THE SHIMMER

Narrator Joe Hempel delivers this time-bending thriller with a straightforward tone befitting its seasoned detective. In steaming south Florida, the rescue of two kidnapped teenage girls goes horribly wrong when one of the victims attempts to kill the officer trying to free her, allowing her kidnapper, a woman, to escape. Sergeant Jack Redding catches a glimpse of the woman before she vanishes and realizes he knows her face--not from his present, but from his grandfather's past. Hempel gives the hunted woman a sultry femme-fatale tone, which is a perfect complement to the determined flat bass of Redding. Hempel's steady pace keeps the convoluted plot on track, and his Southern accents sound authentic without being overdone. E.E. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2018]