With his understated Northern Irish accent, narrator Gerard Doyle is an excellent match for Neville’s series featuring Inspector Jack Lennon, of Belfast. In this fourth installment, Lennon, now disgraced and on sick leave, is contacted by an old girlfriend, Rea Carlisle. While clearing the house of her estranged uncle, Rea finds a book that documents years of murder. Her father, a politician who is worried about his reputation, tries to hush it up, but when Rea takes it to Lennon, the cat is well and truly out of the bag. With a reputation like Lennon's, it doesn't take long before the finger of suspicion begins to point in his direction. Doyle's narration is masterly, and the writing is made for him.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2014
Duration: 8 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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