THE CUTTING ROOM

Besides having a superb acting voice, Nick Sullivan knows how to make a reading fun. In Klavan's latest, Sullivan gives a tongue-in-cheek rendition of a hapless detective's search for the long-lost full-length version of an Orson Welles film while bodies pile up around him. Sullivan is not only called upon to portray the detective, who is also a movie aficionado, but also a host of unusual characters. You just can't help chuckling as Sullivan works. There's a plump reporter, caricatures of a couple of sexy women, a street guy, and a chap who's into bodybuilding films. All are augmented by Sullivan's light, sure touch. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 05]