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The Deathly Portent
- Lady Fan Mystery Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Series: A Lady Fan Mystery Series, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
When a young woman predicts a murder, she finds herself the center of a witch hunt....
1790, England: When Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe's coach breaks down, they find themselves stranded in the village of Witherley.
But Ottilia, the intrepid "Lady Fan," finds her curiosity piqued when she hears of a local murder.
A young woman predicted the gruesome death of the village blacksmith. And he was killed exactly as described....
Is the young woman predicting the future? Are the villagers right to call her a witch?
Or is there an even more sinister explanation?
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- J. Byerly
- 02-02-21
Disappointing 2nd in series
For as entertaining and enjoyable as the first book was, this was the opposite. The narration was over the top theatrical. Same narrator as before but it seemed an attempt was made for each character to be MORE than what they were with moans and sighs and far more angst than I can tolerate. I tried to determine if I disliked the character, Cassie the witch, so strongly because of her never ending pity party or because the narration of her was just downright painful. Sadly, I bought books 2 and 3 together because the first was so good. But, all the things that made the first a good choice for me .... the budding romance between Francis and Tilly, his mother Cecilia, Tilly’s capable and thoughtful investigating as well as the mystery itself were lacking in this next in the series.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Diane14Sim
- 10-23-19
Bravo!
Intelligently written, clever plot and engaging characters. I've read both books in this series and I hope for the next very soon.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- SuzyGotro
- 08-02-19
A little long, but good.
Excellent example of language, manners, and customs. The plot was unusual. Narrator did a good job with the different characters and accents. This is the second book in the series I have read. Very enjoyable.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- jlbedford
- 05-01-19
Took forever to get through....
The story is ok and the narration good as far as voices and intonation. But the tortured English of the time period (using many words when one would do), the strong accents and poor English of the "locals" make it very difficult to listen to and comprehend, I had to concentrate very hard all the time, and replay sections frequently. The language and accent may be "authentic" but it still detracts from the audio book. I find "words" like t'aint, and d'aint, and naught annoying. Generally I can easily listen to a book in a day or two, but this I'm sure I worked on this one for 7-10 days. And it was work! I will return and will not buy any more from this series.