Roberta Writes – Book review: A Peril in Unseen Frequencies by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

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Picture caption: Cover of A Peril in Unseen Frequencies featuring a pretty cartoon styled young woman and a ghostly figure in front of an old fashioned crystal set radio

What Amazon says

All-human written. In this paranormal novelette, elderly and rich widow Etha Yates is diagnosed with a heart condition. Her doctor warns that any sudden shock or excitement could kill her — and that she needs a diversion. Her attentive nephew, Donald, who lives with her, gets her to install a new crystal set radio to keep her entertained.
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Soon, Etha is shocked to hear a voice cutting through the broadcast. The voice claims to be her late husband, Chester. The ghostly voice warns her that soon he will come for her. Terrified but determined, Etha proceeds accordingly.

My review

This fourth novella in the A Medium’s Peril series is a little different from the previous books. Medium, Daphne Moultrie, is on the peripheral of this story and her gifted assistant, Cover Flanagan, is the star of this tale and also the narrator.

Elderly widow, Etha Yates, is diagnosed with a heart condition by her doctor. She must not get overexcited or over exert herself. Etha decides to employ Cover on a short-term basis to assist her with various tasks. Clover’s assistance is over and above that of Etha’s amiable young nephew, Donald, who is living with her and is a kind and caring companion. Etha is very fond of him so when Donald suggests she gets a ‘newfangled’ crystal set radio for entertainment, after some protests, she agrees. Etha finds herself enjoying the radio and looking forward to some of the programmes but the radio has a darker aspect, it is a channel through which her late husband can contact her. Etha turns to Clover to guidance. It was nice that Clover took a larger role in this story and stepped up with some enterprising ideas to protect Etha’s health in the strange circumstances.

Teagan Geneviene has a most entertaining and engaging writing style which draws the reader right into the tale and endears the characters quickly. I liked the character of Etha very much and appreciated her quirks and her devotion to her late husband’s memory. I also enjoyed that the condescending attitudes of her doctor and her young nephew annoyed her. Thank goodness for people like Etha who subtly led the way for gender equality.

This is a fast paced and exciting novella that I read in 90 minutes. It was an enjoyable read and I rather regretted finishing the story in one sitting.

Purchase A Peril in Unseen Frequencies by Teagan Riordain Geneviene here: https://www.amazon.com/Peril-Unseen-Frequencies-Mediums-Book-ebook/dp/B0HKPZ7TH4/

Find out more about this book

Teagan recently featured on Teri Polen’s Bad Moon Rising series. This is one of the answer’s to Teri’s fab questions:

Ghosts: believe or don’t?

I feel like such a hypocrite — I firmly believe in ghosts.  Yet I’m often a skeptic whenever someone else talks about their experiences.  Clover Flanagan, who narrates “A Peril in Unseen Frequencies” certainly is a believer in ghosts.  Although she’s still rather new to her paranormal gifts and sometimes doubts what she’s seeing.  The spirits come anyway though.

Picture caption: A woman seated in a chair listening to an old fashioned crystal radio. A ghostly figure is reaching towards her. Created by Teagan Riordian Geneviene

You can read the rest of Teagan’s great interview here: https://teripolen.com/2026/10/08/badmoonrising-a-peril-in-unseen-frequencies-by-teagan-riordain-geneviene-paranormal-medium-giveaway/

Make sure to visit this link and leave a comment for a chance to win a complete e-book set of A Medium’s Peril (US only)!

About Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Picture caption: Amazon author photograph of Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Driven to create wondrous worlds, despite horrors of the past, Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene is certain that

“The pen is in your hand.”

After a life shaped by the tragedy of losing a sibling to Mµnchaµsen §yndr◊me by Pr◊xy, along with the abµ§e she herself survived, Teagan took that metaphorical pen into her hand. She wrote her way to a new chapter of life with a successful career authoring and editing technical documentation. With another revision that pen took her to the next chapter, working alongside highly placed Federal executives to compose their communications. However, Teagan wasn’t finished. The pen was still in her hand. In her latest chapter she is an acclaimed multi-genre author, living in a high desert town in the Southwest of the USA. Rescue cats, the §coobies — Velma and Daphne, offer unsolicited advice on all stories, as well as the book covers Teagan designs.

This author’s stories range from paranormal to high fantasy and urban fantasy, to various steampunk (and other types of punk), to mysteries with historic settings. In addition to fiction, she has created the Author Tool Chest series of non-fiction works as resources for writers and anyone who loves language. In free time she enjoys conversations with friends, singing karaoke, and playing her piano.

See her book trailer videos at Youtube.

Find Teagan on her blog here: https://teagansbooks.com/2026/10/10/am-writing-and-bad-moon-rising-a-peril-in-unseen-frequencies/

Find all of Teagan’s books on Amazon US here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Teagan-Riordain-Geneviene/author/B00HHDXHVM

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72 thoughts on “Roberta Writes – Book review: A Peril in Unseen Frequencies by Teagan Riordain Geneviene”

  1. Sounds like a fun and spooky story. It reminded me of when our second son’s baby monitor picked up police radio and we really freaked out until I realized what the problem was. You wrote a great and very helpful review for the book. Münchausen syndrome by proxy is certainly very bad and very abusive. I am sorry Teagan had to suffer that.

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    2. Ha! Thomas, I can well imagine how that would have freaked you out — especially with it being in the baby’s room! Okay, here’s a story in return for your story.
      At 17 my father’s job transferred to a new town/state. Due to my neglected/abused life, I had a ton of dental fillings. Back then they were mixes of metals too. Sooo… it started happening that whenever I sat in a particular spot in the living room of the new house, I would get a very unpleasant sensation in my mouth, a sort of vibration. It felt a lot like a tuning fork inside my mouth. It never happened anywhere else in the house. Then one afternoon, I started hearing faint music from the stereo, even though it was not turned on. My father was in the room. He didn’t believe me (as usual), but finally he put his head down to the stereo and said that he could hear something, though not clearly enough to say that it was music. The stereo was positioned very near where I sat when I would feel the tuning-fork effect. I researched as much as I could, and came across some accounts of people with a lot of dental work picking up radio signals. Then I realized that was what the vibrating was. Hugs.

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      1. Being an engineer I was less freaked out than my wife because I knew it could happen. In fact in the olden days you could pick up AM Radio (won’t work for FM) in metal kitchen sinks. There would be music coming from kitchen sink. Your story is quite a story. As I said I knew about AM Radio and kitchen sinks, but music in teeth is a new one to me, even though it isn’t really surprising. I am so sorry to hear about the abuse you suffered. That is so horrible.

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        1. You’re very kind, Thomas. I’ve tried to write a book shedding light on Munchausen by Proxy, because too many people deny it. That was when I added that part to my profile. But writing the book made me re-live it, and it was too much for me. I wanted to make a difference, but that will have to be through more uplifting means. 🤗

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          1. I can certainly understand that. I’ve read about syndrom and the abuse is horrific. Back in highschool I read The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, which perhaps made me pay attention to this syndrom. The children suffer horrible abuse.

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  3. The author herself sounds to have had a challenging life which has sparked imagination and creativity. I have not read any of her books yet. Etha is a good character and the elderly are interesting characters, navigating between keeping their independence and accepting help and company. As we all have to die sometime, enjoying some excitement and a quick heart attack sounds not a bad option in one’s latter years! But hearing her late husband’s voice does not seem to have made Etha keen to join him.

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  5. Robbie, I enjoyed reading both of these reviews, but especially the one of A MEDIUM’S PERIL. Thanks for sharing your views.

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  6. And thank you for responding to my column this month (What’s So Funny: What Wasn’t Funny Writing Exercise). I’m unsure if my reply to your response was posted properly. If not, here’s the gist of it: I’ll bet you could write some humorous, clever stories especially for youths. And I could envision some set in Africa.

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  7. And I posted a thank you for replying to my column, LINDSEY’S WRITING PRACTICE: What’s So Funny? I’ll bet you could write some humorous tales set in Africa, especially stories for youth.

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  8. Also, thank you, Robbie for replying to LINDSEY’S WRITING PRACTICE: What’s So Funny? I’ll bet you could scribe some humorous tales set in Africa that youths would enjoy.

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  10. This is a lovely review, and I almost sense the nephew is not looking after his aunty, but that she uses the radio to communicate with her husband. I have never seen a ghost, but I dreamt of my dad when I was about twenty-five. There is something comforting about the experience.

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  11. A good review of what sounds like an interesting book with fascinating characters.

    I’m also fascinated that you, Robbie, are a firm believer in ghosts. I’m glad that Teagan was able to survive the horrible tragedies of her early life!

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  12. Robbie, you gem! It really means a lot to me that you posted this review, and even more that you enjoyed the story. I’m glad you pointed out Etha’s subtle rebellion to attitudes toward women in the 1920s. I know that it’s hard to do a review of shorter works without giving spoilers, but you managed brilliantly. Huge hugs!

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  16. This is such a fantastic and thorough book review, Robbie! A paranormal mystery involving a vintage crystal set radio sounds like the ultimate seasonal read. I completely agreed with Dave Astor on how brilliant Teagan’s premise is. ☺️

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