Mary Russell, Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, is a feisty little thing. Fearless, inventive, speaks about eight languages, some quite obscure, and is handy with guns and knives. Now, however, she is somewhere in North Africa (Fez, it turns out) with amnesia. “Rare, I know, but it happens,” she explains as she tries to understand where she’s been and who clocked her on the head. Jenny Sterlin performs Russell’s parts of the story with as dazzling an array of skills as Russell’s. French men, English women, threatening Berbers, some with lisps, manifest apparently effortlessly. Robert Ian Mackenzie, who gives us Sherlock’s parts, is an equally gifted chameleon. The story, a fragrant stew of Moroccan atmosphere and politics, European intrigue, and the odd bit of treason, satisfies heartily.
Pub Date: 2012
Duration: 11 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781470321376
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: 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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