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The Mimicking of Known Successes

By: Malka Older
Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus
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The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, author of the critically acclaimed Centenal Cycle.

On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human colony on Jupiter, a man goes missing. The enigmatic Investigator Mossa follows his trail to Valdegeld, home to the colony’s erudite university―and Mossa’s former girlfriend, a scholar of Earth’s pre-collapse ecosystems.

Pleiti has dedicated her research and her career to aiding the larger effort towards a possible return to Earth. When Mossa unexpectedly arrives and requests Pleiti’s assistance in her latest investigation, the two of them embark on a twisting path in which the future of life on Earth is at stake―and, perhaps, their futures, together.

©2023 Malka Older (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing Romance Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera Fiction Interstellar
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A great sci-fi mystery with Sherlock Holmes vibes and a touch of sapphic romance that I expect to develop more in the next book. I had no problem with that narrator's accent as it's set in the future where I assume accents would be different to the ones we currently have.

Enjoyable novella

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Whilst the description above sound like a fun premise, none of it is done with anything but passable mediocrity. The characters don’t talk like real people, and the sapphic romance is pretty one dimensional slop with no heat. It’s short and decent mystery that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but the world and sci-fi aspects are paper thin and forgettable.

Sapphic romance mystery with a sci-fi backdrop

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its a good sci fi crime story, good characters, well read it is worth a listen

worth a listen

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A very nicely written and performed story that evokes Dickens and Conan Doyle with the characters and setting very much taking centre stage.

Victoriana in space

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This sapphic murder mystery is set on a cleverly imagined space, and packs an incredible amount of world-building and character portrayal into its 4 and a half hours. Looking forward to the sequel!

A delightful tale

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