First Post!

Hi Everyone!
This is Megan. I started working at Hachette Audio a little over a year ago doing Marketing and Publicity, and I'm probably going to be the main poster and facilitator for this blog, so I thought I'd start out with this little intro and let you know what I'm listening to now: CHILD 44.

I already read the book in manuscript, so I was surprised that, while some of the plot twists are less shocking (obviously, second time around), the audiobook still seems really fresh and fast-paced. Listening to the audiobook lets me sit back and really take my time to savor the language and the subtleties of personality and politics and history Smith describes, stuff that I perhaps didn't linger over last time as I sped through the pages trying to find out what happens next. The pacing is fantastic, and I'm really enjoying the voices and accents so skillfully rendered by Dennis Boutsikaris. (I think I heard he has Russian family; that makes sense since his accents are so good.)

I highly recommend this title to anyone, especially people who like thrillers, mysteries, or anyone who wants to learn more about Stalin's Soviet Union and their inescapable State Police. Lots of great history and atmosphere. Oh, and I hear that it may be a movie soon; Richard Price and Ridley Scott are said to be working on it now, so it's sure to be as good as its source material; listen to the audiobook now, watch the film later!