KILLSHOT

Bruce Boxleitner here delivers a splendid reading. The page-turner concerns the pursuit of a husband and wife hiding ineffectively in the federal Witness Protection program. That Boxleitner, the hoarse star of TV's "Babylon 5," seeks an outlet for his aspirations as a serious performer does not surprise. That he can squeeze any expression at all from his ravaged vocal apparatus suggests tremendous effort on his part; that he has enriched his text with superbly delineated characterizations, that he has infused the entire work with a sense of danger and even plucked gems of humor out of it must be due in part to expert guidance from producer Deborah Raffin. Y.R. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB/MAR 99]