The Danger Cove series: Secret of the Painted Lady (A Danger Cove Renovation Mystery) Murder and Mai Tais (A Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery) Death by Scones (A Danger Cove Bakery Mystery) Four-Patch of Trouble (A Danger Cove Quilting Mystery) Deadly Dye and a Soy Chai (A Danger Cove Hair Salon Mystery) Killer Closet Case (A Danger Cove B&B Mystery) Tree of Life and Death (A Danger Cove Quilting Mystery) A Killing in the Market (A Danger Cove Farmers' Market short story in the "Killer Beach Reads" collection) Killer Colada (A Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery) Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs (A Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery) A Novel Death (A Danger Cove Bookshop Mystery) Robbing Peter to Kill Paul (A Danger Cove Quilting Mystery) Sinister Snickerdoodles (A Danger Cove Bakery Mystery) Hurricanes and Heroes (A Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery) A Death in the Flower Garden (A Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery) Divas, Diamonds & Death (A Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery) A Slaying in the Orchard (A Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery) A Secret in the Pumpkin Patch (A Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery) Deadly Dirty Martinis (A Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery) A Poison Manicure and Peach Liqueur (A Danger Cove Hair Salon Mystery)
©2017 Gin Jones (P)2018 Gin Jones
A Death in the Flower Garden
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From USA Today best-selling authors Gin Jones and Elizabeth Ashby comes a brand new mystery.... It's Independence Day weekend, and Maria Dolores, the descendant of Danger Cove's first lighthouse keeper, is the new manager of the Lighthouse Farmers' Market. While she may be a bit uncertain about her career change - trading financial planning for flower stalls and farm-fresh produce - she's still determined to get the market into shape and onto one of the region's "best-of" lists. From the very beginning, though, events conspire against her. Her mentor and attractive local farmer, Merle Curtis, fails to show up to introduce her to the vendors, the stalls are all in the wrong place, and an earthquake shakes up everyone in the market! In its aftermath, Maria realizes the flower vendor is more than shaken up.... She's dead. Maria suddenly finds herself embroiled in a small-town mystery that's got everyone on edge. Will it all lead to the end of Maria's new career? Or worse yet...her life?
©2017 Gin Jones (P)2017 Gin Jones
Patchwork of Death
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From USA Today best-selling authors Gin Jones and Elizabeth Ashby comes a small-town murder with big consequences.... Someone has murder all sewn up. Keely Fairchild left her previous profession as a high-powered attorney to lead a quieter life as a certified quilt appraiser. But when she's asked by the Danger Cove quilt guild's president to prove that a local dealer is selling cheap reproduction quilts as expensive antiques, Keely's "quiet" new job turns dangerous. While Keely and the guild president are in the dealer's shop, the crooked quilt peddler is killed. Unfortunately, the local police think the guild president has the best motive, and Keely stakes her professional reputation, and possibly her life, on proving that the police have the wrong person. Suspects abound, including the dealer's business partner, a rival dealer whose quilts were illicitly copied for the reproductions, an arts reporter who's been threatened with a libel suit, and even the director of the local museum. But which one murdered the crooked dealer? And which one has Keely squarely in his sights now.... Note: This novel was previously published under the title Four-Patch of Trouble. Rating: This book does not contain any graphic sex, violence, or swearing. Its rating is similar to a PG-13 movie or network television show.
©2015 Gin Jones (P)2021 Gin Jones
A Dose of Death
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As the former governor's wife, Helen Binney is used to being in charge. So when illness and two pushy nieces force her to take on a visiting nurse, Helen uses every trick in the book to slip away from the annoying woman. Only someone must have disliked the nurse even more than Helen, because the woman's dead body shows up the next day in Helen's yard! Now it's up to Helen to prove that not only is she perfectly capable of taking care of herself, she's also perfectly capable of solving one cold-blooded murder. Between the nurse's shady past, an elusive "Remote Control Burglar", and an unlikely partnership with a handsome lawyer, Helen finds herself being drawn into the killer's carefully crafted web. The only question is, can Helen survive a little dose of death?
©2014 Gin Jones (P)2015 Gin Jones
Rhubarb Pie Before You Die
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Inheriting her late aunt's Massachusetts farm is no gift for app developer Mabel Skinner, who is about to learn that even the best-grown garlic can't ward off murderous intent.... Mabel's hope of finding an enthusiastic farmer to buy Stinkin' Stuff Farm is dying a little bit every day. So far, all she's found are double-dealing developers. But after a heated dispute over grass clippings with an obsessive local rhubarb breeder, she discovers something even more distressing - the breeder in question undisputedly dead in his greenhouse.... Uncomfortably aware that she might be a prime suspect, Mabel stops digging in the dirt long enough to dig up more information about the dead man, and anyone else he might have argued with. The list is longer than she imagined, and includes a persnickety neighbor and a rival rhubarb breeder. With all the ingredients for a homegrown mystery, Mabel must unearth a killer - before the next plot to be dug is her grave....
©2020 Gin Jones (P)2020 Tantor