Laura Jennings narrates this striking debut mystery. After failing to check her sources, Danish journalist Heloise Kaldan is in danger of losing her job with DEMOKRATISK DAGBLAD--until she begins receiving notes from accused murderer Anna Kiel. Kiel was last seen on security cameras covered in blood moments after an attorney's murder three years earlier. The police are convinced of Kiel's guilt, but Heloise is less certain, especially when her investigation unearths connections to her own life. Jennings handles the Danish names and the references to the corpse flower of the title, amorphophallus titanum, with ease, but she does little to create believable characters. Her one-note delivery, mostly breathy and terrified throughout, fails to live up to this Scandinavian thriller.
Pub Date: Nov. 2, 2021
Duration: 8 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781666519273
Publisher: Dreamscape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
A master crime writer is paired with a narrator at the top of his game.
Narrator Will Damron returns to masterfully deliver this second installment of the Catalina series. As the audiobook kicks off, listeners are immediately drawn into a supposed smuggling drop at a remote airport in the Catalina hills. After the fallout from the airport operation, Detective Sergeant Stilwell, frustrated to be sidelined, focuses on a cold case that has him partnering with a crossover character from Connelly's other series, detective Renée Ballard. Fans will be delighted by the cameo appearance of Harry Bosch. Damron expertly differentiates the many characters, male and female, and powerfully ratchets up the tension.
A master crime writer is paired with a narrator at the top of his game.Pub Date: May 19, 2026
Duration: 7 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668655771
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2026
Listeners will be convinced that they’re listening to a full-cast performance.
Narrator January LaVoy is truly a vocal shape-shifter. She skillfully voices female and male characters of all ages and ethnicities in this thriller. A man desperately searching for his teenage daughter approaches journalist Cindy Thomas to enlist her help. Meanwhile, detective Lindsay Boxer is investigating the recent murders of several young women, leading her into the dark world of human trafficking. As with the previous books in this series, the pace is high-speed, and chapters alternate among multiple points of view. Thanks to LaVoy's ability to differentiate the numerous characters, listeners will track the plotlines as they twist and turn and as each member of the Murder Club shares their professional and personal lives.
Listeners will be convinced that they’re listening to a full-cast performance.Pub Date: May 4, 2026
Duration: 8 hrs, 5 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668655788
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2026
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