Narrator Peter Ganim delivers all the urgency that is packed into Khan's novel. Esa Khattak is on leave from Toronto's police after having killed someone during his last case. While visiting Iran, he's asked to look into the death of Canadian-Iranian filmmaker Zahra Sobhani, whose documentary film is critical of the current regime. While seeking the release of a political prisoner at the infamous Evin prison, Sobhani was arrested, tortured, and killed. In Khan's third novel featuring policeman Khattak, he works to uncover clues in Iran while his partner in Toronto investigates Sobhani's life in Canada. Ganim slowly unravels the convoluted threads of the plot--which goes all the way back to the shah of Iran--revealing the officers' progress and providing lyrical descriptions of the countryside.
Pub Date: Feb. 14, 2017
Duration: 12 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781427282767
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
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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