Death of an Earl

A Golden Age Mystery

By: G.G. Vandagriff

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Publisher’s Weekly said of G.G. Vandagriff, the Amazon #1 Bestselling Author of 1930s vintage mysteries, “...By blending romance and thrills with a spunky, brilliant protagonist, the author serves up a golden age-style treat for any book-loving armchair sleuth.”

Oxford, 1935

When the Earl of Severn is murdered, the police focus on Anne Bascombe, his most vocal critic on the editorial pages of the Times. Anne’s brother-in-law and childhood sweetheart, Harry Bascombe, enlists the help of his fiancé, Catherine Tregowyn to find the real killer.

After Oxford police arrest Harry’s sister-in-law, Catherine is dismayed to find his schoolboy passion for Anne unsettling their relationship. To make matters worse, Anne’s father, and the president of the Sherlock Holmes Society, steps into the spotlight, certain that he is the perfect one to solve the crime.

Despite her emotional turmoil, Catherine and Harry move forward with their inquiries, following faint trails in the present and the past. When they uncover a years-old secret the killer will murder anyone to hide, Harry and Catherine find their lives at risk. Can they come together again and combine their strengths to outwit the murderer?

Good mystery

One star for the performance was a reflection of the poor virtual voice that was used. It was difficult to differentiate between the characters. Boring to listen to.

Recommended

An excellent plot, capturing the reader’s interest quickly. The virtual voice adds nothing and actually detracts from the enjoyment.

You have to go through hard times to be happy.

I enjoyed listening to this story. I will read other stories from this author.

Virtual narration was horrible

Good story but the virtual narration ruins the story with mispronunciations and spots where it clearly skips some text. Author wrote a solid intriguing story. Highly recommend the books but Audible should not allow AI to narrate a book.

I’ve never written a review

I plan to give the reader a terrible review and come to find out. It was a virtual reader. The story was engaging enough for me to finish it, but I couldn’t listen to another book like this.