LENNY MARKS GETS AWAY WITH MURDER

Narrator Annie Maynard's comfortable tone and Australian accent set the scene for this audiobook. Kerryn Mayne's debut introduces listeners to Lenny Marks, a fifth-grade teacher in her mid-30s. When a letter from her parole board addressed to Helena Winters is delivered to her school, Lenny's long-buried past is resurrected. Maynard injects humor and pathos as she brings this quirky, troubled character to life. She takes listeners back to 11-year-old Helena's life, when her mother and stepfather disappeared, upending all she'd known before. As Maynard gradually reveals how Helena became Lenny, she injects personality into the surprising cast of supporting characters. Maynard smoothly moves between Lenny's life today and her heartbreaking past. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2024]