Synopsis
Arson investigator Billy Nightingale and his brother-in-law, Officer Sebastian Bly, are called in to investigate a house fire that killed two young children. The discovery of a baby hiding underneath the porch put Billy and Sebastian on the trail of a murderous mother while Sebastian and his wife, Annie, raise baby Meredith without revealing her dangerous and frightening past. Meredith grows up to be a promising young ballerina, fueled in part by the fictional past that Sebastian and Annie have invented for her. But the truth threatens their charmed family circle as Merry's biological mother returns to finish what she started.
Tabula Rasa is not only a gripping and entertaining crime novel but also a sensitive, warm exploration of the deeper issues of what defines a family and an individual.
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About the Authors
Shelly Reuben has written numerous novels. Her first, Julian Solo, was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award and by the Libertarian Futurist Society for a Prometheus Award. Her novel Origin & Cause was nominated for a Falcon Award by the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan. She also writes two newspaper columns and regularly contributes short stories to the Forensic Examiner. She lives in New York City.
Anna Fields (1965-2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.
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When two children die under suspicious circumstances in a house fire, Arson Investigator Billy Nightingale and his brother-in-law, Police Detective Sebastian Bly, are called in to investigate. As performed by Anna Fields, Billy and Sebastian sound like square-jawed heroic types. As Edith Tuttle, the monster mother, Fields offers a psychotic, uneducated harridan. The author, a private detective and New York City arson investigator, provides insights into meticulous police work and forensics, but her lengthy explication on mothers who murder reads more like a research paper than a novel. The story ties up too neatly, and the characters lack credibility, but Fields keeps things edgy and well worth a listen. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Tabula Rasa: Library Edition
Seller: Stories & Sequels, Ashland, OH, U.S.A.
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Audio CD. Condition: Fair. heavily worn from use but text is complete and readable, Ex-Library: text is readable but suffers cosmetic damage from library marking and withrawing procedures, Heavy Wear to the Audiocase. Good Listening Edition! Seller Inventory # 180707-6B