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.

The story line was interesting

I realize that reading an entire book out loud is difficult. I was extremely disappointed in the choice of narrator with this book. I couldn’t even listen long enough to the narrator to get past one chapter. I found the story line interesting enough that I bought the book elsewhere to read and enjoyed it.

Enjoyed this book

Very good one thing I would have changed the book should have been read by an American actress the English accent didn’t fit

A simple sci-fi idea together with engaging stories.

After 4 books I'm definitely in love with miss Donavan. Beautifully crafted stories with what I quickly grew to see as perfect narration!
I was transported, and saw everything clearly in my mind's eye.

Story was fine and had some definite twists to it. I will probably continue the series.

I did enjoy the narrator doing male voices and wish there could have been two narrators.