Sent to Cumberland Island National Seashore on fire patrol, Ranger Anna Pigeon finds herself embroiled in yet another murder investigation. The sabotage of a drug-interdiction plane kills Todd Belfore, a District Ranger, and Slattery Hammond, a freelance drug agent. Dealing with crime is difficult enough, but to further complicate matters, Anna's former lover has fallen in love with her sister. Nevada Barr recreates Georgia's natural wonders with prose as polished as the smoothest stone and a plot as full of ideas as it is of clues. Barbara Rosenblat's performance endows Barr's characters with consciousness. They become real people with awarenesses and secrets. Rosenblat's shifts between characters are seamless. Her insights into human motives are perfectly delineated. In her voice, we hear heartbeats.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2001
Duration: 10 hrs
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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