In an interesting twist on this effective series, half the population of the town of Miller’s Kill, New York, including Claire Ferguson, the Episcopal priest who is also an Army helicopter pilot, have come home from Iraq with some form of post-traumatic stress disorder. The walking wounded attend a veterans’ therapy group, and when one of their number dies and police assume suicide, her mates from the group take matters into their own hands. Suzanne Toren performs with her usual great strengths and small weaknesses. Her male voices sound uncomfortably strained, and her accents aren’t awfully convincing, but her passion and pacing are marvelous, and she admirably keeps her composure during some really embarrassing sex scenes. Police Chief Van Alstyne proposes to Claire; fans will be pleased.
Pub Date: April 26, 2011
Duration: 17 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781602836938
Publisher: AudioGo
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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