There isn't a better choice than narrator Sean Barrett to deliver the high emotion, terror, and occasional much-needed humor in this mystery. Millicent Sweet's father hires attorney Helena Fleming and pathologist John Eisenmenger after his 23-year-old daughter dies a horrific death. Barrett's description of Sweet's autopsy is painful to hear; every one of her organs is rife with cancer even though she died 10 days after being declared healthy. Listeners will be as appalled as Fleming and Eisenmenger when they realize Sweet's employer, Pel-Epstein Pharmaceuticals, designed an agent to replicate the worst cancer possible. Vivid images, scientific explanations, and two strong female characters--Fleming and her archrival, Beverly Wharton--are passionately rendered by Barrett.
Pub Date: June 1, 2007
Duration: 11 hrs, 45 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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