SCARING CROWS

Briony Sykes rises above a scenario of a double murder in a pastoral setting to give life to Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy. The solution to the shooting of Farmer Sommers and his son, as well as the whereabouts of the missing daughter, straggles along for seven cassettes while every character is questioned as the possible killer. However, the desire to keep listening comes from Briony Sykes's reading and Joanna Piercy's determination to sharpen her skills as a police officer. This compelling point of view is what we remember from the reading. The murders and missing persons are incidental. J.P. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 00]