• Behind the Mic: On The Safety Net by Andrea Camilleri and Stephen Sartarelli [Trans.], Read by Grover Gardner

    Michele Cobb and Jo Reed Discuss Commissario Montalbano's Latest Adventure

    Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens.

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    AudioFile’s Michele Cobb and host Jo Reed journey to the Italian countryside with Grover’s narration of Andrea Camilleri’s The Safety Net. In Commissario Montalbano’s latest adventure, listeners discover multiple mysteries, including one about the filming of a wall on the same day over years and an armed man in a middle school classroom. Gardner’s able narration brings out Montalbano’s droll sense of humor, dedicated work ethic, and humanity.

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    Support for Behind the Mic comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of the complete Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library and the all-new Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe.


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