Author: Libba Bray
Title: The Diviners
Narratorr: January LaVoy
Publication Info: Listening Library (2012)
Summary/Review:
Evie, an outspoken youngster from Ohio is sent away be her family to live with a strange uncle in Jazz Age New York City and ends up helping him try to solve a series of occultist murders. An outlandish premise, but we also learn that Evie is one of many characters with extrasensory powers (the titular “Diviners”) and that there’s a man who is part machine, so just roll with it. The characters are richly defined and help hold together a story that’s a little like Ghostbusters, but 60 years earlier. The narration of January LaVoy captures the carefree spirit and hidden genius of Evie O’Neill and her comrades in this historical paranormal horror mystery.
Recommended books: Strivers Row by Kevin Baker, The Night Inspector by Frederick Busch, and The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Rating: ***
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