SKELETONS

College dropout Lee Donne agrees to house-sit for her grandfather in Oregon. Late night noises morph into murder as decades-old family secrets involving the Ku Klux Klan threaten to ruin a popular politician. With the help of her African-American friend, Casey, and a former professor turned newspaper reporter, Lee tries to unmask the pol and his right-wing group without dragging her kin into the mess. C.M. Hérbert gives an earnest reading that holds one's interest but doesn't really get one involved. Also, her voice sounds too mature for an early 20-something; she does better as Lee's distant mother. Southern accents enhance the New Orleans scenes. J.G.B. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB / MAR 03]