A Murder in Time

Kendra Donovan Mysteries Series, Book 1

By: Julie McElwain

Narrated by: Lucy Rayner

Beautiful and brilliant, Kendra Donovan is a rising star at the FBI. Yet her path to professional success hits a speed bump during a disastrous raid where half her team is murdered, a mole in the FBI is uncovered, and she herself is severely wounded. As soon as she recovers, she goes rogue and travels to England to assassinate the man responsible for the deaths of her teammates.

While fleeing from an unexpected assassin herself, Kendra escapes into a stairwell that promises sanctuary but when she stumbles out again, she is in the same place - Aldrich Castle - but in a different time: 1815, to be exact.

Mistaken for a lady's maid hired to help with weekend guests, Kendra is forced to quickly adapt to the time period until she can figure out how she got there; and, more importantly, how to get back home. However, after the body of a young girl is found on the extensive grounds of the county estate, she starts to feel there's some purpose to her bizarre circumstances. Stripped of her 21st century tools, Kendra must use her wits alone in order to unmask a cunning madman.

©2016 Julie McElwain (P)2017 Tantor

A lot of forensics

There really wasn't much time-traveling at all. She went back and stayed there. She used her expertise to solve the murders-mystery. A lot of forensics were involved. The plot was pretty good, but the male voices were just okay.

Second life holds her hope

Original if not complex heroine discovers she serves the society of her 4th Great Grandfather best !

Brilliant story poor narration

Brilliant time travel story. Captivating from the start.
I loved the characters.
The narration was really bad, and I struggled in the beginning, but the story was too good to stop listening too.

Good story, annoying narration

I enjoyed the story started reading it first then transferred over to audio to finish it. Almost couldn't finish it due to the narrator's horrible interpretation of the mens voices. She did fine on the female reading but the male readings is bad enough to almost ruin the entire book. I won't be able to listen to the next one if she's reading it, I'll just have to put it on hold until I have time to do finish the book version.

Just plain fun

Cleverly plotted with a whodonit that keeps you guessing. Just enough history added to please fans of "light" historical fiction.