I thoroughly enjoyed being back in the world of the Black Hat Bureau with the eighth audiobook, Grey Seas by Hailey Edwards. In this humorous installment, our motley crew encounters all sorts of trouble while searching for Rue’s grandmother.

Gray Seas
by Hailey Edwards
Series: Black Hat Bureau #8
Narrator: Stephanie Richardson
Length: 8 hours and 17 minutes
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Source: Publisher
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Rating:
Heat Level:
Narration: 5 cups Speed: 1.5x

After the challenge for the throne of Hael went sideways, Rue expected Stavros to place a bounty on Asa’s head, but she didn’t expect him to pin an even bigger target on her back. Then again, it was her fault he was forced to turn tail and run from the fight during a live broadcast to the entire kingdom. That had to sting his pride. Life would have been so much simpler if only he had been incinerated by her magic along with the rest of the arena.

But simple is one thing Rue’s life has never been. And things keep getting more complicated when a stalker turns to murder, carving messages into the bodies of his victims. With a killer on her trail, she ought to be focused on staying alive, but a hot tip on another case leads her into the bowels of the Black Hat compound, where Rue discovers a world of secrets and lies that just might bring the Bureau crashing to its knees.

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After the events of the previous audiobook, there is a price on Rue’s head, and Asa isn’t healing from his injuries. Rue seeks Marita’s help and soon her husband is tagging along as well. Of course Clay and Colby are there too as the group heads out to evade danger, hunt down Rue’s grandmother, all while dealing with her grandfather, parents, Rue’s father, relationships and more.

With plenty of food talk, and Clay and Marita competing for the best friend award, there was never a dull moment. As we travel, we learn more and end up back at headquarters, where discoveries are made. Rue and Asa have some decisions to make. In the meantime, we get updates on Aedan and Calixta. I feel for Aedan, I really do.

Gray Seas ends on a bit of a cliffy and I am eager to listen to Gray Days, the next audiobook in the series. If you like fast-paced tales with friends, romance, loads of humor and plenty of shenanigans with an overall mystery/case arc, you’ll want to dive into this fantasy series.

Stephanie Richardson narrates and does a stellar job bringing these characters and all the personalities to life. She enhances my overall enjoyment of the series and I highly recommend listening.

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• 2024 Audiobook Challenge

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