WITH A VENGEANCE

Maggie O'Brien, a nurse and medic on a SWAT team, is an overachiever. She's trying to get out from under her father's thumb--both physically and emotionally. But Maggie tries too hard to fit in. While on a hostage call, she uncovers a deadly plot and soon becomes a pariah in the ER, the morgue, and the police department as she investigates who is killing patients. Laural Merlington's characterization of O'Brien's tough exterior and tender interior is well done. Her pace keeps up with the action and suspense. Her vocal changes for O'Brien's insolent father and other hard-nosed city cops are believable, as well. D.L.M. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 03]