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HARD EIGHT

The Stephanie Plum novels feel as if the world of Patricia Cornwell has been invaded by Bridget Jones, and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. Here bail bondswoman (read bounty hunter) Stephanie Plum is trying in her usual inept way to track down the normal (read dislikable going on poisonous) bail jumpers with her irresistible sidekick, Lula, a large black former hooker. When Plum undertakes, as a favor, to try to find a missing child, she gets crosswise with an ugly character called Eddie Abruzzi. Lorelei King excels at a cross- section of working-class New Jersey eccentrics as broad as the trunk of a redwood. Thoroughly entertaining.

Pub Date: July 3, 2002

Duration: 9 hrs

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026

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    THE TREE OF HANDS

    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

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      THE MUMMY CASE

      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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