A Lucas Davenport audio thriller just wouldn't seem right without Richard Ferrone's reading. After nine narrations, you expect a certain quality and particular style from Ferrone, and you get it. In this, the tenth of Sandford's Prey series, Davenport, attached temporarily to the FBI, leads a search for a master hit man, er, hit woman, who almost killed Davenport and escaped in an earlier saga. There's more action in this latest, and Ferrone is up to it. His voice seems to purr when Sandford ratchets up the pace as Davenport closes in on his quarry. The finale is rather abrupt and a little disappointing, but have no fear, there's bound to be an eleventh Prey thriller with Ferrone at the helm. A.L.H. 2003 Audie Award Finalist (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2002
Duration: 11 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: Putnam Berkley 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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