Feodor Chin keeps things edgy in this genre-bending mystery set in today’s Taiwan. Taiwanese traditionalists believe that July and August are ghost months, the months when hell’s doors are open and ghosts are free to roam the upper realms. Young, savvy Jing-nan scoffs at such superstitious nonsense. Chin delivers both Jing-nan’s smart-alecky attitude about the spirit world and his dazed state upon learning that his fiancée, Julia, has been murdered. He also captures Jing-nan’s shock at the news that Julia, once high school valedictorian, worked as a “betel-nut beauty”—a job considered scant degrees above prostitution. As Jing-nan dodges ghosts and Taiwanese gangsters, he uncovers uncomfortable truths about Julia’s hidden life. Chin’s performance builds tension throughout.
Pub Date: July 29, 2014
Duration: 11 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781483013817
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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