When the body of a beautiful coed is found hanging, apparently raped, and grotesquely drawn-and-quartered in the Pathology Museum of St. Benjamin's Medical School, ex-pathologist John Eisenmenger, attorney Helena Flemming, and erstwhile policeman Bob Johnson begin a semi-authorized private investigation. Narrator Sean Barrett is remarkable as the multitude of students, professors, husbands, and wives who come under the police microscope as possible suspects. Barrett's reading style is truthful and understated. As each new character is introduced, his/her personality is immediately identifiable by Barrett's slight hesitations, vocal twitches, and breathing rhythms, altered just slightly to fit. While longer pauses between scenes would help listeners orient themselves to the new sets of characters and circumstances, overall, this is a compelling novel performed by a master narrator.
Pub Date: June 1, 2009
Duration: 13 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
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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