The Mimicking of Known Successes

By: Malka Older

Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus

The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, author of the critically acclaimed Centenal Cycle.

On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human colony on Jupiter, a man goes missing. The enigmatic Investigator Mossa follows his trail to Valdegeld, home to the colony’s erudite university―and Mossa’s former girlfriend, a scholar of Earth’s pre-collapse ecosystems.

Pleiti has dedicated her research and her career to aiding the larger effort towards a possible return to Earth. When Mossa unexpectedly arrives and requests Pleiti’s assistance in her latest investigation, the two of them embark on a twisting path in which the future of life on Earth is at stake―and, perhaps, their futures, together.

©2023 Malka Older (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Steampunkish

Fans of Steampunk will enjoy the charm of this story. While not strictly speaking that genre the tone has a similar charm.

Quite fun listen

Good story. A nice little adventure with enough of a victorian twist to affect my mental picture of the charactors. I wish it was longer but at least a sequel is on the way.

Strong mystery, but limited characterization

Great world-building and an interesting mystery, but the romance and character work was more subdued and limited than I would have liked. This ends in a HFN and if the series continues, I would need to see more about how they address the issues they had in their earlier relationship rather than hand-waving them away.

The narrator had engaging character work, but the words were a bit garbled sometimes. I wish there had been clearer pronunciation. But this narrator had subtle acting work that lent itself to the world.

Light listen

A light listen. Not really a romance. It’s sapphic but not romantic. Not a lot of depth to the MCs but an interesting listen in the mystery solving part.

Interesting short story

The main focus of this book is the mystery which i liked and it wasn't obvious what the outcome would be. The world building of living above the surface of a gas giant is subtle and not much detail is given but i found it interesting. The story kept me engaged and the narrator was good. The romance is subtle and showed how the dynamic between two people can chamge over time.