Dick Hill and Susie Breck, real-life husband and wife, team up to narrate Konrath's fourth mystery featuring Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels of the Chicago PD. A sociopath is growing toxins and planting them in the restaurants and grocery stores of Chicago. Breck is perfect reading the parts of the intelligent but frustrated Jack. Hill, usually a stellar narrator, is not at his best as he delivers the male parts, perhaps because of the saccharine sarcasm of the roles. Nevertheless, DIRTY MARTINI is a hard-to-forget adventure. After the conclusion, Konrath joins Breck and Hill in the studio for an entertaining interview. While Konrath is known for his wittiness, Dirty Martini has a dark tone that will leave the listener both shaken and stirred.
Pub Date: July 3, 2007
Duration: 8 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781423312482
Publisher: Brilliance 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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