Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery

In a new production emulating one of BBC Radio's most popular serials, husband-and-wife detective duo Paul and Steve Temple travel from London to exotic Cairo in the 1940s to investigate a murder. The full-cast dramatization unfolds with a missing pair of spectacles and blossoms into a chase amid exotic locales. Narrators Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson portray the adventurous sleuths, joined by a supporting cast of victims and suspects. Sound effects provide atmosphere, but there's a problem with pace. The flow of the action is too often interrupted--for venue changes, musical interludes, distracting credits at the end of each episode, and the repetition of previous text as each new episode launches. Still, this is a thrilling enigma for those willing to wait for it. A.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine