Flight instructor Cordell Logan is once again drawn into the high-stakes activities of his former life as an assassin, in this fifth installment of the snappy whodunit series. Ray Porter's conversational style of narration beautifully portrays Logan's cheeky humor and first-person introspection. Logan is asked to investigate the murder of a wealthy big-game hunter and his wife because the animal rights activist who has been arrested for the crime is a distant family connection to Logan. The bullets start to fly when he stumbles into a complex web involving a congressman and a European crime syndicate. Porter voices each character distinctly and depicts female characters particularly well. The Czech prostitute seems just as charming as Logan's delightfully peculiar landlady.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2016
Duration: 8 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9781504726917
Publisher: Blackstone 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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