DEAD SILENCE

A ransom of the late Fidel Castro's secret cache of intelligence files and collectibles drives DEAD SILENCE, the sixteenth in the Doc Ford series. Pace is key to a thriller, and a mistakenly kidnapped a 14-year-old Native American boy from Oklahoma, Will Chaser, forces Ford to put the pedal to the metal before the boy's underground prison becomes his grave. White pours on the pressure, and narrator George Guidall matches each plot twist with just the right amount of gravitas, nuance, and aplomb. The story is impossible to listen to without gritting your teeth and crossing your fingers for the indefatigable Doc Ford and the spunky Will Chaser. R.O. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2009]