A worthy addition to the series.
Narrator Robert Petkoff returns for the 36th installment in the Lucas Davenport series, delivering a brilliantly paced performance. He cleanly differentiates voices in rapid-fire dialogue, and his Russian-accented English adds authenticity. U.S. Marshal Lucas Davenport and partner Shelly White are tasked with protecting a defecting Russian family relocating to Minnesota. A relentless hit team targets the father, igniting near-constant gunfire from beginning to end. Teaming up with CIA agent John Sherwood, Davenport hunts for the leak in the operation while tracking the assassins. Familiar characters make appearances, and enough backstory is provided for those new to the series to quickly catch on. Petkoff masterfully delivers all the series’ hallmarks—nonstop action, sharp banter, abundant firearms, and alternating cat-and-mouse perspectives.
A worthy addition to the series.Pub Date: April 7, 2026
Duration: 10 hrs, 36 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217285341
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: April 7, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 2026
Narrator Bailey Carr's perfect deadpan tone is fitting for Anya St. Clair, a fashion magazine contributor who expresses more worry over blood-soaked shoes than she does over its source. What begins as friendly competition for a promotion between Anya and her co-worker and obsession, Sarah Taft, turns fiercely fatal as Anya justifies what she's willing to do to achieve her goal. Delivering dark humor at its finest, Carr's narration is most notable for its crystal-clear quality, mostly void of emotion except for moments of rage delivered through gritted teeth. Anya's smooth voice belies her inner turmoil and disdain for the majority of humanity. Her editor, however, is a sharp and commanding presence spitting out orders that only compound the situations Anya finds herself in.
Pub Date: Sept. 11, 2018
Duration: 10 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781978630123
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
A time-traveling teacher tries to prevent President Kennedy’s assassination but finds the relationship between past and present more complicated than he expected. As the story begins in Lisbon Falls, Maine, narrator Craig Wasson delivers a spirited and thoughtful performance of Jake Epping’s first-person account. Further into the novel, however, Wasson falls headlong into that ever-frustrating pit that looms before King’s narrators: the failure to correctly pronounce one of Maine’s premier cities, Bangor. This introduces into the dialogue the standard inept, overdone imitation of the Downeast accent—and not much better renderings of various Southern tongues. The narrative passages, however, are delivered with care and enthusiasm.
Pub Date: Nov. 8, 2011
Duration: 35 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781442344297
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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