PENANCE FOR THE DEAD Bow Street Duchess, Book 4

Allie Rose's light, genteel performance is just right for the fourth novel in Cara Devlin's Bow Street Duchess series. Once again, Lady Audrey and Bow Street runner Hugh Marsden must solve a baffling puzzle. When his half-sister, Eloisa, is brutally murdered during a ball, Hugh becomes the prime suspect. Meeting in secret, Hugh and Audrey set out to prove his innocence and to find Eloisa's killer. Rose deftly handles the simmering relationship between Hugh and Audrey while heightening the tension as multiple layers of complicated sibling animosities emerge. The investigation reveals the well-hidden circumstances surrounding Hugh's birth, as well as a sinister plot to get rid of him. Rose narrates all the audiobooks in this entertaining series, and she just keeps getting better. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2024]