Wake of the Bloody Angel

By: Alex Bledsoe

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Twenty years ago, a barmaid in a harbor town fell for a young sailor who turned pirate to make his fortune. But what truly became of Black Edward Tew remains a mystery, one that has just fallen into the lap of freelance sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse.

For years, Eddie has kept his office above Angelina’s tavern, so when Angelina herself asks him to find out what happened to the dashing pirate who stole her heart years ago, he can hardly say no—even though the trail is two decades old. Some say Black Edward and his ship, The Bloody Angel, went to bottom of the sea, taking with it a king’s ransom in treasure. Others say he rules a wealthy, secret pirate kingdom. And a few believe he still sails under a ghostly flag with a crew of the damned.

To find the truth, and earn his twenty-five gold pieces a day, Eddie must take to sea in the company of a sexy former pirate queen in search of the infamous Tew—and his even more legendary treasure.

Alex Bledsoe grew up in west Tennessee, an hour north of Graceland. He’s been a reporter, editor, photographer, and door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman. He has published more than fifty short stories on topics as diverse as big-game hunters, mermaids, modern witches, Victorian gentlemen, and country musicians. He has two sons and lives in Wisconsin.

©2012 Alex Bledsoe (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Good, but not my favorite Eddie Lacrosse story

All "hard boiled" and "noir" stories are dark.
Some are just bitter. This one's a bit too dark for me.

Let Stefan Rudnicki tell you a story...

Eddie LaCrosse is a totally affable guy, albeit a very deadly guy in a sword fight, and for 25 bucks a day you can buy his special kind of investigative service... he seems to have a nose for trouble, and a propensity to uncover unbelievable situations!
In this case, Eddie is hired by his best friend to find her old love, a sailor turned pirate, and missing for the past 20 years! To say it would be hard, would be an understatement, more likely it'll be nigh impossible... but Eddie would, for friendship sake, make an attempt to follow this cold trail!
But it's Eddie, remember? and the unfathomable is always lying in wait! If he hadn't been among a ship full of sailors his story of what they found would never have been believed!
So grab this audio book, and let the very talented Stefan Rudnicki, tell you a story about Pirates... and treasure!

Loads of rollicking fun!

All around fun listen. Great pirate-sea monster-sword fighting story. Narration was great. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

A grand Pirate Adventure, and a bit with a dog!

Well maybe not a dog, but there are a couple of giant lizards and sea monsters. Eddy Lacrosse ventures out to solve a mystery for landlady Angelina, which turns into a classic pirate adventure, with enough originality to still be interesting. By no means am I an enthusiast for seafaring / pirate adventures, and I still enjoyed this story - it's solidly enjoyable, and could be enjoyed even if you haven't read any of the earlier ones in the series (although I do recommend listening to all of them). While there aren't many new learnings about lead character Eddy, we do learn a great deal about Angelina's dark past.

I've listened to a lot of Rudnicki's work, and he's always a good narrator in my book, hmm, no pun intended, but I'll leave that in.

Another worthy adventure in the Eddy Lacrosse series!

Goes beyond its initial gimmick.

Before listening or reading this book, do yourself a favor and listen to the song, "Brandy," by Looking Glass. It's on YouTube but worth buying a copy. Since the song came out in '72, many of you may not have heard it, even though it was the number one song of the year.

Anyway, Eddie's client is the Brandy from the song. It sounds cheesy but it works. This isn't like Red Shirts where the gimmick is the whole story. Bledsoe makes this book as good as any in the series, which means that it's way above average. There's the mystery, some fighting and a couple of old favorite characters. Definitely worth it.

Brilliant combination of story and narrator

It isn't often that the fourth book in a series is even better than the previous three. Bledsoe spins a tale of pirates, gold and tropical isles.

Eddie, in taking a case 20 years cold as a favor to a friend has to sail across oceans, track down other pirates and face some rather nasty truths about himself. With well developed characters and non-stop action, this book is more of a thriller and less of a character driven detective story than previous books. The plot is well thought out and developed.

Once again Rudnicki's deep voice is the perfect match for the story. The editing is excellent with nary a mispronunciation, hesitation or duplication in the entire recorded book.

A good story, a better voice

These books a a lot of and well written. Keeps it fresh without getting redundant. Though the gem is the person who narrates the book. Definitely a voice to rival Morgan Freeman. Enjoy!

Fine Story & Even Finer Narration

I stumbled across Alex Bledsoe, and I am so happy that I did. I am so used to reading the HEAs and Romantic Dramas that this actually was a breath of fresh air. I wasn't expecting the not being able to put it down or stop listening effect when I came across this series, but that is what I got. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting for the mystery to resolve itself to me. Eddie is the best at figuring out these mysterious events, and Alex knows how to withhold the main clue until necessary.

With this book, like all of the others, I was sad there wasn't the type of HEA I've learned to expect, but happy still in its own way. I got my hopes up when we learned that Edward had a conscious and would not set foot on another boat, but that hope is now sunk and at the bottom of the sea 🤭😢. I am moving on to book 4 & I can't wait to see what magic is revealed in this one. Thanks, Alex, for the lol experiences. I can't wait to see what's next adventures and a different reading genre that I will now explore more often.

Interesting

Actually not the type of book I would choose to read but running out of plus catalog books that are any good I decided to give it a chance and pretty much has everything the narrator does real well portraying the main character and it’s interesting enough that you have to rewind a couple of times to catch something give it a chance it was a pleasant surprise

Enjoyable Adventure Story

This was a fun, well written and well narrated story. Easy to listen to, it goes by fast. Same goes for all the stories I've listened to by Alex Bledsoe.

It’s really almost a ‘stand-alone’…

Hugely enjoyable but much more of a stand-alone than the previous ones in the series - more of the old Moorcock/Lieber of the ‘70’s
than the previous books - and none the worse for that but this book didn’t have the ‘murder/mystery’ element of the others and so was less interesting for that - still a good listen !

Another good listen

Still smiling, great story, loving the narrator, easy to listen to. Started the next book already. Thank you

still quite enjoyable to read

despite the change in scenery it is still the same as the other books, nice and enjoyable.