THE GLASS OCEAN

Take one historical mystery written by three bestselling authors about three strong women, add secrets, forgery, romance, spies, and a doomed ship, then top it with three superb narrators, and you have a most satisfying audiobook. Narrators Brittany Pressley, Vanessa Johansson, and Saskia Maarleveld deliver captivating performances of the three heroines. Pressley's Caroline is the uncertain wife who is hoping that her April 1915 voyage on the LUSITANIA will bring her and husband closer together. As Tessa, also a passenger aboard the ship, Maarleveld delivers exactly the nuances and evasions one expects from someone pretending to be something she's not. Collapsing time, contemporary Sarah, portrayed by Johansson, sifts through the factual elements of the story, sounding like a spirited, curious version of today's young woman. Fascinating listening. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2018]