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J. S. Cook
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In the frigid winter of 1891, with the nation still reeling from the Barings bank crisis, Inspector Philemon Raft returns from an involuntary sabbatical and is tasked with solving the kidnapping of highly placed peer Alice Dewberry. Thrust into a sordid underworld where the upper classes indulge in disreputable overseas investments designed to fatten their pocketbooks, Raft finds himself at loose ends without his companion, Constable Freddie Crook. Far from offering their help, members of upper classes use every asset at their disposal to keep Raft from discovering the truth about hapless kidnap victim Alice Dewberry - who may not even exist.
Soon Raft discovers that his old nemesis, the workhouse master John Gallant, has returned to London. Gallant doesn't say what he wants - but he knows enough to ruin Raft's career and even his life. Raft tries to solve the case with his usual strange insight, but there are other, darker forces at work. This is a frightened London: the London of Whitechapel; of Jack the Ripper; the London of poverty, dirt, and despair, where a right turn down the wrong alley could earn Raft a swift trip to the morgue.
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It was whispered all through London Society that Ian Mackenzie was mad, that he’d spent his youth in an asylum, and was not to be trusted - especially with a lady. For the reputation of any woman caught in his presence was instantly ruined. Yet Beth found herself inexorably drawn to the Scottish lord, whose hint of a brogue wrapped around her like silk and whose touch could draw her into a world of ecstasy.
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- By Pookie_Plans on 03-09-21
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The Agency 1: A Spy in the House
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In Victorian England, orphan Mary Quinn lives on the edge. Sentenced as a thief at the age of 12, she’s rescued from the gallows by a woman posing as a prison warden. In her new home, Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls, Mary acquires a singular education, fine manners, and a surprising opportunity. The school is a cover for the Agency — an elite, top secret corps of female investigators with a reputation for results — and at 17, Mary’s about to join their ranks.
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yes, it's YA-but credible for genre for any age
- By connie on 02-25-11
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Jack Maggs
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With scars on his back and silver in his pocket, the huge figure of Jack Maggs strides across the rich landscape of 19th century London. As this enigmatic man moves through its streets and houses, his single-minded quest to find his son will engender love, deceit, and vengeance in the lives around him.
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- By Kathleen on 04-04-05
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Dying in the Wool
- A Kate Shackleton Mystery, Book 1
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Bridgestead is a peaceful spot: a babbling brook, rolling hills, and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens...until the day that Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite goes missing under dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again. Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants to make one last attempt at finding her father. Kate Shackleton has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua's mysterious disappearance?
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Fluff & Nonsense
- By Sara on 01-03-15
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One Touch of Scandal
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All Grace Gauthier ever wanted was the security of a good marriage, family, and home. Instead, despised by her aristocratic father's family because of her mother's foreign birth, she's taken a safe position as a governess. Now, unprotected and alone in London, accused of the shocking murder of her employer, she has no one to turn to except the mysterious - and possibly dangerous - Lord Ruthveyn.
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Boring What Happened
- By Cindy Johnston on 10-13-10
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The Lawrence Browne Affair
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Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor, is mad. At least that's what he and most of the village believes. A brilliant scientist, he hides himself away in his family's crumbling estate, unwilling to venture into the outside world. When an annoyingly handsome man arrives at Penkellis, claiming to be Lawrence's new secretary, his carefully planned world is turned upside down.
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Historical romance without the stupid stuff
- By April on 09-28-20
By: Cat Sebastian
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The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
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In 1780s London, a prosperous merchant finds his quiet life upended when he unexpectedly receives an unusual creature - and meets a most extraordinary woman - in this much-lauded, atmospheric debut that examines our capacity for wonder, obsession, and desire. One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah’s trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold the Jonah’s ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid.
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Gave up
- By Isabella Piestrzynska on 10-27-18
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What Angels Fear
- Sebastian St. Cyr, Book 1
- By: C. S. Harris
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It's 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George III's England. Then a beautiful young woman is found savagely murdered on the altar steps of an ancient church near Westminster Abbey. A dueling pistol found at the scene and the damning testimony of a witness both point to one man - Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, a brilliant young nobleman shattered by his experience in the Napoleonic Wars.
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An Addictive Series
- By Bibliophile1963 on 10-17-16
By: C. S. Harris
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Lost Among the Living
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England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex's wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to Wych Elm House, the family's estate in the Sussex countryside. But there is much she never knew about her husband's origins...and the revelation of a mysterious death in the Forsyths' past is just the beginning.
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Interesting Story
- By Isobel on 05-07-16
By: Simone St. James
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Steam and Sorcery
- By: Cindy Spencer Pape
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Sir Merrick Hadrian hunts monsters, both human and supernatural. A Knight of the Order of the Round Table, his use of magick and the technologies of steam power have made him both respected and feared. But his considerable skills are useless in the face of his greatest challenge, guardianship of five unusual children. At a loss, Merrick enlists the aid of a governess....
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light read
- By Marcelina on 02-07-13
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The Pale Blue Eye
- By: Louis Bayard
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When the body of a suicide victim disappears at West Point Military Academy in 1831, only to be discovered hours later missing its heart, the Academy calls on retired detective Gus Landor to investigate. Landor is something of a legend among his peers, noted for an uncanny, Holmesian ability to read people. When Edgar Allan Poe, a new cadet, comes forth with his own cryptic conclusion—that the man Landor is looking for is a poet—Landor is intrigued and enlists Poe as his assistant.
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Could not get through it
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-15
By: Louis Bayard
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Wicked Intentions
- By: Elizabeth Hoyt
- Narrated by: Ashford McNab
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Infamous for his wild, sensual needs, Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, is searching for a savage killer in St. Giles, London's most notorious slum. Widowed Temperance Dews knows St. Giles like the back of her hand-she's spent a lifetime caring for its inhabitants at the foundling home her family established. Now that home is at risk.....
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I don't understand the bad reviews. I enjoyed it!
- By Katherine on 12-24-12
By: Elizabeth Hoyt
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- Meg
- 01-01-18
Disappointed
I did not know this was a part of a series, so it might have made more sense if I had read the other books.
Otherwise, Joel Leslie is amazing as always!
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- Jacob
- 05-08-15
A sexy Victorian Sleuth with Oscar Wilde charm.
Would you listen to Come to Dust again? Why?
Definitely. Cook weaves very complex plots together (that also contribute to a overall character arc through the series). After reading the book you want to turn back and discover all the threads that are revealed once you know the outcome of the mystery. This is certainly one of the most complex and rich m/m themed books i've ever read. It's practically a Dickens novel with some incredibly rich gay characters.
What other book might you compare Come to Dust to and why?
Cook is clearly tipping her hat to Conan Doyle - there are recurring characters Raft consults with who are clearly based on Sherlock and Watson in personality (here they are lovers, rather than confirmed bachelors). She also has a very clever way of weaving other famous Victorian fictional characters and real history through the world of the plot. If you are looking for a really enjoyable read - rather than a book is thinly veiled plot to get to sex scenes - you will love this. The characters are dense and layered and when the book does explore sexual material the pay off is fantastic. Raft really reminds me of Michael Sheen - he's a wonderful, vulnerable and flawed character. The narrator dives into this book with both feet... it's very much in the vein of Game of Thrones, or Harry Potter narration... the range of voices, accents and characters is staggering. It's like a full Masterpiece Mystery - I was really impressed.
Which scene was your favorite?
The scenes between Raft and Cholmendely as their relationship shifts is really endearing. I loved their dynamic together. Which, considering that readers of the previous books in the series were invested in another pairing with Raft... is pretty impressive. You didn't resent this character - you couldn't help but adore him.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I don't want to give it up - but there was certainly a scene at the end that had me in tears. I wasn't expecting it and I hadn't even realized how attached I had become to a certain character.
Any additional comments?
I'm eager for them to release the earlier two books in the series - hopefully with the same narrator. It would be great to have the entire series...but this book certainly does stand on it's own. You won't be at a great disadvantage listening to this (the third) in the series before the others... but I'll be it will whet your appetite to back and read more of them.
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- DanBudda
- 05-20-15
Awesome.
I'm new to the m/m stuff and was reluctant to try this since I find so much of m/m "literature" pitifully simple minded and sappy. If you are of the same mind, please give this a chance. The narrator takes a little getting used to, but once you settle in with him, you will find him remarkable and very FUNNY! The story is quite good. I did not read the previous books and don't feel as if I missed anything. Beautifully written. Go for it.
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- Karen
- 05-27-15
So much more than m/m erotica!!!
This book is so rich and detailed... It's obvious the author has done a vast amount of research into creating a believable Jack the Ripper era Victorian London. Inspector Raft is a really engaging leading character in the Agatha Christie vein... (in my head I imagined Ioan Gruffudd or Alan Cumming)... with a great duality and inner struggle that weaves an even greater mystery into the narrative arc. I am very much hoping they release the rest of the series on audiobook because I was enchanted by the versatility and characterizations by the narrator. He does an incredible job creating a huge cast of characters with theatrical aplomb. It reminded me Jim Dale doing Peter and the Starcatchers or Harry Potter. Although the book is m/m romance that is only the tiniest sliver of what makes the a really arresting work of mystery fiction. Don't discount it as 'gay pulp'... this is a really cool novel.
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- OwenD
- 06-04-15
Cumberbatch hotness in Victorian London
I was really won over by this book. It's nothing like what I expected... I thought it would be typical m/m romance with a kind of clunky plot and thinly veiled excuses for the characters to have it off. Nothing of the kind. The author is totally invested in creating a complex mystery, a complex and detailed feel for the era, and a fully developed hero. I love that there are very strong allusions to other classic Victorian characters (Characteres very like Sherlock Holmes and Watson serve as an intellectual foil to Inspector Raft) as well as Jack the Ripper. The narration is incredibly well done - with nuance and enormous variety... and witty delivery. I think lovers of great detective novels will find themselves pleasantly delighted to discover Inspector Raft and his sensual and sensational adventure.
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- RJ
- 05-09-15
Masterpiece Mystery meets M/M romance.
What did you love best about Come to Dust?
I loved the character of Constable Cholmendely... He was like a St Bernard desperately waiting for a pat on the head. The interplay and relationship between him and inspector Raft is fantastic. This has to be one of the most intricate plots of a m/m romance I've ever read... this was all about the story and the characters. The sex scenes are great - but they are secondary to the author's dedication to providing a rich mystery filled with amazing characters. The romantic plot of this book also truly captures you.
What other book might you compare Come to Dust to and why?
If you've always wished that Sherlock would just shut up and kiss Watson... you will LOVE this book. All the excitement and intricacy of a Holmes mystery and the edgier kind of Jekyll and Hyde Victorian tension are palpable. Cook does a super job keeping her m/m characters in very real concern for the danger of their romantic attractions. Through this series of books (which can all be read independently) the world she creates is palpable. Her research really shows and he flair for character specific dialogue is great.
What about Joel Leslie’s performance did you like?
It's very impressive. He brings depth and specificity to a huge range of characters. This book is really Dickensian in it's sweep - and he is pretty remarkable. It totally brought the book alive.
If you could rename Come to Dust, what would you call it?
Inspector Raft and the Confounding Constable
Any additional comments?
If you like Cumberbatch's Sherlock and you're a fan of m/m fiction with historical flair... you'll love it.
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- Blake
- 05-10-15
Smart, Sophisticated and Sexy
Would you consider the audio edition of Come to Dust to be better than the print version?
Yes - I think that the performance of the narrator brings the books very vividly to life. If you love big epic narrations like Game of Thrones or the Star Wars books... this is on that scale. The characterizations are specific and spot on. It was like listening to a great radio drama on the BBC. I hope the rest of the series is recorded soon as well by the same team.
What other book might you compare Come to Dust to and why?
I can't really compare JS Cooks writing to any other m/m writers off the top of my head... She is really creating a depth and complexity of plot and characters that really harken back to novels like Jane Eyre or Dorian Grey. That with a little dash of Dr. Who intrigue as well. If you're a fan of British costume drama and you love well-drawn gay leading characters, you'll love Inspector Raft.
What does Joel Leslie bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Incredible versatility. The characterizations are so numerous - but they are all very specific and really help you follow the many plot lines. I thought his portrayal of Cholmedely and Jeremy Hoare were my favorite. If you're a Jeremy Brett Sherlock fan you can really hear that influence in Hoare.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Fighting every crime... except the one of his heart.
Any additional comments?
This is a strong, solid piece of detective fiction... not a pulp bodice-ripper at all.
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- Dana Piazzi
- 01-26-17
Great narration, but story left questions
Where does Come to Dust rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The narration was really good, but the story left a little bit to be desired. I don't regret listening though.
Would you be willing to try another book from J. S. Cook? Why or why not?
Yes. Even though I felt confused by some of the book, I did enjoy it. They have written more mysteries and I want to see how they are.
Have you listened to any of Joel Leslie’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
So many accents and variations in tone. It's hard to believe that one person created them all. A few accents were very strong though, and I almost couldn't understand the words. Still I thought it was a great performance.
Any additional comments?
Full review from Rainbow Gold Reviews. (A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.)
Narration: I’ve listened to many books narrated by Joel Leslie. He always does a fantastic job creating a multitude of accents and variations in tone to give a unique voice to every character in the book. Sometimes it is hard to believe all the voices come from one person. His narration was a bright spot of this listening experience.
Story: This review is a little hard for me to write. I enjoyed the book and thought it had some really interesting ideas. However, there was so much going on in this book, maybe a little too much. I was left feeling confused and also wanting more. Many of the ideas I would have liked to learn more about. According to Goodreads, this book is listed as book 3, but I don’t see the previous books for sale anywhere. Perhaps those might have cleared up some of my confusion.
We start in 1891 when being gay could be considered a crime. Inspector Philemon Raft is assigned to solve the case of a missing girl. Raft is an interesting character. He seems to see ghosts. I would have liked to have seen his ability be used in solving crimes, but it seems like it is just a facet of the character that doesn’t really go anywhere. He still seems to have excellent powers of deduction and is a respected detective. His lover and sidekick, Constable Freddie Crook, is out of the country battling a laudanum addiction. It is obvious that Raft had great feelings for the man. During moments of the book, Raft would hear or see Freddie. I was left trying to figure out whether he was dead or if it was just daydreams and memories. It played havoc on Raft and on me, too.
With Freddie gone, Raft is assigned a new partner, Prentiss Chalmondley. (I think that is how it is spelled, since I listened to the audio without having the book in front of me.) Prentiss is an interesting character. He talks in a cockney slang that causes others to think he’s not particularly bright, but they’re dead wrong. His intelligence and investigative skills are clearly being misused in his usual position of minding the prisoners in their cells. Prentiss is also a very likable guy. His crush on Raft is returned a bit, but Raft is longing for Freddie.
The mystery itself was interesting. A boat load of twists and turns await, including an intersex character. While the kidnapping case was solved, in a matter of speaking, it’s not without casualties. Several lives are lost, and Raft finds himself maybe-temporarily blinded. I wish I could find out what happens in the future for him. Gallant is a side character who I would have liked to learn more about as well. He and Raft have a past, but I feel like there could have been a whole other story involving that past, because even Raft seems unclear as to what happened. Overall, it is a book I would recommend. It was a good mystery but I wish I didn’t have so many questions left hanging when it ended. My hope is that the previous two books are being republished or there will be a follow up.
7.5/10 Pots of Gold
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- Dennis
- 06-04-15
Don't Get Attached
This mystery is a mess due to grotesque and unnecessary mayhem (please look up the legal definition of "mayhem")).
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- Deborah Frederick
- 11-23-22
I really wanted to like it
I really wanted to like this book, but just couldn’t engage with it. The story proceeds in fits and starts with frequent changes in the POV that don’t add anything or make much sense. Maybe if I’d read the book/series before the audiobook it would be better, but starting with this title was more frustrating than anything else. There are too many characters that are presented without any established connection to the plot that you just have to accept as important. As to the narrator, they did a good job but I’m convinced they said one of the characters was named ‘Whore’ and can’t bring myself to buy the print version to confirm
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