AFTER WE FALL

Always a joy to listen to, Jayne Entwistle rarely lets a listener down, but a thriller set in Wales is a tough challenge for a narrator who isn't Welsh--no matter how talented. A plane crashes, with a handful of survivors. In Cardiff, a retired policeman's daughter is found murdered. Told through the viewpoints of four characters, this mystery slowly reveals the connection between the two events. Entwistle's pace is a bit too measured and thoughtful, and the listener probably will have guessed the twist long before the end. But, overall, this is a satisfying listen if generosity is extended to an excellent narrator with a tough job to do. C.A.T. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2015]