THE ROYAL GAME

Listeners who love the monarchy will snap up this royal romance narrated by Shiromi Arserio, with additional narration from Barrie Kreinik as the voice of the late Princess Penelope. Singer Jennie Jensen meets and falls for Prince Hugh, heir to the UK throne. As she prepares for marriage, she suspects that Hugh's mother, Princess Penelope, was murdered and worries she might be next. Arserio voices Jennie as a grounded woman who stumbles through royal protocol and paparazzi encounters with comic effect. The royal circle sounds suitably remote, while Hugh's voice is consistently devoted and modern. Kreinik portrays Princess Penelope as elegant and distraught over the royal machinations. The audio isn't high energy, but details of palace life, along with the sinister plot, will capture listeners' attention. C.A. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2024]