Adenrele Ojo returns to portray smart, feisty Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene in her second adventure. Once again, Abrams has written a complex plot that sweeps Avery into a dangerous situation, this time involving a threat to the power grid. Listeners get a disturbing insider’s view of the complicated and competitive relationships among federal agencies, including the Supreme Court. Ojo perfectly performs Avery’s passion for details, curiosity, and need to protect those she loves. Ojo also differentiates the many other characters, male and female, including the embattled U.S. president, a former Mossad agent, and characters from the previous audiobook. Listeners will be chilled by the potential of real threats and thrilled by the intense listening experience.
Pub Date: May 23, 2023
Duration: 12 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9780593740743
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Brick’s masterful performance is Berry’s secret weapon for converting print to cinematic storytelling.
In Berry’s latest international mystery, operatives Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt travel to Sweden to help locate the king’s younger sister, who has been kidnapped. The ransom demand? A codex known as The Devil’s Bible, which was taken from Bohemia 400 years earlier as war contraband. Narrator Scott Brick tackles multiple accents as the Swedes, Russians, Americans, and Czechs compete to possess this Bible, leading to a volatile and deadly pursuit. Brick’s capable transitions from male to female, spy to assassin, and ally to enemy, no matter the representative country, are seamless and focused, allowing the listener to absorb the fast-paced, layered plot and accelerated action.
Brick’s masterful performance is Berry’s secret weapon for converting print to cinematic storytelling.Pub Date: Feb. 17, 2026
Duration: 11 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668654057
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: March 25, 2026
Fontana’s strong performance is the perfect vehicle for this tale of modern-day spycraft.
Disgraced former CIA operative Ari Falk’s self-imposed exile in the Republic of Georgia ends abruptly, and he finds himself at the heart of a mission to save the world from the leader of an extremist group intent on changing the balance of political power in Europe. Narrator Santino Fontana demonstrates a wide variety of accents, bringing to life characters from across the globe. His careful characterizations ensure the polished flow of the plot, and his skills are highlighted during dialogue-heavy scenes, where he seamlessly moves between characters and accents. Fontana’s timing and spot-on pacing keep the tension building as the twisting plot unfolds.
Fontana’s strong performance is the perfect vehicle for this tale of modern-day spycraft.Pub Date: Jan. 27, 2026
Duration: 8 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668123232
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: March 25, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 2026
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