Mortal Arts

Name: Mortal Arts
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Anna Lee Huber
ISBN: 9781494574918

Author: Anna Lee Huber

Series: Lady Darby Mystery #2

Narrator: Heather Wilds

Unabridged: 12 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/26/2014

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

After her foray into murder investigation, Lady Kiera Darby must journey to Edinburgh with her family so that her pregnant sister can be close to proper medical care. But the city is full of many things Kiera isn't quite ready to face: the society ladies keen on judging her, her fellow investigator (and romantic entanglement) Sebastian Gage, and ultimately, another deadly mystery.

Kiera's old friend Michael Dalmay is about to be married, but the arrival of his older brother, William, has thrown everything into chaos. For ten years Will has been missing, committed to an insane asylum by his own father. Kiera is sympathetic, especially when rumors swirl about a local girl gone missing. Now Kiera must once again employ her knowledge of the macabre and join forces with Gage in order to prove the innocence of a beloved family friend.

About Anna Lee Huber

Anna Lee Huber is the Daphne Award-winning author of the national bestselling Lady Darby Mysteries and the Verity Kent Mysteries. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she majored in music and minored in psychology. She currently resides in Indiana with her family and is hard at work on her next novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea on November 13, 2013

Well. What to say. Let's start with the good. Lady Kiera Darby is a heroine with an interesting backstory. She views the world in which she inhabits with a bit of an outsiders eye, and since the novel is written first person, hers is the only viewpoint we have. The setting (rambling family manse in......more

Goodreads review by Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) on February 25, 2020

This series is definitely getting better as it goes! I really liked the first installment but I liked this one even more. So excited to see what comes next and love that the romance aspect, is definitely heating up as well!......more

Goodreads review by Jude: The Epic Reader on March 11, 2025

I liked this one more this time around than in the previous two times. (view spoiler)[I just get madder and madder with each reread that they killed off Will. He just deserves so much more (hide spoiler)] I enjoy seeing more of Kiera's childhood and the people who affected her life, in both positive and negative ways. I don't car......more

Goodreads review by Julie on July 23, 2014

An unconventional female heroine, paired with an enigmatic and charming male lead; whispers of a brewing attraction between them; set in 1830 on the rocky coast of the Firth of Forth in Scotland; a mystery involving betrayal and a creepy lunatic asylum and the disappearance of two young girls-- this......more

Goodreads review by dOnnabud on January 07, 2021

This is an excellent read. Central to the plot is a veteran's horrific struggles with PTSD, which was not recognized or treated in 1830. Rather, it was considered to be melancholy or madness. There are many dark, gothic moments, and the thrilling conclusion is reminiscent of Poe!......more