DYING TO PLEASE

Can a tough, capable female butler/bodyguard find happiness in the arms of a jaded cop? Apparently, yes, many times and graphically. But Sarah is also being stalked by an obsessed and powerful sicko whose idea of foreplay is to kill her employers. Susan Ericksen's forthright reading elevates a too obvious plot while her agility with voices gives individual characters warmth and distinction. She seems to take charge of the script as Sarah takes charge of her life. Not even she, however, can keep a promising start from degenerating into a tangle of body parts and emotions. If you like your fiction hot and steamy, this is for you. J.B.G. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 02]