Scripted to Slay

Written by ACF Bookens

Narrated by Sarah Pesek

Snow days aren't supposed to end with dead bodies.
Harvey Beckett has just finished a quiet meal after shoveling the sidewalks around Main Street when the body of the new bartender in town is discovered behind the bar. When Harvey begins to look into the victim's pseudonym, she finds out far more than she bargained, enough to put her in real danger.

Can she and her friends find the murderer before they become victims themselves?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Nov 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094427386

ACF Bookens

ACF Bookens lives in the Southwest Mountains of Virginia, where she enjoys gardening and cross-stitching when she's not using her body as a human airbag for her toddler son. She and her son live with two old cats and an old dog in an antebellum farmhouse with stream nearby. Find her at bookens.andilit.com.

Reviews for Scripted to Slay

[Donna Pierce · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This book series was ruined for me by the Daniel path.

[Elly Evb · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

DNF. I usually do not leave a review but this installment was so bad and jarring. If you liked this series up until book 5 then do yourself a favor and stop reading this series. SPOILERS AHEAD: Harvey had always been overly preachy but in this book she's downright offensive while trying to support the community of disabled people. The big interpersonal relationship change also came out of left field and soured me on this series.

[Christine Ahlenbäck · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Way too preachy, too much cozy and very little mystery. Seems mostly to be about fund raising and food. The breakup came from nowhere, and how any sane woman would fall for a man who consistently doesn´t listen to her views, stalks her and doesn´t accept her "no" is maybe the only real mystery in this book. This was the last book from this author for me.

[Renee · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Didn't like the abrupt relationship shift at all. What happened to Steamroller and Dozier?

[Sandra Blakeman · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The author’s “woke” opinions got in the way of the story. The change in her relationship with a certain character was disgusting.

[Karen Chandler · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

As always, ACF Bookens caries you through and never disappoints. I can't ruin it for you, so read this great enjoyable book.

[Teri Wise · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I like the “life lessons” but this was more preachy than past books. Not as robust of a mystery as previous.

[ms ramble · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Well, in the words of the great M.C. Lyte, “Sometimes it doesn't work out. It just doesn't.” Harvey would so get that reference. That is all I am saying about the closing of the Daniel chapter. I can understand how people are perceiving the book to be preachy on being PC however, this is the author’s story to tell & if we don't like the content we are free to move on. I could only laugh at some parts of this book because you can’t take a cozy mystery too seriously. This one-time “Greg” thought it was a good idea to question why I was parking in handicapped parking too. With a straight face, I said to him, “Oh because of my inability to deal with people’s bs. Now, please leave my office.” Yes, that really happened. I suppose I was not disabled enough for him. This brings me back to the plot of the story. Everybody's disability is different and how they tote it is their business. I think the author did a great job bringing awareness to the disabled community. Now, what I am really digging is the friendships in the books and Harvey getting to know her parents as people too. Are the books perfect?No, but they are cozy mysteries. Most cozy authors that I have read get up on their soapboxes after the first two to three books. Plus, Harvey is “curious” and opinionated. She has to be to make the stories work. Enjoy!

[Dallas SUTTON · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Simple fun read. They kept the story moving on thought the narrator did a good job

[Kay Compton · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I was really disappointed with the abrupt change in relationship between Harvey and Daniel and her apparent suddeness in feelings regarding Max. He as been characterized as someone who does not take into consideration Harvey's likes and dislikes, but as someone who thinks he knows what is best for her. No self-respecting independent woman is going to suddenly develop feelings for a man who does not listen or respect her feelings or opinion. I am very disappointed. It's almost as if someone else is writing in place of the original author.

[Ruth Ozment · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Seemed that the author was told to shake things up, and did so in ways that made no sense, including relationship "non sequiturs, " and controversies among "factions" of the disabled (those who believe that prostheses are acceptable vs. those who don't... HUH?!) The main character, a supposedly stable woman in her forties, behaved like an unstable teen, while her youthful shop assistant played the part of the sensible adult. Prior entries in the series required that one suspend belief and just enjoy the companionable characters and charming small town scenery while learning a bit about a societal issue central to the plot. This one was just puzzling and preachy. Frankly it seemed phoned in and lacking the eye of an editor. Perhaps it was written during the pandemic, though. I have high hopes that the series will get back on track with the next volume.