SECRET LIVES

Cryptocurrency and murder come to the fore in this engaging audiobook featuring elderly Ethel Fiona Crestwater as a feisty landlord and supersleuth. At its core, the novel focuses on the murder of a Secret Service agent, who is one of Crestwater's boarders. The story shines because of Crestwater's personality, which Patrick Lawlor brings to life with a superb performance. Crestwater is no passive senior; she is a formidable retired FBI agent who is smarter than her colleagues, many of whom view her with misplaced ridicule. Lawlor's narration is memorable because he gives distinct voices to the many agents and law enforcement personnel who are searching for the killer and the missing crypto key he presumably possesses. D.J.S. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2023]