This gripping mystery opens as narrator Jeff Harding proclaims with searing pain, "Hell is watching the woman you love living a nightmare and not being able to help her." Miami detective Sam Beckett and his wife, Grace, experience a harrowing nightmare because psychopath Cal the Hater will do anything to hurt the Beckett family. Harding impeccably captures each diverse character, particularly Sam's partner, Martinez, with his ebullient personality and Latino accent as the duo rush to prove Grace's innocence when she's accused of murder. Equally realistic is the large extended Beckett family as they rally to support Grace in her time of need. Finally, hearing Harding's renditions of Cal the Hater's voice and threats will make listeners' skin crawl in this game of cat and mouse.
Pub Date: March 1, 2012
Duration: 10 hrs, 15 mins
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
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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