Switcheroo

A Gideon Oliver Mystery, Book 18

By: Aaron Elkins

Narrated by: Jeff Cummings

The Skeleton Detective is back.

A cold case dating from the 1960s draws forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver to the Channel Islands decades later to shine a light on the mysterious connection between two men who died there on the same night.

Swapped as young boys by their fathers during the Nazi occupation, wealthy Roddy Carlisle and middle-class George Skinner had some readjusting to do after the war ended - but their lives remained linked through work, trouble with the law, and finally, it would seem, through murder.

Nobody expects that Gideon's modern-day investigation will turn up fresh bodies. But old bones tell many tales, and the Skeleton Detective has to be at his sharpest to piece together the truth before the body count mounts still higher.

Declared "a series that never disappoints" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Gideon Oliver mystery series is highly recommended for fans of Agatha Christie and Kathy Reichs.

©2016 Aaron Elkins, all rights reserved. (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Have enjoyed this entire series immensely!

Lovers of forensics, history and travel will enjoy Oliver Gideons adventures! From Mt. St. Michelle to deep in the Amazon jungle!

Not as enjoyable as I expected

I have listened to all of this series, and In “Switcheroo” there is a different narrator than the other books. Unfortunately the change in narrators effectively changes the personalities of the reoccurring characters, at least for me. I find both Gideon and John’s voices to be nasally and whiney, and I don’t much care how this narrator does women's voices either. I am about half way through this book and will probably finish it, but I can’t say I am enjoying it as much as I did the rest of the series.

Elkins never disappoints

Good story line with just enough plot twists to keep things interesting. Naration was good but he made John sound kind of dumb other than that an excellent listen.

Pleasant but poor narrtion

Aaron Elkins books are always a nice read. This was was worth a listen. If a "cozy" can be written by a man, this one is -- engaging story, no sex, violence, or much bad language. However, the narrator is an amateur and the characters sound forced and unconvincing. If there are more of Elkin's books on Audible, I will pass unless the narrator changes.

Good Story - Very Bad Narration!

This is another great Gideon Oliver mystery. The only thing I personally do not like is the narrator. He sounds like he is talking through his nose. Joel Richards is much better. I have listened to his other 17 Gideon Oliver audiobooks many times. I never get tired of listening to them. I ignore this one. Too bad because this is another great Aaron Elkins’ Gideon Oliver story, just a bad narrator.