The Carnival Murders

A Tate and Bell Mystery, Book 7

By: Irina Shapiro

Narrated by: Imogen Church

A captivating and pulse-pounding historical mystery

The discovery of a murdered woman sparks a nightmare that may destroy everything for Gemma and Sebastian…

In a respectable London neighborhood, nurse Gemma Tate and her fiancé, Inspector Sebastian Bell, are planning their future together. But their dreams shatter when they discover a murdered young woman, carefully arranged in a darkened alleyway behind her family home.

While Gemma unravels the woman’s final secrets in the postmortem room, Sebastian hunts among the living. And he soon uncovers reports of similar deaths, linked to a traveling carnival. But what connects those friendless victims to the beloved woman they found?

Refusing to be beaten, Gemma and Sebastian pursue every lead on the killer’s trail, desperate to prevent more deaths. But can they stop him before he destroys not just more lives but their own hope of happiness?

A gripping and atmospheric Victorian mystery for fans of Andrea Penrose, Anna Lee Huber, and the Lady Sherlock mysteries.

©2026 Irina Shapiro (P)2026 Storm Publishing

Daring subject matter

Daring subject matter, especially for the time period. Thought provoking about women’s roles in a sad way. Story did bog down in spots but also some good suspense and a pretty good ending 😊

The HORRIBLE NARRATOR

This series is a well written collection of murder mysteries. HOWEVER, the narrator ruins it. Someone tell this narrator that we listeners are not 1st graders. Please! The over the top, dramatic, irritating style ruins these good stories. Listening is more tolerable if the recording is sped up to 1.5.

another good story

Starting to get annoyed by the heroines idiocy but still a good listen and thank goodness they finally took the big step