Our Lady of Pain, M. C. Beaton
Our Lady of Pain, M. C. Beaton
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Our Lady of Pain

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Davina Porter

Unabridged: 6 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2008

Synopsis

Lady Rose Summer, the wayward Edwardian debutante who keeps getting mixed up in disreputable adventures, would swear she is not a jealous woman. After all, she knows her engagement to private detective Captain Harry Cathcart is only a ploy to keep her parents from shipping her off to India. But then Harry’s latest client, Dolores Duval—a vision of curves with a seductive French accent—starts appearing everywhere at his side. In a fit of rage, Rose threatens Dolores, only to be found the very next day, standing over her dead body. The newspapers rush to convict her, but can Harry and Detective Superintendent Kerridge clear her name?

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton (1936–2019), hailed as the “Queen of Crime” by the Globe and Mail, was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels—the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV—as well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Born in Scotland, Beaton also wrote nearly one hundred historical romances under several pseudonyms. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages and sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide.

About Davina Porter

Davina Porter has been enthralling listeners for over twenty-five years with her ability to mine the psychological depths of the characters she reads and bring them convincingly to life. In 2006, she won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Female Narration and in 2004 for Best Inspirational Literature Narration. She has been honored as an AudioFile Golden Voice and has won nineteen AudioFile Earphones Awards. As an actress, she has appeared on stage at the Vineyard Playhouse and the Square One Theater, among others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on April 07, 2021

I absolutely love Marion Chesney's historical romances. And I love M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth mysteries. And as they are the same person, I assumed that this blending of the two genres: an Edwardian romance series about a private detective and the woman he loves/solves murders with, would be the be......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on August 15, 2016

This is no worse (or better) than the other books in the series, really. It manages to keep up a ridiculous will-they-won’t-they about both main couples, and the same string of coincidences, the same issue where the supposedly smart main characters make silly mistakes. Daisy’s storyline is more inte......more

Goodreads review by Sue on October 11, 2016

Well, thank God that's done and happily, there are no more books to this series. They weren't completely bad, but essentially nothing happened differently from one book to the next except how I felt about the main characters (which involved a lot of eye rolling and the strong desire to slap Rose ups......more

Goodreads review by Sarah | The Marsies on August 04, 2022

2.8⭐️ Une mini déception pour cette fin de saga. Ce que j’aimais avec Les Enquêtes de Lady Rose, c’est la légèreté avec laquelle on suit le récit. Il n’y a pas vraiment de profondeur, ni dans l’intrigue, ni dans les personnages, ni même dans les relations qu’ils entretiennent. Et ça m’allait ! J’écou......more

Goodreads review by Heatherinblack on May 05, 2020

unnecessarily complicated mystery all the random places they went. the superfluous events. the thing at the end that delays things unnecessarily. why? moving relationships forward. but it felt clumsy.......more

Quotes

“If you missed the first novel in this series, get it right away.” Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“Rose once again makes a compelling and likeable heroine. Her predicament dovetails nicely with the growing emergence of her true feelings for Harry, and his for her… Chesney moves the action effortlessly between London, Paris, Scotland, and points in between. This is a satisfying installment that should leave readers eagerly anticipating Rose and Harry’s next adventure.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)

“Readers will delight in the exploits of the fiery, increasingly independent Rose. As ever, Chesney shows herself a master of historical detail and color.” Publishers Weekly

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