In Mike Bowditch's fifth outing, Henry Leyva's narration offers a more thoughtful hero than listeners have heard before. Mike has quit the Warden Service and is working as a fishing guide in Maine's North Woods, but that doesn't mean he's quit investigating. When Sgt. Kathy Frost, Bowditch's mentor, shoots and kills a veteran of the Afghan conflict, the consensus is that the disfigured vet committed "suicide by cop." Even so, anger runs high, and Kathy is ambushed and critically injured by a sniper's bullet. While Leyva's Down East accents are a little heavy-handed with certain over-the-top characters, he's generally credible, particularly with place names. Leyva deftly handles Bowditch's unpredictable moods, slipping easily from intense grief to being controlled and capable of logical deductions.
Pub Date: July 15, 2014
Duration: 10 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781427240989
Publisher: Macmillan 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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