Wicked Widow

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

Scandal is afoot and seduction is in the air in this, Amanda Quick's sixteenth and most deliciously entertaining novel. Now the mistress of Regency-period romantic suspense brings us a notorious widow and a man of mystery as they flirt with danger, fight temptation, and fall into the snare of desire and intrigue....

Madeline Deveridge is all too aware of the whispers behind her back, the rumors that she dispatched her husband to the next world and concealed her crime. But Madeline has a far more pressing problem than being called the Wicked Widow. She fears that she and her beloved aunt are being haunted! And all the evidence points to one improbable culprit: the ghost of her late husband. Of course it is impossible, but Madeline cannot take chances. So she dares summon the only person with the power to help her uncover the truth--Artemis Hunt.

Brilliant, relentless, reclusive, Artemis has made it his business to keep much of his private life hidden. No one knows that he's the owner of the Dream Pavilions, London's favorite pleasure gardens, or that he's a master of an arcane society. Curiosity brings him out on a fog-shrouded night to meet the infamous Wicked Widow, but his amusement quickly flees when he realizes that Madeline has learned enough about his affairs to wreak havoc on his carefully ordered existence. He must secure her guarantee never to divulge his secrets to anyone, even if it means helping her track down a phantom.

As soon as the bargain is struck, Artemis and Madeline find their arrangement complicated by a searing desire, and the frightening realization that the ghost poses a very real danger. Now they must plunge into a world of intrigue and ancient mysteries, where a tantalizing passion--and a calculating killer--will not be denied.


She's known as the Wicked Widow, for rumors abound that she dispatched her husband to the next world. But Madeline Deveridge has a more vexing problem than her scandalous reputation. Her husband's ghost is haunting her! She must exorcise him, and turns to Artemis Hunt for aid. Owner of the Dream Pavilions, London's favorite pleasure gardens, Artemis is no stranger to the exotic and the mysterious. So he agrees to join Madeline in her unusual enterprise, never expecting to find himself in the thrall of true passion. But the ghost is a real menace -- and intent on using Madeline for a deadly purpose. -->©2000 Jayne A. Krentz. (P)2000 Random House, Inc. Produced and abridged by Lauren Krennzel. Jacket deisign by Yook Louie, Jacket art ©Alan Ayers hand lettering, ©Ron Zinn. Bantam Doubleday dell Audio Publishing. A division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"If you start an Amanda Quick book in the late afternoon, you'll probably spend the night with it."
— The Denver Post


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WICKED WIDOW

The story line was excellent. The reader was very good. However, the quality of the audio was very bad. One could hardly hear the story.

The Wicked Widow

This is a good mystery book, a little predictable but enjoyable. Kept me guessing for a while but by the time I figured out what and who the mystery man was the action was picking up and it kept me interested to the end. I recommend this to anyone who likes mysteries set in old time England.

I miss Katherine Kellgren

Maybe it is weird that I didn’t like this book but the audio is poor. I bought this because of the narrator. She is my favorite narrator to date, even though she is no longer with us.... I wish audible would enhance the audio digitally without replacing katherinekellgren. Also loss of stars because it’s abridged

audio is awful

The book might be good, but the audio is horrible.. I can't even listen to it.

Poor Audio Quality

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Too poor of quality to attempt to listen to it. I noticed it as quickly as I downloaded it - had to return it before attempting to listen further.