Charms and Death and Explosions (Oh My!): The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, Book 2 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Honor Raconteur (Author, Publisher), Donovan Hughes (Narrator), Dallas Boudreaux (Narrator)

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Humanity excels in finding ever creative ways to murder....

Car bombings as a means for murder was unheard of, unprecedented, and as far as Henri Davenforth knows, only one person in the entire world had ever seen the like before: his partner, the Shinigami Detective.

The case is transferred to them, because this one calls for Jamie’s skills. But it turns out that not everything is as it appears on the surface. What should have been a straightforward murder, might have some very murky motives behind it, and the further that the two investigate, the stranger the case becomes.

Now the Royal Mage of Kingston is involved, as well as the Kingsmen, bad charms are flying about, and the situation’s going from bad to worse. Their two murder victims created some bad magic, and it’s spreading like a disease throughout the city, killing other people in its wake. Henri’s desperate to track it down, to end it. He’s afraid that if they don’t react fast enough, even more death and explosions will follow in short order.

And thousands will die in the aftermath.

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7 hours and 6 minutes
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Honor Raconteur
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Donovan Hughes, see all
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May 3, 2021
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Listening Length	7 hours and 6 minutes
Author	Honor Raconteur
Narrator	Donovan Hughes, Dallas Boudreaux
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	May 03, 2021
Publisher	Honor Raconteur
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B093TWHGNW
Best Sellers Rank	#65,973 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #99 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #318 in Steampunk Fiction #2,008 in Women Sleuth Mysteries

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Goldie

Lots to like, but...

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019

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I was really looking forward to this book: in The Shinigami Detective, Jamie and Henri had to apply their various skills to solve a difficult case, and the development I saw in the main characters (in Henry especially) was some of the best I've read. I anticipated more of the same but, while the case is another difficult one, I was disappointed that both Henri and Jamie seemed to be marking time, character-wise. Neither of them grew much, in my opinion, and their friendship didn't seem to grow/change/deepen. Key issues like Jamie's core stability wasn't really followed up and, as such a key vulnerability, I would have liked to hear more about what Henri and Sherard are doing about it. Fingers crossed for the next one...

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Clyde Ulmer

A decent book that could have been a good one with just a little work

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2019

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I occasionally interrupt my reading of "serious" science fiction and fantasy to dip into lighter, fun fantasy. Somewhat of a guilty pleasure, although I've stumbled across works that I could actually recommend. This book is not one of those, and I find myself irritated because the author -- with some small effort -- could have written a good to very good book.
There is a clever conceit at the heart of this series, in that the books are journals/reports written by Henri, one of the two main characters. Margin notes are hand written in the journal first by Jamie, the second main character and then by Sherard, an important secondary character, then answered/rebutted/complained about by Henri. Great fun. Later, journal pages are added by Jamie to flesh out the narrative. The two main characters have clearly distinct POV voices; and are both believable, relatable and interesting. No super-powered alpha females (which is not to say Jamie can't kick ass) battling wills with uber hot super-powered alpha males on the inevitable route to... And that's a big plus. However... Deities and devils both live in the details, and both books fail here on several fronts. First, internal consistency: these hand-written margin notes from Jamie seem rather odd in light of the fact that she can neither read nor write the language well. Does anyone other than me see the problem here? There are other consistency issues, but I won't belabor the point. Second, editing: or rather the lack thereof -- misspelled words, correctly spelled but wrong in context words (e.g. regulated when it should been relegated), and incorrect grammar. Please, Honor, look up the rules for conjoined personal pronouns. Third, laziness: this sort of plot begs for a bit of world building. Instead, Jamie gets plopped down in early 20th century London, complete with what Americans quaintly believe to be English idioms of the time. But with magic. Magic makes it all different, right? Finally, disregard for facts: one plot element revolved around magic mushrooms. OK, I get it -- wink, nod. But these mushrooms needed to be harvested as seedlings. Mushrooms do not, have never, and will never have seedlings. Any ninth grade biology textbook will make that clear. I will not even start with the conception of infection diseases set forth... Final evaluation: great promise unfulfilled. 2.5 stars.

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Needs an editor

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2019

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I'm not a big fan of pseudo-Victoriana or of steampunk, and I almost skipped this series because (and I apologise if the author's parents actually chose it) the pen-name "Honor Raconteur" is a bit trite. I confess, however, I overall enjoyed the ideas and characters.
What killed the book for me, totally distracted me and interrupted the flow, was the lack of editing. After the third or fourth misuse of the word "amiable," for instance, I started grinding my teeth. I am pretty sure the writer meant that a character was "amenable" to a change or idea. I can stand casual grammatical errors and a one-off malapropism, but for pity's sake, if you are going to use a word over and over, LOOK IT UP AND GET IT RIGHT.

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Excellent steampunk fantasy includes an Influenza epidemic, w/ intelligent, compassionate leaders.

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2020

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Yesterday I started #ShelterinPlace and read this excellent steampunk-fantasy of a police procedural with fun, likable characters. I’ll be going through my TBR list for the next few weeks, as it’s 16 March 2020 in America-the-Unready-for-COVID-19. #ShelterinPlace so hospital ICUs aren’t inundated by immunocompromised friends, sick parents, grandparents, etc.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which is the best of the three in this series, and fantasy lovers, this book features more magic than police procedural. Strong character development continues, with focus on Magic Examiner Henri Davenforth, his family, and Royal Mage Sherard.

Detective Jaime Edwards, former FBI agent from Earth, is approaching an ominous anniversary—one that has Davenport, Sherard, and the Kingsmen in helicopter-brothering mode. Jaime’s talking purple cat, Clint Barton, is her comforting cuddler when she has nightmares. Clint is a joy to read about—although Jaime does warn in caps to NOT give him liquor or sugar water. NEVER AGAIN. Plus, per Jaime: ‘“The song that never ends” is hereby BANNED from this house. Clint SANG IT FOR THREE HOURS STRAIGHT.’

In this time of COVID-19, I suggest readers take any science information in this book—medicine, biology, mycology, pathophysiology, etc.—with a heaping cup of salt. I enjoy the author’s work, but she really needed a good editor, a high school biology teacher, and a medical practitioner to check her “facts.”

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serendipity5

Sheer reading joy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2019

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Equally as good as the first in this series, full of quirky humour and wonderful characters who you want to bring home with and make friends with. This book has everything I look for in writing, in terms of how involved I feel with the story. Just like Jamie and Henri, in terms of the case this time around, I felt a strong sympathy with the culprits, however in a need to further justice and stop further crimes they plough on. It felt incredible real and believable and I am sure this snare must happen in the real world, minus the magic and being on another world of course :-) Jamie is still imparting her knowledge of Earth and the relationship between her and Henri is delightful, as is that of them both along with the Kingsmen and Sherard. I loved meeting Queen Regina and discovering more about the world and Jamie and Henri's personal lives. Not to be read without having read the first book in the series, they are both wonderful escapist reading pleasure.

Miss K.

Excellent story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2019

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This is the second book of a new series for Honor and I'm really enjoying it. It's slightly different to her other series as it follows someone from our world having been transported to another! It still has the magic element but more a steampunk version!? I thoroughly enjoyed the first book and am definitely not disappointed with this. I love that you get to see more of Henri's family and of Sherard, I also really like the addition of the Kingsmen, you hear about them in the previous book but its good to actually meet them and seeing their relationship with Jamie is fun. I 100% recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good story with great characters.

Clanger

Cracking crime story with low magic steampunk

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2019

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Really easy to read and enjoy; the crimes are appropriate for the setting and the characters entertaining. Heading for the third book now and hoping for a bit more depth to the main protagonists.
If Ms Raconteur reads these I'd love to see a prequel about the Belladonna era and how it led to the Shinigami Detective arriving (what made such a powerful nutjob want a bodyguard?) Please!

Amazon Customer

really good and precedent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2020

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I try to buy Honor Raconteur's books as soon as they are available and that often leads me to reread earlier ones in the series to enjoy all over again. I've just reread this one in the middle of Covid 19 lockdown and in lots of details it is scarily precedent. I love Jamie and Henri as charecters and having owned many cats Clint is an ab solute delight .

Amazon Customer

Another good read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2022

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I really enjoy the characters, concept and storyline of the Raconteur ‘The Case Files of Henri Davenforth” series. Humour, murder, magic, and policing… in an unfamiliar world!

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