Julia Whelan’s performance is so consistently gripping that listeners might attempt to finish Rebecca Makkai’s entire audiobook in a single sitting. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss an audiobook all about a true-crime podcaster. Bodie has returned to her boarding school alma mater to teach a few courses in her area of expertise, podcasting, and is encouraged by her students to re-investigate the murder of Bodie’s roommate, Thalia. There are doubts as to whether the man imprisoned for the murder is actually guilty, and as Bodie digs deeper, she’s forced to confront complicated relationships on campus and beyond. Whelan deftly navigates the cast of characters, and JD Jackson shines in a pivotal cameo.

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