Lady Georgiana Rannoch may be thirty-fifth in line for the British throne, but, as portrayed by Katherine Kellgren, she's a Girl Guide at heart. In this volume of Rhys Bowen's series, which takes place in the 1930s, Georgiana accompanies her mother to America. Once settled in the Beverly Hills Hotel, she savors Hollywood's delights while solving a mystery. Kellgren's reading of the cheerful aristocrat-cum-sleuth is enthusiastic and forthright, her mother is deliciously dreadful, and the other English and American characters, both male and female, are as amusingly over-the-top as the writing. One occasionally wishes that the Girl Guide would tone it down, but that's a minor quibble in this thoroughly enjoyable froth.
Pub Date: 2014
Duration: 9 hrs, 45 mins
Publisher: Audible, 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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