ALWAYS SAY GOODBYE

Ever since his wife was killed four years ago, Lew Fonesca has defined himself by grief and depression. In the first four books in this series, Fonesca worked as a process server in Sarasota, Florida. But in this fifth adventure, he finally returns to Chicago to track down his wife’s killer. Michael McConnohie delivers the narrative in a nondescript documentary style. But he positively shines in the way he breathes life into Kaminsky’s characters: Fonesca’s tow-truck driver brother-in-law, the Holocaust survivor authoress, the agoraphobic Greek hit man, the short but tough black detective. All these characters help transform this story of tragedy and redemption into a work that is profound and entertaining but never maudlin. Kaminsky’s characters are multidimensional and textured, and McConnohie seamlessly gives them color and movement. S.E.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 07]