George Guidall's fine performance enhances Indridason's intricately plotted puzzle. A man on the make, carrying Rohypnol (the date-rape drug), goes to a Reykjavík bar and chats up and leaves with a woman wearing a "San Francisco" T-shirt. Soon after, a man is found brutally murdered, wearing only a "San Francisco" T-shirt several sizes too small for him. The autopsy reveals a quantity of Rohypnol in his system. Guidall's mellifluous voice and seeming ease with Icelandic names and places add to Indridason's insightful police procedural. Guidall creates colorful personalities for the many original, intriguing characters--from the oddly detached mother of the victim to the harried woman detective, Elínborg, who uncovers a tangled web of deceit and murder going back many years. Chilling listening.
Pub Date: Feb. 4, 2012
Duration: 7 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781470322342
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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