Crimes Past – Shadow of Murder Series by Lauren Carr Book Tour A Palooza + Giveaway! {Ends 7/1/22}

Jun 24, 2022

Book #13 in Mac Faraday Murder Mystery series hilight and review.

Book Details:

Crimes Past by Lauren Carr
Series: A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 13)
Category: Adult fiction (18+), 245 pages
Genre: Murder Mystery
Publisher: Acorn Book Services
Release date: October 16, 2018
Format available for review: Audible download, ebook (mobi, epub, PDF)
Tour dates: March 28 to June 24, 2022
Content Rating: PG-13 – Lauren Carr’s mysteries are murder mysteries. Sometimes, the murder does happen on-stage. There is no graphic violence or explicit sex.There is some very mild language (hell or damn, very few and far between) No F-Bombs!

Book Description:

It’s a bittersweet reunion for Mac Faraday when members of his former homicide squad arrive at the Spencer Inn. While it is sweet to attend the wedding of a late colleague’s daughter, it is a bitter reminder that the mother of the bride had been the victim of a double homicide.

The brutal slaying weighing heavy on his mind, Mac is anxious to explore every avenue for a break in the cold case—even a suggestion from disgraced former detective Louis Gannon that one of their former friends is the killer.

When the investigator is brutally slain, Mac Faraday rips open the cold case with a ruthless determination to reveal which of his friends is a cold-blooded murderer.

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Review By LAWonder10:

Once aagin, Lauren Carr has successfully entertained her audience with humor, mystery, suspense, a little melancoly and introducese Chris Matheson of the Cold Case Files series.

This is another rendition of the author’s style in creating the illusion of solution to the crime only to have another crime occur. She keeps the reader gyessig until the very end of the book. 

Of course, we cannot forget “Mayor Gnarly”! In this saga, he didn’t play a major role as he often does, but he still is involved and has another girlfriend. 

David has a more subdued ole in this novel. Could it be he is finally maturing and settleing down?

I rad the book AND listened to the audio. Of course, the book was great on its own but Mike Alger, as always, did a very good job in his entertaining narration. He did slip outof character a few times but quickly got back “into the swing of things”. It always amazes me at how well many narrators plays so many roles and usually keeps on top of them all. Most actors don’t do this. I firmly believe these narrators are more talented than many actors.

I offer a Four and a Half Stars for both  the Book content and the narrator.

This book/audiobook was gifted me with no pressure to post a positive review. Ths is m honest review.

Other Books in the Series:

Meet the Author:

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.

connect with the author: 

website  ~  facebook  ~  instagram ~ pinterest ~ bookbub ~ goodreads

Meet the Narrator:

Mike Alger is an American certified Meteorologist. Mike worked at KNDU-TV in Washington. Mike has provided northern Nevada with “Weather Coverage You Can Trust” during the 1990 President’s Day Blizzard, the mid-90s drought, the 1997 New Year’s Flood, and the historic snowstorms of 2005. Alger joined KTVN-TV in May 1989. He has received the Associated Press Best Weathercast Award in 1995, as well as the Radio and Television News Directors Association Best Weathercast Award in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, and 2001 for his outstanding weather coverage. Mike was a consulting meteorologist for the Nevada Department of Transportation’s road sensor program. He served on the boards of the Animal Ark and the Reno/Sparks Crisis Center.

He is alos an Author and very talented Narrator.

To find out more about Mike visit her: Facebook page ~ Twitter ~ Website ~

 Tour Schedule:

March 28 –Mystery Review Crew – book series spotlight / guest post / giveaway
March 28 –Cover Lover Book Review – book series spotlight / giveaway
March 29 –Olio by Marilyn – book review of IT’S MURDER, MY SON / giveaway
​March 29 – My Journey Back – book spotlight / book excerpt 
March 29 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / guest post / giveaway
March 30 –Literary Flits – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
Mar 30 –Olio by Marilyn – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
Mar 30 –Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight of SHADOW OF MURDER / author interview / giveaway
March 31 – My Reading Journeys – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
April 1 – Kam’s Place – book spotlight of SHADOW OF MURDER 
April 4 – Kam’s Place – book spotlight of IT’S MURDER, MY SON 
April 4 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of IT’S MURDER, MY SON / giveaway
April 5 –Literary Flits – book review of SHADES OF MURDER / giveaway
April 6 –Leels Loves Books – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
April 7 – Kam’s Place – book spotlight of OLD LOVES DIE HARD, SHADES OF MURDER, BLAST FROM THE PAST 
April 7 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD / giveaway
April 8 –Nighttime Reading Center – audiobook review of SHADES OF MURDER / giveaway
April 11 –Kam’s Place – book spotlight of THE MURDERS AT ASTAIRE CASTLE, THE LADY WHO CRIED MURDER, TWELVE TO MURDER 
April 12 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway
April 13 –Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of SHADES OF MURDER / giveaway
April 14 – My Reading Journeys – book review of TWELVE TO MURDER / giveaway
April 15 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of IT’S MURDER, MY SON / giveaway
April 15  Kam’s Place – book spotlight of A WEDDING AND A KILLING, OPEN SEASON FOR MURDER 
April 19 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of BLAST FROM THE PASST / giveaway
April 19 – 
Library of Clean Reads – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
April 20 –Bound 4 Escape – book review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD / giveaway
April 20 – Novels Alive – book review of IT’S MURDER, MY SON / giveaway
April 21 –My Reading Journeys – book review of A WEDDING AND A KILLING / giveaway
April 21  Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review of THE MURDERS AT ASTAIRE CASTLE / giveaway
April 22 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / guest post / giveaway
April 25 – Novels Alive – book review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD / giveaway
April 26 –Literary Flits – book review of THE MURDERS AT ASTAIRE CASTLE / giveaway
April 27 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of THE LADY WHO CRIED MURDER / giveaway
April 28 – 
Novels Alive – book review of SHADES OF MURDER / giveaway
April 29 –Nighttime Reading Center – audiobook review of THE LADY WHO CRIED MURDER / giveaway
April 29 – Gina Rae Mitchell – audiobook review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD/ giveaway
April 29 – 
Books for Books – audiobook review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD
May 2 – My Fictional Oasis – audiobook review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD / giveaway
May 3 – Books for Books – audiobook review of SHADES OF MURDER
May 4 – Kam’s Place – book spotlight of THREE DAYS TO FOREVER 
May 4 – Literary Flits – book review of TWELVE TO MURDER / giveaway
May 5 –Kam’s Place – book spotlight of CANCELLED VOWS 
May 5 – 
Novels Alive – book review of BLAST FROM THE PAST / giveaway
May 6 – 
My Fictional Oasis – audiobook review of SHADES OF MURDER / giveaway
May 6 –Kam’s Place – book spotlight of CANDIDATE FOR MURDER and CRIMES PAST 
May 9 –Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD / giveaway
May 9 – Books for Books – audiobook review of TWELVE TO MURDER
May 10 –Celticlady’s Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway
May 10 – Novels Alive – book review of MURDERS AT ASTAIRE CASTLE / giveaway
May 11 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of THE MURDERS AT ASTAIRE CASTLE / giveaway
May 11 – My Fictional Oasis – audiobook review of THE LADY WHO CRIED MURDER / giveaway
May 12 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of TWELVE TO MURDER / giveaway
May 16– 
Blooming with Books – audiobook review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD / giveaway
May 16 – Novels Alive – book review of THE LADY WHO CRIED MURDER / giveaway
May 16 – Hall Ways Blog – audiobook spotlight of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
May 16 – Books for Books – audiobook review of A WEDDING AND A KILLING
May 17 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of A WEDDING AND A KILLING / giveaway
May 18 – My Fictional Oasis – audiobook review of A WEDDING AND KILLING / giveaway
May 19 Deborah-Zenha Adams – book series spotlight / author interview / giveaway
May 20 –Nighttime Reading Center – audiobook review of A WEDDING AND A KILLING / giveaway
May 20 –Bound 4 Escape – book review of BLAST FROM THE PAST / giveaway
May 23 – Library of Clean Reads – book review of OLD LOVES DIE HARD / giveaway
May 23 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review of A WEDDING AND A KILLING / giveaway
May 23 – 
Books for Books – audiobook review of OPEN SEASON FOR MURDER
May 24 –Mostly Mystery Reviews – book spotlight of IT’S MURDER, MY SON / guest post / giveaway
May 24 – Novels Alive – book review of TWELVE TO MURDER / giveaway
May 25 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
May 25 – My Fictional Oasis – audiobook review of THREE DAYS TO FOREVER / giveaway
May 27 –Bound 4 Escape – book review of THE LADY WHO CRIED MURDER / giveaway
May 27 – 
Books for Books – audiobook review of CANCELLED VOWS
May 31 –Jazzy Book Reviews – book series spotlight / guest post / giveaway
June 1 –fundinmental – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
June 1 – Books for Books – audiobook review of CANDIDATE FOR MURDER
June 2 –Mostly Mystery Reviews – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER 
June 3 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of OPEN SEASON FOR MURDER / giveaway
June 3 – 
My Fictional Oasis – audiobook review of CANCELLED VOWS / giveaway
June 6 –Bound 4 Escape – book review of  TWELVE TO MURDER / giveaway
June 6 – 
Novels Alive – book review of A WEDDING AND A KILLING / giveaway
June 6 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of THREE DAYS TO FOREVER / giveaway
June 6 – 
Books for Books – audiobook review of CRIMES PAST
June 7 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of SHADES OF MURDER / giveaway
June 7 – Novels Alive – book review of THREE DAYS TO FOREVER / giveaway
June 8 –The Page Ladies – audiobook review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
June 9 – Bound 4 Escape – book review of  A WEDDING AND A KILLING / giveaway
June 9 – 
Amy’s Booket List – audiobook review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
June 10 –Nighttime Reading Center – audiobook review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
June 10 – Books for Books – audiobook review of SHADOW OF MURDER
June 13 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review of CANDIDATE FOR MURDER / giveaway
June 14 – Bound 4 Escape – book review of  OPEN SEASON FOR MURDER / giveaway
June 14 – 
Novels Alive – book review of OPEN SEASON FOR MURDER / giveaway
June 15 –Bound 4 Escape – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
June 16–Literary Flits – book review of THREE DAYS TO FOREVER / giveaway
June 17 – Novels Alive – book review of CANCELLED VOWS / giveaway
June 20 –Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
June 21 – Novels Alive – book review of CANDIDATE FOR MURDER / giveaway
June 22 – Gina Rae Mitchell – audiobook review of SHADOW OF MURDER / guest post / giveaway
June 23 – 
Novels Alive – book review of CRIMES PAST / giveaway
June 23 – 
Blooming with Books – audiobook review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
June 24 – Adventurous Jessy – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
June 24 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review of CRIMES PAST / giveaway
June 24 – 
Novels Alive – book review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway
TBD – 
My Fictional Oasis – audiobook review of SHADOW OF MURDER / giveaway

Giveaway Details:

Prizes: ​ $50 PayPal Gift Card courtesy of Lauren Carr, author of SHADOW OF MURDER

(ends July 1)

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