This is Number 16 in the popular audiobook series featuring the sassy Parisian private investigator Aimée Le Duc. Each mystery focuses on a different Paris neighborhood, charmingly described and richly detailed. Narrator Carine Montbertrand, who is partly French, is the perfect narrator. In this installment, the intrepid but highly stressed heroine uncovers war criminals, arms dealing, and government cover-ups, and, of course, murders while struggling with babysitter problems, an ex-husband, and a dying mentor. Montbertrand has no difficulty pronouncing the names of streets and restaurants or portraying the many Parisians who speak through her vibrant, smooth voice. Listening to this production is like a whirlwind tour through historical streets, ancient tunnels, and other venues led by a smart, stylish guide.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2017
Duration: 10 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9781501957192
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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