Faye Kellerman's well-loved police lieutenant, Pete Decker, returns in a complex whodunit that takes place in the lofty world of academic mathematics, with the apparent suicide of a preeminent student. Richard Ferrone's narration is well suited to Decker's first-person musings as he probes the prickly personalities in the Math Department at elite Kneed Loft College. But Ferrone's steady pace and mostly unembellished characters fail to add spark or clarity to the dialogue or a narrative that is full of mathematical details. Ferrone adds color to the Asian and Italian Department heads, but most of the college students are indistinguishable from each other. Ferrone's Decker remains stalwart as another death forces him to consider the possibility of a conspiracy beyond the academics, which leads to a shattering discovery.
Pub Date: Oct. 27, 2015
Duration: 12 hrs
DD ISBN: 9780062420046
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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