INSTRUMENTS OF NIGHT

George Guidall hauntingly portrays Cook's protagonist, mystery writer Peter Graves. The tormented fictional author moves between his novels' characters, his horrible past, and his present day task of solving a fifty-year-old murder. Guidall achingly tells of Graves' turbulence and self-imposed emotional exile and transitions gracefully between the many voices in Graves' mind and real life. Together Guidall's cool tones and Cook's story entangle the listener. An interview with Cook concludes this gripping audiobook. R.N. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 01]