Smoke in Mirrors [Abridged, Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Jayne Ann Krentz (Author), James Daniels (Reader), Aasne Vigesaa (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2004

A con artist and seductress, Meredith Spooner lived fast - and died young. Now it seems Meredith's last scam - embezzling more than a million dollars from a college endowment fund - is coming back to haunt Leonora Hutton. An email just arrived in which Meredith - in fear for her life - explains that the money is waiting for Leonora in an offshore account ... and a safe-deposit key is on the way. Leonora wants nothing to do with the tainted money. She's already been accused of being in on the theft by Thomas Walker - who, it seems, was a victim of Meredith's knack for both scams and seductions. Eager to prove him wrong, Leonora sets out to collect the cash and hand it over. But she discovers two other items in the safe-deposit box. One is a book about Mirror House - a mansion filled with antique mirrors, where Meredith engineered her final deception. The other is a set of newspaper stories about a thirty-year-old murder that occurred there - unsolved to this day. Now Leonora has an offer for Thomas Walker. She'll hand over the money - if he helps her figure out what's happening. Meredith had described Walker as "a man you can trust." But in a funhouse-mirror world of illusion and distortion, Leonora may be out of her league.

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About the Author

Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of fifty New York Times bestsellers. She has written contemporary romantic suspense novels under that name, as well as futuristic and historical romance novels under the pseudonyms Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick, respectively. She lives in Seattle.

From AudioFile

Jayne Ann Krentz's latest romantic suspense brings together two unlikely lovers to investigate two sets of murders that occur 30 years apart. Multiple readers can often enhance the experience of listening to an audiobook; however, in this case, the production sounds choppy and disjointed. Although both James Daniels and Aasne Vigesaa expertly act out their character's individual part, there are times when the editing leaves gaps during their conversations. The story is filled with suspense and plot twists, but a single narrator would have been a better choice for this recording. K.M.D. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Value Priced; Abridged edition (January 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593553196
• ISBN-13: 978-1593553197
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,807,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #37 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( K ) > Krentz, Jayne Ann

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant easy listening!, January 17, 2010

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This review is from: Smoke in Mirrors (Audio CD)

My review is based on the abridged audio version of Smoke In Mirrors. Listening to James Daniels and Aasne Vigesaa tell the story was great. I'm sure that they made it SO much more interesting than if I had just read the novel (especially and according to other previous reviews). As I pictured the scenes and characters in my mind, it felt like I was watching a good murder mystery movie or tv show. I just thought this had a good storyline injected with a bit of light romance. Definitely great for a long car drive!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, not great. But the tapes make the story better, February 23, 2002

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This review is from: Smoke in Mirrors (Audio Cassette)

Like so many other reviewers, I am saddened that JAK's work doesn't live up to her earlier books. They're still worth reading, but not like her earlier Amanda Quick books. But, the unabridged tapes are very good. Both this one and Soft Focus are read with both a male and female narrator. This adds a lot of enjoyment to what would have been a 3-star book. I wish Ms. Krentz would go back and have some of her earlier work recorded. I would be an ENTHUSIASTIC buyer!!