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Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Series: Royal Spyness, Book 13
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Georgie and Darcy are finally on their honeymoon in Kenya's Happy Valley, but murder crashes the party in this all-new installment in the New York Times best-selling series.
I was so excited when Darcy announced out of the blue that we were flying to Kenya for our extended honeymoon. Now that we are here, I suspect he has actually been sent to fulfill another secret mission. I am trying very hard not to pick a fight about it, because after all, we are in paradise! Darcy finally confides that there have been robberies in London and Paris. It seems the thief was a member of the aristocracy and may have fled to Kenya. Since we are staying in the Happy Valley - the center of upper-class English life - we are well positioned to hunt for clues and ferret out possible suspects.
Now that I am a sophisticated married woman, I am doing my best to sound like one. But crikey! These aristocrats are a thoroughly loathsome sort enjoying a completely decadent lifestyle filled with wild parties and rampant infidelity. And one of the leading lights in the community, Lord Cheriton, has the nerve to make a play for me. While I am on my honeymoon! Of course, I put an end to that right off.
When he is found bloodied and lifeless along a lonely stretch of road, it appears he fell victim to a lion. But it seems that the Happy Valley community wants to close the case a bit too quickly. Darcy and I soon discover that there is much more than a simple robbery and an animal attack to contend with here in Kenya. Nearly everyone has a motive to want Lord Cheriton dead and some will go to great lengths to silence anyone who asks too many questions. The hunt is on! I just hope I can survive my honeymoon long enough to catch a killer....
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-10-19
Not the best
This is sadly a bit of a disappointment. It is not the best story as it is very slow to get going.
The audio book disappoints further as it is badly read.
Georgia does nots sound as endearing as usual ,her tone is a little brusque.
Fig sounds elderly and yet is the mother of a toddler
Please, please find another narrator. I love Georgie and the other characters in this wonderful series but I won't be buying any more audio books with the same narrator.
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- Mrs
- 25-10-19
Excruciating narration
I agree with the previous reviewer that this wasn't the best book and it was made far worse by the narrator. I winced my way through it but I won't be listening to another.
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- D. Hviid
- 31-07-21
Drivel with glaring plotholes
I mean I don't come here for le carré level intrigue, but this one took the biscuit for me. Waste of time and money.
3 people found this helpful
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- Carôle
- 25-12-20
I’m Done Now!
In my opinion this series has lost its way. It’s gone seriously downhill in terms of character development - in as far as, there isn’t any! Georgiana has been pining and longing and dreaming to be with Darcy forever, then she gets married to him and, he hasn’t changed, but she’s suddenly doubting him!
Additionally, she appears to be schizophrenic in her outlook: she is hesitant and unsure with what to say or do when some man is making approaches to her which are unacceptable yet, she was powerful and outspoken, channeling Queen Victoria for other things that aren’t life threatening!
I can’t go into specifics, because it will fill the review with spoilers! But I’ve decided that I’ve come to the end of this series!
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- Mrs. C. Hunt
- 24-01-20
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
With her wedding day, to Darcy over Lady Georgina only has to find out where her honeymoon will be. After a short stay in the river, Darcy is offered a trip to Kenya, where they bump in to Mrs Simpson. After being introduced to the local society, they find them without morals. Until they come across a body, and find themselves involved in another investigation. With attempts on they lives they have to be more careful than ever. Read brilliantly again by Jasmine Blackborow.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-22
Narrating has affected the first character
The narrator makes the first character sound like a spoiled princess which contradicts the impression one gets from the books.
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- Christine Hargreaves
- 16-08-21
Exciting and interesting
Lovely descriptions of Africa, felt like I was there with them. Brought back lovely memories of kruger Park and glorious views
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- Barbara
- 26-04-20
Very enjoyable
Much improved narration from the last book and I enjoyed the fact that the book gave an inkling of what life had been like
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- Jennifer Breakspear
- 19-04-22
Great who done it!
Thoroughly enjoyed every part of it and the perpetrator I never guessed in a million years. Truly entertaining A+++
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- J E Hill
- 17-04-22
series as a whole going downhill, disappointing
The heroine's character and speech becoming increasingly asinine; narrator overdoing emotion etc. The storyline was OK
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- Katherine Cullar
- 22-01-20
Okay but the new narrator is all wrong
I have read all of Her Royal Spyness books and have now listened to them as well. This last book wasn't my favorite, probably because of the entitled, bed-hopping characters, but it was okay. The narration on this book and the last, however, is awful. I knew Katherine Kelgren would be hard to replace but there are lots of other great narrators. The plucky Georgie sounds alternately whiny and snooty, and Darcy sound breathy and wimpy. Jasmine Blackborow doesn't seem to understand the characters. I will just read the ebooks from now on unless another narrator reads them.
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- Amy
- 25-01-20
Least favorite
My least favorite in the series. The twist of marriage is fine, but I missed the quirky maid and the normal Georgie...and well I am a huge fan and just didn’t care for this book.
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- Nonnie
- 24-02-20
Not up to previous books
Georgie and Darcy are on their honeymoon. Story is much less interesting than usual; Georgie seems much more whiny and unsure of herself; Darcy comes off as sleasy (I'm not sure why I had that impression); lots of new characters, but none I cared about.
Only one quick appearance by a singke cheetah, by the way.
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- Dylan
- 09-10-19
Not Georgie's Finest
Oh this is not the easiest review to write. Because I am a lover of the series. I have listened to the books more times than I can count. They have been on repetition for about 4 years. Yes that has always been thanks to the wonderful narration of Katherine Kellgren. And yes I have known for the last few books that the stories have been getting a little duller. But no matter I pushed on.
The only positive thing I can say here is Jasmine Blackborow was the only saving grace of this book. I was so worried that it would be drastically different from Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding. Because I do love continuation. So thank you Jasmine! Thank you for giving a great performance.
As for the story. Rhys is continuously focused on repetition. Something I have complained about in previous books. But we seem to be taking this to new highs here. Really I think it's time to get an editor who will fix this.
The story itself seems to be dirtier than usual. I don't know maybe I am getting cranky in my old age. Whilst we had a few dirty scenes in previous books there has always been more of an implication into how naughty everyone is.
Really I would have preferred Queenie in this book to lift the mood a little. I know she isn't a favorite of many others but she just brings the tone back to earth.
I felt that I was unable to connect to any of the new characters in the book. Whereas in previous books I felt that they were more established. Even if they were one-off characters.
I loved the setting just not the story. So much lost potential.
I hold my breath for the next book hoping its more to form. Else maybe, and this is sad for me to write, we should close off the story altogether.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-10-19
Very disappointing
I have loved the whole Royal Spyness series until now. None of the characters have any redeeming qualities so who cared who killed who? The regulars (Queenie, Belinda, etc). are absent. It seemed like the author got bored herself, so the murderer confessed for no reason, The End.
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- Donna K Nolten
- 05-10-19
A better, but still flawed, second narration
The story meets Royal Spyness standards generally. The narration, however, leaves much to be desired. Accents are ridiculously overdone. Georgiana has been given a whining tone not present in Katherine Kellgren’s narrations. This gives the main character a much less endearing personality and detracts from the desire to follow her adventures further. Hopefully, this can be addressed for future productions.
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- M Markel
- 14-10-19
Good Story, Rough Narration
Rhys is a brilliant author, who infuses history in the midst of romance and intrigue. I love the way you can tell she has done her research on the topics of her stories. She is just insanely good at what she does. I was less impressed with the narrator. Honestly, I tried my best to be objective listening to this and the last book, knowing it was not the beloved Katherine Kellgren; however, I genuinely think my dislike for the narration would be the same, whether or not I had ever heard the previous books. Georgie just comes across nasally and whiny in this book. It’s less like she is an independent, strong woman and more like a spoiled girl on a jaunt to Africa. It’s hard to convey all of that with tone, but that gives me a new appreciation for the importance of a good story teller. Also, the narrator talks PAINFULLY slow at times. I listened, of course, because Rhys is amazing, but it was tough to stop thinking of how much I dislike the vocals. I also think the next book should include more Belinda. I missed her wit. :)
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- JeanniebeannieB
- 07-10-19
Love the book, but not the reader
I love the 'Her Royal Spyness' series, and I enjoyed spending time with Georgie and Darcy again. I hope there will be many more. Unfortunately, I am not enjoying Jasmine Blackborow's interpretation of it. I understand she has some giant shoes to fill after Kathryn Kellgren's passing, whose interpretation was so spot on perfect that it truly gave the characters wonderful dimension. I was all for giving Ms. Blackborow a chance, but, in my opinion, she's nowhere near as polished a voice actress as Kathryn K. was. Just about all of her male characters sound either lazy, lascivious, drunk or stupid and Darcy sounds half asleep most of the time. And as another reviewer very aptly put it, Georgie often sounds like a cross between Queenie and Fig, especially when upset. I will, of course, continue to listen to any further books in the series, even with this reader, because I love it, but I do miss Kathryn Kellgren.
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- irene fizzell
- 15-10-19
Narration
The general narration of this book was ok but when it came to reading different characters they were so false. Americans all spoke with a lazy drawl, upper class Brits sounded like Maggie Smith although they were only in 30's or 40's. I really wish I could get a refund on this book.
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- Wayne
- 01-10-19
Disappointed; sad
I have immensely enjoyed every prior book in this wonderful cozy historical novel series. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs is just pretty good which is very disappointing. Jasmine Blackborow does a nice job of narration. This is the second novel in Her Royal Spyness series she has narrated since the death of Katherine Kellgren. Kellgren was simply the very best audio book narrator ever, so it would be foolish to expect her replacement to be nearly as outstanding as her.
I shall continue to listen to Ms. Bowen's novels in this series as well as her equally outstanding Molly Murphy historical mystery series, but I'm very disappointed with Love and Death Among the Cheetahs.
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