THE INQUISITOR

In this riveting first novel, the hero is a professional torturer who euphemistically calls his business “ information retrieval.” But could he be a good guy, too? Narrator Ari Fliakos has great timing and dramatic sense. He adds significant color to all the characters. From the intense and well-controlled sessions in Geiger’s barber-chair torture station to the musical musings of the profoundly schizophrenic sister of his partner, Fliakos pulls all the strings of the listener’s emotions. His delivery captures the 12-year-old victim perfectly and easily differentiates the various thugs, hit men, and extras. This is a strange and exciting story for mystery and suspense fans of all stripes. M.C. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2012]