UTOPIA

Set in Utopia, a futuristic high-tech theme park, Lincoln Child's novel is a nonstop thriller performed by Scott Brick with an ideal mix of intensity and emotion. The events last a only few hours, and the pace of the story is frenetic. On the day robotics expert Andrew Warne arrives to "fix" the park's Metanet, which he designed, a group of criminals infiltrates the park and takes over its entire technological infrastructure. Warne must figure out how to stop them. Brick flawlessly conveys the novel's tension and romantic twists, changing tone with impeccable timing as events unfold. In Brick's capable hands, it's a roller-coaster ride not to be missed. D.J.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 03]