The Quarter Storm, Veronica G. Henry
The Quarter Storm, Veronica G. Henry
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The Quarter Storm

Author: Veronica G. Henry

Narrator: Robin Miles

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2022

Synopsis

A practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred.Haitian-American Vodou priestess Mambo Reina Dumond runs a healing practice from her New Orleans home. Gifted with water magic since she was a child, Reina is devoted to the benevolent traditions of her ancestors.After a ritual slaying in the French Quarter, police arrest a fellow vodouisant. Detective Roman Frost, Reina’s ex-boyfriend—a fierce nonbeliever—is eager to tie the crime, and half a dozen others, to the Vodou practitioners of New Orleans. Reina resolves to find the real killer and defend the Vodou practice and customs, but the motives behind the murder are deeper and darker than she imagines.As Reina delves into the city’s shadows, she untangles more than just the truth behind a devious crime. It’s a conspiracy. As a killer wields dangerous magic to thwart Reina’s investigation, she must tap into the strength of her own power and faith to solve a mystery that threatens to destroy her entire way of life.

About Veronica G. Henry

Veronica G. Henry was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has been a bit of a rolling stone ever since. She is a graduate of the Viable Paradise Workshop, a member of SFWA, and an Author Spotlight interviewer for Fantasy Magazine. Her work has appeared in various online publications. The author of the novel Bacchanal, she now writes from North Carolina, where she eschews rollerballs for fountain pens and fine paper. Other untreated addictions include chocolate and cupcakes. For more information, visit www.veronicahenry.net.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caitlin on February 23, 2022

I loved how atmospheric The Quarter Storm was. While we didn't get a full immersion into New Orleans, what locations we visited were always well drawn out. But my favorite part was definitely the Vodou and how it was depicted and how Veronica Henry managed to world build this novel with magic. The s......more

Goodreads review by Pogo on February 14, 2022

2 stars? 3 stars? Something in that area anyway. I wanted, like so many other people have said in reviews, to love this book. It has so many appealing elements, New Orleans, magic, murder mystery, food. It could have been great. But it fell as flat as a pancake. I found myself skimming quite a lot o......more

Goodreads review by Daniella on February 12, 2022

Thank you to 47North and NetGalley for providing me access to an eARC to review! I picked this up because I've had Bacchanal on my radar for a little while and thought this might be a good way to introduce myself to the author. Maybe my lack of enjoyment was partly my fault as I wanted to go into it......more

Goodreads review by La Tonya on October 17, 2022

This is the first book I have read with a vodou subject matter. I am very happy it involved a mystery because I like mysteries and suspense. My knowledge expanded about this reglion. I did not knowyou can spell vodooo many differnt ways, for example, Vodou, Vodoun, and Vodun. The Americanized spelli......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on February 06, 2022

Human Stew... It's What's for Dinner... No spoilers. 3 1/2 stars. Vodou, similar to Voodoo, is a religion believing that everything is spirit and its practice encompasses philosophy, medicine and justice as well as religion... The setting for this story is current-day New Orleans where our main charac......more

Quotes

“Narrator Robin Miles transports listeners to the hidden corners of New Orleans in this tale of murder and magic.… Miles voices Reina with a distinct blend of Creole and Haitian accents, emphasizing both her strength and her wistfulness about the people missing from her life. The variously accented characters who populate this detailed portrayal of New Orleans create a feeling of lived-in authenticity, especially Sophie, whose sublime Yat accent deserves a special nod.” —AudioFile Magazine“…this hits the sweet spot of eschewing overdone tropes while retaining the familiar elements that draw fans to the genre. Readers will hope to see more of Mambo Reina.” —Publishers Weekly“The Quarter Storm conjures up an intriguing mystery that draws readers away from New Orleans’s famous tourist spots for a story filled with twists, turns, and unexpected discoveries that will leave them eager for more. Because there’s no better sleuth to handle a murder in New Orleans than a Vodou priestess.” —Nicole Glover, author of The Conductors

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