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The Hound of the Burgervilles

Quest Investigations, Book 2

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The Hound of the Burgervilles

By: E.J. Russell
Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
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This case is really going to the dogs....

After I try a little off-the-books interrogation to locate my selkie almost-boyfriend’s nearly-ex-husband (don’t ask, it’s complicated), I’m in the doghouse again with my bosses, who bust me back to surveillance. Ugh. So when another human inexplicably storms into Quest Investigations—something our security spells ought to prevent since I’m supposed to be the only human admitted to our offices—I’m reduced to staking out local fast food restaurants to check out the guy’s alleged sighting of a giant, glowing-eyed, dumpster-diving spectral hound.

Ridiculous, right? Humiliating, too, not to mention boring. But at least they didn’t fire me.

Imagine my surprise when there actually is a giant, glowing-eyed, dumpster-diving spectral hound—one of the Cwn Annwn, Herne the Hunter’s traitor-tracking dog pack, to be exact. Jeez, who let this dog out? It’s my case, though, so it’s up to me—Matt Steinitz, aka Hugh Mann—to return him to Faerie. But while Herne’s normally hopping kennels are inexplicably unpopulated by pups, they’re playing host to one extremely dead body.

Uh oh. Looks like someone’s bite was a lot worse than their bark.

Guess my love life will have to take a back seat again while we nose out the truth.

Dammit.

The Hound of the Burgervilles is the second in the Quest Investigations M/M mystery series, a spinoff of E.J. Russell’s Mythmatched paranormal rom-com story world. It contains no sex or violence, and although there is a romantic subplot, it is not a romance. The series is best listened to in order.

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being back with the Quest Investigations team was fantastic. Matt/Hugh starts out with getting into trouble again trying to find Wynn so he can get divorced from Lachlan so Matt can date Lachlan with no issues.
From there he stumbles from one bad situation to another, gets Tangled up with the wild hunt but saves the day.
I love how perfectly human he is. He learns thst being human isn't a bad thing too. His wonder for the supernatural world is the same as mine and I loved every second of his adventure.
As before, romance is very much a sub-plot. This will be an epic slow burn.
Greg Boudreaux is the perfect narrator for this series. A joy to listen to.

So good

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Greg's narration continues to be fantastic as we follow Matt's second adventure. It feels like I'm just pulled along for the ride as this character talks to, and entertains me. Love the voices provided for all of the characters.
The Hound of the Burgervilles follows on from Five Dead Herrings where we read Matt, aka Hugh Man, the only human working at Quest Investigations and also the only one who is sanctioned to know about the Supe community, work on cases on a probationary period.
Things get off to a crazy start when he hopes to help his, hopefully, future boyfriend with a problem but as is normally the case, it all goes off piste pretty quickly. This leads to him being put back on surveillance duty and a weird case of a dog sighting at a Burgerville. Everything quickly devolves to include a missing Herne and his pack of hounds, interaction with a god in Hell and a little trip into Sheol with the lovable/crazy group of people that work at Quest Investigations.
Matt is so sweet in his eagerness to learn and help those around him that it sometimes goes too far, often not helped by Jordan's puppy like behaviour. He's not really got a place in the community that he works and lives in as the only human which is why I think he works so hard to help Lachlan so they have a chance to be together. The group make me think of a family with how different they all are but come together perfectly to help each other and the people that they work to save/protect.
I enjoyed the case that unfolds throughout the book. It gets more intense as we go on and little bits of information are revealed. This time the story involves some quite big characters and brings back some unwanted people from their past, all of which make what's going on all the more difficult for everyone involved as they work to work out what's going on and then step up to save the day.
Another great story in this series from EJ Russell. I love how Matt basically talks to the reader as we go through the story. His character makes this an enjoyable read and I'm enjoying the slowly developing relationship and romance between him and Lachlan. Jordan also tugs on my heart with his eagerness to help and be there for the team but that is sometimes his downfall. He definitely steps up this time, though, when it comes to Doop and taking care of him. A highly recommended read that I think should be read in order.

Excellent series continues

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Thanks to this series, I've started on E.J Russell's back stories and, so far, loving all the books.

The world-building is beyond good; the character development is so detailed. Each book is unique, and the stories keep you tuned in from start to finish.

This book doesn't have a HEA as it's not a romance. However, it's funny, heartfelt, slightly odd and has a lot of magical mischief and death. So we get a bit of everything, and it's addictive.
Well worth the read/listen. It's the type of series you can go back to many times.

Greg Boudreaux does an amazing job narrating as normal. However, like I normally do, I sped up to 1.15 in audible.

The Hound of the Burgervilles
Quest Investigations, Book 2
By: E.J. Russell
Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
Series: Quest Investigations, Book 2
Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins


❤❤❤❤❤ Overall
🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 Narration
📚📚📚📚📚 Story
Read at 1.15 speed on Audible

I received this audiobook for free from GRR at my request. My review is my opinion and an honest review - neither the author nor GRR influenced my opinion.

Seriously great narration and story

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I loved this story. It begins as sort of a continuation of the first book (5 Dead Herrings) as Matt/Hugh attempts to find Lochlan's missing husband, so they can sunder their handfasting, and Matt can - maybe - start dating Lochlan. (It's not absolutely necessary, but I recommend reading/listening to book 1 before this one.) Of course, Matt gets into trouble and things go off the rails again, leading to more mystery, comedy, adventure, and hijinx. There is also a lost hellhound, a missing huntsman, a journey to hell, and appearances by characters from the author's other Mythmatched stories. I loved seeing Jordan again and watching him mature, though I also miss the lovable goof from prior books. Best lesson learned: Nobody likes having their butt sniffed.🤣

The narration by Greg Boudreaux is wonderful and really keeps you invested in the story.

I received a free copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

Loved It!

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This series is so creative, and so cute. E.J. Russell has a fabulous sense of humor, and it totally comes out in these novels!

The Hound of the Burgervilles is the second book in the Quest Investigations series, and they must be read in order. Or what's even better? How about enjoying them in audio!

Narrated by the marvelous Greg Boudreaux, whose range of accents and voices which surpasses every other narrator out there. E.J. Russell certainly chose well for this series.

Greg Boudreaux brings out every bit of Matt/Hugh's adorable character, and his Scots accent for Lachlan is absolutely drool-worthy!

an audiobook copy of The Hound of the Burgervilles was provided to me for the purpose of my honest review, all opinions are my own

Witty and Funny and Wonderful!

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