AMERICAN OUTRAGE

When Sam Carlson asks his adoptive father to find his real mother, trash TV reporter Jake Carlson sees the chance to improve his career. But once Carlson starts on the investigation, he finds that the story behind his adopted son is more fascinating—and more dangerous—than he ever thought. Jesse Bernstein reads more often than he performs, but he gets the job done. As it stands, Tim Green's novel maintains interest on the strength of his writing. Bernstein sounds young enough for most of the roles, and he plays a convincing a street-tough television producer. However, he falls short on the older characters, such as the elder antagonist, who may or may not be Sam's grandfather. M.S. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 07]