...she adds Icelandic to her already fluid Scots and English repertoire. "Devil's Peak," by Deon Meyer, read by Simon Vance. Three disparate, desperate lives come together in this breakneck thriller set in post-apartheid South Africa...

...even by your favorite reader (Barbara Rosenblat and Simon Vance are particularly prolific and in-demand). Or, browse...a biography of Led Zeppelin, by Mick Wall, read by Simon Vance. This largely satisfying account of the rise of Led...

...part speculation on what might have been is an intriguing listen."In an Antique Land," by Amitav Ghosh, read by Simon Vance. As a student, Ghosh came across a reference to a Jew called Abraham Ben Yiju living in Cairo in the 1100s who owned...

...about life, motherhood, daughterhood, and having fun. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, read by Simon Vance. The beauty of listening to this (and to the others in this series) is that I now know how to pronounce all the Scandinavian...

...black musician and Phoenix's modern life with haunting power. "Market Forces," by Richard K. Morgan, read by Simon Vance. (CD) Sci-fi or satire? Morgan looks 50 years into the future and sees a world where, for a share of a country's...

...Native and French, Protestant and Catholic alike. "Ahead of the Curve," by Philip Delves Broughton, read by Simon Vance. If you've ever wondered what Harvard does to turn out those MBA holders, pick up this audiobook. Written by a...