N.S. Wikarski has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is Riddle of the Diamond Dove.
Secrets of the Serpent's Heart
Summary
Award-nominated series finale. Best mystery of the month (L.A.S. reviews, February 2017). For fans of archaeology adventure, alternative history thrillers, and treasure hunt mysteries The Arkana Series College freshman Cassie Forsythe wakes from a disturbing nightmare after seeing her sister being murdered by a man in a cowboy hat who demands something called "the key". Her dream morphs into frightening reality when her sister is found dead, exactly as her vision foretold. Cassie's life takes an even more bizarre turn once she learns that her dead sister, an antique dealer, has discovered the location of a cache of priceless Minoan artifacts. A secret society called the Arkana and a fanatical religious cult known as the Blessed Nephilim are each determined to claim the prize. Caught squarely between these rival factions is Cassie herself, after she stumbles across the only known map to the treasure. The girl allies herself with the Arkana, in hopes of staying alive. With Nephilim assassins on her trail, that's easier said than done. Secrets of the Serpent's Heart In Secrets of the Serpent's Heart, two Arkana agents search the length and breadth of China for an obscure relic that will name the hiding place of their most sought-after prize. At the same time, a third agent tackles the dangerous mission of discovering the Nephilim's end game. In the remote reaches of Yunnan province, the agents encounter an enigmatic stranger who holds the power to stop their quest dead in its tracks. Meanwhile, unthinkable catastrophes befall the Arkana's leadership, leaving the secret society one step away from collapse. The serpent's heart hides more than a clue to a lost artifact. It offers the only means to save the Arkana from total destruction.
©2015 Nancy Wikarski (P)2020 Nancy Wikarski
The Fall of White City
Summary
Revised 2020 edition. Nominated for Reader's Choice Awards as Best First Novel and Best Historical Mystery (LIM, Feb 2003) For fans of cozy mysteries, amateur sleuths, and gilded age chicago history Gilded Age Chicago Mystery Series Chicago in the 1890s is the fastest growing metropolis in America. It rivals New York as the City of the Century and the epitome of the Gilded Age. This melting pot of thieves and corrupt politicians, and robber barons and immigrants, is rife with scandal and social injustice. An eccentric heiress and a cub reporter find themselves repeatedly drawn into the hidden world of intrigue and murder that lurks within the shadows of the White City. Volume One - The Fall of White City Wealthy spinster Evangeline LeClair leads a paradoxical life. By day, she fends off marriage-minded suitors. By night, she teaches English to factory workers at a social settlement in the slums. Evangeline is quite satisfied with the status quo until murder disrupts her routine. One of her students, a penniless immigrant, has been stabbed to death in Chicago's most exclusive hotel. The girl's brother, a known anarchist, is accused of the crime. Evangeline wheedles her admirer, Freddie Simpson, into helping her track down the real killer. Their list of possible suspects is long: a captain of industry, a denizen of the slums, a shady doctor who mixes his own drugs, and a teenage prostitute from a sporting house in the Levee District. The gleaming surface of the World's Fair casts many shadows and The Fall of White City exposes the darkness at its core.
©2020 N. S. Wikarski (P)2021 N. S. Wikarski
Riddle of the Diamond Dove
Summary
College freshman Cassie Forsythe wakes from a disturbing nightmare after seeing her sister being murdered by a man in a cowboy hat who demands something called "the key". Her dream morphs into frightening reality when her sister is found dead, exactly as her vision foretold. Cassie's life takes an even more bizarre turn once she learns that her dead sister, an antique dealer, has discovered the location of a cache of priceless Minoan artifacts. A secret society called the Arkana and a fanatical religious cult known as the Blessed Nephilim are each determined to claim the prize. Caught squarely between these rival factions is Cassie herself, after she stumbles across the only known map to the treasure. The girl allies herself with the Arkana in hopes of staying alive. With Nephilim assassins on her trail, that's easier said than done. In Riddle of the Diamond Dove, the Arkana and the Nephilim hunt for buried relics in Africa. They must sift an entire continent - their only lead a riddle carved onto a mysterious bird sculpture. Even as the Arkana team struggles to decipher the clue, new dangers hover over their colleagues at home. A Nephilim henchman, sent to track down the runaway bride of the cult's leader, creeps ever closer to her hiding place among the Arkana. Troubles multiply when another Nephilim operative recruits a clever ally who might be more than a match for the opposing side. As the forces of the Arkana and the Nephilim converge on a ruined city in a forgotten corner of the dark continent, the shocking outcome is beyond anyone's powers to foresee. The quest for lost artifacts will veer in an unexpected direction once both sides solve the riddle inscribed on the wings of the Diamond Dove. For fans of archaeology adventure, alternative history thrillers, and treasure hunt mysteries.
©2013 Nancy Wikarski (P)2020 Nancy Wikarski