MURDER IN THE CITY OF LIBERTY Van Buren and DeLuca, Book 2

Simona Chitescu-Welk narrates the second installment in a series set in the City of Liberty (Boston) in 1940. Errol Parker, the leading base stealer in the Boston farm leagues, hires Hamish DeLuca and Regina Van Buren to investigate hate crimes and the murder of his nephew. Chitescu-Welk reads in a bright, upbeat voice without a single regional accent. While the story is set in Boston, no character has a New England accent--although the upper-crust attitude and precise enunciation of some characters are audible. Chitescu-Welk's performance overall is admirable, despite some stilted dialogue and mispronunciations as Reggie and Hamish uncover corruption where they least expect it. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2019]