Audio Editions

Library Bookwatch, Feb, 2005

Audio Editions

PO Box 6390, Auburn, CA 95604

1-800-231-4261 www.audiopartners.com

Audio Editions places exciting unabridged compact disc productions in the hands of discriminating listeners who want high-quality listening experiences. Among the best of their newest releases: three by Agatha Christie to pique the mind. The Secret Adversary (157270425X, $31.95) receives Alex Jennings' experienced and powerful rendition as it presents a Tommy and Tuppence mystery in their second crime caper revolving around the two school chums who become involved in international intrigue--and romance. Hugh Fraser lends a veteran and staid, smooth voice to her And Then There Were None (1572702516, $34.95), presenting the classic puzzler of ten houseguests trapped on an isolated island facing a dangerous killer. Christie's The Big Four (1572704322, $27.95) also benefits from Hugh Fraser's veteran reading abilities, with a fine Hercule Poirot story of a quartet of criminals who decide to pursue world domination. It's up to Poirot to resolve the threat. Mark Twain's lesser-publicized but equally powerful classic Letters From Hawaii (1572704-284, $24.95) receives McAvoy Layne's extensive background as a Twain scholar renowned for his Twain impression performances: his background lends an aura of authenticity and excitement to this colorful story of old Honolulu. All are wonderful listens.