In her 25th Commissario Guido Brunetti novel, Donna Leon creates a haunting mystery. Narrator David Colacci delivers his usual charming Guido; his brilliant wife, Paola; their highly articulate children, Raffi and Chiara; and an assortment of series regulars who frequent the watery city of Venice. A family friend asks Brunetti to investigate a fifteen-year-old cold case in which a young girl almost drowned in a canal. A well-known local drunk pulled her out, telling the police he saw a man throw the girl in. When he sobered up, he didn't remember anything. The girl suffered permanent brain damage. Colacci makes it easy to visualize each character and the magic of Venice. You don't have to start at the beginning to be swept up in the action. Jump in. The water's fine.
Pub Date: March 24, 2016
Duration: 9 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781501908439
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
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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