FACE OF BETRAYAL

What's not new in this first thriller by the two authors is the joining of a group of women to form yet another troika of females who investigate high crimes and misdemeanors. What IS new is the collaboration of the two authors— Lis Wiehl, a for-real Fox News reporter, and April Henry, a novelist— to write this fascinating story of the search for a U.S. Senate page, age 17, who has disappeared. Is she a murder victim, or has she run away? What does a famous senator have to do with her disappearance? Listeners will hear narrator Pam Turlow deal completely with all these questions. She clearly distinguishes between the three heroines, is highly believable as the missing young woman, and is one of the better female emulators of the male voice. As the women of the "Triple Threat" move swiftly toward the solution, you've got to admire the way Turlow pulls off the conclusion. A.L.H. 2010 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2009]