GRANITE HARBOR

Peter Ganim narrates this whodunit set in a picturesque coastal town in Maine. When a teenager is found dead at a historic reenactment village, the town's inexperienced detective struggles to investigate calmly--especially because his own daughter was friends with the victim. Ganim's clean articulation and brisk pace keep the listener engaged even through the grisly descriptions of abuse and murder. Sadly, his character portrayals fall short. The detective's British background plays a role in the story, but Ganim's characterization doesn't quite reflect that. The killer, described as having a deranged monotone, instead sounds almost conversational. But more than one of the town's citizens could be the predator, and Ganim's performance maintains the mystery until the end. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2024]