YOUR STEPS ON THE STAIRS

Robert Fass's talents as a narrator shine as he inhabits a New Yorker named Bruno, who is newly arrived in Lisbon. While awaiting the arrival of his wife, Cecilia, a neuroscientist, he organizes their apartment. It soon becomes apparent that he's preparing for the end of the world. Fass carefully portrays Bruno's psychological breakdown. The fact that his only companion is his dog, Luria, highlights his complete dissociation from the present. Fass injects the perfect amount of paranoia into Bruno as his world shrinks around him. Fass's well-paced narration captures this intense and insular character's unsettling story. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2025]