Jo Beth Sidden is a feisty feminist dog breeder in Georgia whose bloodhounds help solve mysteries. In TEN she must locate a missing cat, a downed plane, drugs and the murderer of an eccentric billionairess, all while avoiding her ex-husband, Bubba (yes, Bubba), who has sworn to kill her. Kate Forbes's first-person narrative has the requisite Southern accent if not the flintiness one might expect from a tough woman who is in many ways her own worst enemy. Forbes makes scenes like the cat rescue and the alligator attack truly hair-raising, and her descriptions of the Okefenokee and Georgia's coastal islands are vivid. There's also a lot on bloodhounds, who one suspects are more loved by Jo Beth than the men who drift in and out of her life. TEN is the latest of a series; another, BLIND BLOODHOUND JUSTICE, is also available from Chivers.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2000
Duration: 9 hrs, 15 mins
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America/ Chivers
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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