Gerard Doyle narrates this installment of the London-based crime series featuring Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma Jones, now husband and wife. Doyle's female voices are credible and well differentiated. But this time out, Duncan Kincaid is taking a backseat as house husband--parenting three lively children--and the story features three female police officers. With this focus on women, a female narrator may have been a better choice for this installment. Two barristers have been found strangled and bound, and the only link is a young virtuoso guitarist. Crombie's deft plotting moves the story between the summer the guitarist was 13 and the present day. In Doyle's hands, the time frames remain clear. Fans of the series will relish the character updates and historical details relating to a real London neighborhood. Newcomers will enjoy the mix of police procedural and family life.
Pub Date: Feb. 19, 2013
Duration: 11 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9780062249746
Publisher: Harper 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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