DIRTY MONEY

With 2.1 million dollars of very hot cash stashed within a few miles of a bizarre armored car robbery, just about every cop in New England is searching for the robbers. The robbers, of course, are scheming to grab their loot and get out of town. DIRTY MONEY presents these criminals as the focus of the story, and as protagonists they elicit mixed feelings from the listener. Narrator Stephen Thorne provides an engaging narration with his smooth delivery. He doesn't give this band of thieves complete credibility, but he does endow each character with his own vocal identity. Thorne's unassuming, comfortable cadence makes for an entertaining listening experience. The only real problem with DIRTY MONEY is that you just don't know whom to root for. T.J.M. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2008]