THE POLICY

The engaging plot of THE POLICY pulls readers deep inside the inner workings of a prosperous New England life insurance company. Someone's embezzling huge sums. There's tampering with actuarial information. Potential policyholders' applications are being unethically screened. And no one seems to care. Reader Sandra Burr presents a wide variety of female characters in distinctly different voices while maintaining a crisp pace and delivering dialogue at a tempo that fits the fast-moving story. She does, however, work too hard to present male voices, making one sound old enough for retirement when, in fact, he becomes a love interest later in the book. Nonetheless, this Brilliance production is among the best. T.J.M. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 02]