Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
The Trouble with Mirrors  By  cover art

The Trouble with Mirrors

By: Aaron Elkins, Charlotte Elkins
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $20.00

Buy for $20.00

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Alix London, the art restorer and FBI consultant renowned as the Art Whisperer, can spot a counterfeit masterpiece before the paint even dries. What she can't see is why an elite European art dealer would offer her big money for a little mirror that's no more than a homemade gift from her beloved uncle Tiny. Not that Alix would part with it at any price. But when the mirror is abruptly stolen from her home, she realizes that someone sees more in the looking glass than mere sentimental value.

When her uncle Tiny disappears mysteriously just after the mirror is stolen, the simple art theft becomes a personal and professional challenge Alix can't ignore. With backup from her friends in the FBI, her game-for-anything pal Chris, and an aging-but-dogged Italian police detective, she delves into the puzzling case, only to find that there is much more to this theft than meets the eye. Once the Mafia shows up on the scene, Alix's mission becomes a do-or-die race to find the one possible man with all the answers.

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

What listeners say about The Trouble with Mirrors

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    162
  • 4 Stars
    96
  • 3 Stars
    42
  • 2 Stars
    10
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    173
  • 4 Stars
    73
  • 3 Stars
    23
  • 2 Stars
    9
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    145
  • 4 Stars
    81
  • 3 Stars
    42
  • 2 Stars
    12
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Alix marries the FBI agent who...

...sent her dad to prison. The trouble starts with a magazine cover photo of Alix in her apartment. The photo shows a small painting that includes a mirror. The painting is recognized a corner of a famous missing 400 year old classic. Alix's uncle Tiny gave the small painting to her 20 years ago for her 12th birthday.

The Trouble with Mirrors is not my favorite novel in the Alix London series (that honor goes to A Dangerous Talent), but it comes very close to earning 5 stars. Kate Rudd's narration does earn 5 stars.

The Alix London series novels are light and fun suspense mysteries with great characters.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

9 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Tremendous Finale

Wow! Talk about tying up a series with a bow! This is the fourth in the Alix London series and the BEST by far. Alix has married FBI agent, Ted Ellesworth. But hardly anyone knows, only her best friend, Chris, and Ted’s assistant, Jamie. Alix is trying to figure out how to tell her father, former art forger, Geoff London, that she’s married to the agent who sent him to jail. Meanwhile, someone has broken into Alix’s home and stolen a cherished mirror given to her as a child by her Uncle Tiny . . . and now Tiny has gone missing . . . the gentle giant of a man, who means the world to Alix seems to have vanished into thin air. . . and every avenue that Alix and her father, Geoff pursue leads to a dead end . . . finally enlisting the help of the FBI and husband, Ted, the long buried history of Tiny emerges . . . a story so unexpected, yet amazing . . . the twists and turns will leave you awestruck. I can’t say enough good things about this series, and particularly about this last book!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
  • AJ
  • 11-02-16

Narrator brings story to life

Colorful characters and a great story makes this series one of the best. Loved it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Only one drawback!

Story was great, performance was great. I believe they all mispronounced GEN oh ah, not gen OH ah, though, according to 2 dictionaries! ⭐️

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Decent read and great narration..



This was an okay book. Tiny disappeared and Alix and Chris went looking for him. The theft of a painting 20 or 30 years ago came into play after a few days and Alix’s 300 pound friend, Tiny, was thought to have had a part in the theft.

Alix’s had been married only a few days and she lives in Seattle and her new husband, Ted, lives in Washington D.C. and that’s the way they were going to leave it, each taking turns flying out to see each other when time allows. She’s an art consultant and Ted is in charge of the Art Theft Department of the FBI.

Anyway, this all had to do with a mirror that Tiny gave Alix 20 years ago and her condo being broken into and it was stolen, along with some other pictures she thought was worth about $500. The mirror and Tiny’s disappearance happened at the same time.

There were some pretty boring moments in this. Times I had to skim to get past all the roads and directions they traveled. I don’t care how they get anywhere, the streets, roads, highways, trails, paths because unless I’ve been to that state or city I can’t picture it, so there’s no point in writing all that, unless it’s to add to the word count of the book.

There was no sex and very little swearing, mostly damn and hell.

As to the narration: I absolutely love Kate Rudd’s narration. Her voices and emotional reading is wonderful.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

pretty good

pretty good entry in the series. Not much mystery. But I enjoyed the characters. this one was about Tiny.

needed a little more ump as one reviewer stated.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good book but too long.

The end of this book is sooo strung out that I almost quit it . It should have the last 25 minutes truncated to about 4 minutes.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I Love This Series

It took me a while to give the books in this series a chance. But, now that I have I'm hooked. I can't wait for the next one.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved the audio

Great story, read very nicely. Highly recommended, if you are into art even better. Entire book kept me entertained.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

truly enjoyed this book

love this book
the narrator did a great job. love the way i felt as if i were in Italy or in the art world for a day :) I enjoyed listing so much i bet i was done in less than 3 days. very cool neat story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!