FIDELITY

Perry's suspense puts a new spin on a familiar plot. Centered on the death of Phil Kramer, the story is told from the viewpoints of Kramer's widow, Emily, and the hit man hired to kill him, Jerry Hobart. After Phil's death, Emily is left penniless and asking tough questions about the man she married. Jerry discovers secrets--and the possibility of really big money--when he's rehired to kill Emily. Despite the interesting characters in the novel, narrator Michael Kramer makes little attempt to give each a unique voice. In fact, there's almost no shift in tone in Kramer's delivery at any point--he reads in a noticeable monotone voice that is more likely to put listeners to sleep than to engage them. L.B. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2008]