LAST BREATH

Laural Merlington narrates this story of the search for lost art with verve and imagination. Noted archaeologist Dr. Daria McGowan is called upon to save the financially strapped university established by her great-grandfather. Merlington navigates exotic accents well and creates just the right amount of tension as McGowan recovers tokens from a dig at a formerly legendary city in Turkey, which was actually located by her great-grandfather in the 1900s. As more items are found, more people die until, in a dramatic finale, a sinister cult performs a bizarre ritual in an attempt to perpetuate itself. Stewart is an award-winning Romance writer, and Merlington lovingly narrates the rekindling of the relationship between Daria and FBI Agent Connor Shields. R.O. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 07/ JAN 08]