Angels of Mercy

A Mercy Allcutt Mystery

By: Alice Duncan

Narrated by: Darlene Allen

Former Boston Brahmin Mercy Allcutt is excited to be renting out suites of rooms to deserving working women in her new home on Bunker Hill in Los Angeles. She considers she's performing an act of good-heartedness, no matter skeptical her boss, private investigator Ernie Templeton, is about her endeavor.

When her housekeeper's son is arrested for the murder of a Hollywood big-wig, Mercy presses Ernie to solve the case. She's positive Calvin Buck is innocent. Ernie tells her he'll do his best. She's not entirely convinced he means it, so she does some snooping on her own.

In the meantime, Mercy not only takes driving lessons from Ernie, but she discovers there's more to being a landlady than meets the eye. Is one of her Angels of Mercy not what she appears to be? Only time, and perhaps Mercy and Ernie, will tell . . .

©2012 Alice Duncan (P)2014 Alice Duncan

Enjoyable story, not keen on the narration

I enjoyed this Mercy Allcutt mystery but did not enjoy the narration at all. I don’t know if the narrator intended to sound priggish, but it impacted my enjoyment of the story.

Good Series

Mercy is living up to her name, now a home on Bunker Hill, shows she has money. Now she is landlady renting out rooms, when one tenant is in trouble, persuades Ernie to help. He didn’t seem too willing so off she goes to solve. Enjoyable and good narration make this series a winner. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

A fun, easy listen!

What did you love best about Angels of Mercy?

I love the character development, the whit and how you can really feel the characters personality throughout the story line.

What did you like best about this story?

I love the narration and how Darlene Allen really gives personality to each individual character through expression, voices, pauses and much more! The conversations and scenes are very palpable and believable. Alice Duncan does a great job of incorporating subtle humor, history, and intrigue into her stories. I think the Mercy Allcutt series would make a great movie!

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall