QUIET DELL

Tandy Cronyn is simply outstanding in her portrayal of this powerful and chilling story based upon the real-life murders of a number of widows, including Asta Eicher and her children, at the hands of serial killer Cornelius Pierson, who preyed on women answering lonely hearts ads in the 1930s. Cronyn expertly builds the story's tension, slowly revealing the anticipation tinged with desperation of Mrs. Eicher as she unknowingly leads her family to their inevitable and terrifying end. Cronyn is equally effective portraying the elegant Emily Thornhill, the Chicago reporter who helped bring Pierson to justice. This is a moving, tragic, complicated story well presented and well written, which gives new depth to cold terror. A.C.P. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2014]