Maria Worth organizes a group of wealthy singles for a matchmaking weekend in Lochdubh, Scotland. Her partner, Peta Gore, isn't supposed to be there but appears, unannounced and unwanted. Peta is grossly overweight, a vulgarian who shovels in food, slurping, sucking, and generally disgusting everyone nearby. Maria fears her careful plans will be ruined. Instead, the guests draw together against the obnoxious Peta. When Peta is found murdered, an apple jammed in her mouth, Police Constable Hamish Macbeth is called. Davina Porter's reading makes Peta's sex-kitten niece and each of the eight marriage-minded guests silly, serious, or ominous, as called for. Porter's performance adds another layer to Hamish and Priscilla's on-again, off-again romance. The seventh in the series, this delicious cozy is sure to please Beaton's many fans. S.J.H.
(c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2003
Duration: 5 hrs
Publisher: Recorded Books/ Clipper 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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