Bianca Amato's sophisticated British accent and haughty tone are perfect for this recent addition to the Lady Emily Victorian mystery series. Lovely and clever Lady Emily is ensconced in her beautiful manor home, Anglemore Park, with her handsome and equally clever husband, Colin, when Archibald Scolfield, the newly minted Marquess of Montagu, stumbles into their parlor and dies. The investigation that follows tracks events both above and below stairs as Emily discovers the dead Marquess has left a trail of broken hearts and engaged in some ungentlemanly behavior that has resulted in a long list of suspects. Amato convincingly portrays the characters from both the nobility and the working class with distinct accents and individual mannerisms, making each recognizable and enjoyable.
Pub Date: Oct. 22, 2013
Duration: 10 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9781427233516
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
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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