Wasson is the perfect voice for this outlandish satire.
Veteran narrator Craig Wasson adds a sardonic tone to his trademark tough noir delivery in this tangled historical fiction caper of conspiracy, corruption, and murder that takes place in the wake of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Communists seem to have infiltrated every trade union, political party, and after-hours soiree in Los Angeles, and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy appoints former cop and all-around fixer Freddy Otash to dig up the dirt and bury the bodies. As the exhaustive and surreal details on everything from the Lindbergh kidnapping to the Hollywood blacklists stack up, Wasson deftly mimics well-known voices from Hugh Hefner to Richard Nixon. His performance combines hard-hitting bravado with the paranoia particular to the 1960s.
Wasson is the perfect voice for this outlandish satire.Pub Date: June 9, 2026
Duration: 21 hrs, 40 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217340217
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: July 7, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 2026
Ayla, one of the "others," is adopted by a clan of Neanderthal cave people. She struggles to conform to their ways, but her advanced human traits overwhelm and threaten their primitive culture in this initial installment of an immensely popular series. Although the story might benefit from abridgment, Rowena Cooper easily carries out the formidable task of enlivening the mostly silent and stereotypical characters with consistent, diverse personalities and human dimension. Through skillful phrasing and inflection, she maintains the reader's interest and suspense, especially with Ayla and her plight, throughout this rambling and imaginative story.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 22 hrs
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America/ Chivers
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
This lyrical, sensual novel of woman's lot in Manchu, China, is as well researched as it is well written. Authentic in tone, it's nonetheless written for Westerners by a Western expert on China. Moreover, Susan Clark performs the demanding text superbly, with only occasional signs of fatigue. For the most part she not only sustains the quaint diction and Asian atmosphere, but also, creates whole worlds with her voice. She acts the book, rather than reads it, and, in so doing, turns a pretty trifle into a stupendous beauty.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 4 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: Audio Literature
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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