Keeper of the Keys [Abridged] [Audiobook] [CD] (Audio CD)

by Perri O'Shaughnessy (Author), Dick Hill and Laural Merlington (Reader)

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Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD; Abridged edition (Oct 31 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423317718
ISBN-13: 978-1423317715
Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 13.2 x 3.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 91 g

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This stand-alone novel of suspense from bestseller O'Shaughnessy (Case of Lies and 10 other legal thrillers starring Nina Reilly) has a glamorous setting, Los Angeles's Topanga Canyon, where a once promising architect, Ray Jackson, lives in a house he designed with his furniture-maker wife, Leigh. Unfortunately, despite some good plot twists and pinkish herrings, none of the characters is particularly interesting—not Ray, a tightly wound man who spends his time making models of every house he lived in during his tangled childhood; not Leigh, who may have a buried sex life; and especially not Kat and Jackie, two sisters in the real estate trade who used to be close to Leigh growing up. When Leigh disappears without a trace one night, Ray only with the greatest of reluctance (and nudges from Kat and the cops) sifts through secrets old and new for a truth that's as hard to swallow as it is to care about. Perri O'Shaughnessy is the pseudonym of sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy. (Nov.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Dick Hill and Laural Merlington deliver an unusual audio opening. Merlington begins by reading the part of Lee, a woman confused by her husband Ray's sudden remoteness. Hill breaks into Merlington's narration to read the parts of Ray, and soon the dialogue ignites into argument when Lee voices concern about Ray's fixation on his mysterious past. This paired reading continues throughout the audio as if to balance the story's themes of estrangement and secrets. Two voices work better than one to increase the tension when Lee vanishes and to represent the many levels of this mystery in which finding truth and meaningful relationships is as central to resolution as locating the missing character. S.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars WHO'S GOT A SECRET? LISTEN AND FIND OUT !, Dec 29 2006

By	Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Keeper of the Keys (MP3 CD)

Who's got a secret? According to author Perri O`Shaughnessy we all have secrets. And, at times, these are not just ordinary secrets such as, a black sheep in the family, credit card debt, or something like that. These secrets can be so dark and hidden so deeply that we are not even aware of them. Such is the case with architect Ray Jackson, protagonist in O'Shaughnessy's latest thriller Keeper of the Keys.

Ray's wife, Leigh, has disappeared. He doesn't know where and he doesn't know why. Perhaps most importantly, he doesn't even know whether she is alive or dead. It's strange that he doesn't seem too upset about his missing spouse. Yet, Ray is an odd duck who obsesses about an unhappy childhood and the fact that he and his mother had to move frequently. As an adult and an architect he is now building houses like the ones he lived in as a child.

He stays close to his mother, Esme, but she offers very little information about his father or his childhood. She will only say that his father was a difficult man and he deserted them when Ray was two . A dutiful son, Ray goes to her home to have dinner with her once a week, and she frets that he is so persistent about digging into his past.

This issue is forced when Leigh disappears and he is confronted by her friend Kathleen, called Kat, who accuses Ray of having something to do with Leigh's disappearance. When the police enter the picture with probing questions he takes a set of keys that he has had since boyhood and revisits the houses he once lived in. What Ray eventually discovers is not at all what he hoped to find.

Dick Hill, dubbed a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and
actress Laural Merlington partner on this narration, which is a twofold treat for listeners. Both are gifted voice performers who did double duty as directors of this audio edition.

Enjoy!

- Gail Cooke

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