The Undetectables, Courtney Smyth
The Undetectables, Courtney Smyth
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The Undetectables

Author: Courtney Smyth

Series: Undetectables

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Unabridged: 12 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/31/2024


Synopsis

Be gay, solve crime, take naps—A witty and quirky fantasy murder mystery in a folkloric world of witches, faeires, vampires, trolls and ghosts, for fans of Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey and T. J. Klune's Under the Whispering Door.

A magical serial killer is stalking the Occult town of Wrackton. Hypnotic whistling causes victims to chew their own tongues off, leading to the killer being dubbed the Whistler (original, right?).

Enter the Undetectables, a detective agency run by three witches and a ghost in a cat costume (don't ask). They are hired to investigate the murders, but with their only case so far left unsolved, will they be up to the task?

Mallory, the forensic science expert, is struggling with pain and fatigue from her recently diagnosed fibromyalgia. Cornelia is suddenly stirring all sorts of feelings in Mallory. Diana is hitting up all her ex-girlfriends for information. And not forgetting ghostly Theodore: deceased, dramatic, and also the agency's first—unsolved—murder case.

With bodies stacking up and the case leading them to mysteries at the very heart of magical society, can the Undetectables find the Whistler before they become the killer's next victims?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Megu on September 26, 2023

If this had lived up to its tagline, it would have been a great urban fantasy (seriously, it's such a great tagline!). Sadly, it's just mediocre, hence three stars. On a positive note, Courtney Smith managed to capture the complicated dynamics of 20-something friends group. Mallory, Cornelia and Dian......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on September 25, 2023

*4.5 stars* The Undetectables is a quirky magical mystery with the best chronic illness rep I’ve read in a long time (it resonated SO MUCH), and it also captures with excruciating precision the fraught emotions and agonies of early-20s friends groups. I adored all 3 of the women in the central group......more

Goodreads review by Tiffany on January 26, 2025

I wanted to love this one. So much. The tag line is “Be Gay. Solve Crime. Take Naps.” I snatched it up when I saw it based on that alone. But it just kind of… was. For all the things happening in here, I had to keep going back to it after setting it down to go do other things. I just wasn’t hooked.......more

Goodreads review by Kara on July 10, 2024

I was so hyped for The Undetectables for no particular reason. It just seemed like a neat premise, and who doesn’t like the tagline, “Be gay. Solve crimes. Take naps”? Courtney Smyth promises a queernorm paranormal mystery involving witches, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and fairies. For the most pa......more

Goodreads review by Kayla on October 14, 2024

3.5 rounded up! It’s giving supernatural x heartstopper. Had to quietly cringe through some of the dialogue but it was very cute and had a really entertaining murder plot!......more