I Love Love Covey Jencks Is Back – My Audiobook Review

THE COVEY JENCKS MYSTERIES:
LOVE AND MURDER DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
by
Shelton L. Williams
Narrated by: Stephen E. Lookadoo Jr.

Mystery / Amateur Sleuths / West Texas

Listening Length: 17hrs, 44 minutes

Publication Date: July 27, 2022

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Shelton Williams’s book The Covey Jencks Mysteries: Love and Murder Deep in the Heart of Texas is more than a collection of mysterious tales of murder and investigation. By bringing to life these characters, the author has highlighted the global issues of racism, drug abuse, political extremism, and women trafficking.
In the midst of it all is our protagonist, hell-bent on finding out what secrets he may find out if he stepped into the dark shadow of Odessa.
This omnibus edition of the Covey Jencks Mysteries includes newly edited versions of Covey Jencks, Covey and JayJay Get Educated, and The Chinese Murder of Edward Watts. It also includes a new preface from the author and foreword by Charles E. Morrison.
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I deeply admire an author who wants their written work to be perfect. Shelton Williams has continued doing that with his Covey Jencks series. I must say I love, love that Covey and his girlfriend Jay Jay are back in this omnibus series of The Covey Jencks Mysteries, Love and Murder Deep in the Heart of Texas

Covey Jencks is a lawyer who has returned to his hometown of Odessa, Texas. Jay Jay soon enters his life as his girlfriend. Over the course of this three-book series, they form a relationship surrounded by mysteries with a murder or two or three that they end up helping solve.  

Always with these books, Shelton’s writing includes many aspects of historical authenticity. Those historical touches are highlighted even more in this omnibus series. 

Narrator, Stephen E. Lookadoo Jr. for this series nails the interpretation of these stories. Lookadoo’s voice portrays Covey’s and Jay Jay’s personalities off the pages impressively. I listened to this audiobook at the speed of 1.25x on Audible. Hands down he brought the characters and story to life with flawlessness, along with impeccable pacing. His vocal distinctions were seamless among all the characters.  

This series is immersive from the beginning page to the last. Williams takes readers on mystery journeys to east Texas, China, and of course west Texas.  

I highly recommend The Covey Jencks Mysteries, Love and Murder Deep in the Heart of Texas audiobook omnibus mystery series by Shelton Williams. Maybe you’ll fall in love with this series as I have.  

Shelton L. Williams (Shelly) is the founder and president of the Osgood Center for International Studies in Washington, DC. He holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and he taught for nearly 40 years at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He has served in the US Government on 4 occasions, and he has written books and articles on nuclear proliferation. In 2004 he began a new career of writing books on crime and society. Those books are Washed in the Blood, Summer of 66, and now the three books in the Covey Jencks series. All firmly prove that he is still a Texan at heart.
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LOVE AND MURDER DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
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