THE TWENTY-THREE Promise Falls, Book 3

Seasoned mystery writer Barclay returns to Promise Falls, upper New York state's capital of mayhem and madness. The characters are familiar from two earlier Promise Falls audiobooks. This audiobook may be the last of a trilogy, and many mysteries are solved, but it's also a cliff-hanger, and more may be on the way. Brian O'Neill does a workmanlike job with the narration, keeping the characters straight, maintaining a good pace, and pronouncing clearly. Occasionally, his delivery lapses into monotone. Richard Poe delivers the chapters that feature small-town detective Barry Duckworth. He offers the classic world-weary baritone of the aging, overweight crime fighter. The production is well put together. F.C. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2017]