Flint in the Bones

In a city where history bites back, murder is just the beginning.

Detective Eliza “Bish” Barnaby thought she’d left her home behind—along with its plague outbreaks, random time-shifts, and tendency to accidentally host people from the 1600s during breakfast.

But when a dangerous practitioner escapes custody in London, Bish is forced back to Norwich, a city where ancient maps hide deadly shortcuts, angry nuns have scores to settle, and Puritans throw acid at those they don’t approve of.

Armed with only a gun she can’t fire, a spaniel who thinks he’s a wolf, and a partner who dresses like a rejected Bridgerton extra, Bish must stop a killer before wild magic unravels the city’s fragile balance.

But keeping her own forbidden talents hidden is just as dangerous as catching the murderer. And in a place where past and present bleed together, the only way to solve this mystery might be to embrace the very magic she fears.

Grab the brand new adventure from Eva St. John, author of the bestselling Quantum Curators series

great story, so-so narration

The story was great, and I would love to read more of Bish's adventures. I really liked the idea of a city where people of several different timelines have to learn to live with each other.
I did not really like the "virtual voice" narration. Just listening to a few lines it was okay, way better than those terrible automated voices people use on their tik toks, but the inflections and intonation were wrong. lines were delivered with the same emotional level whether it was a regular conversation or an argument. An actual voice actor provides accents (there were no differentiating accents, even when the story specifically called out a change of accent) and different voices. There were several places where I had no idea who was speaking because they were all delivered the same. There were places where words were mispronounced or weirdly pronounced, as well. So publishers, don't cheap out. Hire professional readers.

great story, cool world building

I enjoyed this book a lot in spite of the computer generated narrator. it wasn't too distracting once I got used to it. The characters are quirky and lovable, the concept is strange and innovative.

Please use a human narrator.

Loved the story but wish it had a human narrator. Someone like Kate Redding or Saskia Maarveld would have been perfect.

Strong Female Character

I loved the characters and the female lead. Great story line and even great performance even though it was virtual voice. The writing made the virtual voice even sound great. There is even a dog. Can't go wrong with an animal sidekick.

virtual voice is bad

this seems like it could be a decent or even good story but the virtual voice did it NO favors. while the British accent felt right, there was no change in intonation or style so it was difficult to tell who was speaking. big thumbs down to a virtual voice. pay real people to read books, please!