A TALENT FOR MURDER

Each portion of this slow-burn thriller is tackled by a different narrator who adds their own unique twist to Swanson's layered characters. Saskia Maarleveld delivers librarian Martha Ratliff's chapters, highlighting Martha's curiosity and distress. Kathleen Early narrates Lily Kitner's point of view. Early's performance sounds stiff in contrast to Maarleveld's. Newlywed Martha seeks help from her college classmate, Lily, when she suspects her husband, Alan, of violence. Digging into Alan's travels, they stumble upon an old friend, Ethan Saltz. As Lily discovers the truth about Ethan, with the help of Henry Kimball, it might be too late. C.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2024]