JUST ANOTHER MISSING PERSON

This twisty police procedural has fantastic narrators--Joanne Froggatt, Justin Avoth, and Kerry Wotton. It does a spectacular job of building on the ticking clock of a missing-person investigation and the ethical dilemma of the detective heading it. Julia's career as a detective is immaculate except for one accident, which she's kept a secret. A man with a hidden identity knows that secret and uses it to manipulate the investigation. What is this man's motive, and when will the blackmail end? Froggatt has a skillful range in her performance of Julia and her family. Avoth's intensity as the missing woman's father is enhanced by a pace that quickens with desperation. Wotton's nuanced performance as a suspect's mother is characterized by worried sighs and thoughtful pauses. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2023]