Get ready for a wild ride as bondswoman Stephanie Plum, along with her BFF Lulu and office manager Connie, races around looking for Stephanie’s cousin Vinnie, who is being held for ransom until the office comes up with at least a million dollars. Lorelei King performs Evanovich’s most recent mystery with her usual panache as the familiar characters look for the kidnappers and gangsters of New Jersey. Plum works her connections, including Ranger, a private bodyguard, and police detective Joe Morelli. Each of the gangsters has his own idiosyncrasies, including one with a pet alligator. Although we never learn what “sizzling sixteen” is, there are rollicking funny adventures interspersed between chase scenes and some pretty lame sex. King’s tone is just right for Plum’s madcap adventures. M.B.K © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
Pub Date: June 22, 2010
Duration: 7 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781427209689
Publisher: Macmillan 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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