THE HANGED MAN'S SONG

Scandal in Washington is nothing new--but a scandal a day means that someone's at play in cyberspace. High-tech criminal Kidd has a personal stake in finding the culprit: A friend of his has been murdered, and the dead man's laptop may contain proof of Kidd's criminal activities. Kidd finds himself racing the authorities to find the laptop and the killer. Richard Ferrone plays it tough, reading with a voice full of gravel and menace. In narrator Kidd, he spins a ruthless character with the sensitivities of an artist. The story is brutal and violent, but engrossing. Sound--including a heartbeat that pounds with the action at one point--is used to enhance the lightning-fast action. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 04]