Private investigator Matilda Wren’s new client is a woman seeking evidence to divorce her husband. She is also the former fiancée of her last client—and dear friend—Lord Ravenhurst. Though he has enthusiastically offered to aid Tilda with future investigations, she can’t very well accept his help in this matter. Especially when her client’s husband is murdered, and Ravenhurst is a suspect.
Hadrian Becket, Earl of Ravenhurst has never felt more alive than when he was solving a mystery with Miss Wren, even when suffering headaches from using his newly acquired ability to touch an object and see a person’s memories. He wants nothing more than to continue their professional association as well as deepen their friendship. Except now he must prove he isn’t guilty of murder, even if that includes working against his former partner.
Tilda can’t believe Hadrian is capable of harming anyone, but how well does she know him? She must rely on her intellect and investigative skill—and not allow her affinity for him to cloud her judgment. When the killer strikes again, Tilda sees that the danger is not to their friendship after all, but to their very existence.
Review:
The second Raven & Wren mystery has even more twists and turns than the first one did, if that’s even possible!
I really enjoyed watching Tilda and Hadrian solve their second (and kind of third, maybe even fourth? since there were multiple things going on and just about as many culprits) case. Ms Burke does a nice job of keeping everyone guessing as the story progresses, and though Hadrian’s ability kind of feels like “cheating,” I quite like that aspect of the story. They still have to come up with a way to get actual evidence to share with the police, at least–his visions mostly serve as a way to narrow down the suspect list for our two main investigators. I’m hoping the next book will give us some kind of an explanation for his talent, but even if it doesn’t, I’m here for it.
I’m also here for other things, should our two main characters decide to take that further in the next book as well 😉
While A Whisper at Midnight *could* be read as a standalone, Hadrian’s abilities began in the first book (apparently brought on by the attack he suffered in the beginning of the book)–and he and Tilda met and began working together in that one as well–so I really recommend reading the series books in order to get the complete picture.
Now don’t mind me, but I’ll just be sitting her patiently waiting for the next one, which was deliciously teased at the end of this book. And maybe quietly chanting friends to lovers. PLEASE give us friends to lovers eventually! under my breath while I do 😉
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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