How to Seal Your Own Fate

A Novel

By: Kristen Perrin

Narrated by: Alexandra Dowling, Jessica Hayles

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

“A brilliant follow-up that proves Kristen Perrin is here to stay...A thrilling story that ends with a big reveal you won't see coming, even though the clues were in front of you the entire time!”—G.T. Karber, international bestselling author of Murdle

New York Times bestselling author Kristen Perrin is back and better than ever with her second Castle Knoll Murder Mystery.

Welcome to Castle Knoll, the idyllic English village home to a surprising number of murderers.

Present day: Annie Adams is just settling into life in Castle Knoll when local fortune teller Peony Lane shares a cryptic message only hours before being found dead inside the locked Gravesdown Estate. Annie has no choice but to delve into the dark secrets of her new countryside home in order to find out just what Peony Lane was trying to warn her about, before her brand new life comes crashing down around her.

1967: Teenage Frances Adams, Annie’s great aunt, finds herself caught between two men. Ford Gravesdown is one of the only remaining members of a family known for its wealth and dubious uses of power. Archie Foyle is a local who can’t hold down a job and lives above the village pub. But when Frances teams up with Archie to investigate the car crash that killed most of Ford's family, it quickly becomes clear that this was no accident—hints of cover-ups, lies, and betrayals abound. The question is, just how far does the blackness creep through the heart of Castle Knoll? When Frances uncovers secrets kept by both Ford and Archie, she starts to wonder: What exactly has she gotten herself into?

As Annie and Frances investigate two new mysteries spanning decades, they’ll unlock the next level of secrets held in Castle Knoll’s dark heart.

10/10 story, 5/10 narration

This might be me being picky bc I re listened to book 1 right before playing this one, but they changed the narrator for Aunt Francis and I don't like this new one 😪 So half of the book felt a bit grating to me.

You should read the first book

Overall, the story holds your attention and the ending is not obvious. But there is too much reliance on characters and events in the earlier novel. This is particularly obvious with character development. A good listen.

Castle Knoll hooks readers again!

How to Seal Your Own Fate, the 2nd book in this amazing serious did NOT disappoint! Practically picking up from the very action-packed ending of How to Solve Your Own Murder! Tons of familiar names & faces, while meeting some new folks too!

Don’t sleep on the Castle Knoll series!

As wonderful as the first book

I really like the mixing of the time lines, use of a fortunes to direct the path of the characters. It would make a great movie

Loved it! Just preferred Jaye Jacobs reading

I really enjoyed continuing the story in this book. I loved how the story continued with the same characters from the past, so we get a glimpse to Frances’s life after what we learned in book 1. The biggest downside for me with the audiobook, though, was they changed the narrator for Frances from Jaye Jacobs in book 1, and therefore Frances and all the past characters sounded too differently to me. Very similar to when a recast is done on tv, I have a hard time convincing myself it’s the same character. Other than that, the story was also slightly more confusing for me and I had to replay a few things more than once to follow along. Still enjoyed it, though, and have already preordered the next book! Can’t wait!!