EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE

When young Oregon attorney Brad Miller constructs a routine appeal for a convicted serial killer, he comes to believe that one of the murders the killer was convicted of is actually unsolved. Meanwhile, a troubled P.I. on the East Coast asserts that the latest victim of an active killer dubbed the D.C. Ripper was a mistress of the President. The common thread: the President was once the Oregon governor. Narrator Jonathan Davis delivers the fast-paced action with a controlled punch. His unpretentious characterizations add credibility to the key players in the story, and his restraint conceals of the identity of the killer. Inconsistent pronunciation of geographic names may be annoying to Pacific Northwest listeners. But thanks to Davis's solid reading, this implausible story makes for entertaining listening. N.M.C. 2009 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2008]