Ancestral Secrets: Book 3 in the Adept Solutions Series of Special Investigations for the Magickally Challenged: An Urban Fantasy Novella

By: Teagan Kearney

Narrated by: Apryl Renee West

Blackmail, double dealing and dubious secret organizations. Solving one problem one is doable for the Adept Solutions crew, but dealing with all three will be a challenge.

Someone is blackmailing three of the most powerful citizens in Tropolis: the mayor, a master vampire, and a ruthless crime boss, and all three have hired the private detective agency to find the perpetrator.

Unfortunately JB's investigative team are not at full strength. Jason is in thrall to Zhanna, the faerie, Nikki's worried about her new husband cheating on her, and JB's father is dying. He's also distracted by his new relationship with Gemma, the fourth member of the group. Added to the mix, two secret organizations, with conflicting agendas, have surfaced in the city. Can the team put their personal difficulties aside, track down the blackmailer, and outwit their rivals before their clients' secrets are revealed?

If you like cozy mysteries interwoven with entertaining doses of magic and humor, then you’ll love Teagan Kearney’s urban fantasy novella, Ancestral Secrets, book 3 in the Adept Solutions series.

©2018 Teagan Kearney (P)2018 Teagan Kearney

Pleasant Mystery in a Living Urban Fantasy World

I've always had a soft spot for urban fantasy, but generally along the lines of a Dresden Files/Daniel Faust perspective with the protagonist perpetually needling the fantastic around them. This book was a pleasant change of pace into a cozy mystery where the characters exist within a well thought out world and work cases within their niche while interacting with the rest of their fantastical ecosystem as well as the normal world.

This particular case was definitely interesting as important people from across the spectrum of fantasy creatures were involved in a ransom case, which left the diverse members of the PI-esque firm opportunities to do what they do best, and in some cases overstep bounds and improve as a group.

The author also manages to include details about the lives of her characters outside the work place, with familial and romantic relationships but not focusing on those to the detriment of the story. It definitely feels like a well thought out universe to which I could easily return in the future.

Narration was pleasant as well, the narrator doing a good job of presenting the different characters and unique traits of their particular kind.

I received the review code for this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily posted this honest review. Thank you!

Mystery, Enchantment, and Surprises

J.B and Jemma get together while her twin brother Jason fights an enchantment with the office fairy. People are bribing people in high positions and they must find out before life gets crazy. Another exciting book that captures your attention!

Another Hit

This story was given to me via audiobook boom and this is my voluntary review. This is a continuation of a series that captured my attention from the first book. The narrator added so much to the story. All of the characters were vital to the story and it would not have been complete without each one. So glad that Jason will get the help he needs. Grandpa was something else.

The Series is improving, but still unfocused

Kearney returns with the third book in this series. The story was a little better than the previous two, but it was still a little unfocused between the characters personal problems which seemed to take precedence over the actual case/mystery.

This time, three of Tropolis' most powerful citizens, the mayor, a vampire and a crime boss, are being blackmailed, and have hired JB to find the perpetrator. The members of JB's agency, including himself, all have personal issues going on - a possible cheating husband, JB's father is dying plus he is in a new relationship with Gemma which is distracting him, and Jason is in thrall to Zhanna. I'd really like to see the mysteries themselves take precedence over the characters personal issues, as well as having the mysteries be a little deeper and the main focus of the story.

Kearney got a new narrator for this one, and she is a great improvement over the previous one. She kept my attention and made the story more enjoyable. It's too bad the first two can't be re-recorded with her, but that is expensive and probably not justifiable.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Truely enjoyed final book

I really enjoyed this final book But I want more. The characters were so vibrant and had a lot of depth. I could really get into more books with these characters. I hope the author plans on writing more in this series.