This audiobook, the third in a series, revisits Sweden's most famous cold case, the murder of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986. Persson's characters are well drawn, and the Palme murder is a great hook, but nailing the known facts of the case is a little like listening to a phone book. Where exactly were witnesses one through five, on which Stockholm street corner, at exactly what minute? These details are hard to follow off the page, as are myriad place and proper names, which sound much alike in Erik Davies's richly accented delivery. Davies's portrayal of the coarse and deeply wrong-headed policeman Backstrom is very funny, and there are other pleasures, but, altogether, Persson's work does not seem to translate as well to audio as other Scandinavian thrillers.
Pub Date: 2014
Duration: 23 hrs
DD ISBN: 9780449009598
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Part of the joy of Tom Clancy novels is one's belief that the stories could come true. His latest entry stretches that some as we find international terrorists building a nuclear bomb which is used to set Americans and Russians against one another. Jay Robertson reads with a newscaster's voice, crisp and clear with a light touch of drama. However, he does little to help listeners identify Clancy's huge cast of characters, and dialects seem difficult for him as he occasionally slips in and out of character. Nonetheless, patient listeners are rewarded as the plot unfolds. This will be a welcome addition to any library justifying the price of the multi-cassettte volumes.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 16 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Grisham's story of the murder of two disparate Supreme Court Justices has a scope that could make abridgment difficult. Fortunately, all the plot threads are in place here: the sexual trysts, the murder investigation, and the political maneuverings which extend from the White House to the cloistered halls of the Supreme Court itself. A story this big has to be fun, and it is. While the reading seems tight at first, actor Anthony Heald soon warms to the material. Or perhaps the breakneck pace of the story takes over. The tapes are crisp and clear, and occasional music accentuates the suspense--adding to the fun.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 5 hrs
DD ISBN: 0553750933
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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