THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT

Martin Jarvis give his usual--top-flight--performance to Archer's spies and assassins caper. Jarvis has a delightful characterization for each of the key players. He captures each from the (female) director of the CIA to the Russian Mafia, playing them a bit over the top, but Archer writes that way, so why not! Jarvis is brilliant in a key scene of suspense, borrowed from The Day of the Jackal perhaps, as the assassin awaits his political target. This fast-paced thriller keeps listeners waiting for the next move. R.F.W. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 99]