Narrator Mitchell Greenberg's mellow delivery of the latest exploits of Detective Peter Decker and his insightful Orthodox Jewish spouse, Rina Lazarus, is nicely matched to the series' new setting in a college town in upstate New York. It's quite a change of pace from L.A. Opening with Decker answering the complaints of elderly neighbors with smashed mailboxes, Greenberg smoothly transitions from cop talk to senior carping to interviews with teen punks, whom he terms "victims of underdeveloped frontal lobes." The vandalism exposes murder, of course, and segues into a cold case involving robbery and homicide, further violence, and official entanglements with neighboring cop shops. Tension simmers but does not boil over, even in the final hostage scenario. Greenberg's perfectly paced narration and sharp characterizations keep the listener engaged.
Pub Date: Aug. 28, 2018
Duration: 11 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9780062882639
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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