Masquerade for Murder

Mickey Spillane mysteries are classics, and this audiobook--written by Collins, who has taken over the character--is as entertaining as any. Narrator Stefan Rudnicki's gruff voice provides an ideal complement to the latest novel featuring Mike Hammer, a PI whose techniques and style break the mold. Hammer is hired by the father of Wall Street financier Vincent Colby, who is almost killed by a red Ferrari, an accident Hammer witnesses. As he investigates, Hammer discovers a series of bizarre unrelated deaths, all from a rare martial arts technique. Rudnicki captures Hammer's unpolished yet insightful style and excels at creating the dialogue and personas of the many delightful lowlifes and other characters. Listeners will also enjoy the ending, in which Hammer, as usual, solves the case, adding a wrinkle no one expects. D.J.S. � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine