This third in the series featuring gorgeous serial killer Gretchen Lowell begins two months after she's escaped from prison. Gretchen becomes a media darling, with fan clubs and passionate admirers. Detective Archie Sheridan is emotionally wrecked after escaping from her vicious clutches—twice—in HEART SICK and SWEETHEART. When body parts begin turning up with a heart carved into the torso, Archie is lured back into the hunt. Carolyn McCormick's narration provides exactly the right background for Gretchen's gory crimes. Or is there a copycat killer out there? McCormick makes the monstrous murderer a sexy beast, and Archie's well-earned neuroses are appropriately self-pitying. Author Chelsea Cain zeroes in on our culture's hunger for sensationalism with another very bloody, very scary outing for Archie and Gretchen.
Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2009
Duration: 9 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Part of the joy of Tom Clancy novels is one's belief that the stories could come true. His latest entry stretches that some as we find international terrorists building a nuclear bomb which is used to set Americans and Russians against one another. Jay Robertson reads with a newscaster's voice, crisp and clear with a light touch of drama. However, he does little to help listeners identify Clancy's huge cast of characters, and dialects seem difficult for him as he occasionally slips in and out of character. Nonetheless, patient listeners are rewarded as the plot unfolds. This will be a welcome addition to any library justifying the price of the multi-cassettte volumes.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 16 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
John Sanford is back with another psychological thriller in his Prey series. Surgeon, psychopath and serial killer Bekker is on the loose again after the easiest jailbreak in recent memory. Ken Howard's reading moves along with all the brooding energy a reader could want from a suspense book. His narration is deep, clear and well-suited to the gravelly voices of retired detective Lucas Davenport and the other cops. While Howard manages good dialects and shifts in character, his female voices leave a lot to be desired. For the most part, the abridgment gleefully throws logic and characterization overboard in favor of thrills, but the basic flavor of many characters is still fairly well maintained.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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