DEATH AT THE WEDDING FEAST John Rawlings, Apothecary, Book 14

In a warm, familiar voice, Michael Tudor Barnes tells another richly detailed story featuring apothecary John Rawlings, who concocts herbal remedies while also solving murders in Georgian England. In this fourteenth in the series, listeners encounter a more thoughtful and mature Rawlings, who travels to Devon to attend the wedding of an old rake. The dissolute groom is murdered by assassins dressed as women at the wedding feast. Barnes brings to life gentry and servants alike. Listeners will be charmed by Barnes's smooth, gentle voice as the story creates suspense, satirizes the pompous, punishes the guilty, and blesses young love. Perfect listening for Anglophiles seeking a break from reality. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2014]