Frustrated Justice

By: Heather G. Harris

Narrated by: Alyse Gibbs

Murder, magic, and a talking bird with an attitude—justice has never been this complicated!

When a body is found pulverised beyond recognition, I’m called to investigate. As Chester’s only magical Detective Inspector, it’s my job to handle the cases the Common police can’t. This one has all the hallmarks of the Other Realm—especially when I find a talking bird caged at the scene.

The avian is a cheeky, foul-mouthed creature with a knack for insults and an alarming amount of information about the murder. His claims are as dubious as his vocabulary, but he might just be the key to solving the case.

Things get even messier when Krieg, the King of Ogres, strides into the investigation. He’s imposing, infuriating, and entirely too distracting for my peace of mind. With magical factions on edge, a murderer on the loose, and a bird who won’t stop talking, I’ll need all my wits—and my rare magical gifts—to stay ahead of the chaos.

Justice might be my job, but staying alive—and keeping my heart intact—is personal.

Immerse yourself in The Other Detective Series—perfect for fans of fast-paced, witty paranormal police procedurals, complete with a fierce heroine, gripping murder mysteries, and a slow-burn fated-mates romance.

Written in British English.

The Other Detective Series
Frustrated Justice, a prequel story,
Veiled Justice - Book 1
Mystic Justice - Book 2
Arcane Justice - Book 3
Savage Justice - Book 4

©2024 Heather G Harris (P)2024 Heather G Harris

Wonderful if not frustrating story!

I loved this story. I can only hope it becomes a series. The story is very interesting but it ends with loose strings that I'd love to see tied.

Short

Audiobook narrated by
Alyse Gibbs
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This. Was. Short.

Talk about a teaser!
I was not prepared for it to be so short, and yet it contained murder and mayhem.
I need another fix of The Other mysteries.

Quality narration by Alyse Gibbs.

Adding this to my read all of the following books category

Interesting story , intriguing characters and amazing narrator. What more could you want except another story!

Brilliant Addition to the Other Realm Series!!

Frustrated Justice follows Detective Inspector Stacy Wise in a new spin-off series to the Other Realm series – “The Other Detective Series”. This is a prequel Novella to the full series that will be released later in 2025.
We have previously met Detective Inspector Wise in the Other Realm Series when she has helped Jessice ‘Jinx’ Sharp with her P.I. investigations. This series however, has Wise as the main character, a D.I. with the common Police, however because she is a powerful wizard, any case that has to do with the magical realm is sent to her to investigate.
At the start of the book, Wise has been sent a young rookie Detective (Detective Channing), who is also a wizard, to both train, and to try and help her with her excessive work load. However, as with all rookies, Channing is actually adds more work for Wise, but, she figures he will either eventually be useful, or she won’t have to deal with him for long in the Other realm.
Wise catches a case of a pulverised body, one that is of the magical realm, but is so badly crushed, she has trouble working out what has happened initially. Given it is obviously from the Other Realm she takes control of the case from the common Police, and begins her investigation. Here she comes across a foul-mouthed bird – one that adds a certain levity to the crime scene.
We get to see some of Stacy’s personal life, as she heads to dinner with her Mum, and we get to meet her brothers and their partners, (one of whom, is able to id the bird). This provides some rare insight into the character of Stacy Wise, and Harris uses it to give us some background on who Stacy is.
After this, Stacy heads home with the bird, and this particular sequence is hilarious – the bird is one of the best characters in this book, it has an incredibly foul mouth on it – but the dialogue makes you laugh (I don’t recommend listening to parts of this book in public – as laughing out loud to it gets some strange looks!!)
As Detective Inspector continues her investigation, she runs into the King of the Ogres, Robert Krieg. Initially this huge, imposing figure seems somewhat intimidating, given that he actually towers over Stacy’s 6ft height. But she quickly comes to realise that Krieg has other motives, when he offers assistance to her. Worse still is that she finds that she is actually attracted to him, and he is distracting her, impacting her concentration.
Wise has to focus though, as things start to get out of control, and she finds that she is suddenly fighting for her life as she tries to find out who the killer is.
This is a really interesting series, a combination of Police procedural, Urban Fantasy Thriller, with a touch of romance, action, with masterful character work, and the stunning world-building we have come to expect from this series.
As a former police officer, I was really impressed by the level of detail and the quality of the writing with regards to the crime scene investigation (the little things, like wearing booties!), as well as poor Stacy being buried in the excessive paperwork that they never seem to show in Police shows (a good 70% of a cops life is paperwork).
Frustrated Justice is an exceptional addition to Heather G. Harris’s Other Realm series, and one not to be missed!
Alyse Gibbs has the voice of an angel, and is easily one of the most delightful female narrators to listen to. I could happily listen to her non-stop. She has a very clear and concise voice, and does a wonderful job with creating both male and female voices. She is amazing as Stacy, capturing the voice of a Detective with some attitude, but one that at times, is also just tired. She has a great range of voices to, so that you can clearly tell who is speaking, with distinct male and female characters.
On top of this, she not only narrates, but does a wonderful job of voice acting, adding emotion to each of her characters, bringing them to life, so we know how they are feeling as she tells the story, be it happy, sad, angry, elated, or a good dose of sarcasm from Jinx.
Alyse Gibbs is brilliant and adds something special to these stories, and it is absolutely worth listening to them rather than just reading them, as she really brings Heathers characters to life with that beautiful voice of hers.

The personality of the main character.

Enjoyed the story. Nice setup for additional books. I also like the way Heather is tying in other characters from her other books. I look forward to reading the next installment of this series.