Eliza Foss delivers a winning performance of this new thriller about an investigative reporter specializing in cold cases. Maxine Revere, an heiress from a fancy Bay Area exurb, returns home for the funeral of her schoolmate Kevin, a suicide. Soon she is waist-deep in a cold case from her own past—who killed her best friend from high school? Her first boyfriend? Her cousin William? Kevin? And while we’re at it, where is her runaway mother, and her vanished college roommate? Brennan has an overstuffed backstory to establish, and she often repeats or over-explains, but Foss is impeccable, her voice warm and engaging, her vocal technique impressive. She performs as if she’s totally in the moment with Maxine, and sweeps the listener with her.
Pub Date: 2014
Duration: 13 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781427236326
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Novelist Benet Archdale and housemaid Carol Stratford are two young, single parents who have no reason to know each other. They become tangled in a nightmarish spiral of kidnap, fraud, family violence and death. Ruth Rendell creates psychological suspense in thrillers that are compulsively readable or, in this case, listenable. British actress Imelda Staunton's reading is perfectly paced, and the characters are well defined. You'll have a hard time turning it off.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 9 hrs
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America/ Chivers
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Emerson and Peabody are at it again! Uncovering antiquities takes a back-seat as the romantic archaeologists track down the master criminal who is stealing Egypt's ancient treasures. With the help of their precocious son, Ramses, the intrepid pair unravel this mystery in crowded bazaars, desert camps and the heart of the Black Pyramid. Barbara Rosenblat's reading fully measures up to the tale. She is a master of timing and nuance. Rosenblat's power for character interpretation has grown with each book in this amusing series. This is the best one yet.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 12 hrs
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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