Narrator Caroline Lennon transports listeners to Ireland, where traditional beliefs about fairies make for a powerful listening experience. An urgent phone call to Macdara Flannery, a member of the Irish Garda, opens this mystery audiobook. Macdara and his fiancée, fellow Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan, become immersed in the murder of Macdara's aunt, which locals blame on evil fairies. Using a distinct Irish accent, which sounds authentic without being overbearing, Lennon immerses listeners in the investigation. Listeners will cringe along with Siobhán as locals ridicule the homeless storyteller with a stutter, whom Lennon depicts sympathetically. Lennon further orients listeners to the Irish view of fairies as malicious creatures despite popular images in America of fairies being sweet and gentle.
Pub Date: 2020
Duration: 9 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781690581727
Publisher: Dreamscape
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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