Category: Historical Mystery
When Blood Lies by CS Harris
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin The annual Sebastian St. Cyr mystery is always a cause for celebration but my anticipation this year for When Blood Lies was tempered a little by the news that Davina Porter, the narrator of all prior…
Subtle Blood by KJ Charles
Narrated by Cornell Collins Note: Subtle Blood is the third instalment of a trilogy which has an overarching plotline; listeners are advised to listen to Slippery Creatures and The Sugared Game first. There are spoilers for those books in this…
The Sugared Game by KJ Charles
Narrated by Cornell Collins Note: The Sugared Game is a direct sequel to Slippery Creatures, which should be listened to first; there are overarching plotlines running through this series, and there are spoilers for the previous book in this review….
Nowhere Man: Another John Pickett Novella by Sheri Cobb South
Narrated by Joel Froomkin Bedford Falls meets Regency London in Nowhere Man, a new novella in Sheri Cobb-South’s long-running series of historical mysteries featuring Bow Street Runner John Pickett. Or more accurately, EX-Bow Street runner, because by the time Nowhere…
Deadly Kin by Lucinda Brant
Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies It’s been a while since Lucinda Brant released the last book in her series of Georgian-era historical mysteries featuring former diplomat, reluctant marquess and amateur sleuth Alec Halsey. (When I checked, I saw that book…
Who Speaks for the Damned by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter If you haven’t read the previous books in the Sebastian St. Cyrseries, there will be spoilers in this review. Although I don’t recommend it, you could listen to Who Speaks for the Damned as a standalone….
Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
Narrated by Joel Leslie Cat Sebastian’s Hither, Page is book one in a series of mysteries set just after the Second World War in the sort of sleepy English village beloved of cosy mysteries and British detective series; a place…
Peril by Post by Sherri Cobb South
Narrated by Joel Froomkin Peril by Post is book eight in the John Pickett Mysteries and the latest release. It was also my first John Pickett (although I have a couple of others on the digital TBR). I didn’t have…
Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter Mild series spoilers follow. Who Slays the Wicked is not the book to start with. For maximum enjoyment, begin at book one What Angels Fear. Who Slays the Wicked is book 14 of C.S. Harris’s Sebastian…