CARETAKER

It can't be real--the job offer too good to be true, the success of Samantha Henderson's husband, the home in the Hamptons. Simpson clues us in immediately that "happily ever after" is not the plan, but he takes the entire 10 cassettes to tell us why. Every minute provides another clue, although the conclusion still comes as a surprise. Dale Hull brings a perfect dry irony to the superior text. He obviously did his homework, and understands the characters and their motivations perfectly. Hull becomes the listener's "inside source" for the story's revelations. His portrayals are understated but on target. R.P.L. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 02]