Mega-selling author Bryce Proctorr is going through a drawn-out divorce and a year-long writer’s block when he runs into former colleague Wayne Prentice, a good but underpaid novelist. An inspired partnership forms: Prentice will ghostwrite Proctorr’s overdue novel for half of the million-dollar advance—along with killing Proctorr’s wife. William Dufris’s dramatic narration adds to the suspense of this intriguing plot. He imbues each interchange with emotion, expressing tears of panic and roars of rage with a vigor that heightens the listener’s experience. A departure from Westlake’s familiar territory, THE HOOK sets regular people in extremis, and Dufris’s narration makes it palpably realistic.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2012
Duration: 7 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9780792786719
Publisher: AudioGo
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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