A Whisper at Midnight

Raven and Wren, Book 2

De: Darcy Burke

Narrado por: Tamsin Kennard, Raphael Corkhill

Private investigator Matilda Wren's new client is a woman seeking evidence to divorce her husband.

She is also the former fiancée of her last client—and dear friend—Lord Ravenhurst. Though he has enthusiastically offered to aid Tilda with future investigations, she can't very well accept his help in this matter. Especially when her client's husband is murdered, and Ravenhurst is a suspect.

Hadrian Becket, Earl of Ravenhurst, has never felt more alive than when he was solving a mystery with Miss Wren, even when suffering headaches from using his newly acquired ability to touch an object and see a person's memories. He wants nothing more than to continue their professional association as well as deepen their friendship. Except now, he must prove he isn't guilty of murder, even if that includes working against his former partner.

Tilda can't believe Hadrian is capable of harming anyone, but how well does she know him? She must rely on her intellect and investigative skill—and not allow her affinity for him to cloud her judgment. When the killer strikes again, Tilda sees that the danger is not to their friendship after all, but to their very existence.

©2024 Darcy Burke (P)2025 Podium Audio

Great mystery

It is not that I want Tilda to fall all over Ravenhurst but could she be a little less degrading and defensive that he may care for her

Great Read

Tilda and Hadrian get more than they expect when Tilda accepts a new case involving Hadrian's former fiancé. There is no shortage of mysteries that need solving or suspects that require investigation, and Hadrian's special "gift" gets quite a workout. These two make a wonderful team on several levels. It was good to see Teague again. I do like continuity of solid peripheral characters. This book missed a 5 star rating only because I grow weary of Tilda's incessant insistence that she will never marry. It verges on overshadowing the entertainment of the investigation, and that would be most unfortunate. I get the disadvantages of the time, but this is fiction, and I need what is bound to be a very interesting but overall well-suited romance. So, please, find a way to overcome the would-be barriers and take their relationship beyond the professional. That said, I eagerly await Tilda and Hadrian's next outing.

Serendipitous Choice

This is the second book in the series. I loved the first also but lazily just gave stars. I enjoyed both and eagerly anticipate the upcoming third book. if you like Victorian England and mysteries - you can't go wrong here. Enjoy!

Engaging characters and plot lines.

Book one, and now two, complete each of their story plot lines with great clues and details.
#spoileralert
This intriguing Author though has left us a continuing cliffhanger of the main characters potential romance. We are now left waiting till February, 2026 for that continuation. Augh!
Well done my dear!

A Whisper at Midnight

This review is for the audiobook of book 2 of this series. The book was excellent so I am thrilled to find that the audiobook was done so beautifully done by professional narrators and NOT Virtual Voice! In my opinion, Virtual Voice lacks the humanity found in listening to real, accomplished, narrators! You can close your eyes and easily become transported to regency London while listening. A definite 5 Star experience!

The pinnacle of a story gone wrong 😡

What did I like?
If I compare the book to itself, the core whodunnit aspect was actually decent—I couldn’t figure out who did what until almost the end. That suspense could have made for an excellent buildup, if only the story hadn’t been trampled by a tired, painfully predictable romance trope.

Any positive momentum was stomped out by the author’s lazy reliance on cliché. Honestly, it feels like the sequels are being churned out by ChatGPT at this point in the series.

I’ve endured some truly awful books in the past, and sometimes, if I push through (usually because someone swears it’ll get better), the writing actually does improve.

But here? I’ve already bought the next book, but I’m seriously on the fence about listening to it. I’m not a masochist, but I’m holding out for a “storyline redemption”—maybe if one of the main characters dies or….(and at this point, that’s the only thing I want to see). There’s no “or”—I’ve grown to actively dislike the protagonists.

Unsurprisingly, I’ve switched sides to team “Scotland Yard” (even though the current ratio of corrupt to non-corrupt constables/inspectors is something like 85.4445 to 0.4365).

Bottom line:
The story’s shift from promising mystery to sappy romance makes it nearly impossible to suspend my disbelief or leave a positive review. I’m truly disappointed at how far the series has fallen.