Phate is a sadistic computer hacker whose world is one big video game. He'll infiltrate your hard drive, your company, and your life. But it doesn't stop there, because killing you is how he wins the game. The FBI's only hope is a man doing time for computer crimes of his own, a man who used to be Phate's best friend and coined the phrase "Blue Nowhere" for cyberspace. Deaver's suspenseful thriller also gives a rare look into the highly interiorized world of hacking. William Dufris has a slow, unemotional delivery, which somehow seems appropriate to the material. While not enthusiastic, his cool, smooth reading allows the story to be central. Listeners will find his characters clear, distinct, and without melodrama. D.G. 2002 Audie Award Finalist (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2001
Duration: 13 hrs
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America/ Sound Library
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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