THE GENTLEMAN AND THE THIEF

Narrator Justine Eyre deftly moves between Irish, English, and Scottish accents in this penny dreadful-inspired novel of love and thievery. Ana Newport's secret life as the "Phantom Fox" allows her to reclaim items unjustly taken from her family. Hollis Darby, a member of a secret organization and writer of pseudonymous penny dreadfuls, has fallen for Ana, and both are working hard to keep their secret lives from the other. Eyre's delivery is impressive as she skillfully moves between the narrative style of this romance and the penny dreadful that is within it. Her performance makes it easy to identify individual characters and become absorbed in the mystery. V.B. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2021]