ALL THESE THINGS I'VE DONE

In 2083, Anya Balanchine struggles to keep her siblings away from the family’s illegal chocolate business. Ilyana Kadushin’s tempered reading perfectly suits Anya’s attempts to keep her emotions hidden under the surface. After being accused of poisoning her ex-boyfriend, Anya reluctantly begins to work with her family to investigate the conspiracy behind the tainted chocolate—a plot aimed at bringing about the downfall of the Balanchine family. Anya also tries to keep her distance from the district attorney’s attractive son. With believable Russian accents for older family members and deliberate timing that deftly builds suspense, Kadushin will keep listeners riveted with this futuristic story of a mob family. J.M. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2011]