HIT LIST

John Keller, solid citizen, living a Seinfeld type life, plans vacations, browses art museums, plans dinners, and buys groceries like everybody else. He appears so normal. Or is he? Could he be a contract killer? Block, multiple mystery award winner, characterizes an incidental character from a short story and brings him to life in his own novel. The author reads HIT LIST in clipped, private-eye tones. Initially, he sounds cutting-edge, almost riveting. Unfortunately, before the first tape ends, excessive detail and his monotone voice breed confusion, then boredom. This tape would be improved with a talented reader. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 01]