EIGHT IN THE BOX

In a world in which novels about serial killers vastly outnumber the real thing (fortunately), Raffi Yassayan has come up with a fascinating twist: a serial killer who takes the body and leaves behind only a bathtub full of blood. Stephen Hoye builds the suspense with his articulate delivery, occasionally dropping verbal cues to the observant listener about particularly significant clues. Hoye offers many different voices as he becomes the police detectives who are tracking down the murderer, who seems to kill without a pattern. Ther's no confusion among the many voices. The motives of the killer are revealed eventually, but not in typical crime novel fashion. The ending is a shocker that few will see coming. M.S. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2008]