THE DARKNESS

Detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir is being forced into retirement--but not before she solves one last case. Narrator Amanda Redman gives an adept performance as she takes on the various characters in this Icelandic thriller. She inhabits all the characters with equal vigor, making them vividly real. Redman's skills help listeners differentiate between the victims and the possible perpetrators the detective must sift through in tracking down the killer of a Russian asylum seeker. Told in short chapters, this audiobook keeps moving listeners toward the final face-off. They will enjoy being in the hands of an expert storyteller who makes the most of this dark material. M.R. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2018]