DOWNWARD-FACING DEATH

If you're looking for listening that is sometimes serious and will also make you laugh, this is the audiobook. Told in serial form, it features former LAPD cop Matt Bolster, who is now a yoga teacher who dabbles in crime to pay the bills. While some listeners may not get the jokes surrounding the mats and bolsters used at the yoga studio, narrator Fred Stella does an engaging job presenting not only the protagonist but also the secondary characters. Stella gives a fast-paced reading, so you don't mind all the twists and turns that take place before Bolster figures out who killed the famous yoga teacher. If you don't know anything about yoga, this book is a fun way to find out. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2013]