Lavender House A Novel By: Lev AC Rosen Narrated by: Vikas Adam Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 10-18-22 Language: English Publisher: Macmillan Audio From blurb: When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can’t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business. Lavender House was one of my favorite books of 2022. The story was complex and the characters were complicated. The story has characteristics of class Noirs like Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett. Take one man down on his luck. He is so down that his next planned step is off the Golden Gate Bridge. Put that man is a house with astounding characters, each with their own agenda, where one of them is a murderer. A house that is far removed from any neighbors. Stir in a little corporate rivalry. Now that man needs to solve the murder against the wishes of a few of the characters. He also needs to stay alive. Vikas Adam's narration was marvelous. In fact, I bought the audiobook of The Far Pavilions simply because he was narrating it. The voice of the main character is rough and his emotions come through clearly. The other members of the household, whether male or female, young or old, are all very well done. I was quickly immersed in the story. The mystery was fun to try to solve. I did not. Lavender House left me wanting more, especially from the main character Andy. The 1950s time period with a queer private detective written by Lev AC Rosen would be an automatic buy. I received a copy of the audiobook from Netgalley and then won one from McMillian Audio through an Instagram post. I listed to the audiobook multiple times and wrote an honest review. (less)
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