STAB IN THE DARK

Take a horny, ogling, alcoholic homicide detective and mix in three murders, blackmail, insider trading, and a call-girl ring--and you've got the story. Sean Mangan does the best he can with this stereotypical cast of characters and repetitive, clichéd writing. He sounds the part of the detective and all the other folks who people this novel, though his Canadian pronunciation is noticeable. Unfortunately, even a decent performance can't save this from being a poor choice to make into an audiobook. S.S.R. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/ MAY 06]