Jeffery Deaver's latest Lincoln Rhyme mystery involves identity theft and murder, the former being even scarier than the latter. Someone with access to consumer data is using it to get close to potential victims and to incriminate innocents. Rhyme gets involved when his estranged cousin becomes a suspect. George Guidall does his usual superb job getting inside characters, dramatizing subplots, and maximizing suspense. Listeners will empathize with Rhyme's assistant and lover, Amelia, who gets caught up in the villain's plans. Rhyme, who is paraplegic, is intelligent but testy. Employees at the suspected data business sound guilty—are they? But it's the deranged unidentified killer who really sticks with listeners, as will this perfectly presented production.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2008
Duration: 14 hrs
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
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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