WITHOUT WARNING

Narrator Tom Weiner impresses with a broad range of male and female characterizations that reach across several cultures—English, Spanish, Australian, and others. Overall, Weiner’s delivery is strong, exacting, and accurate. This mystery presents listeners with an open-ended question that will give them the shivers: What would happen if the United States and its citizens were to disappear from the face of the Earth? Birmingham allows the listener to experience this scenario through the eyes of an American general, an American secret agent, and a Seattle city engineer. The story’s settings include Guantanamo Bay, Seattle, and Paris. This is must listening—fast paced and edgy. J.D. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2010]