With his trademark tough-guy growl, Richard Ferrone captures the casual confidence, wobbly moral compass, and street-smart charm of Tony Tetro, an art forger extraordinaire. Showing up in California during the swinging 1970s, the self-taught artist found he had a natural aptitude for imitating almost any painting style—from Picasso to Dali to masters like Caravaggio. Tetro’s fakes found an appreciative, lucrative market in the shady “no-questions-asked” underground world of galleries, private collectors, and even museums. This audiobook will lead listeners to question everything they thought they knew about the value of fine art. After a decade of fast cars and illicit drugs, the law and scandal caught up with Tetro in 1989. Ferrone’s voice wonderfully sums up Tetro’s afterword. Easy come, easy go.
Pub Date: Nov. 22, 2022
Duration: 8 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668611319
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Listeners will appreciate Swift’s talent and perseverance.
In this compelling audiobook, journalist Swift relates the pleasures and pains of completing a 14-state trek of the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail, and describes the people he meets along the way. His original excursion coincided with the 1990 murder of two hikers whom he’d met on the trail. More than three decades later, Swift recreates his hike, seeking answers about the murders and noting the ways that global warming is threatening the A.T. Swift’s voice has some gravel in it, befitting a man in his mid-60s. He relates his experiences in well-wrought descriptions: a near miss from a falling tree; an encounter with a rattlesnake; injuries to his back, hand, and ankle; and the often daunting terrain.
Listeners will appreciate Swift’s talent and perseverance.Pub Date: Aug. 18, 2026
Duration: 11 hrs, 49 mins
DD ISBN: 9780063265462
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Sept. 22, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 2026
A clear, enraging audiobook about a dangerous abuser, narrated skillfully and with care.
One of Gabra Zackman's strengths is her ability to narrate nonfiction so eloquently. This deeply researched audiobook unwinds a tragic and enraging story about a master manipulator. Paul Skalnik spent decades getting close to people, deceiving them with lies about his accomplishments, taking advantage of them, and disappearing. He never truly paid for his crimes, which included falsely implicating others and abusing multiple women and girls. He was aided by a legal system all too willing to give him lenient sentences and no real accountability. Zackman conveys this work with a humanity that connects with the heart of the injustices committed and the people who were affected.
A clear, enraging audiobook about a dangerous abuser, narrated skillfully and with care.Pub Date: July 14, 2026
Duration: 7 hrs, 58 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217159673
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Sept. 8, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 15, 2026
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