Narrator Barbara Rosenblat has a legacy to live up to. She's won numerous Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones. How does this latest performance measure up? It’s great! In fact, her performance clearly outshines the plot of this eleventh novel featuring Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper. The ADA, who prosecutes sex crimes in New York City, is called in when a librarian is assaulted in her East Side home. The story also involves a volume of ALICE IN WONDERLAND and an antique map. Rosenblat, as usual, does justice to Cooper, and she’s equally adept as Cooper's cohort, NYPD detective Mike Chapman. The authoritative discussion of antique books may not be particularly interesting to some, but Rosenblat's gifted performance keeps the listener fully engaged.
Pub Date: Feb. 4, 2009
Duration: 11 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
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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