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Murder on Black Swan Lane

By: Andrea Penrose
Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
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The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, London's most popular satirical cartoonist, A. J. Quill, skewers them both. But then the clergyman is found slain in a church - his face burned by chemicals, his throat slashed ear to ear - and Wrexford finds himself the chief suspect.

An artist in her own right, Charlotte Sloane has secretly slipped into the persona of her late husband, using his nom de plume, A. J. Quill. When Wrexford discovers her true identity, she fears it will be her undoing. But he has a proposal - use her sources to unveil the clergyman's clandestine involvement in questionable scientific practices and unmask the real murderer. Soon Lord Wrexford and the mysterious Mrs. Sloane plunge into a dangerous shadow world hidden among London's intellectual enclaves to trap a cunning adversary - before they fall victim to the next experiment in villainy.

©2017 Andrea DaRif (P)2017 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Amateur Sleuths Fiction Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Regency Regency Romance Romance Detective Witty England Murder Mystery

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It's not a bad listen, but I did feel that it dragged in places. Overall, it's a good story.
I usually like these older-style murders as there are no mobile phones no CSI just questions and a hard slog so perhaps the death penalty could be hit and miss in this era.
This listen was one of the audibles freebee's so grab it while you can.

A Bit Drawn Out

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I really enjoyed this thoroughly. The characters were all great. Plot fun and performance spot on. Would recommend

Loved this

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A decent enough story, if rather over long and repetitive, and sprinkled with misused and mispronounced words, cliches and anachronisms. Although no doubt well and lovingly researched - it's apparent that the author has a great interest in and love for the early 19th century - the writing managed to convey only a hazy and indistinct sense of London during the Regency period ...

And just by the by, I found the heroine's habit of quoting Latin to herself really annoying ! But perhaps that's just me ?! However the habit is irritating enough to put me off reading the second volume ... at least for the foreseeable future ... Vita brevior I'm afraid ...

"...on Black Swan Lane"

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First the positive. Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook. Some pretty well imagined & described characters led into an imaginative story. However, it is crying out for a good, thorough edit.
One particularly irksome trait is the overly used references to hell, the devil, and other evil entities, aside from a marked flippancy in regard to the realms of the demonic, it is so very repetitive. It appears every other paragraph. There are other instances of repetition. The term “blunt” being one example.
As much as these flaws did take away from my enjoyment, I shall look out for more in the series. I think there is more to get from this series, and the narration was very good.

Compelling Characters

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Good concept performed well. Lacked a little polish but I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be looking for more in the series.

Nice story performed well

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I enjoyed this more than I thought I was going to! Once I got to know the characters and got used to the narrator, who was excellent, the story was believable and interesting. Will definitely look for more from this author .

Highly recommended

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I was impressed by this alternative view of Regency London. The characters were interesting, varied, devious and atypical.

At parts I thought that the story dragged and also wondered if the author was trying to channel Sherlock Holmes in her portrayal of Wrexford or if that was just the narrator’s interpretation. The story took too long to be told (for me) and I was not sufficiently enough engaged to pursue the other titles in the series.

An alternative look at Regency London

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A good story which I enjoyed while doing a bit of gardening. I liked the main female character and the little boys. I'll read the next one and see how it goes as I've read better murder mysteries set in Regency England. Like other readers I found some of the expressions out of place and annoying. Please can someone tell the author its Beggars cant be Choosers. NOT CHOOSY. That was repeated a number of times and I began to grind my teeth in the end.
I liked the narrator.

A good story.

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The whole package works well for me. Worth a listen, remind me of a Sherlock Holmes, all be it not the same.

very enjoyable

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Liked the story .narrator was good once you have become used to it . Will look for more .

Enjoyable listen

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