I was excited to get an opportunity to go back and review the first book because I have read this series a bit out of order this one felt like a prequel to me. These books really don’t have to be read in order, they can stand alone but like many great mystery series are much richer when read in chronological order. There is an element of romance in the series but not much beyond attraction in this installment. I love the regency genre and these books are so well written and then to add such a phenomenal narrator to this story it really just makes it such an entertaining listen. Joel Froomkin is now one of my favorite narrators, his differentiations, accents, and acting skills are top notch. This is a fairly clean series, free of bad language and bedroom scenes and I in my opinion appropriate enough for upper middle school age to adult. The only caution I could give is due to Mr. Pickett’s working as a Bow street runner he does come in contact with characters that are prostitutes but nothing scandalous happens.
—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.