Andy goes camping with Hobbes to get away from unwelcome media attention. Andy of course stumbles across a dead body and hilarity ensues. Andy is so bumbling but Hobbes keeps encouraging him in his efforts to grow up and be brave. There's a mystery tucked away in the humor - greedy land grab-er perpetuating fraud. We get a bit of insight into the way historical public lands ended up in the hands of the wealthy in England. ( )

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Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious and Quirky!!! Hobbes and Andy are at it again! Hobbes takes a vacation to the Blacker Mountains and Andy goes with him – they are going to rough it … and of course, poor Andy finds himself smack dab in the middle of a murder case, falling for a smart and beautiful widow, dinner with a vampire, and struggling to maintain his space in Hobbes’ home!

Hobbes is investigating a series of bank robberies, a reopened gold mine, ducking reporters, and dealing with Kathy, his alleged daughter who hails from America. All the while, Hobbes keeps order and keeps Andy from getting hurt too badly!

The fun and action are non-stop. One cannot help but love the slapstick humor of Andy and the puns of Hobbes. Andy’s growth in this book is far more than previous ones; one thing is certain – he is loyal and cares greatly for Hobbes, Mrs. Goodfellows, and Dregs.

Wilkie Martin delivers yet another delightful book of puns, crazy slapstick humor, and new interesting and dangerous characters! Each book is better than the last, new twists and character growth. I enjoyed the first book and the second one as well but this one is even funnier and more dangerous for Andy and Hobbes than any of the others. I also find that Sid, the Vampire Banker is downright lovable!

Tim Campbell’s performance is spot on! Each character has their own voice and personality that shines due to Campbell’s amazing talent. Campbell becomes each character, reflecting them and their personality accurately throughout the book. Love to hear him perform the Hobbes series. I cannot imagine another voice as Andy or Hobbes! This was a great listen - it has everything, fun, mystery, intrigue, romance and of course unhumans!

There no issues with the quality or production of this audiobook.

Audiobook was provided for review by the publisher. ( )

"Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers" is a more polished book that the previous two. While the mystery plotting remains simplistic, the background information on Hobbes is fascinating, although I am plagued by the idea that it was more fun not knowing. The books comically parallel Holmes and Watson and we have arrived at the meeting between Watson and Mary as Andy Caplet (is this a play on Andy Capp?) stumbles his way into Daphne's arms.

The arrival of Kathy, Hobbes' daughter from America, forms a rather clunky subplot. Kathy's figure and demeanor are a crude send up of Americans and could have been much better.

I received a review copy of "Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers" by Wilkie Martin (The Witcherley Book Company) through NetGalley.com. ( )