Stewart's main character, the first female deputy sheriff of New Jersey, Constance Kopp, is based on a real-life person. In the fourth installment of the Kopp sisters series, narrator Christina Moore portrays Constance as a no-nonsense deputy who doesn't ask for any favors but expects to be treated as the professional law officer she is. But in the 1916 election in Bergen County, both of the candidates for sheriff laugh at the idea of a "lady detective." Moore has a host of characters she brings to life, among them the good-old-boy former sheriff, who is running again, and his opponent, who criticizes Constance every chance he gets. Moore also depicts the compassionate side of Constance as she fights for delinquent girls and for a wife whose husband unjustly commits her to an asylum.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2018
Duration: 9 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781501946004
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
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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