High Country

Ken Marks reads this Western, which takes place during the Great Depression, with a measured, elegant style that perfectly suits the work. Memorable characters like Fenton Pardee, Ty Hardin, Cody Jo, as well as the setting of the Montana mountains, are lovingly described by Wyman and carefully rendered in Marks's resonant tones. Marks pours emotion and drama into the challenging situations that evolve as cowboys take greenhorns into the mountains, where they encounter bears, wild cats, and snowstorms. This rich story is sensitively interpreted by Marks. His performance is pure pleasure. S.C.A. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine


In this most recent entry in Barr's bestselling mystery series about Park Ranger Anna Pigeon, Anna goes undercover as a waitress at the famous Ahwanee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Her mission is to discover what happened to four young hotel employees who disappeared suddenly without a trace. Barbara Rosenblat has narrated all the Anna Pigeon stories for Recorded Books. She is the gold standard. The Barr series isn't as vocally demanding as some of Rosenblat's prize-winning work; nonetheless, she delivers an outstanding performance, full of well-paced, listenable narration and individual characters. R.E.K. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine