Hexed Detective: An Urban Fantasy
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Hexed Detective: An Urban Fantasy
Narrated by:
Millie Jones
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Detective Rita Hobbes’ life has been mysteriously erased, and her day isn’t about to get any better.
All Rita wants is to abandon dreary Blackpool and start over somewhere new. But when she triggers a magical hex that renders her invisible and traps her in her hometown, escape seems impossible.
Rita soon finds that Blackpool has some hidden secrets: magical artifacts fashioned in heaven, a fallen angel buried beneath the sea in a glass prison, and living nightmares in fine suits and animal masks that can turn your mind to soup.
Thrust into a world she doesn’t understand, Rita finds herself trying to solve a case that by any sane measure is unsolvable.
Worse still, the only person she can turn to for help is a self-confessed liar, cheat, and - according to him - the future king of Great Britain.
Listen to Hexed Detective and discover a magical, pause-resisting urban fantasy you cannot put down. Like Neil Gaiman? Then you’ll love Hexed Detective.
©2019 David Bussell and Matthew Stott (P)2019 David Bussell and Matthew StottListeners also enjoyed...
Amazing
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Narrator: Millie Jones
I’m so glad I found these authors, the world they’ve created is interesting and entertaining.
Detective Rita Hobbs can’t wait to leave dreary Blackpool but this new case of missing women, black magic and a celestial artefact are about to turn Rita’s world inside out.
I liked Rita’s character and as for Carlisle, he’s interesting to say the least and I’m still not sure if he’s a good guy or not, he’s definitely a bad guy and I thought that these two may have forged a working relationship but maybe not! I’ve gotta check out the next book to see how Rita gets on in her new world.
Great world
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What begins as a normal day for Blackpool Police Detective Rita Hobbes quickly descends into a race to stop a group of supernatural nightmare-bringers intent on dragging her down a rabbit-hole of horror into the darkside of the city where an ancient being awaits release from its millenia-old prison.
This was a bit of a change of pace for me as there is definitely something of Neil Gaiman in this tale due to the Neverwhere-style undertown and, almost eldritch-slant that affects everything there. Now I've never liked Gaiman's style and so the 'creepy vibe' that saturates this book was somewhat lost on me but it was saved by a likeable protagonist and the interesting (note I didn't say likeable) characters she interacts with.
The narration by Millie Jones was, for the most part, exceptional but I did feel that many of the male characters sounded the same and unfortunately Rita's primary foes both sounded more whiny than creepy or dangerous and I do wonder if a dual-narration would work better, with a male voice for the villains? Aside from that I thoroughly enjoyed her work here and this small niggle was not due in any part to her lack of narrational ability.
Now the way I gauge my enjoyment of a book often comes down to whether I want to see where the story goes, and I do find that I would like to hear where the Rita ends up next as she is a complex character and the reality that the authors have created is, while not scary to me, very interesting.
Chock full of extremely colourful characters, many of which I want to learn more about (how did she lose her leg!?) means there is a wealth of story potential, and many a dark corner yet to be delved, and so I am definitely looking forward to my next trip to Blackpool.
Dark and mysterious with a touch of the weird.
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Well narrated although would have preferred a little better character and accent differentiation.
This is my honest opinion on a free review copy.
Another great Uncanny Kingdom book!
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An Excellent story
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Realy enjoyed
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Rita is a wonderful character, full of life, snarky and she is smart, something I appreciate in a character. Nothing worse than a TSTL female protagonist. Carlisle is the best character IMO, hands now. He is a bad guy, but not really, unapologetic it's the right word. And he is so classy, he reminds me of a elegant cat.
The story never got boring, the pace is spot on and the revelation at the end was a surprise. Can't wait to listen the next installment!
Millie Jones did such a good job with the narration. Her voice is smooth and deep, she knows how to give life to the characters emotions. I was able to distinguish between one character and the other too.
Urban Fantasy + Horror
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