Secrets, Lies and Fireflies

Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries, Book 14

De: Angie Fox

Narrado por: Hollie Jackson

Verity’s family tree has deep roots… and deadly secrets. Some families pass down antiques or china. Verity’s family? They can’t seem to pass up a good mystery. So when Verity’s dearly departed grandmother drops by unexpectedly, Verity is overjoyed—until she learns Grandma Didi is back with a chilling request tied to a cherished family heirloom.

With the help of her ghostly sidekick Frankie—who is too busy declaring her grandmother his ultimate nemesis—Verity traces a trail of clues from her beloved family home to a forgotten suffragette hideout to a secret enclave hidden in the Sugarland Library itself.

But every discovery pulls Verity deeper into danger, and some in Sugarland will stop at nothing to keep the past buried. If Verity isn’t careful, she could lose more than her family legacy—she could end up following her grandmother to the other side.

©2025 Angie Fox (P)2025 Angie Fox

Doesn't disappoint

Excellent story, new chara ters are believable and old characters are still as interesting as always.

New narrator!

The book was good. I just wish I had noticed that there was a new narrator before I bought it. Miss the old one bit everyone says that when there is a change I guess.

what a difference a narrator makes.

narration took away from the story, so not sure if I would of liked the story better with previous narrator, but I will read it to see if I enjoy the story.

Love it! Suffragettes, Bootleggers and Mystery!!!

I see a lot of negative reviews due to changing narrarators and I have to admit that I felt the same way in the beginning but decided so listen anyway. I got used to the different narrator doing Verity's voice, Frankie still bugged me and the rest were fine. BUT this story is awesome and so worth the listen/read!!!
The history of her family, the suffragettes, the bootleggers, the mystery... it was all part of a great story. It seems like this story was tying up the end of a series. Sad to see it go if that's the case but it's a good ending if it is, I've listened to them all and love them all!!

One of my favorite series!

This is one of my favorite series and I really think this needs to be a TV show! So much spooky and awesome content! I was wary when I saw there was a new narrator but she did a great job, especially with Frankie. She also sounded more southern and appropriate to Verity’s age.

(Spoilers) I was so happy for the long-awaited arrival of the grandmother! Very clever for her to emerge from the light to guide Melody and then instead help Verity save her. One of my favorite things about this series is that most plots take place from long ago and the 1920s is so enchanting! The rivalry between Didi and Frankie was amazing and the plot was very compelling. I love the twist of the suffs making and selling moonshine! I also loved that Lucy joined the fight this time and essentially saved Verity and Ellis. I would have preferred more Ellis but I get that the focus was more on Didi in this one. I lowkey suspected Lucas early on but wasn’t positive. The writer highlighted well how greed and ambition can warp a person. Sugarland is such a cool place despite all the ghosts haha. I really wish I could visit there!

Highly recommend this book, especially for this time of year. Such great characters and writing. I hope to see it become a TV series someday! 👻

Maybe it’s that I don’t like change but…

I don’t know if it was by choice that they switched narrators, but I really liked the narrator for all the previous books. There was nothing wrong with this narrator, but I did not enjoy the book nearly as much as the others.

Caution - Preview the narration before purchasing the audiobook

I rarely say anything negative about books that I listen to or read because I am always grateful for the author’s creativity, effort, commitment, and willingness to share their talent with the world. Sadly, I could barely make it through this book 14 in the series. While I truly enjoyed audiobooks 1-13, I think the narration for #14 is significantly influencing my review.
To me, the narration was awful. The main character was portrayed as whiny with communication style that was over the top for the entire book. The vocal inflections made me think of a petulant teenager rather than a strong adult woman. The only reason I made it to the end was because I kept hoping the story could draw me in enough to forget about the voice. And while I do think the story was quite good with a very interesting premise, I spent the last 5 hours of the book praying for it to be over. (Yes I could have stopped and returned the book, but that impacts the author’s finances.) If I had time to read a physical book I would have stopped the audio and purchased the book.

new narrator

I don't care for the new narrator. I almost just didn't listen to it , but made it through and still just couldn't enjoy this audible book.

Great series

I love this series, I wish this book had followed the other books in this series with the same narrator. The change in character voices was very different fom the original. The narrator did a nice job, it was just different.

What?!

Why would you change narrators after 13 books? Ok, I get it, stuff happens, but at least make the new narrator listen to the previous 13 books and try and get it close. Verity went from Southern Lady to trailer park PTA. Don’t even get me started on Frankie.
Skip this one and read it instead. I feel like it diminished the impact of the story. I’m getting a hard copy if any more books come out.