Lord Hale's Monster

Blue Moon Investigations, Book 13

By: Steve Higgs

Narrated by: Heather Tracy

Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Every second generation of the Hale line dies at the hands of an unnameable monster on his 80th birthday. The current Lord Hale turns 80 this Saturday.

To protect himself, Lord Hale has invited paranormal investigation experts Tempest Michaels and Amanda Harper, plus their friends and a whole host of other guests from different fields of supernatural exploration for a birthday dinner at his mansion.

As they sit down for dinner, the lights start to dim and a moaning noise disturbs the polite conversation.

Has Lord Hale placed his faith in the right people, or has he just led them to share his doom?

Finding themselves trapped, Tempest and Amanda, with friends Big Ben and Patience, must join forces with a wizard, some scientists, occult experts, ghost chasers, witches, and other assorted idiots as they fight to make it through the night in one piece. 

Could this be their final adventure? Will Tempest, finally, be proven wrong about the paranormal?

©2019 Steve Higgs (P)2020 Steve Higgs

Great story.

I received a free audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I jumped into this book without knowing anything about the series, but I feel like this is fine as a stand-alone story. The characters are so diverse and funny and work well together. The story, I liked a lot, mystery mixed with s was little bit of Murder and mayhem and escape room gone wrong. Loved all the Scooby Doo references. Really enjoyed this story.

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

interesting listen

first time I've listened to both narrator and author and I would definitely do it again. the narrator did an amazing job with the voices. I enjoyed the story also. this is the first one of the series I have listened to and I was able to follow the story beautifully. although I'm sure listening from the beginning of the series would provide more character development.

good mystery

All is not as it seems. This was a merry chase for truth the whole way through. The close call at the end snapped my garters. lol. I enjoyed the mystery and intrigue and finally the truth of it all. Very engaging and suspenseful. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a good job bringing it to life.

Love this Series

I loved reading this story and series, and now I am loving hearing it. Full of action, quirky characters, and misadventure as each side (the good and the bad) continue to war it out and come out on top, only to have the other side regain control once more. This series, and author are favorites of mine. If you haven't started at the beginning of the series, I recommend that you do to know the story on all the characters and their missions in life. If you don't want to, you'll still enjoy this episode and all the others. The actress/reader does a fantastic job with the different voices, something that is a must for me if I am to listen to a book. Enjoy!

Murder mystery

I enjoyed this story! A murderer mystery that keeps you guessing! Is the legend true? Listen and find out! Narrator was good!

A fun mystery

I listened to this book while traveling and thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters are fun and a little quirky. I really loved the two main characters Amanda and Tempest. The narrator does a wonderful job making each character come alive.

Lord Hale's Monster

The Blue Moon Investigative team are invited to celebrate a man's 80th birthday while debunking and saving him from death by a curse. Amanda had invited her best friend and they are keeping this a surprise from Ben. At dinner that evening things start out with a bang and soon the team are in the midst of a mystery and several deaths. Then Tempest is injured and it's up to Amanda to really get forces.
The narrator brings each character to life.
Fantastic audio and story

Lots of characters, lots of fun.

A large cast all gathered together in a spooky manor and all handled very well.

I was given this audiobook by the author for free and have voluntarily left this review.

entertaining

its definitely a comical murder mystery, refreshing. if you want something light non nail-biting you've found it!

scooby style mystery

I really enjoyed this book, its just the right mix of mystery, creepy, thriller, shenanigans that I like from a story. For the first half of the book you find yourself questioning if there is a person behind the haunting or something truly supernatural and this helps build the suspense as you try to figure out what is actually going on, even as the guests do.

A definite plus on the side of this book is that even though it is part of a series, (book 13 I think), so has established characters and relationships, you don't need to know the rest of the books to enjoy this one. Each character gets their own little moment, and we quickly see the relationships between them so don't need the previous stories, though I'm sure these would add more depths to all the characters, it is a good, strong stand alone story and I really enjoyed all the twists and turns it took.

Heather Tracy absolutely makes this book. Her narration adds flare and fun to the characters and you can feel her enjoyment in reading the story while listening.

I was given this audiobook for free and have left this review voluntarily.

Scooby Doo fan so this appeals

Format: audiobook
Narrator: Heather Tracy

I’ve seen the Blue Moon Investigation series pop up on my feed quite a lot, it’s always appealed to me but I hadn’t got round to downloading it, till now!
I probably should have started with book one to get introduced to the characters but it certainly didn’t affect my enjoyment of this story, although it has left me wanting to know more about Tempest Michaels so I’ll definitely be picking up the earlier books.
Great characters, interesting storyline and I loved the humour, the nod to Scooby Doo particularly appealed to me and had me chuckling, this was a genuinely enjoyable book.

I liked the narrator, she did a brilliant job and so added to bringing the characters to life especially Big Ben and Patience.

Rooby Rooby Roo!

This story has enough chaos to leave the reader riveted! The thrills, the spills, the hold on to your hat it's going to be a wild ride kind of story! Told from Amanda Harper's point of view. Fabulous! Great narration!

Good listen

I was given this free review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Story well written & excellent narration.

It was okay. Not great, just okay.

I was rather disappointed in this book. Fair play though, the narration was really good.

A fun mystery

I really enjoyed this book, it is a novel length Scooby Doo adventure (Not a criticism I love Scooby Doo) with real murders, It has a creepy house, a monster and bunch of crooks, a gang of paranormal investigators and the classic trap at the end that always works so well. It flows easily and can be read as a standalone, although this is book 13 and starting at book one would save you learning the characters Very good narration. it was smooth and easy to listen too. Perhaps a little weak on some of the dialogue but overall a fun read. Recommended, i Received a complimentary copy and am leaving a honest voluntary review.

A great story

I really enjoyed this book. Amanda Harper works for Tempest Michael's Blue Moon detective agency. They receive an invite to Lord Hales mansion. But the dinner turns sinister and Amanda finds herself hiding from a monster that has been haunting the Hales family for years. The narrator sounds exactly how I imagine Amanda would sound. The story keeps you guessing and gripped. Loved it. I received a free copy of this book from the author but the review is my own opinion.

Entertaining!

Lord Hale's Monster is an excellent addition to the Blue Moon Investigation series. The storyline is engaging and entertaining, wrapped in mystery and suspense with loads of twists and turns. Heather Tracy did an outstanding job with the narration, bringing the characters to life. Overall this was an enjoyable listen and will recommend. I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook, and my unbiased review is voluntarily given.