THE HUNDREDTH MAN

It takes panache to convincingly read a story set in the Deep South, and veteran reader Dick Hill has it. His Southern accents are flawless as he narrates Kerley's first thriller about two Alabama cops in pursuit of a serial killer who beheads his victims and leaves bizarre messages on their torsos. Add to this police politics, a romance with an alcoholic pathologist, and some crime-solving help from a cop's relative, and you've got a riveting potboiler that's hard to turn off. As you listen to Hill's authentic drawl, you'll find yourself right in the heart of downtown Mobile. A.L.H. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 04/ JAN 05]