THE GLITTER DOME

This twenty-year-old police procedural sparkles. Because of Adam Verner's brisk narration, you hardly notice how dated a book can become. The mentions of old cars, music, and sporting events are slightly distracting but not enough that you can’t concentrate on the story: A murder mystery is solved through random finds by several different cops at the same precinct; eventually they put all the pieces together. Verner treats listeners to a host of cops who are real characters. His tongue-in-cheek delivery should not be missed. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2012]