Lydia Chin is a P.I. working out of New York’s Chinatown—to the despair of her mother, who expected all her children to be doctors. In this caper, Lydia and her round-eye partner, Bill, are on the trail of some alleged new artworks by a painter known to have died at Tiananmen Square. As always, Rozan’s mise-en-scène is terrific, her characters are smart and funny, and the plot cracks along. Emily Woo Zeller performs well except that she has made a weird choice to speak Lydia and other young women in her normal chest voice and pitch the male characters higher, where she has no room to maneuver. Bill’s voice is especially jarring. Still, there’s a great deal of fun to be had here.
Pub Date: Nov. 1, 2011
Duration: 9 hrs
Publisher: AudioGo
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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