
Deadly Kin
Alec Halsey Mystery, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Matthew Lloyd Davies
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By:
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Lucinda Brant
About this listen
Alec is back!
Summer 1764. Alec and Selina anxiously await the birth of their first child at their estate in Kent. It should be a time of family celebration, but the death of a young poacher has Alec investigating murder. And when renovations to his sprawling manor unearth a secret burial chamber, a shocking family secret comes to light. Everything Alec thought he knew about his birth is again called into question, and with it the special bond with his irascible uncle Plantagenet.
©2019 Lucinda Brant (P)2020 Lucinda BrantCritic reviews
Very well written, fast paced, and full of secrets...A cracking good adventure! (Historical Novel Society)
I challenge anyone not crave more from the handsome Alec Halsey with his high sense of morals, dark good looks, and divine analytical mind. (Reader’s Favorite)
Quite simply, a perfect combination of mystery, romance, and history. (Romantic Historical Reviews)
As for the story! Ms Brant is absolutely superb in her storytelling! Nothing twee, nothing tired and jaded, completely new and original plots, with perpetrators you never see coming!! Add to this the longest ‘imminent’ pregnancy ever, and you have a totally fascinating tale. With so many surprises!
A complete change of pace to the previous tale and an almost relaxing read - apart from when it isn’t!
I do hope that the next instalment sees the return of Alex Wyndham as the narrator, otherwise, as much as I enjoy this series, it’ll be a while before I return to it.
Another complex and intricate story!
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However, greatly missing the excellent narration of Alex Wyndham, who I have cone to love over the previous three books. Matthew Lloyd Davies does an ok job, but some of the book is “overacted” and the female voices poor in my opinion, and having binge listened to Alex, the change of pronunciation of various characters names is particularly jarring.
Loved the story, not so much the narration
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I’m sure if I hadn’t listened to the other books, I may have appreciated Matt’s reading skill but I just found the pace off and I couldn’t wait to get to the end.
I skipped to the end to get the gist of it and that was that.
If you haven’t read the other books, by all means please don’t discount this one
But if you have read the others l, you might find that this drags in a bit.
Great story but…
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Another great novel
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enticing and entertaining ...
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The Alec Halsey Mystery series of novels are splendid, Deadly Kin being the 4th in the series. The book would read well on its own, but I think if you are new to her Halsey series, my advice would be to start with the first book and work your way through each one, a joy in itself. Lucky you!
Deadly Kin picks up Alec's life in the Kent countryside, as he inherits a monolith of an estate, complete with its local Kentish tenants and staff that have many dark secrets. Into the mix is of course a death or two and our intrepid hero applies his usual sophistication and skill to sort the wheat from the chaff, in order to solve the mystery. Along with his delightful uncle Plantagenet, Aunt Olivia, Selena, Tam, Haden Jefferies, and a slew of other fascinating characters, this book is an absolute delight.
Lucinda Brant always writes with such elegance, her main character Alec is by profession a Diplomat, and his personality & background are beautifully drawn. As well as a fascinating tale, this book also answers a few questions and ties up some loose ends from the previous books in the series.
I don't want to write too much detail as to spoil the story for you, but just to say that if you like historical accuracy in your stories, a bucketful of style & sophistication, a fascinating mystery set in Kent and a little more knowledge than when you started, then this is absolutely the book for you. Enjoy, you have a huge treat ahead,
4th book in a superb series
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And now a few words about the novel itself. I do not want to spoil anyone’s pleasure in discovering all the present and past intrigues, mysteries and false beliefs the characters and readers had about certain past events carefully built up and fuelled in the first three novels. There is always something interesting to find out about the 18th century England in Lucinda Brant’s novels. In this case it is about the inheritance law that existed in Kent, the gavelkind. This lays the basis of past and present mysteries in the novel. Besides the characters known from the previous novels, Alec Halsey and his now wife, Selina awaiting for the birth of their first child, the adorable and sometimes funny figure of Plantagenet Halsey, Selina’s brother and Alec’s former boss, Tam Fisher and many others, new characters come into the frontline of the intrigues and mysteries: the neighbours, among them Alec’s aunt, the household people and the villagers.
A strange motto graved in stone in the village. A collapsed floor exposes unknown parts in the basement of the old house now under renovation. Three village boys disappear. Alec gets venison for breakfast. These events raise several questions: Where does the venison come from? What happened to the missing village boys? Where they all murdered? Who is the murderer and why? What secrets are buried in the hidden place exposed in the basement? There is a collection of secrets and mysteries to be discover in this is a fast paced and gripping story of interwoven past and present secrets. lies and mysteries.
Attention: It might become addictive and will keep you awake at night because you will feel an urge to continue listening to it!
Alec Halsey solves past and present mysteries
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Excellent
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This is the first book in the series narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies. I worried that I wouldn't enjoy his narration as much as the previous narrator of the series. I am very happy to say that, if anything, I think Matthew does an even better job of it. He puts such enthusiasm into the scenes, he really brings them to life. It isn't anything like listening to a book, he gives a performance that makes you think you are listening to a play. Every single character has a distinctive voice: There is the gruff voice of Plantagenet Halsey, the feminine sweet tone of Selina, the suave sexy voice of Alec and to top them all off there was the fabulously unique voice of the London solicitor. Every single character from the smallest to the most important ones that he performed, Matthew nailed them, which made a fabulous story even more enjoyable. Lucinda chose the new narrator very well, he more than does justice to her writing. I very much look forward to the next book in the series being a collaboration of them both again!
New Narrator is PERFECT
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Matthew Lloyd Davies takes over as narrator and does a fabulous job in bringing the characters to life.
Heartily recommend this book and the entire series so far. So pleased to hear it’s not the end and another book is in the pipe line.
Lucinda Brant strikes gold yet again!
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