The Gentleman's Thief

Resurrectionist, Book 2

By: Isobel Starling

Narrated by: Gary Furlong

Book two in a new historical M/M series from award-winning author Isobel Starling.

Tuesday 28th, December 1897. Mr. Benedict Hannan, the owner of Hannan’s Auction House in Fitzrovia, London, receives an unexpected visitor at his Bloomsbury home. The man on his stoop sends Benedict’s heart into a flutter, and on inviting the mysterious stranger into his house, he is inviting mystery, adventure, and volcanic desire.

Sebastian Cavell, master thief, gives the impression he has sought out Benedict for the sake of business, but the kind of business Sebastian has in mind has nothing to do with making money! Cavell has been tasked with finding the whereabouts of a missing German aristocrat. With Benedict’s society connections, Sebastian gains access to his Gentleman’s Club and to men whose behavior is not so gentlemanly!

Benedict is pulled into the circle of a dangerous secret society, and he not only learns the truth about the mysterious Sebastian Cavell, but learns the truth about himself and all he truly desires.

FYI: This is historical gay romance and contains scenes of a graphic sexual nature.

©2020 Isobel Starling (P)2024 Isobel Starling / Decent Fellows Press

Wonderful Addition

I love the way the author creates a detailed world with mystery and scandal. It’s a wonderful addition to the first and I’m excited for the next installment.

Benedict starts to trust Sebastian and even tries to help him with solving his cases. I love how the two interact together.

I do have some unanswered questions, but the stories not over…

Gary Furlong did an exceptional job. I love the way he expresses emotion and the voices he uses for the characters. I was easily pulled into the story.

Masterfully narrated and thrilling mystery

Really liked this audiobook! Gary Furlong did an amazing job, as he always does, with the accents and emotional impact in every word. The performance was spectacular, masterful, Thrilling. Fell in love with the story so much because of how it was narrated.

This book is so well written, the research behind it is extensive, the language rich and the plot twisting and mysterious.
Benedict is pulled into the erotic cult of Brothers of the Seed, following the evens of the first book, he meets with Sebastian again and they embark in a dangerous tale of secrecy, desire and deception.
I love Sebastian's character, he is so interesting, accomplished and passionate. Benedict is the poor man that got sucked into this and has to fight his way out.
If you love Historical Romance, mystery and at-the-edge-of-your-seat suspense this is definitely the book for you.

I loved this and I'm ready for more.

OMG – the voices that Gary Furlong does in this book! I adore his French accent and the others are pretty good, too. 😊

The Gentleman's Thief is told in first person by Benedict Hannan. It picks up where The Shooting Season left off but you don't need to have read it to understand and enjoy this one. The author recaps all of the necessary details from that story so you won't be lost at all.

The main characters have a bit of an opposites attract relationship. Benedict is ashamed of his desire to be with men. He is an upstanding businessman and has remained celibate for many years. Sebastian Cavell is a man of many faces and is sort of a Robin Hood; he is not ashamed of who he is or of desiring men. The two make a connection and things really start to sizzle by chapter six.

There is a lot of intrigue and mystery, as well as danger, in this captivating story. It does end on a bit of a cliffhanger but as much as I want to listen to the next book once it's released, I wasn't left with the overwhelming feeling that I was at the end of book one. This absolutely doesn't mean that I didn't love this story because I did; I think it was actually great writing on the author's part. She left me wanting more but not wanting to strangle her. LOL

A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.

Fantastic historical M/M mystery

I LOVE M/M romances that have a historical backdrop, setting personal desires against the way the church and society say men should behave, and watching men come to accept themselves and embrace each other and sexual freedom. The author writes entertaining, authentic characters, and the story drew me in and kept me on pins and needles. Many times, I felt some suspicions regarding Sebastian's behavior and intentions toward Benedict. He seemed to leave him hanging sometimes, and appeared to be using him and his connections. Both men have to learn to trust each other if their connection is to thrive. Along with this personal drama, there are adventures,danger, suspense. a mysterious secret society, sexual deviance, and occultism. It was an intriguing, sometimes humorous, hold-you-breath, on the edge of your seat story, and I can't wait to see what happens next.

The narration by Gary Furlong is great, and he really capture the characters' emotions, as well as various accents and vocal inflections.

I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

Amazing continuation!

I am so in love with this continuation of this series. I love seeing the growth between Benedict and Sebastian's relationship. I love their chemistry together and the mystery that is unfolding. Then Gary Furlong does an absolutely amazing job with this narration. I just love his voice and he just pulls me even more into the story. Such amazing story and I can't wait for more.