I was excited to tackle another murder-mystery case with Raine & Hume. A Bloodstained Coat by Stephen Williams narrated by Hannah Curtis delivered an intense police suspense thriller when a man’s bloodstained coat has the blood of three women on it. One found dead with horrifying wounds.
by Stephen Williams
Series: Raine and Hume #2
Narrator: Hannah Curtis
Length: 9 hours and 43 minutes
Genres: Suspense Thriller
Source: Publisher
Purchase*: Amazon | Audible | Libro.fm *affiliate
Narration: 5 cups Speed: 1.5x
A bloodstained coat. Three missing women. One dead body.
Detective Mary Hume reckons she's seen it all. But she's never seen anything like this.
It begins with the discovery of a broken body in a lift shaft in an old Victorian warehouse.
The postmortem reveals the bloodstains on the dead man's coat belong to three different people. DNA identifies one of them as Julie Cross, whose body was discovered six months earlier, covered in horrifying wounds.
Maverick ex-police officer Raine was hired to look for Julie. She didn't find Julie in time. But she's determined to find out who killed her.
So, who does the rest of the blood belong to?
Chalk-and-cheese detective duo Raine and Hume are in a race against time to uncover the truth before more young women die.
Once again, Williams hooked me with the case from both a victim’s perspective and those of Raine & Hume. While each of the audiobooks in this series contains an addictive case, if you want to learn about the characters themselves and their developments, I recommend starting with the first audio.
Raine, an ex-police officer, was hired to find Julie; the body discovered six months early whose blood is also present on a man’s coat discovered by Hume and her partner DS Echo. Raine is determined to find her killer, and Hume is actively looking for the other missing woman. The tale that unfolds was chilling and their cases slowly weave together.
Prepare for plenty of suspense, dark threads, violence and a daring race against time to save more women. The difference between the two women is interesting and the change in perspectives allows the listener to observe their skills and, shall we say, oddities? I am looking at you, Raine. LOL
Hannah Curtis does a wonderful job of giving voice to both Raine & Hume, as well as the prologue with Julie. I recommend listening to the series.
An intense crime mystery thriller that will hook you from the start.
*kindleunlimited
About Stephen Williams
S Williams has written lyrics for several musicians, has poetry published in London magazine Brittle Star and writes, directs and performs bespoke ghost evenings in historic buildings. His thrillers are available in several languages.
About Hannah Curtis
Hannah Curtis is from the UK and has been acting and narrating for over twenty years. She starred for a long time in British soap Hollyoaks. She has had roles in movies such as The Heavy and guest-starred on ER, in addition to appearing in many TV commercials across Europe and America. She has recorded many audiobooks, including Wave, Dark Eden, The Widow and Queen Anne, and The Pigeon Pie Mystery. Hannah has enjoyed narrating a range of fiction, nonfiction, comedy, and thrillers, using many different accents. She has a home studio and enjoys spending time narrating and recording from there.
Stay Caffeinated!
Never miss a post by adding Caffeinated to your Inbox
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2025 Audiobook Challenge
About Kimberly
Kimberly is a coffee loving book addict who reads and listens to fictional stories in all genres. Whovian, Ravenclaw, Howler and proud Nonna. She owns and manages Caffeinated PR. The coffee is always on and she is ready to chat. BlueSky | Facebook | Instagram
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)
Sounds like another good mystery read! And I love the way it has that pop of color with the red on the cover. Question for you, for the related posts part you have at the end of your review, is that something you have automatically set up, or do you do that each time yourself? I love that idea!
Kimberly
Hi Lisa, the related posts are part of the UBB plugin for self-hosted WP to use it. It does my archive, the top part of my post and the related posts automatically. Here is a link to learn more: https://shop.nosegraze.com/product/ultimate-book-blogger-plugin/?ref=11 I actually use her for hosting and all of her plugins, themes etc are included for free.
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)
Hmm, I’ll look through UBB again, because I have it, but didn’t see that. I use Nosegrze too, so that’s why I figured it must be on there somewhere. I added the books in the same series and books by the same author just recently, but didn’t see that related posts. I’ll do some looking around again, thanks!
Kimberly
If you hover over Ultimate BB in your WordPress sidebar, you’ll see Related Content. Click it and select by genre, author, etc.
Katherine
I’ve added this series to my TBR. I love a missing persons case mystery.
Roxanne
Thanks for the recommendation! This seems interesting. It reminds me of A Study in Scarlet, a part of the Sherlock Homes series.
https://embracethepandemonium.wordpress.com/
Kimberly
I love the Lady Sherlock series too!
Bree Dalton
This sounds so good!
Anne - Books of My Heart
Thanks for sharing. I enjoy these type of stories.