BAD SUMMER PEOPLE

Narrator January LaVoy's range is highlighted in this audiobook about a single summer on Fire Island when gossip among vacationers and townies is ratcheted up to new levels. Glamorous Lauren and Jen rule the small community on and off the tennis courts. Their husbands have summered on the island together since childhood. Appearances can be deceiving though, and the couples harbor secrets. When a body turns up on the boardwalk, the suspect list is numerous. Characters' inner thoughts are shared in alternating perspectives, and while everyone is hiding something, are any of them capable of murder? LaVoy expertly performs a quick succession of conversation bits in various pitches to showcase a watching crowd. Squeaky-voiced children contrast with the scratchy voice of an elderly resident. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2023]