Narrator Mary Ann Jacobs sparkles as Marla Shore, owner of Fort Lauderdale's Curl 'N' Dye Salon, who mentally evaluates everyone's hairstyles as this mystery unfolds. Marla is running Taste of the World, a fund-raiser for an organization that protects beaches, when celebrity chef Pierre's Bananas Foster ignites and several board members die. Listeners will enjoy Marla's clever style of interrogating suspects through small talk at her trendy salon. Jacobs's best creations are Marla's overprotective Jewish mother and her neighbor Moss, who always greets her with one of his own limericks (also well recited). Local detective Dalton Vail's frustration with Marla's interference provides just enough romance to add spice without diverting from a clever conclusion.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2016
Duration: 7 hrs
Publisher: Orange Grove Press
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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