Kathleen McInerney returns to narrate another installment of the Kate Burkholder mysteries. As chief of police in a small Ohio town that includes a traditional Amish community, Burkholder is once again called upon to solve a murder that overlaps the worlds of the the Amish and the “Englishers.” McInerney deftly portrays the mores of the Amish, showing Burkholder’s respect for her own Amish upbringing. Her narration is also impressive when voicing the often touchy conversations between Berkholder and her live-in boyfriend, handsome state agent Tomaselli, who is still struggling with his own demons. When a second dead body is discovered, Burkholder must set aside her personal issues to consider whether the death is a murder disguised as suicide. N.M.C. 2015 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
Pub Date: July 8, 2014
Duration: 8 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781427240965
Publisher: Macmillan 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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