A Scandal in Brooklyn

A Short Story

De: Lauren Wilkinson

Narrado por: Alejandro Ruiz

A classic Holmesian detective untangles a locked-room mystery with a very modern twist in this venomously diverting short story by Lauren Wilkinson, the Washington Post bestselling author of American Spy.

A top-secret experiment at a restricted virtual-reality compound pulls attorney Tommy Diaz back into the orbit of Irene Adler, an old friend with an eidetic memory, a love of true-crime podcasts, and a knack for solving the unsolvable. But this? At a remote warehouse, a VR trial goes awry when a willing test subject, alone in the observation room, drops dead of anaphylaxis—from the sting of a virtual bee. Though the tech titan behind the research believes in the power of the outrageous, Irene relies on clues, hard facts, and a level head. However, in a case this peculiar, how elementary can it be?

©2022 Lauren Wilkinson. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Creative little mystery!

There was a lot packed into an hour long story, with so many people involved. Very creative though, and almost scary!

Definitely a light read.

I listened to this while on a road trip and it was entertaining. It wasn't deep or something that would make you remember it for a long time. But if you're looking for light entertainment, you'll enjoy it.

Quick and fun

I enjoyed this quick mystery. Nothing like a little bit of who dun it before you start any part of your day. It was very well put together and by the time the answers were revealed I was invested. Definitely will listen again.

Different

The story was very well done and kept you guessing until the end. It wasn’t my cup of tea but I did appreciated the characters. The narration was also good.

Story doesn’t make sense

In the beginning the story is very hard to follow. And doesn’t really make sense. Once it’s going it’s still pretty hard to believe people would act like they do. Not the best 90 minutes I’ve ever spent.

Short and good

It kept me thinking.. Good to listen in a short period of time, great for one hour lunch.. to listen

Meh

Closed room mystery with interesting characters but not such a great plot. Narrator was good.

Not bad for a short story

I think I would have liked this better in print as the reader’s voice sounded too young for the part. He might be better in something else but his voice didn’t click for me with this.

Due to the short length, I felt like there was a lot of information dumped very quickly which made it harder for me to process in audio format and also made it feel more rushed. That said, I was pleasantly surprised by the complex resolution to the mystery. I feel like this could have been better had it been a little longer. It had an Agatha Christie feel to the final reveal— somewhat like a Hercule Poirot explanation.

Fun who done it!

Well done short story, nicely narrated! Interesting twist on the classic lcoked room format.

Meh

The story and characters were not very engaging. Lots of little discrepancies that detracted from the story telling. Fair performance by the narrator.