The Sword-Edged Blonde

By: Alex Bledsoe

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

It should have been a case like any other: a missing princess, a king willing to pay in gold for her return. But before he realizes it, private investigator Eddie LaCrosse, a slightly shopworn sword jockey with a talent for discretion and detection, is swept up in a web of mystery and deceit involving a brutally murdered royal heir, a queen accused of an unspeakable crime, and the tragic past he thought he'd left behind.©2007 Alex Bledsoe (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Stylish and self-assured: Raymond Chandler meets Raymond E. Feist." (Publishers Weekly)
"Fans of Glen Cook's Garrett novels or hard-boiled detective fiction will appreciate this well-crafted gem of a tale." (Library Journal)

Fun little noire book

It felt like a 1920s noire mystery updated to a fantasy novel. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and finished in one day.

Masterful

Such a well rounded story. Basically from start to finish this story answers all the questions one could ask of life and the universe. Love & loss, victory & defeat, honor & betrayal. Reminiscent of age old fables, if you are wise there are layers of lifes lessons and parables within this wonderful story. Loved it

You want to hear this one...

A surprisingly great tale. Bledsoe delivers an intricate and highly entertaining story. Well written and very well read by the narrator!

absolutely well written and performed .

I loved the story. I enjoyed the pace at which the author kept it moving.

Twisted in a good way.

Delightful fantasy mix of crime,, detection , spies, kidnapping, love and hate, all twisted together. Oh,, and don't forget the goddess, and the horses.

Actually

A good fantasy book and written for adults. A nice change as many of these series is particularly language wise very YA. So if you react on "explicit lyrics" this should probably have a sticker on it.. 😂

But a good story, and I like the main person is a middle age "sceptic"!!

great story.

sorta-kinda "Witcher-esc" but that's what happens for a lotta stories set back in that time. loved the reader and the book.

Fun

Really fun. Listened to it for the second time today and it was just as fun as the first time.

Surprisingly good read/listen

The title of this book threw me off. The story turned out to be a surprisingly good mystery adventure of love, guilt, and revenge. The performance by Stefan rednecky was decent. The ending of the book was Nicely satisfying. Recommend.

A 17th century Philip Marlow

For those who like a mystery mixed with Fantasy and noir style story telling, this is a great listen. the Fantasy aspects are not overwhelming, there isn't a spell for every occasion, and the people are consistent in their actions and motivation. I enjoyed listening to it, the performance is appropriate for the material and style.