Penny for Your Secrets - Anna Lee Huber Audiobook

Written by Anna Lee Huber
Read by Heather Wilds
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Verity Kent Series, Book 3
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: October 29, 2019
Duration: 11:11:20

England, 1919.

Former Secret Service agent Verity Kent is finding that life after wartime offers its own share of danger. The Great War may be over, but for many, there are still obstacles on the home front.

Verity is still adjusting to her post-WWI life and trying to rebuild her marriage to Sidney after a three-year separation, this makes Verity sympathetic to her friend Ada’s marital difficulties. Bourgeois-bred Ada, recently married to the Marquess of Rockham, is overwhelmed trying to navigate the ways of the aristocracy. And when Lord Rockham is discovered shot through the heart with a bullet from Ada’s revolver, Verity fears her friend has made a fatal blunder.

While striving to prove Ada’s innocence, Verity is called upon for another favor.

An ex-MI5 colleague of Verity’s, Irene Shaw, asks Verity to look into the death of her half-sister, Esther. The police say Esther’s murder was a robbery gone wrong, but the only things missing are letters from French cousins. Verity comes upon a clue in Esther’s journal that links the two unrelated deaths together by the most unlikely event—a wartime shipwreck in which the entire crew disappeared without a trace. As the connections deepen, the consequences-not just for Verity, but for Britain-grow more menacing than she could have imagined.

Huber offers a well-researched historical and a fascinating look at the lingering aftermath of war.

Narrator Heather Wilds guides listeners in the footsteps of the Kents, creating the ideal degree of tension to engage listeners. When Verity’s friend is accused of murdering her own husband, she appeals to the former Secret Service agent to find the real killer and clear her name. Wilds creates a distinct and highly suitable voice for each character, using effective accents to identify each one’s place of origin and class. This fascinating and exciting audiobook keeps the energy high and the listening experience joyful. V.M.G. � AudioFile 2020