Villainy in Vienna: A Fiona Figg Mystery Book Three

Written by Kelly Oliver

Narrated by Nikki Delgado

1917 Vienna.

Can Fiona catch a killer and find a decent cup of tea?

Fiona follows Fredrick Fredricks to Vienna where she gets caught up in a royal mess.

File clerk turned British agent, Fiona Figg, is more comfortable wearing a fake mustache than a ballgown.

When a royal ball ends with a royal body in the middle of the dance floor, Fiona trades her dancing slippers for practical oxfords and sets out to investigate.

As she tracks her nemesis, Fredrick Fredricks, from Vienna to the Austrian countryside, a hunting accident makes her rethink her loyalties.

Can Fiona prevent a killer from striking again, save her own skin, and find a decent cup of tea, all before the emperor realizes she’s a spy?

Praise for Villainy in Vienna by Kelly Oliver.

“The Fiona Figg mysteries are a perfect blend of wit, fun, and intrigue.” —Debra Goldstein, Author of the Sarah Blair Cozy Mysteries 

"I love Fiona Figg! In Villainy in Vienna, Oliver delivers a satisfying tale of World War I espionage, rich with historical details from 1917 Vienna, and perfectly laced with humor and high jinks. Brilliant!" ~Margaret Mizushima, author of the award-winning Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries

• Language: English
• Publisher: Level Best Books
• Release date: Dec 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669633525

Kelly Oliver

Kelly Oliver is the award-winning, bestselling author of three mysteries series: The Jessica James Mysteries, the Pet Detective Mysteries, and the historical cozies The Fiona Figg Mysteries set in WW1 .She is also the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and lives in Nashville Tennessee.

Reviews for Villainy in Vienna

[ChristineWintherFrancis · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The narrator’s mispronunciation of “assignation” as “assassination” & “armoire” as “armoree” is torturing me. Argh. It continues: “Culminating” as “cumulating”

[Elizzabeth · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The story is interesting and I have *mostly* enjoyed this series. There is good humour and a fun mystery. I say *mostly* bc the the main character, Fiona Figg, is a rather horrendous spy and oftentimes an annoying character. I find books to be much more enjoyable when I like the main character.

[Grayson Nelson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love Fiona’s weakness for hats. Her character is quite bold for a woman in that era. A brave female character weaved together with historical characters and a delightful murder mystery. Reads like an Agatha Christie mystery novel!

[paul fenner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent! This series evolves wonderfully. Looking forward to the next one.

[Barry Nisly · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

After listening to 3 of these, I am still trying to figure out if the authors are making Fiona a complete twit on purpose. It’s pretty hard to believe that she could be a spy if she can’t even remember for five minutes that she’s wearing a disguise. She literally forgets every single time. That and all the other dumb things she does are making the story a pretty big eye roll for me. But I appreciate that it’s clean, no swearing, no sex, minimal violence, and I enjoy the historical fiction aspect, so I stick it out. I continue to be annoyed by the narrator’s strange inflections, especially making every female character other than Fiona sound like a breathy, brainless femme fatale. Very distracting. That and her frequent mispronunciations. If you’re a Maisie Dobbs fan and were told you would like this, be aware that it doesn’t compare at all. Maisie Dobbs is impressively intelligent. Fiona Fig is dumb. Hopefully she’ll get smarter in the next book.

[Leigh Yafa · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I like this author and this series quite a lot. The narrator, though, leaves much to be desired. There are an astonishing number of mispronunciations (not attributable to regional accents), some of which are so odd that I wonder if English is not her first language.

[Brooke Preston · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Fiona shouldn't overthink so much. It gets old very quickly and it makes her very unbelievable as a spy, even a new one. The endings are the best because suddenly she's not overthinking and is acting smart and normal. I suffer through the rest of the book to get to the endings. What's the point of her disguises if she is constantly going to forget she's in them and give herself away? Seriously most of the time she's the worst spy ever and you wonder why she's actually a spy. I get a bit clutzy, but this is the third book, she shouldn't be THAT clumsy. I expect a bit more improvement than what we're getting. The characters and stories have potential, but need some work.

[Tracy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Enjoyable read! Loved the authors historical notes at the end of the recording.