Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan's involvement with the diamond mining industry starts with three dead infants and the disappearance of their mother. Narrator Barbara Rosenblat (is there any type of book she cannot do?) keeps this hodgepodge of a mystery on track as it moves from Montreal to the remote town of Yellowknife, picking up and dropping characters along the way. Subplots include Brennan’s love life—her law enforcement colleagues include two past lovers—and her daughter’s news of a big life decision. Rosenblat performs at her usual high level. In her unmistakable smoky voice she distinctly delivers the many characters and shepherds listeners through Reichs’s exposition on the diamond industry.
Pub Date: 2012
Duration: 9 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781464047282
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
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:
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:
Duration: 12 hrs
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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