When Maidens Mourn

In the seventh installment in this Regency mystery series, Sebastian St. Cyr and his new bride, Hero Jarvis, are drawn into a murder investigation that involves politics, King Arthur, the legend of Camelot, and the disappearance of two young children. Davina Porter portrays Sebastian with an upper-class British accent that fits his aristocratic status and highlights the stark contrast between his genteel life and the world of the hoi polloi. For the forthright Hero, she employs a higher-pitched but equally commanding tone. Porter varies her reading for each of the supporting characters, including the more relaxed tones of the servants and the French accents of the paroled officers who complicate the investigation. Porter captures both the gritty details of police work and the subtle romance between Sebastian and Hero. E.N. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine