The Shadowy Horses

De: Susanna Kearsley

Narrado por: Sally Armstrong

With its dark legends and passionate history, the windswept shores of Scotland are an archaeologist's dream. Verity Grey is thrilled by the challenge of uncovering an ancient Roman campsite in a small Scottish village. But as soon as she arrives, she senses danger in the air. Her eccentric boss, Peter Quinnell, has spent his whole life searching for the resting place of the lost Ninth Roman Legion and is convinced he's finally found it - not because of any scientific evidence but because a local boy has seen a Roman soldier walking in the fields, a ghostly sentinel who guards the bodies of his long-dead comrades. Surprisingly, Verity believes in Peter and the boy and even the Sentinel, who seems determined to become her own protector...but from what?

©2009 Susanna Kearsley (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

Realistic archaeology

As an archaeologist I loved this story. It's one of the few books I’ve read so far that accurately describes archeological digging with all the methods and practices. And besides that the story is absolutely amazing. I loved mixture of history and the setting in Scotland with all its myths and mystical stories that are interwoven into their culture/daily life. It is a fictional story, but in a way feels like it could really have taken place in Scotland.

Nice story

I like the story, it was an easy listen, albeit a bit slow. The narrator made the main character sound older which disturbed me in the beginning , but she was great with the Scottish accent, and at separating the different characters. I'll probably try another book from the same author.