The title character, whose blatantly false name is a malevolent warning to Colonel James Lockyer-Fox, is a member of a New Age gypsy band camped near the Lockyer-Fox estate, intent on making big trouble for the family. But why? Who is he? And while we're at it, was the Colonel's wife murdered, as some of the neighbors believe? Where are the Colonel's disaffected grown children? And what about Colonel Fox's granddaughter, Nancy, given up for adoption when a baby but suddenly reappeared? The incomparable Simon Prebble makes this deft psychological puzzle the kind of audiobook you go on listening to in the driveway long after you've gotten where you're going. He is a marvel. B.G.
(c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
Pub Date: Feb. 4, 2003
Duration: 12 hrs, 30 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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