SILENT JOE

It takes someone special to portray Joe, a 24-year-old deputy sheriff who witnesses his stepfather’s murder and dedicates himself to finding the wrongdoers. When he begins to uncover the perpetrators, he also learns how and why he was disfigured twenty-three years earlier. James Daniels is clearly the right choice as narrator, especially for the character of Joe, who is a poignant, thoughtful person. Daniels’s voice is not mainstream. His portrayal of Joe is terse and passionate. Even when Joe describes an exciting shoot-out and the focus is on the action, there is something special about him. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 01]