EXTINCTION

David Aaron Baker's compelling performance is precise and full of verve in Preston's latest thriller, which is reminiscent of Michael Crichton's JURASSIC PARK. Baker portrays Agent Cash's cool composure as she investigates a grisly double murder at the Erebus Resort. Baker then morphs into the clipped Australian accent of Erebus's head of security, who explains that the resort has brought six extinct mammals back to life. As the investigation expands, so do Baker's voicings of the many well-developed characters at the resort and the outsiders brought in. He infuses fear into his delivery when people disappear, shock when more dead bodies appear, and horror at the slaughter of the baby mammoth. When everything goes sideways during the chilling final battle, he pulls out all the stops. S.D.B. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2024]