• The Visitant

  • A Venetian Ghost Story
  • By: Megan Chance
  • Narrated by: Julia Whelan
  • Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (197 ratings)

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The Visitant

By: Megan Chance
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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Publisher's summary

After she nearly ruins her family with a terrible misstep, Elena Spira is sent to Venice to escape disgrace and to atone by caring for the ailing Samuel Farber. But the crumbling and decaying Ca' Basilio palazzo, where Samuel is ensconced, holds tragic secrets, and little does Elena know how profoundly they will impact her. Soon she begins to sense that she is being watched by something. And when Samuel begins to have hallucinations that make him violent and unpredictable, she can't deny she's in mortal danger.

Then impoverished nobleman Nero Basilio, Samuel's closest friend and the owner of the palazzo, arrives. Elena finds herself entangled with both men in a world where the past seeps into the present and nothing is as it seems. As Elena struggles to discover the haunting truth before it destroys her, a dark force seems to hold Samuel and the Basilio in thrall - is it madness, or something more sinister?

©2015 Megan Chance (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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Great love story!

This was a great mystery/ghost/love story. I only wish I hadn't already heard it so that I could listen to it again for the first time. Loved it!

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Julia! Julia! Julia! How does she do it?

My second listen as phenomenal as the first!
Exceptional narrator again and again and... delivers perfect vocal tones on each and every character, a unique ability (I am proud to have 23 Whelan audiobooks in my Audible library). Author Megan Chance pens a brilliant and charming mysteromance that I found enthralling. I am not one for romance, but this one is impeccably matched with its ghost story. I thought I had the ending figured out. Surprise! I was way off. Tears of sorrow, tears of joy. If one doesn’t shed a tear during this touching and heartbreaking take, one has no heart. My appreciation to both Whelan and Chance, as well as Audible for giving us this exquisite masterpiece! What a deal - I lucked out when I was able to get it for $7+ (it is well worth a treasured credit)! So highly recommended, I can’t see to the top. Epic, I say. EPIC! EPIC! EPIC!
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Note: Adult subject matter; definitely not for children, but for adults, enjoy!

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Very good story!

I really enjoyed this story. It had me guessing up till the end. I kind of suspected who the antagonist was ...but, then again it still had me guessing :)
The narration was perfect! loved all the characters voices

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Ah The Grand Canal Revisited

This is the best $7 full dollar spend for a Julia Whelan read. So many of Ms Whelan fans can just about have her read a phone book, but feel good stories Eg Delicious, Girl Underwater,Pretty As A Picture and this lovely historical romance mystery leaves you feeling good about the time spent listening to an adventure. The publisher summary spot on so no need to add to it. I do listen at 1.2 speed to match the mystery. With this novel, you are right back in Venice if you have had the privilege of visiting there. I have had the joy two times over a 20 yr span. The canals are such a unique way to travel.
If you are a fan of author Sandra Brown ‘s Lethal, then you should enjoy this mystery.
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Thrilling

From the beginning, this book grabs you. Throw in death and romance and fights with your own soul of what is right and what is wrong, and what is the right thing to do, and you get one amazing story of lust, love, betrayal, confusion, and a supernatural world.

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Obvious

I have always enjoyed a good ghostly romantic mystery. The setting was intriging and I would have enjoyed more description in the book. For the most part this story was obviously predictable. A good read but I felt the ending could have been more defined and complete unless the aithor was leaving it open for a part II. I was expecting more after the lengthy finale.

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Good listen

New author for me. This was a nice spooky mystery. The saying, "Hell hath no fury..." came to mind and by the end of it 😬 dayem. There is some romance, but... I enjoyed this quite a bit 😁👍

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Enjoyable but frustrating

While I enjoyed this book and think that Julia Whelan’s performance was perfection as usual, the story just seemed to be missing something. It felt like we were never given enough information to make up our own conclusion because it went back and forth so many times. While we did get somewhat of a happy ending, or at least a glimpse of Elena and Samuel having happy endings, the ending felt abrupt and hurried. My favorite part of the book is the beautiful imagery setting the backdrop of the story in Venice. It felt as if I was right alongside the characters taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of their home in Venice.

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Eh..

This one was just okay for me. Too insta-love and too predictable. The characters weren't fleshed out or unique..

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Complex characters in a Gothic mystery

first, major compliments need to be given to Julia whelen. she brought the stories and characters to life and even her male voices were believable. she is absolutely still the raining queen of audiobook narration. second, Megan chance is a first time author for me. she really wowed me with her beautiful writing, her complex characterization, and a twist of a story ( even though I predicted the twist halfway through the novel). for those who did not like this book, I get the sense that flawed characterization is not something they like. I enjoyed it because it is a very real and human look at behavior.

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