The Shadow Constant

De: A.J. Scudiere

Narrado por: John Thompson

Someone is keeping watch over the machine. Should it ever have been built?

The lure of the find behind the loose hearthstone at Hazleton House was too great. The schematic excited Evan, Reenie, and Ivy for different reasons, but it is Kayla who actually begins building it. Her ability to focus to the exclusion of all else is just one of the effects of her Asperger's.

The scribbled initials, E. W., were merely a curiosity, until it's discovered they belong to Eli Whitney. But strange footprints and disturbing visitors let Evan know that the theft of his sister's prize schematic isn't just a coincidence.

It becomes obvious that the generator has no apparent power source. And Eli Whitney was only the first to die because of the machine.

Soon, they realize their enemies are much bigger than they had imagined, and the threat the device poses could topple an empire. The secret now threatens those at Hazleton House.

Who is trying to stop them?

©2013 A.J. Scudiere (P)2018 Griffyn Ink

Murder at the Plantation

Two siblings and a girlfriend get together with a historical expert to restore an antebellum plantation after the girfriend inherits it in a fotuitous manner. To make it interesting, Evan, the only guy in the group, has been looking after his asperger sister Kayla his whole life, and Kayla does not get along well with Reenie, his girlfriend. Ivy, the historical expert was hired to watch over Kayla was well as keep them on the right path in their restoration mission. All four of them contribute, in their own unique and different ways in the effort to restore the main house, Hazelton house into a profitable museum business. In the early hours of the restoration while tearing down a wall they come across some ancient plans for a unique machine, with the initials EW. Kayla finds pieces of the machine in various places on the plantation. Kayla, with her incredible talents as an engineer, builds the machine, discovers the initials stand for Eli Whitney, and soon they start discovering tracks around the plantation, and then listening bugs, and then unwelcome visitors. Other discoveries in the old house reveal scandals in the past along with murder. I enjoyed this book very much however I did find that it was dragged out a little longer than it needed to be. I thought A J Scudiere did an excellent job portrating the "aspie: and Kayla made an excellent heroine. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A solid and unique book

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily
left this review.

I honestly wasn't sure what to expect with this book. The premise definitely seemed unique. I liked the Eli Whitney tie in. The author does seem to go on a bit of a political rant in the book, which is kind of annoying. Thankfully, though, it's not the entirety of the book, so I was able to enjoy the book as a whole. The narration is pretty good and kept my interest. All in all, a good book.

Interesting Suspense

I did enjoy this book but thought a little drawn out. It has mystery, action, sci-fi, and relationships. The main characters are Kayla (has Asperger's) her brother Evan his fiancé Reenie and Ivy. Kayla and Evan invested into Reenie’s inherited planation to turn it into a museum when everything seems to go wrong. Recommend if you enjoy a thriller with historical touch. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Thank you

Good book

A wonderful read, and the narration makes it easy to listen to. I received this audio book for free at my request and voluntarily reviewed.

Lots to like about this listen

You don't find out what the 'shadow constant' is until the very end. Up until that point though, this listen delved into history, science, technology, corporate espionage, kidnapping, and romance with an overtone of Aspergers thrown in for good measure.

The story was incredibly intriguing with a host of bad guys. The good guys win, of course, but the getting there was special.

The narration was pretty special too. As stated, this book tackled quite a bit of subtext but the narrator kept it all afloat. I really loved how he handled the Aspergers character. He gave her warmth and depth and did not just rely on inflection.

There was lots to like here.