Old Loves Die Hard (Mac Faraday Mystery #2) by Lauren Carr | Audiobook Review | Part of the Shadows of Murder Blog Tour Extravaganza
A book blog tour from iRead Book Tours.
Thank you to the author, publisher, & Lauren at iRead for providing me with the information for this tour. 
Book Details
Old Loves Die Hard by Lauren Carr
Series: Mac Faraday Mystery #2
Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform on 04/23/2011
Genres: Fiction, Crime, Detective/Sleuth, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural
Format: Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Old Loves Die Hard…and in the worst places.
Retired homicide detective Mac Faraday, heir of the late mystery writer Robin Spencer, is settling nicely into his new life at Spencer Manor when his ex-wife Christine shows up—and she wants him back! Before Mac can send her packing, Christine and her estranged lover are murdered in Mac’s private penthouse suite at the Spencer Inn, the five-star resort built by his ancestors.
The investigation leads to the discovery of case files for some of Mac’s murder cases in the room of the man responsible for destroying his marriage. Why would his ex-wife’s lover come to Spencer to dig into Mac’s old cases?
With the help of his new friends on Deep Creek Lake, Mac must use all of his detective skills to clear his name and the Spencer Inn’s reputation, before its five stars—and more bodies—start dropping!
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Purchase Links for Old Loves Die Hard
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My thoughts on Old Loves Die Hard
Today I’m reviewing book two of the Mac Faraday series from Lauren Carr in audiobook form.
Seriously, I don’t know how this series of entertaining murder mysteries slipped by me until now. It’s incredible how quickly I became hooked on these books. I’ve read the first two and hope to squeeze in a few more before my review of Shadow of Murder (Book 14) is due in June.
Lauren Carr writes easy-to-read yet captivating mysteries to which everyone can relate. Mac Faraday is a lead character most of us can root for. He was a hard-working, underpaid detective who became a multi-millionaire overnight when he inherited his birth mother’s estate.
Now he owns a mansion complete with a lovely editor living in the cottage on his property, a five-star resort, and more conveniences than he can get used to. Most importantly for me, his estate came with my favorite character, Gnarley, the genius German Shepard. I do love a great dog in any story.
In Old Loves Die Hard, Mac’s ex-wife wants him back now that he is wealthy. He doesn’t even get the chance to rub her nose in the fact that she divorced him moments before he inherited everything before she and her ex-lover are murdered in his private penthouse at the Spencer Inn.
From this point on, the tale gets twisty and entertaining. There is simply no way for me to talk more about the plot without giving away spoilers. But I will say, this book is riveting and hard to put down. The mysteries, suspects, and red herrings, just keep coming. I was caught up in the mystery when I wasn’t laughing out loud at Gnarley’s antics.
I highly recommend Old Loves, Die Hard for all mystery, murder, and mayhem fans! Don’t miss it.
Since I read the audiobook format, I want to comment on that aspect. James C. Lewis narrates the book. His voice is soothing and puts inflections in all the right places. It took me a bit to get used to his voice on the female parts, but that is a minor issue for me and not the narrator’s fault.
This format is listed at approximately 7.5 hours if you listen at the regular rate. Those of you who increase the speed will naturally finish faster. I sampled bumping the speed up to 1.5 and 2.0 without losing any of the pleasure in the book. However, I find that I have a richer experience listening to the book at the original speed.
Once again, I highly recommend Old Loves Die Hard to all readers.
You can read an excerpt from Old Loves Die Hard here.
The author has graciously provided a PDF of book club questions for you.
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Lauren Carr
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Thorny Rose, Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries, and Nikki Bryant Cozy Mysteries—over twenty-five titles across five fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.
The owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, and virtual book tour coordinator for independent authors.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions.
She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
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Purchase Old Loves Die Hard online from a local book store.
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Easy Amazon Links
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Giveaway!
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(ends July 1)
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I would love to read this.
It’s a great book. I bet you’ll like it.
Thank you so much for the fabulous review, Gina! I’m so gad you enjoyed OLD LOVES DIE HARD! Here’s wishing your followers luck in the giveaway!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful review of the Old Loves Die Hard audiobook! This sounds like an excellent book and series and I am looking forward to meeting Mac Faraday and following along as he solves the mysteries that are presented to him
Thanks, Bea. I was surprised by how quickly I became a fan of Mac and Lauren’s whole series. I love her writing style.
Thank you so much for stopping in, Bea! I look forward to you meeting Mac and Gnarly. Good luck in the giveaway!