TRANSGRESSIONS Volume One

Five short but meaty thrillers, written by five masters of the genre and read by three expert readers who firmly grasp the material--what more could an audiophile want? Standouts include a creepy Joyce Carol Oates story about a child kidnapping, read by Anne Twomey in a performance that is sensitive yet dramatic, and a new Lawrence Block story featuring his antihero Keller, read straight but with a twinkle in his eye by John Bedford Lloyd. Michael Boatman's engaging performance of the Walter Mosley story is also excellent, though the plot is a bit too complex for the length of the piece. J.P.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 05]