

A Personal Devil
Author: Roberta Gellis
Narrator: Nadia May
Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 06/27/2005
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Author: Roberta Gellis
Narrator: Nadia May
Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 06/27/2005
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Roberta Gellis has master’s degrees in medieval literature and in biochemistry. She is the author of numerous novels and the recipient of many awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award for Historical Fantasy and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Roberta Gellis lives on Long Island with her husband of more than fifty years and her Lakeland terrier, Taffy.
This is a murder mystery and as a murder mystery it works well enough and I will say I liked it well enough. The twist is that it is an historical murder mystery. It takes place in England of 1139. The problems I had with it relate to that. Frankly, I did not get the feel of twelfth century England.......more
This is an excellent historical fiction mystery. Women had very limited choices bed(prostitution), wed or the convent. This really isn’t an exaggeration unfortunately—even widowhood didn’t always set a woman free to live her life. Our heroine is a 12th century madam of the Old Priory Guesthouse name......more
An enjoyable audio historical mystery (read by Nadia May) set in England during the reign of King Stephen. I really liked all the characters and the plot had enough twists and turns to keep my interest.......more