Stephen Hoye has the stereotypical voice of the Mafia capo down pat. He’s so good at it that when he shouts threateningly, you start to duck. You don't even mind that the title here sounds like a rip-off of GOODFELLAS. The coauthors, the son of a Mafia don and a former undercover agent once known as Donnie Braskow, have put together another story of the underworld of crime. The book’s structure is interesting. In one chapter you get the Mob version of certain plans and events, and in paired chapters you get the FBI's take as they listen in with their bugging devices. When a university professor goes missing and the Mafia wants to find him, the agents want to know why. What they cook up makes for an intense and amusing plot. Hoye's portrayals of the FBI agents are as believable as those of his Mobsters.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2005
Duration: 14 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
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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