Herbs and Homicide: A Small Town Contemporary Cozy Mystery

Carly Winter

May 2024 · Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries Book 1 · Westward Publishing / Carly Fall, LLC · Narrated by Nicole Scott

About this audiobook

From Hollywood, California, to Heywood, Arizona, trouble follows her...

After her husband’s brutal killing and her fall from the Hollywood elite, the disgraced Samantha Rathbone moves to Heywood hoping to forget her past and live a quiet life of anonymity as Sam Jones.

When she takes a job at the local herbal shop, Sage Advice, and the owner is found murdered, Sam is pushed back into the unwanted spotlight when she becomes the number one suspect. As she wades through ugly family drama, the questionable business practices of others, and the lies embroiled in a small town, she searches for the true killer, hoping to save herself.

Will Samantha be able to find the murderer before she’s put away for a crime she didn’t commit?

Ratings and reviews

A fun audiobook. Samantha moves to a small town after being a successful soap opera actress. When the owner of the herb shop she works out is found dead, she becomes an amateur sleuth to keep from being charged with the murder or the next victim. It is a good start to a new series. This book can be read as a standalone.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Carly Winter writes fun, small town cozy mysteries, always with a dash of humor and quirky characters. When not writing, you can find her spending time with her family, on a Pilates reformer or enjoying the fantastic Arizona weather (except summer - she doesn't like summer). She does like dogs, wine and chocolate and wishes Christmas happened twice a year.

Nicole Scott is a Chicago-based narrator with over 20 years of experience in voice work. She loves audiobooks of all kinds but especially gravitates towards stories with a good dash of humor. Most recently she has had the honor of voicing the Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery series by USA Today Bestselling author Carly Winter. Ms. Scott's voice has also been featured in several dramatic and educational podcast series, as well as commercial campaigns. Originally from Nashville, Nicole trained and worked as a voice actor in Glasgow before settling in Chicago where she has been happily based for the past 10 years. When not in the studio recording she can be found traveling, sipping wine, or being walked by a pup named Lucy.