Alexandra Cooper, sex crimes prosecutor, is called to investigate the rape and murder of a prominent female neurosurgeon. After uncovering shockingly lax hospital security and a maze of underground tunnels filled with NYC's homeless and disposing of a number of red herrings, Cooper and NYPD Homicide Detective Mike Chapman close in on the killer. Barbara Rosenblat's performance may be the result of years of training, practice, and hard work, but it feels like magic. An amazing number of voices populate her work, each believable, each unique. The listener knows exactly who's speaking without attributions. Author Linda Fairstein's expertise comes of years as chief of Manhattan's sex crimes unit, and what the novel lacks in artistic subtlety it makes up for in no-nonsense crime writing, made more exciting by Rosenblat's gifted reading. S.J.H.
(c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
Pub Date: 2003
Duration: 11 hrs, 15 mins
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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