Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark

Lady Anne Addison Mysteries Series, Book 1

By: Victoria Hamilton

Narrated by: Danielle Cohen

After receiving a distressing letter from a friend, Lady Anne Addison wastes no time in traveling to Yorkshire to offer whatever help she can. She has no idea what she'll find there, but she certainly wasn't expecting to be met by tales of a werewolf terrorizing the area - nor the dead body she discovers upon arriving. Driven by curiosity and a keen intelligence, Lady Anne dismisses the notion of such a beast, but she's nonetheless drawn into the mysteries by the secrecy surrounding her friend and the infuriating yet enticing Lord Darkefell.

With a murderer on the loose and the supposed werewolf ravaging livestock and terrifying the locals, Lady Anne puts her reservations aside and joins forces with the seductive Darkefell to get to the bottom of things. And though his nearness is a tempting distraction, Lady Anne manages to uncover one clue after another, unraveling the mysteries and drawing ever closer to the killer, even while her true feelings for the enigmatic marquess elude her....

©2009 Donna Lea Simpson (P)2019 Tantor

Definitely improves

I nearly gave up in the first hour as the characters were thoroughly unlikable! Thankfully as the story progressed they improved. Not characters I fell in love with but an entertaining story with a good mystery & a few twists. No foul language and minimal gore. I am moving on to the second installment to see if the characters grow.

Recommended

Two strong personalities face each other when murder brings them together. Excellent plot. Narrator is good.

Very good

I liked this. It's slower paced than most modern fiction, characters taking too long to explain things or taking themselves too seriously, but about halfway through I picked up on the sense that the author has a great feeling for period dialog. This is reminiscent of novels written in the early Romantic Era. After I recongized that my appreciation ramped up a knotch, glad there are serveral more books in the series.

I feel this story would be good read with a hint of melodramatic tone. The dialog creates some of that but the narrator could bring that aspect to life. (She already does to an extent, good work IMO.) It's a Baroque thing, they were not bashful about showing emotion with their voice.

Thanks author and narrator, very nice!

Riveting

Keeps you guessing and interested at every turn! Definitely recommend if you like historical romance mysteries.

Good story well performed.

This book has a very good story that is entertaining and and keeps the suspense moving alone. However, it has a long segment that is downright preachy about the evils of slavery. It went on and on adding nothing to the story and abusing the listener with drivel. Otherwise, I was very satisfied.