OVERKILL Ali Reynolds, Book 18

Ali Reynolds takes a call from Clarice, her husband's ex-wife. Clarice's husband is dead, and she is accused of his murder, but she doesn't remember doing it. Narrator Karen Ziemba ably performs this whodunit. Ali uses her artificial intelligence bot, Frigg, for the investigation. Ziemba gives the bot an upbeat, eager-to-please voice that fits Frigg's persona. She sometimes mishandles the idioms in the English language like "being trained" for "being railroaded" or "Mother's the word" for "mum's the word." Ziemba's presentation of the criminal perpetrators is skillful, but her standout performance is Frigg. Overall, Ziemba's presentation weaves the elements of the plot together and provides comic relief. Fans will be delighted. E.E.S. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2025]