The Anatomist's Wife

Lady Darby Mystery, Book 1

By: Anna Lee Huber

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

Following the death of her husband, Lady Darby has taken refuge at her sister's estate, finding solace in her passion for painting. But when one of the house guests is murdered, her brother-in-law asks her to aid the insufferable Sebastian Gage - a fellow guest with some experience as an inquiry agent. While Gage is clearly more competent than she first assumed, Kiera isn't about to let her guard down, as accusations and rumors swirl. When Kiera and Gage's search leads them to even more gruesome discoveries, a series of disturbing notes urges Lady Darby to give up the inquiry. But Kiera is determined to protect her family and prove her innocence, even as she risks becoming the next victim.

©2012 Anna Aycock (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Huber's protagonist is complex and likable and the well-lotted mystery is filled with fascinating secondary characters. The setting is lavishly portrayed...you'll be engaged right to the end." ( RT Book Reviews)

first audible was enjoyable

Intriguing storyline and central character. Enjoyed it being read. Am willing to look into the next book.

Compelling story

The writing and character development is top notch. Sadly, the narration is not as good.

Loch mystery

I found the story very interesting. I enjoy period pieces enjoyable if they get the nuances of the time correct. This story was very good at reflecting the bias of the times. Characters were nicely written. Would recommend.

My favorite book of 2021!

Fantastic book and narration! I love the entire series. I am looking forward to the rest of the books.

Narrator put me to sleep .

The story line is interesting but it was hard to
follow. Every time I listened to it I would lose track of what was being said.

Loved the narrator,story and protagonist.

I'm not sure what bothered that reviewer, and it's too bad the review is near the top, influencing listeners!

Great read

I really enjoyed the strong female character. I also liked that the storyline was driven by sex scenes but by a great plot and well developed characters. I can't wait to read the next adventure.

Good story, needs a different narrator!

The overall story was good. This is probably a very good series. Unfortunately, the rest of the books have the same narrator so I probably won't listen to them. I barely made it through this one!

Good Story, Bad Narration

I just finished chapter 4 and have to start over. The narrator slips into a cadence that greatly distracts from the story - DAH duh duh DAH, and so on. Her pitch and timbre are good, and the extra accents are okay, but the cadence can repeat for whole paragraphs, and I lose the story thread. I am sad about this as the book is exactly the kind I like to listen to when doing housework or cooking, and I end up listening to it as I would rap music rather than a story.

Needed: Better editing and more animated narrator

I like the concept of the story but better editing would’ve noted modern colloquialisms and rewritten to fit the language of the story’s time setting. ex: getting into my personal space, smacking someone. Does the narrator have an English accent? There seemed to be a struggle maintaining the accents when the pace and urgency of the story needed to increase. On the whole,it was an enjoyable listen. I’m going to give the next book in the series a try.