Perkins’ performance combines humor, wit, and suspense and will please even the most die-hard Holmes fans.
On the fictional island of Utakos, Ormond Basil, a distinguished but currently unemployed actor whose career peaked when he played Sherlock Holmes on-screen, agrees to help unravel the locked-door mystery surrounding the murder of one of the island’s guests. Narrator Derek Perkins demonstrates an exceptional command of language as he portrays characters with different backgrounds and accents. As Basil, Perkins digs deeper to convey Basil’s pride in recalling much of the dialogue from his Holmes’ films. Perkins is engaging as Basil analyzes clues, engages in repartee with suspects, and expertly maneuvers through cat-and-mouse exchanges with the true killer.
Perkins’ performance combines humor, wit, and suspense and will please even the most die-hard Holmes fans.Pub Date: Feb. 10, 2026
Duration: 8 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668653562
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: March 25, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 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
C.J. Box writes about life in wild Wyoming, short stories of people living a rugged life by choice or by circumstance. David Chandler narrates in a rough-edged whiskey voice that suggests summer heat, bitter winters, and windswept prairies, guiding the listener through 10 adventures of men like Fish and Game Officer Joe Pickett. Chandler brings the listener into this strange world where, more often than not, men have to create their own justice. His performance of the economical stories, some rarely seen, is perfect. The tale of the frozen body of a Native American basketball player turned speed freak, her arm reaching through the ice of a lake in a final jump shot, is one of the most fascinating in the collection.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 7 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781470392796
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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