ED KING

From foundling to king of search engine algorithms, Ed King is portrayed by Arthur Morey in a fairly straightforward manner—even when sex and humor (cosmic or mundane) take center stage. Ed, the accidental offspring of a scheming au pair and philandering father, is adopted by a nice Jewish couple. Only his minor relations—Jewish and working-class Brits—draw intriguing accents from Morey. King’s childhood, rise to power, road-rage encounter with his natural father, and inevitable marriage to his biological mother are events Morey cruises through, consistently absorbing listeners in Guterson’s engrossing vision of Greek drama in contemporary America. D.P.D. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2012]