THE SABOTEURS

WWII serves as the backdrop as the Men at War series continues with Dick Canidy and his crew fighting the Axis on U.S. soil and abroad. They get some unlikely help from the Mafia. James Naughton jumps between story lines wonderfully, giving personas to the American crew, Italian-born immigrants, and German saboteurs. Plot lines wind in and out, bombs blast, and Naughton doesn't miss a step. Background music and sounds mostly add to the segues, though sometimes can be a bit distracting. An abrupt ending in this abridgment leaves the listener pondering a few points, but it doesn't mar the overall story, character development, or Naughton's fine reading. M.B. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2008]