THE 13TH TARGET

Keith Szarabajka is excellent at character portrayals. Here he narrates with drama and empathy for the characters and their situations in an earthy, low-key style. Russell Mullins, a former Secret Service agent who is now a private protection operative, is assigned to Paul Luguire, a Federal Reserve executive. Then Detective Robert Sullivan calls to say Luguire has committed suicide, a development that stuns Rusty, who starts his own investigation with Sullivan and former Secret Service colleague Amanda Church. Szarabajka’s delivery easily switches voices for genders and regional accents and provides pacing variety. He enhances the terrific conspiracy plot by using volume and speed to ratchet up the intensity. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2012]