TRACKERS

Narrator Simon Vance expertly uses emphasis and pacing to capture the suspense of seemingly disparate story lines. In this South African thriller he creates memorable portrayals of the three protagonists: Milla Strachan, a housewife who escapes an abusive husband and lands a clandestine reporting job; Lemmer, a bodyguard involved in smuggling; and Mat Joubert, an ex-cop turned private investigator. These three lives are woven together across a backdrop of the beauty, corruption, racial tension, and violence that are contemporary South Africa. Vance adds to the authenticity of the experience by supplying South African accents with appropriate touches of British and Afrikaans dialects. K.C.R. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2012]