POSTAL

Here's a performance that improves the book it's based on. In this suspenseful page-turner, the point of view shifts back and forth between a cagey, homicidal postal clerk and his pursuers. An intriguing plot is marred by mediocre writing, but the flaws become inconsequential in Frank Muller's performance. He rounds out the two-dimensional characters and never lets the tension flag. Muller (a narrator whose voice alone commands attention) could easily coast and still grip listeners. However, he refuses to do it the easy way as is amply--and rewardingly--evident here. Y.R. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award © AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC/JAN 00]