If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him

Written by Sharyn McCrumb

Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat

Sharyn McCrumb's Edgar Award-winning novels featuring Elizabeth MacPherson have captured countless fans who eagerly share this young detective's longings for tantalizing cases and all things Scottish. In the latest New York Times best selling addition to the series, MacPherson yearns for one particular Scot, her missing husband Cameron, while she tries to solve two baffling instances of murder. If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him draws together the stories of two women, unrelated except for a common crime: both are charged with killing their husbands. As their tales of abandonment and abuse unfold, the forensic anthropologist must sift through decades of information while juggling evidence, hearsay, and history. Before she realizes it, MacPherson is involved in a battle of the sexes that hits very close to home. Right up until the final verdict, this moving adventure will keep you guessing the outcome and cheering for the spirited investigator.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 6, 2010
• ISBN: 9781436147491

Sharyn McCrumb

Sharyn McCrumb is the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Ballad novels. She has received numerous honors for her work, including the Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Southern Literature, the AWA Book of the Year, and Notable Books in both The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. She was also named a Virginia Woman of History for Achievement in Literature. She lives and writes in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, fewer than one hundred miles from where her family settled in 1790.

Reviews for If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him

[Becki Basley · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

If I had killed him when I met him by sharilyn McCrumb
(Scribd audiobook )

I am fast becoming a real fan of this author. This book is not part of her ballad series but a murder mystery sister who helps them with their cases as a forensic anthropologist. Not giving too much away. I’ll just say the clients of the lawyers are in some interesting situations and along with solving a small town mystery. The ending is really interesting and it’s at times pretty funny. And because I can’t help myself look for the dolphin and pay special attention to the arsenic….Would I buy this book? Indeed I would.

[jbarringer-2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book was a bit jumbled and vague, and it took 2/3 of the book before the P.I./forensic anthropologist Elizabeth actually touched either case, despite the blurb on the back cover suggesting she was busy on both cases soon after starting work as a P.I. for her brother's law firm. Amy Hill(A.P. Hill) was a decent character, mostly, though a bit too brittle for my taste, but I suppose she could be believable enough considering she's a woman lawyer working in a town where most lawyers seem to be men. The cases were interesting, the investigation was very light on details, science or logic, and the bizarre family law case involving a dolphin was almost too cute to fit the rest of the novel. Still, it was a fun book.

[aliceanna-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Do not take any more recommendations from Malice Domestic. Best novel of the year, my butt! It was OK, but it was too goofy and far-fetched in many ways. The outcome of he "murder" investigation on the preacher's wife was relatively interesting, but the characters were too "out there," but not funny "out there."

[librisissimo · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Substance: A story of 3 women dealing with abusive husbands, and their murderous solutions to the problem. Plus 2 women with different spousal challenges. The compare and contrast is interesting.Style: McCrumb is always entertaining, often witty and humorous even with serious matters. The weave of the stories is well-done (which is not always the case with this framework). Enjoyable read but not outstanding.NOTES:The dedication page notes that the title comes from a comment by a battered woman: "If I'd killed him when I met him, I'd be out of prison now."

[turtlesleap · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Witty and amusing narrative of modern day law practice, marital woes and Confederate history, woven together with quirky characters and quirkier situations. McCrumb does her usual workmanlike job of dealing with all this regional eccentricity to provide the reader a pleasant experience.

[jepeters333 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Elizabeth MacPherson solves 2 arsenic poisonings - one from the 1860's.

[chmessing · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The Elizabeth MacPherson series is a bit lighter than the Appalachian mystery series by Sharon McCrumb. Both series are great.

[hklibrarian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

EXCELLENT book!!!!! Compelling book--I could not put it down!!!!!!!

[tripleblessings_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Elizabeth MacPherson works as P.I. for her brother Bill's new law firm, as they defend two women accused of murder. Average. While these mysteries have some funny moments, I don't like them that much. They are okay, but they don't compel me to re-read.