COLD HEARTED

When seemingly random well-to-do men are killed, investigator Rick Carson must put the pieces together to solve the puzzle. It becomes increasingly apparent that each man got too close to a woman looking for love . . . and money: Jordan Price. Now Carson must race against the clock to rein in Price before another suitor meets an untimely end. As familiar as the plot sounds, narrator Lisa York offers a refreshing and inspired reading that underplays the one-dimensional characters and manages to craft an intimate relationship with the audience. York's well-paced delivery is subtle but steeped in underlying emotion that bubbles to the surface as the story comes to a dramatic end. As Price, York is mysterious, conniving, and strangely likable—everything one loves in a villain. L.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2009]