Peg Herring has 5 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is Pharma Con.
KIDNAP.org
Summary
We're not gonna take it! Robin Parsons is sick of little guys (and girls) getting stepped on by those who say, "We've got the power. Shut up and deal with it." Robin refuses to shut up, and her methods will make you laugh as you cheer for the oddest group of justice seekers since the A-Team!
©2017 Peg Herring (P)2018 Peg Herring
Killing Despair
Summary
Does despair end when you finally learn the truth?
Beth Lousiere, once known as Loser, learns there’s new evidence concerning the murders of her husband and daughter three years ago. The crimes, along with suspicion that she was responsible, sent Beth into such despair that she lived on the streets of Richmond, Virginia, for almost a year, lost in grief and pain.
Somewhat recovered though still plagued by insecurity and odd phobias, Beth returns to Richmond to face the past. Soon, she’s the suspect in a new murder of a woman who might have been involved with her husband.
To escape arrest, Beth disappears into the anonymous world of the homeless, becoming Loser again. There, she’s protected by people like her, society’s outcasts, but she also finds support from others: Jake, her former partner on the police force; Verle, a local restaurant owner; Bert, her lawyer; and his associate, Alex, who cares more about Beth than she’s comfortable contemplating.
As events of the past and present merge, Loser comes to realize she’s been framed for murder a second time. Fearing her problems will endanger her friends, she goes deeper into hiding. By the time she begins to understand why someone did this to her, Loser is pursued by killers who don’t care why.
©2015 Peg Herring (P)2019 Peg Herring
The Trouble with Dad
Summary
From the author of KIDNAP.org and Pharma Con comes Book 3 of the Kidnap Capers series. Listeners of the series know the lovable misfits who make up the Kidnap Gang: Robin, a former legal secretary; Cam, a guy with developmental delays; Hua, a former victim of human trafficking; and Luca, a woman with an “interesting” past. In an earnest desire to right wrongs for the little guys, they abduct cheaters, show them the error of their ways, and release them with the understanding they’ll become honest citizens. In this third and final story, Robin’s attempt at a simple caper goes wildly wrong when her father appears on the scene and turns her world upside down. Mark Parsons is Robin’s bugaboo, the voice in her head she can’t silence. Though she admits he taught her things that are useful to the gang, that’s no credit to his parenting. He’s the kind of person who would - and did - use his own children to further his money-grubbing schemes. Now Mark has a new con in mind, and he threatens Cam’s life to force Robin to help him. Soon the rest of the gang is sucked into Mark’s web too. Robin is fully aware that her father would sacrifice any of them, even her, to get what he wants, which is a large chunk of kindly old Harry Robeson’s money. Running the con is the only way Robin can save Cam and maybe...maybe get her whole gang through this. It's just hard when the person you have to outsmart to save the day is your own father.
©2020 Peg Herring (P)2021 Peg Herring
Killing Silence
Summary
Is It Possible to Be a Rescuer When You Live among the Lost? Killing Silence, the first of The Loser Mysteries, presents a unique protagonist: Loser, who sleeps on the streets of Richmond, Virginia, washes up in gas station bathrooms, eats when an opportunity comes along, and spends her waking hours in front of the local drug store, watching the world pass by and speaking less than thirty words per day. When a child is murdered and Loser finds herself in the company of the prime suspect, can she pull herself out of her own pain to help catch a killer? Her investigation is hampered by her inability to hold a normal conversation and her inner demons. Why should anyone believe her anyway? She is Loser. A nobody. A freak who can barely speak. Every street person has a story, and Loser is no different. Her past haunts her present. Besides, Loser has good reason to avoid the police... and it goes way beyond loitering.
©2012 LL-Publications (P)2015 Peg Herring
Pharma Con
Summary
In the follow-up to KIDNAP.org, Robin and her gang take on an unscrupulous pharmaceuticals manufacturer, Neil Preston, who lives on a fortress-like estate and is a big fan of Josef Stalin. As their plan for making Preston change his dishonest ways develops, Robin runs into an old lover. Seeing Darin again makes her question her future. Should she leave crime-fighting behind and try to return to normal life? As the gang members work out their roles in the Preston Caper, Em also questions her future. Is she too old for this? Though both women are tempted to look back, they can't stay in the past. Danger is in the present, and they'll need to remain sharp if they're going to succeed with Pharma Con. Still, crooks like Preston, who take advantage of the sick and elderly, need to be taught a lesson. Preston has all the protection money can buy, but our gang of "super-freaks" intends to take him on. It will be funny. It will be suspenseful. It will be a great ride for listeners.
©2019 Peg Herring (P)2019 Peg Herring