TREASURE BY DEGREES

The delightful adventures of Mark Treasure, suave banking investigator, boast clever plotting, witty writing, and vivid characterization. In this one, the British Treasure accompanies the eccentric American head of the Funny Farm Foundation to a small college in need of her endowment, where she is murdered. Suspects include a gaggle of disgruntled faculty, student dissidents, and a wealthy oil sheik. Terry Wale reads beautifully. His characters are distinctive, his narrative urbane. Y.R. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB / MAR 03]