The Undertakers

Name: The Undertakers
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Nicole Glover
ISBN: 9780358581949

Author: Nicole Glover

Series: Murder & Magic Novel #1

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Unabridged: 14 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Published: 11/09/2021

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, African American & Black Fiction

Synopsis

Nicole Glover delivers the second book in her exciting Murder & Magic series of historical fantasy novels featuring Hetty Rhodes and her husband, Benjy, magic practitioners and detectives living in post–Civil War PhiladelphiaNothing bothers Hetty and Benjy Rhodes more than a case where the answers, motives, and the murder itself feel a bit too neat. Raimond Duval, a victim of one of the many fires that have erupted recently in Philadelphia, is officially declared dead after the accident, but Hetty and Benjy’s investigation points to a powerful Fire Company known to let homes in the Black community burn to the ground. Before long, another death breathes new life into the Duval investigation: Raimond’s son, Valentine, is also found dead.Finding themselves with the dubious honor of taking on Valentine Duval as their first major funeral, it becomes clear that his passing was intentional. Valentine and his father’s deaths are connected, and the recent fires plaguing the city might be more linked to recent community events than Hetty and Benji originally thought.The Undertakers continues the adventures of murder and magic, where even the most powerful enchantments can’t always protect you from the ghosts of the past . . .

About Nicole Glover

Nicole Glover is the author of The Conductors and The Undertakers as well as The Improvisers in the Murder and Magic series. When she’s not writing, she’s working as a UX researcher in Virginia where her knowledge about murder and other mysteries is surprisingly useful.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike on March 17, 2022

This book was, overall, disappointing. I said in my review of *The Conductors* that “the mystery was engaging, the magic interesting, and the characters great.” The sequel? The mystery was disjointed and poorly revealed. The magic wasn’t well used, and was explained either too much or too little. An......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on March 05, 2022

"Sometimes family chooses you, other times you choose family. It might even be better to be lonely than to surround yourself with people who have no love for you." While this second installment brought back some of my favourites aspects of the original (loveable characters, a wholesome romance subplo......more

Goodreads review by Tim on December 23, 2021

The blurb says "exciting." I didn't find it so in the pages I got through. OK, I hadn't realized it was #2 but the author did a good job of starting this one off so it didn't matter. First I got lost in the time-jumping. Then I thought the magic was a tad loosey-goosey. Constellation 1 gallops, #2 s......more

Goodreads review by Allison on November 16, 2021

Found family continues to be the backbone of this Reconstruction-era historical fantasy series. It's a living history with both sweeping narratives and clever details to show the scope of the period. It just happens to include the extra feature of celestial magic with side helpings of poisons and en......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on November 30, 2022

Loved this sequel in this series. Wondering why I waited so long to read it though. It was engaging from beginning to end. Bahni Turpin was excellent, as always.......more