Of Hoaxes and Homicide, Anastasia Hastings
Of Hoaxes and Homicide, Anastasia Hastings
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Of Hoaxes and Homicide

Author: Anastasia Hastings

Narrator: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Unabridged: 9 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/30/2024

Synopsis

Sensible Violet Manville and her very ladylike half-sister Sephora are absolutely bored, thank you very much. Though neither of them would ever admit it aloud, they're missing the thrill of playing detective. So when Violet receives a letter from A Heartbroken Mother sent to her alter-ego, the Agony Aunt known to the world only as Miss Hermione, her pulse can't help but quicken. The daughter in question has gotten caught up in a cult: the Hermetic Order of the Children of Aed. Rumors of human sacrifices, mystical doings, and a ghost in the ruined Alburn Abbey where the Children pray have gripped the public consciousness, helped along by a series of novels about the group, written by the mysterious Count Orlando, and clearly this girl has fallen prey. Miss Hermione’s investigation soon collides with very real life when Violet discovers a surprising connection to the cult. With the dashing-but-frustrating Eli Marsh turning up and a member of the Children poisoned, Violet and Sephora—along with their ever-trusty housekeeper Bunty—may have more intrigue than they can manage.

About Anastasia Hastings

Anastasia Hastings has, over a thirty-year-career, published over sixty novels in a number of different genres and under a number of names―Miss Hermione would approve. She is a Sherlock Holmes devotee and a Victorian England aficionado, and she enjoys learning about history as it applies to the everyday lives of the people who lived it. She lives outside of Cleveland with her husband, David, and her Airedale, Eliot Ness.

About Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Mia Hutchinson-Shaw is a queer actor and voice artist based in NYC. She came to narration with a background in classical and period-drama theater and trained in the UK at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. When not performing, she is thrifting for her next outrageous, colorful clothing item, getting on her soapbox about low-waste living, or hunting handmade jewelers for a new item for her collection of giant earrings.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Evestar91

Of Hoaxes and Homicide is the second book in the Victorian Era Miss Hermione mystery series following Violet as she joins an infamous cult to save a friend. The book on the whole is a light fun read but the writing is stilted which detracts from the story. The character arcs of both Violet and Sephor......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications)

3.5 stars for the second book in the Dear Miss Hermione series. Of Hoaxes and Homicide (Dear Miss Hermione, #2) by Anastasia Hastings proved to be another entertaining cozy mystery. This one was set in London and the English countryside in 1885, at the height of the Victorian era. Half sisters, Viol......more

Goodreads review by Judy

A fun, historical cozy mystery is right up my alley. Missed the first in the Miss Hermione series, but this second one was easy to follow without having the read it. Description: "Dear Miss Hermione—what is a mother to do?" Sensible Violet Manville and her very ladylike half-sister Sephora are absolut......more

Goodreads review by Maxine

It is 1885 in London and Violet is still writing the Dear Miss Hermione column. Most of the letters are mundane, offering no challenge and leaving her a bit bored but when she receives a letter from a distraught mother about her daughter who has run off to join a cult, the Children of Aed. Violet’s......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth

This was such a fantastic follow-up to the first book in the series. I actually enjoyed it a bit more. I loved the cult and magic aspects. It also has a kind of a Scooby-Doo vibe to it in the best way possible! Violet's younger sister Sephora was great in this one. All of her sections were very comic......more

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