Hekate's Chalice

By: Teagan Kearney

Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee

Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's Summary

A stolen artifact. An imminent deadline. A tenacious investigator.  

JB runs a private detective agency, but if business doesn’t pick up soon, he’ll have to close the doors for good. When someone steals Hekate’s chalice, JB and his maverick team jump at the chance to track down the supernatural object. They’re resourceful and determined, but can they outsmart wizards, witches, and daemons before the client’s deadline expires?  

If you like gripping mysteries interwoven with generous doses of magic and humor, then you’re going to love this imaginatively creative world. Hekate’s Chalice is the first volume of the Adept Solutions series.

©2016 Teagan Kearney (P)2018 Teagan Kearney

Fun Story

I had fun listening to this little tale. the narration was well done and the story moved at a good pace.

Hekate's Chalice

“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.” I wasn't sure what to expect when I started listening to this book but the characters pulled me right in. JB takes over the business for his dad and everyone that works there has something "special" about them. I loved the characters, they are humorous and it has a great plot. If all of the books are like this one...the series is going to be a great read!

Great!

What a great story! I loved the large diversity of characters, and they were all depicted in beautiful detail.

paranormal investigations with semi demons?

Overall a pretty good story, the characters seemed well fleshed out but she left plenty of room for them to grow and background stories to be relieved. Looking forward to see what happens with J.B. and Jenna as the series continues. I thought the narrator did pretty well adapting to all the characters (there are a bunch), but at times her pace,cadence,rhythm...(whatever you call it) seemed to lag a bit, Worth a listen!

a "Cozy" Paranormal Mystery

When PI Jean Baptiste (JB for short) gets a call from a local coven leader, he and his multi talented team are ready to dive in to help find a missing magical chalice, but with witches, demons and all measure of magical beings involved, he might need a little help ... like from the very powerful grandfather he barely knows. Kidnapping, murder and all sorts of mayhem abound in this one, and the investigative team are an interesting lot with personalities that provide plenty of variety and a lot to like. This is a good, solid story with a lot of promise as a series. The narrator takes a bit of getting used to but stay with it, either she improves or your ear adjusts, and by the end, I was even enjoying her narration style.

Mystery, Fairies, Demons, and More!

Hekate is the leader of a Witches Coven where she can read the future using the chalice. When it is stolen from her she enlists within her coven and an investigative firm. So he's gorgeous and a quarter demon which causes some distraction from the ladies! It is action-packed and has surprises. A very good listen to!

Hekate's Chalice

JD At is in a coma from being the victim in a hurry and run. His son is running the business of private investigating. Then a big case comes his way... The local coven had their artifact that gives accurate future predictions stolen. Now the job is to find the chalice before the next Sunday when the mayor goes for his consultation. Then it's discovered that there is a demon involved and one of his team is taken. Now he needs to work with his grandfather, a full high demon. Elisabeth Lagelee is a fantastic narrator who brings the characters to life. Fantastic audio and story!!

Magick and Mayhem with Fairies

Loved this book. At first I wasn’t sure but now I know it was setting up the world and characters for stories in the future. I loved the group. The narrator was slightly annoying with the fairy’s voice but, hey, what does a fairy sound like? She had a good fairy voice. I set my audible speed higher so it helped. It would be so much fun to work for this group. This book was good, but I feel like each one will get even better.

Short Detective/Faerie Fantasy

The premise of this series sounded better than the outcome. Not that it's bad, it just seemed to be more of a faerie fantasy story than a detective story. The faeries seemed to take priority in the story more than JB, the detective. The main premise is that Hekate's chalice has been stolen, and she hires JB and his cohorts to find it in less than 24 hours. There are now 3 books in this series, and it gets better by the third one. Kearney finds a groove with the characters and stories, so I forgive him for a bit of a rough beginning. However, I can't say the same for narrator Elisabeth Lagelee. I'm sorry to say, but she was terrible. Her voice was very monotone when narrating, a little high for female characters and kind of huffed up, yet flat for the male characters. I had to listen to this twice to really get the story because she was difficult to pay attention to and I found my mind wandering. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Short and Sweet

Good story with a really good pace. Always like hearing a different spin on the supernatural detective world. Only thing I would have done differently is had a male narrator. Lagelee was really good, but when the main character is male, I prefer to hear a more natural voice throughout most of the book. All in all a good listen! “I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

A Cosy Urban Fantasy Worth Checking Out!

**I was provided a copy by the publisher in return for an honest review** It took me a bit to get into this, but once I did I flew through this. The audio book is fantastic as well, if anyone is looking for a cosy or fun detective story then definitely check this one out!

Good introduction to a new series

Another Urban Fantasy novel centred around the role of Private Investigator would seem to be fairly unoriginal, but it mostly works due to the varied cast which isn't focused on the more usual supernatural creatures. The story is entertaining enough and serves to introduce this cast of characters very well, thus providing a good foundation for future books in the series. The narrator's tone seemed a little too subdued and probably didn't enhance the overall story as much as possible, but she did do a good job with making the characters distinctive enough. Overall, a quick and entertaining listen that makes me interested in subsequent books in the series. [Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]