A million-dollar load of Mafia heroin from an "Old Turk" gets waylaid during the 1967 Newark riots. A motley assortment of thieves, opportunists, slimeballs, and a few decent folk are out to find it. This Gregory Gibson novel is rife with characters, perhaps too many, who fight and kill in their attempts to get their hands on the drugs. There are so many people that it's difficult to keep them straight in the audiobook version. Narrator R.C. Bray sounds like an old-time movie newscaster with his punchy Walter Winchell delivery. Kudos to him for imitating a man with a laryngectomy who emerges as a main character.
Pub Date: April 2, 2013
Duration: 6 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9781622310111
Publisher: HighBridge 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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