THE MARSEILLE CAPER

Robin Sachs’s droll reading is a charming match for Mayle’s lighthearted story of wine, crime, and romance in the South of France. Sam Levitt, former lawyer and wine connoisseur, is an investigator who has recently recovered a priceless stolen wine collection and returned it to its owner. Francis Reboul, the perpetrator of the wine crime, decides to use Levitt’s talents for his own gain and seeks him out to offer him a job in Marseille. Sachs’s smooth and elegant British accent effortlessly morphs into Levitt’s no-nonsense tone and Elena’s lilting American accents and then into Reboul’s roguish French accent. Sachs’s articulation and well-timed pauses make for a listening experience to relish. M.F. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2012]