John Shea (3/98 Eleventh Plague)
Excerpt from Ukiah Daily Journal 3/29/98: John Shea & South Coast Daily
'llth Plague' a catchy tale
"The Eleventh Plague" (HarperAudio, $18, 3 hours, abridged) by John S. Marr and John Baldwin.
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Veteran film actor John Shea did little to alter his voice for women's roles, but overall, his delivery is straightforward and convincing.
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Excerpt from AudioFile 8/98: John Shea
THE ELEVENTH PLAGUE
C.R.A. [Published: AUG/SEP 98]
by John S. Marr, John Baldwin | Read by John Shea Mystery & Suspense • 3 hrs. • Abridged • © 1998
Noted virologist Jack Bryne sets out to track down the brilliant and diabolical serial killer who is reenacting the biblical plagues in a vindictive wave of bioterrorism. There are a number of suspects (the FBI comes to consider Dr. Bryne himself a suspect) and allies, and actor John Shea gives each a distinctive and consistent voice. Shea's reading of Marr (an epidemiologist) and Baldwin's medical thriller is engrossing. Through shifts in pacing and intonation, he effectively communicates the escalating terror as each plague is recreated but never overwhelms the story by being overly dramatic. An excellent example of a well-crafted story made even better in the hands of a master reader.
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