Why did Nora Hamilton's husband, a policeman, commit suicide? That's the intriguing question that powers Jenny Milchman's debut novel. Set in Wedeskyull, a small town in the Adirondack mountains of New York, the story makes much of the cold, the snow, and the differences between seasoned locals and those "from away." Cassandra Campbell offers a low-key Nora, depressed and confused, searching for answers and finding only more questions. Campbell's character voices paint vivid portraits of townies and tourists. She is nicely understated as Dugger, the local boy with autism. She makes Nora's mother-in-law sharp-edged and pitiless, and she invests local police and good old boys with smarmy self-satisfaction and menace. The writing bogs down as the facts are uncovered, but Campbell makes the listening chilling.
Pub Date: Jan. 15, 2013
Duration: 12 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9780385366212
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Part of the joy of Tom Clancy novels is one's belief that the stories could come true. His latest entry stretches that some as we find international terrorists building a nuclear bomb which is used to set Americans and Russians against one another. Jay Robertson reads with a newscaster's voice, crisp and clear with a light touch of drama. However, he does little to help listeners identify Clancy's huge cast of characters, and dialects seem difficult for him as he occasionally slips in and out of character. Nonetheless, patient listeners are rewarded as the plot unfolds. This will be a welcome addition to any library justifying the price of the multi-cassettte volumes.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 16 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
John Sanford is back with another psychological thriller in his Prey series. Surgeon, psychopath and serial killer Bekker is on the loose again after the easiest jailbreak in recent memory. Ken Howard's reading moves along with all the brooding energy a reader could want from a suspense book. His narration is deep, clear and well-suited to the gravelly voices of retired detective Lucas Davenport and the other cops. While Howard manages good dialects and shifts in character, his female voices leave a lot to be desired. For the most part, the abridgment gleefully throws logic and characterization overboard in favor of thrills, but the basic flavor of many characters is still fairly well maintained.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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