Detective Rita Hobbes’ life has been mysteriously erased, and her day isn’t about to get any better.All Rita wants is to abandon dreary Blackpool and start over somewhere new. But when she triggers a magical hex that renders her invisible and traps her in her hometown, escape seems impossible.Rita soon finds that Blackpool has some hidden secrets: magical artefacts fashioned in Heaven, a fallen … some hidden secrets: magical artefacts fashioned in Heaven, a fallen Angel buried beneath the sea in a glass prison, and living nightmares in fine suits and animal masks that can turn your mind to soup.
Thrust into a world she doesn’t understand, Rita finds herself trying to solve a case that by any sane measure is unsolvable.
Worse still, the only person she can turn to for help is a self-confessed liar, cheat, and–according to him–the future king of Great Britain.
Read Hexed Detective and discover a magical, page-turning urban fantasy you cannot put down. Like Neil Gaiman? Then you’ll love Hexed Detective.
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This is the second audiobook I listen by this author and it did not disappoint me. It’s a mixture of horror, action and urban fantasy. The opening chapters were so creepy, I was listening while in bed preparing to sleep and got freaky scared, that almost never happen to me with audiobooks. Rita is a wonderful character, full of life, snarky and she is smart, something I appreciate in a character. Nothing worse than a TSTL female protagonist. Carlisle is the best character IMO, hands now. He is a bad guy, but not really, unapologetic it’s the right word. And he is so classy, he reminds me of a elegant cat. The story never got boring, the pace is spot on and the revelation at the end was a surprise. Can’t wait to listen the next installment! Millie Jones did such a good job with the narration. Her voice is smooth and deep, she knows how to give life to the characters emotions. I was able to distinguish between one character and the other too.
Format: audiobook
Narrator: Millie Jones
I’m so glad I found these authors, the world they’ve created is interesting and entertaining.
Detective Rita Hobbs can’t wait to leave dreary Blackpool but this new case of missing women, black magic and a celestial artefact are about to turn Rita’s world inside out.
I liked Rita’s character and as for Carlisle, he’s interesting to say the least and I’m still not sure if he’s a good guy or not, he’s definitely a bad guy and I thought that these two may have forged a working relationship but maybe not! I’ve gotta check out the next book to see how Rita gets on in her new world.
Magically delicious!
No, I’m not talking about a breakfast cereal. I am talking about this amazing story from the Uncanny Kingdom. All the Uncanny Kingdom stories I have read and listened to have been absorbing, entertaining, and positively addictive – I am pleased to say that this one is no exception. Detective Rita Hobbs is crushing it as the snarky born-to-be-a-detective young woman who has her eyes opened to a whole new world when a couple of young ladies go missing from her town of Blackpool. Don’t miss this imaginative, fun, sometimes funny, and often truly creepy tale from the twisted yet brilliant minds of Matthew Stott and David Bussell. If you prefer the audiobook version, I can honestly say that the narrator of this story, Millie Jones, did a fabulous job of bringing the story and all the characters to life. Her voice, cadence, and inflections were, in my opinion, perfect for Rita and for all the other characters, as well. Stellar job all the way around. I cannot wait to see what happens in the next story.
I was provided with an audiobook copy of this story by the authors and I am voluntarily offering my honest and unbiased review.
Rita is in Blackpool and she really wants out. Too bad she didn’t specify how. She is a detective and women are dying in her town. While following up on a missing woman, she is hexed and is not longer know or remembered among the living. She will have to solve the case to try and get her life back. There are terrors, angels and demons galore. The story moves quickly so keep up.
The book starts with eerie scenes of dream-like terror and horror, including the Fallen Angel of Blackpool. The miasma of horror and evil threads through the rest book, relieved by Rita’s non-stop smart mouth. We meet Rita Hobbes, her partner Waterson, Mr. Cotton in a rabbit mask, Mr. Spike in a hedgehog mask, and the mysterious Carlisle, who is searching for “his” Artefact. Jane, Ellie and Gemma have disappeared after meeting Mr. Cotton and Mr. Spike. In a dust-up with a magician dressed in red and wielding an axe, Rita saves Gemma from being a human sacrifice and recovers the sacrificial axe. But something impossible happens: as far as the ordinary world is concerned, she no longer exists. She’s been hexed. Carlisle wants the axe Rita has, and reluctantly joins forces with her to kill the murdering magician, end Rita’s hex and regain his Artefact. First, a visit to the Uncanny Night Fair to visit Madame Esmerelda. After being rejected, they take a wrong turn and are pursued by dozens of clones of Mr. Spike and Mr. Cotton, the literal stuff of nightmares. After a narrow escape, a trip to Big Pins (an Uncanny watering hole) for a drink and information. A visit to a magician ends in Rita gaining his magic for herself. But he’s not THE magician. Carlisle reluctantly decides to visit Mr. Cotton and Mr. Spike to ask what they know, an extremely dangerous undertaking. It ends poorly. Rita is ‘called’ to rescue him. She succeeds beyond her wildest hope, carrying the dead Carlisle back to Big Pins. Fortunately he had had the foresight to put “his life in Rita’s hands”, and Formby was there to return it to him. And mentions that Rita has the axe because she is part Angel. She starts being remembered, and gets a call from Waterson. They meet, but are violently interrupted by THE magician. They are transported to the Angel’s prison for a discussion that quickly deteriorates. The startling conclusion quickly follows. No spoilers, but I know there are two more Hexed Detective books.
I really love this Uncanny Kingdom! Every book that Stott and Bussell write in just freaking awesome! This book was no different! A new character, a new cast of Uncanny Creatures, new types of magic, and new peril! I really recommend this book! Seriously!