MILK AND HONEY

Narrator Mitch Greenberg adopts a straightforward, down-to-earth tone for Faye Kellerman's third outing in the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus mystery series. While out for a late-night walk and worrying whether or not Orthodox Jewish widow Rina Lazarus will marry him, Decker comes upon a 2-year-old, out alone, covered in blood and bee stings. Greenberg uses subtle vocal changes to distinguish minor characters and is especially effective with the voices of women and the toddler. His New York City and Yiddish accents are spot-on, and, as the mystery of the child's identity unfolds, Greenberg keeps the humanity real and the tension high. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2015]