SURFING CORPSE

Jeff Woodman's narration of the second entry in Zindel's excellent P.C. Hawke mysteries might help this series find the wider audience it deserves. Woodman takes on the persona of narrator and main character P.C., an intelligent and energetic amateur sleuth who attends an exclusive private school in New York City. In their current quest, P.C. and his partner, Mackenzie Riggs, are on the trail of a mystery and a potential reward for exposing insurance fraud. As Woodman travels with this resourceful pair from New York to L.A., tracking down clues, he portrays everyone--from business executives to surfer dudes --with equal aplomb, and his pacing helps keep the listener guessing. A great choice for teens and their parents. A.F. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB / MAR 03]