THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB Marlow Murder Club, Book 1

Melodious voiced Nicolette McKenzie acts out this complex, clue-laden mystery with an antiquities twist. Judith Potts, now 77, happily crafts crossword puzzles for THE TIMES. During a moonlit swim in the Thames, Judith hears her neighbor's murder, but her attempt to report it is promptly discounted by the local constabulary. After a second, murder using the same WWII Luger, and then a third, DS Tamika Malik steps in to investigate. McKenzie is spot-on with her voicing of Judith as imperious and magisterial but never querulous. Becks, the vicar's wife, is portrayed as meek and nervous, and Suzie, the dedicated dog walker, as gravelly voiced. DS Malik remains audibly unflappable even when Judith and friends uncover multiple suspects with tenuous connections in the first adventure of this new series. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2022]