Audiobook Review: All Eyes on Me by Linsey Lanier

All Eyes on Me
Author: Linsay Lanier
Narrator: Kristen James
Series: A Miranda and Parker Mystery (Book 1)
Publication: Felicity Books (July 8, 2024)
Length: 7 hours and 18 minutes

Description: The Las Vegas desert.

A once famous pop singer lies dead.

The only clue to her murder—a bizarre disfigurement.

Only one thing to do.

Call in Parker and Steele.

To avoid the hassle of a media frenzy, the local police sergeant decides to contact his old mentor, Wade Parker, and ask him to consult on the case.

After nearly dying eight months ago, Miranda Steele can't wait to get back to real detective work.

Nobody deserves to die that way.

But this one isn’t so easy. If she can't solve this case, not only will she fail her destiny, another psycho killer might get away with murder.

Meanwhile, Parker harbors secret reservations about their new venture together.

Especially when he suspects there might be more to this murder than meets the...eye.

You’ll love this intriguing mystery full of twists and turns, because it’s the start of many more adventures.

My Thoughts: This is the first Miranda and Parker mystery. There is apparently considerable backstory in the Miranda's Rights mysteries which I haven't read. 

As I began this one, I met Miranda Steele and Wade Parker. He's an upper-class private investigator in Atlanta, Georgia. She's his new wife and former apprentice. They were called by one of Wade's former apprentices who is now a sergeant in the Las Vegas Police Department.

It seems that the sergeant has a case he wants to palm off on someone else. A once famous pop singer has been discovered murdered in the desert outside of Las Vegas. She's found with one eye removed by a melon baller. The mutilation is reminiscent of her most popular song All Eyes on Me. Everyone is going to be paying attention as this crime is investigated, and the sergeant doesn't want any part of it. 

Parker has been thinking of branching out to work as consultants for other police departments. This looks like a good first test case. He also wants to gently get his new wife involved in investigating again as she's recovering from a serious injury. A roll of the dice makes Miranda the lead in the investigation. 

Miranda and Parker are confronted with a wide variety of suspects since the singer has a popular show in Las Vegas and a variety of hangers-on including her former Elvis impersonator husband who has turned into her business manager and her sister who works in the background of her productions. Then there is the chauffeur who wants to be in her band and her personal chef who is very tired of always being asked to make melon balls. 

I found this story to be entertaining even if is it wildly unrealistic. I don't believe that police departments farm out murder investigations to hired private investigators. I did enjoy the way Miranda identified suspects and was so sure that each was guilty until evidence showed they weren't. The narrator did a good job ramping up the tension. 

I bought the Kindle version and the Chirp Audiobook March 25, 2025. You can buy your copy here.