In this mystery the sleuth is none other than Jane Austen. Equally at home creating engaging characters and telling a story written in Austen’s style, narrator Kate Reading quickly involves the listener in this literary whodunit. The author has hastened to London to attend to her brother, Henry, who’s most unwell. As events unfold from Jane’s point of view, she stumbles across a dying man in a library who has just enough breath to utter a clue—“Waterloo Map”—which sets Jane on her investigation of his death. Reading is spot-on in capturing the Austen tone while sharing an engaging amount of actual Austen history in a manner sure to please fans of detective novels and Jane Austen’s works alike.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2016
Duration: 9 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781490695662
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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