Robert Forster's matter-of-fact delivery suited Block's new HIT MAN so perfectly that listeners may need to adjust to Forster as older series regular Matt Scudder. Scudder returns married to Elaine, still with his own ethics and undiscerning loyalty to friends. When his outlaw Irish buddy, Mick Ballou, needs him, we are swept away by Hell's Kitchen intrigue and Forster's brogue. Other accents are equally captivating, whether those of West India, Bangladesh or New York City streets and boroughs. He successfully adds an intermittent flutter for the females and, to help distinguish characters, well-chosen pauses for the dialogue of unaccented males. Forster's level voice may be the best choice for the deadly suspense in this volatile mystery.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 1998
Duration: 6 hrs
Publisher: Dove Audio
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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