CHAOS

Narrator Elisabeth Rodgers's faultless accents and inflections make each of the characters in this audiobook fully believable. Johansen's new mystery introduces CIA agent Alisa Flynn. The story starts when a school of teen girls in Africa is kidnapped by terrorists seeking ransoms. Flynn's ward, Sasha, is among them. Rodgers's voice fills with venom as she delivers the criminals' threats. She also ramps up the sexual tension when Alisa becomes involved with Gabe Korgan, a billionaire tech genius. The titular "Chaos" is a barely tamed racehorse who will allow only Sasha to ride him--and ride him she must, to save him and herself. Rodgers is even called upon to create a voice for the horse, and she comes through with flying colors. E.E.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2020]