Blog Tour: Audiobook Review of Witch Hunt by BD Spargo
Today I am taking part in the Audible blog tour for Witch Hunt, the second novel in the DCI Liam Doyle series! I really hope that Spargo can bring us the next novel soon!
Book Description:
Murder, witchcraft, and a race against time – welcome to Pendle Hill.
A young woman is found brutally murdered and mutilated at the foot of Pendle Hill and the local police are in no doubt who the killer is. Newly released from a psychiatric unit, Will Perkins has delusions that the victim is a witch. When DCI Liam Doyle and his team are brought in to investigate, the suspect is already in custody and the case apparently wrapped up. Except for one key detail – evidence.
Is it really possible the origins to this murder lie in Pendle’s infamous past?
Recently returned to work, DS Anna Morgan is battling her own demons. The physical wounds from her last case have healed, but the psychological trauma still haunts her. When another body turns up the investigation is blown wide open and Doyle has to face up to the horrifying possibility that he could have prevented this killing.
Can Doyle overcome his own doubts and track down the killer before they strike again? Will Morgan be able to conquer her fear before it destroys her?
Set in and around Lancashire’s legendary Pendle Hill, Witch Hunt is a gripping British crime thriller with dark humour and a nail-biting climax. This fast-paced novel, the second in the series featuring DCI Doyle and DS Morgan, will have listeners on the edge of their seats.
If you have enjoyed books by authors such as Val McDermid, MW Craven, JD Kirk and Alex Smith, you won’t want to miss Witch Hunt.
Witch Hunt
Series: DCI Liam Doyle #2
Author: BD Spargo
Narrator: Aubrey Parsons
Audio Published: March 27, 2026
Audiobook: 10 hours
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Listened To: May 20-28, 2026
Jessica’s Rating: 4 stars
Jessica’s Review:
Witch Hunt is the second in the DCI Liam Doyle series. I enjoyed the first, Cut Short, and was excited to have the opportunity to listen to and review the second. Witch Hunt picks up just a few months after the events from Cut Short and I was ready to return back to these characters. I was especially wanting to see what was going to happen with DS Anna Morgan after the events of the previous novel. Though not necessary, I highly recommend reading Cut Short so you know the background of all the characters. These characters are all very lifelike and likeable: They come off as real people: Imperfections and all!
A little background if you are an American like me and not familiar with the area of Pendle Hill in England: It has an infamous ‘witchy’ history like Salem, Massachusetts: There were witch trials there in 1612. I would like to research and learn more about the area and then listen to this novel again. Not knowing about the history, I feel I did not get out as much as I could have if I had known more.
A young woman is found at Pendle Hill and she was brutally murdered. Doyal and his team are brought in despite the local police already having a young man in custody for the murder. A young man who was recently released from a psychiatric unit and believes whole heartedly that the victim was a witch. Later, another body is discovered and widens the case and mystery as to who the killer is.
Like Cut Short, Witch Hunt is a fast-paced novel that doesn’t let up even towards the end. This series is enjoyable with the dark British humor of these detectives. (But of course police will have a dark humor with what they deal with everyday!) I would love to listen to another in the series soon. BD Spargo has created characters I enjoy and I want to know what happens with them next! Can we just have more of Dr. Gupta in future novels? She is my favorite of all the characters!
Readers/ listeners, please prepare yourself for some gruesome crimes, and the details are not left out. I was very glad that Aubrey Parsons returned as narrator. He is DCI Liam Doyle for this listener!
I am very happy to have been on the blog tour for both novels in the DCI Liam Doyle series and hope Spargo doesn’t make us wait long for book three!
Purchase Links:
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About the Author:
Fast approaching fifty; without enough money for a sports car, BD Spargo decided to express his mid-life crises by turning to crime …
Thankfully for pretty much everyone this meant writing crime fiction rather than anything more nefarious. Originally from London, he spent his early career working in television and theatre including on the Ruth Rendall Mysteries broadcast on ITV.
A life changing accident necessitated retraining and a change of direction going on to work in mental health services. This culminated in ten years managing a groundbreaking forensic psychiatric service. He now lives in Lancashire with his family and is getting acclimatised to the rain.
Publication Day Review: Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews
Road Trip
Author: Mary Kay Andrews
Narrator: Kathleen McInerney
Published: TODAY, June 2, 2026
Audiobook: 14 hours 59 minutes
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Listened To: May 6-17, 2026
Jessica’s Rating: 4 stars
Book Description:
Pack your bags for a summer journey shaped by family secrets, long-buried history, and charming men with Irish accents.
Maeve and Therese Dunigan haven’t spoken in years. Raised under the same roof in Savannah, the two sisters could not be more opposite—Maeve the rule follower, Therese the unapologetic rebel. But when their mother’s death pulls them back together, they inherit more than just grief: a mysterious painting that may be worth millions…if it’s real.
Determined to uncover the truth—and desperately in need of the money—the sisters set out on a journey to Ireland, tracing their family’s roots and the origins of the portrait. What begins as a search for answers soon becomes something deeper—a reckoning with the past, as they uncover secrets that span generations and reshape everything they thought they knew about their family.
With tensions simmering, the two hit the road and find themselves on twisty lanes, in colorful villages, at local pubs, and with handsome men whose gift of the gab is surpassed only by their charm.
Can Maeve and Therese actually survive the journey without killing each other? Join Mary Kay Andrews on a road trip that will entertain you for miles.
Jessica’s Review:
Mary Kay Andrews is back after two years with a new summer beach read, and I was beyond ready for it! Bonus points for having Kathleen McInerney narrate and most of the novel taking place in Ireland! Listening to this made me want to go revisit the Emerald Isle!
Now this is not your typical MKA beach read to start the summer. It’s a mystery with family history in it! It was intriguing to see what direction the story was going to go in. It was still very enjoyable!
We have sisters Maeve and Therese who are estranged, and total opposites! They come together after the death of their mother and discover that a painting they grew up looking at may just be worth millions! But to do that they must travel from Savannah to the other side of the world: Ireland. Along the way they learn more about their family history, each other, and some they have romance of course! The novel has a colorful cast of Irish characters, including an English Cocker Spaniel named Sinead O’Cocker.
Kathleen McInerney is always superb, but she even got the Irish accents as well. Whenever I see her name attached to a book, I have to listen to it. If McInerney narrates it, you know its going to improve on an already good novel!
Having been to Ireland and Northern Ireland in 2007, as I listened to the novel I had fond memories of my trip there with my aunt and of course Road Trip makes me want to go back. MKA’s novels always have so much fun in them and I was so happy to be able to listen to an advanced copy. MKA is a favorite and an auto read of mine.
Purchase Links:
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Here are a few pictures from my Ireland Trip back in 2007:
At Blarney Castle
With my Aunt!
Having a pint of Guinness in an Irish pub! (and I did drink the whole thing!)
At the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland
Audiobook Review: The Chosen Path by Jason Hershey
The Chosen Path
Series: Thelonious Mitchell #2
Author: Jason Hershey
Narrator: Jacob Ross
Published: May 3, 2017
Audiobook: 1 hour 47 minutes
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Read: May 4, 2026, re-listen: May 18, 2026
Jessica’s Rating: 4 stars
Book Description:
Thelonious “Theo” Mitchell thought he’d finally found his spark. After losing his mother and best friend, Draven, college was supposed to be his fresh start—a chance to play football, chase his dreams, and maybe even fall in love.
Then he meets Sabrinna. Beautiful, broken, and guarded, she becomes the person who makes him feel whole again. For the first time since his mother’s death, Theo allows himself to hope, to trust, to open his heart completely.
But Sabrinna carries wounds of her own—a painful past that makes her push away the one person who truly sees her. As their relationship spirals through passion, confusion, and heartbreak, Theo must confront an impossible question: How do you hold on to someone who’s determined to let you go?
When a devastating encounter forces Theo to face the truth about their relationship, he’s left with a choice that will define his future. Walking away might break him, but staying could destroy him.
Raw, honest, and achingly real, The Chosen Path is the second book in the Theo series—a powerful story about first love, self-discovery, and learning that sometimes the most important person you need to save is yourself.
Jessica’s Review:
Jason Hershey is back with the second novella in the Thelonious Mitchell series. Theo is starting his college career which includes playing football. Of course a girl comes into the picture, so we have a novella that includes Theo’s first love and everything that encompasses. The novella is realistic in that not everyone gets a ‘happy ever after’, but that is life and Theo takes life as it comes to him. He learns about life and experiences some self- discovery and that sometimes that he himself is the most important person.
I didn’t like Sabrinna from the beginning, something about her did not sit right with me. Because of that I felt more emotions for Theo as he experienced his first love. In some ways I think I identified with Theo’s experience, just a female perspective. And I am just attached to Theo after To Die To Live!
I have to add that I really love the cover to this one! Life is a journey for us all and we have to choose our life path and take what it brings. The cover is just perfect for this part of Theo’s life. I myself have experienced going down a different life path than expected with my divorce almost two years ago.
We have a new narrator with this story, Jacob Ross. Theo comes off older with Ross’s narration, and his voice felt perfect for portraying Theo this time around. The only issue I had with the audiobook was the transition between chapters. When one chapter ended and the next began, it felt pieced together too quickly. For me, the narration needed an extra second or two of pause before Ross started the next chapter and said “Chapter X,” and went into the new chapter.
The Chosen Path is a quick read/listen and Hershey just brings Theo’s story to life for me. Now, be forewarned that this one ends in a bit of a cliffhanger as Theo makes a decision for himself. This novella was written back in 2017, and fortunately I do not have to wait years to see what happens next in Theo’s life as the third novella will be coming out very soon!
Many thanks to Jason Hershey for sending me an audiobook copy to listen to and review!
Purchase Links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
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