This audiobook, seventh in the mystery series featuring a beguiling fat man named Hermes (who may or may not be a god), is a mixed blessing. The Aegean backdrop is evocative, and echoes of Greek mythology enrich Zouroudi's clever plotting. Gildart Jackson is perfection in voicing Hermes and the other men on the island, where an icon of the Lady of Sorrows is said to work miracles. But the icon is not what she seems, and neither, at times, is Jackson. To voice a child or many of the woman, he just pitches his voice up to countertenor, which, to put it mildly, does not get the job done. Too bad, as the book has many charms, and so does the rest of Jackson's performance.
Pub Date: March 25, 2014
Duration: 8 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781629233604
Publisher: Dreamscape
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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