IT'S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND

Narrator January LaVoy's considerable talents are a major factor in transitioning this novel successfully from print to audio. The familiar device of college roommates with dark secrets reuniting later in life forms the basis of a mystery that tests the cliché of the husband being the prime suspect when a wife is murdered. LaVoy's skillful use of tone manages to immediately define each of the lead characters. As the plot shifts between college days and the present, LaVoy's clarity and pacing keep the action moving and the shifting settings clear while seamlessly folding new actors into the mix. Listeners who stay with the story will be rewarded by learning whether it really is the husband who did it. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2017]