A divided Korea is the 1970s backdrop of this well-written audiobook, narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon. Army Criminal Investigation Division agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom are trying to to solve the murder of a South Korean soldier near the border between North and South Korea. High-ranking officers will accept a wrongful conviction if that means avoiding a confrontation with the North. Key to the book is the relationship between Sueño and Bascom, which Pabon captures nicely. The story is told through the thoughtful, low-key Sueño. Bascom carries a bit of a drawl, and secondary characters speak with the variety of accents that might be found in a mixed bag of Americans and Koreans. The investigators are close, complementary colleagues, and that comes through in the telling.
Pub Date: 2018
Duration: 8 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781980007371
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:
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:
Duration: 12 hrs
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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