THE ECHO

Minette Walters's signature is dark psychological suspense. In this long introspection into diverse lives, a homeless man is found dead of starvation in the garage of a successful woman architect, and a persistent journalist, Michael Deacon, uncovers connections between them. Simon Prebble handles the various challenges of the story and characters with exceptional sureness. He handles Deacon's conjecture of possible crimes and motives with eerie reality and deftly delivers an unusual variety of communications--dialogue, interviews, written faxes, letters, as well as narrative. Key characters cover all ages and classes, from the delinquent teen to the erudite attorney. Prebble portrays them memorably, juggling each as parts of the intriguing puzzle. R.F.W. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC/JAN 01]