Narrator Mike Grady delivers the twelfth, and noted by Harvey as final, Charlie Resnick mystery. This time the brooding, jazz-loving Nottingham detective must solve a decades-old murder that took place during the 1980s British national coal strike. Resnick has a new companion and boss, DI Catherine Njoroge. The mystery requires him to delve into his own police work during the long-ago strike. Grady does an outstanding job with the North Country and Midland accents the characters require. He makes Yorkshire and Nottingham dialects distinguishable, even to Americans. He's also a master at making the book's dialogue seem natural. At the same time, he conjures the world-weariness that Harvey's detective exudes as he uncovers, once again, the darkness in the human soul.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2014
Duration: 8 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781490637167
Publisher: Recorded Books/ Clipper 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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