SUSPECT

When psychologist Joe O'Loughlan is called in to consult with police on a brutal murder, he discovers that the victim is a former client who once falsely accused him of rape. Joe becomes the police’s principal suspect, while he begins to suspect another former patient. Simon Prebble offers a first-rate reading. We always know which character is speaking. And his pacing is superb, maintaining the tension so necessary to making a thriller thrilling. In fact, his performance may be a case of the narrator making the story better than it otherwise would be. R.E.K. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 05]