A Fall from Grace

Nicole Rayburn Historical Mysteries, Book 6

De: Irina Shapiro

Narrado por: Jess Nahikian

When Nicole Rayburn adds a historic bookshop to her list of promotional venues, she meets the owner, Deborah Dolan, who’s desperate to discover what happened to her Victorian ancestor. A well-respected playwright, Edgar Hilliard seemingly had it all: professional success, a thriving business, and a loving family, but according to family lore, Edgar walked out one night, never to return, an unfinished manuscript his only legacy to future generations.

Deborah’s obsession with Edgar borders on the unhealthy, but despite her better judgment, Nicole can’t seem to walk away from this new challenge and enlists the help of her friend, Dr. Quinn Allenby to solve the mystery. Nicole and Quinn are determined to discover what happened to Edgar, but their search for answers is hindered by unexpected personal obstacles that threaten to alter the course of their lives forever.

©2024 Irina Shapiro (P)2024 Merlin Press LLC

Nicole Rayburn Historical Mysteries

The series, as of July 2025, consists of six novels, each audiobook ranging from 11 to 12 hours of listening time. Although the stories stand alone, it's recommended to begin with book one for character development.

Plot. Nicole Rayburn is a successful author in the United Kingdom and the author of each book in the series. Each story Nicole tells is a historical mystery, typically about women navigating and often suffering from the prejudices they faced in the 1800s. When she is not creating these mysteries, we learn about her trials as a writer and wife—most stories stem from events in her life, such as finding an old sepia photo or receiving a research request from a friend. Subplots emanate from her life today, such as COVID seclusion and blackmail.

Narration by Jess Nahikian and production are good, no issues.

Entertaining.

Twist

Another her winner for Irina!!! Love the twist and turns she takes . Love the characters

Another good mystery

I love Irina Shapiro’s books; reading 22 of them all kept me engaged in the story. The narrator’s performance was excellent. I hope there will be a book 7 to this series.

Historical aspects

I have enjoyed this entire series! It’s not my normal but 100 percent enjoy. I love Karen Slaughter books but these while different still brought lots of enjoyment.

Great continuation

Loved the bringing together of characters, time slip done so well, surprising story and satisfying ending. Looking forward to the next one.

Suspenseful

Love the author and the suspense. A definitely worthwhile read . Looking forward to more from this person

I want to read more!

I love this series! And excellent read/listening! Such an excellent narrator! Are there any more in this series?

A Fall From Grace

A fabulous mystery within a mystery. Irina Shapiro never disappoints with her multilayered mysteriez! This one kept me up at night as I found my brain trying to sort out all the clues while attempting to fall asleep. The audiobook provides a wonderful experience for the listener to insert themselves into the story and feel as if they are standing on the sidelines watching the story play out! While I greatly appreciate the wonderful talent if the author, I also greatly appreciate her employing a true narrator to tell her story as opposed to using the cheaper Virtual Voice. (In my opinion, Virtual Voice lacks the humanity necessary to create a truely relatable story).

Shapiro does not dissapoint

I always put Irina's books on my Wish list or pre-order them as I know the quality is consistent, as it was here. The Nicole Rayburn series have been enjoyable throughout and as they usually have some type of happy endings, they are less stresful to read than Echoes from the Past series, though they are excellent too. The crossover was a nice touch. Hoping to see more in this series!

Amazing!

Irena Shapiro is a star! What a wonderful story! I can’t wait for more of her stories!