Review: Robot Reading The Devil's Hour
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2011
Users of the robot will be aware of the elements of the software which Amazon could easily improve without any additional cost to themselves. Mrs. pronounced should be pronounced as misses not as M, R, S. Similarly with other common forms of address. The male voice could be tuned to greater resonance without the loss of the current degree of clarity which allows most words to be understood. Nonetheless, for those who, like myself, use the robot, this should be enjoyable listening.There was some difficulty in sorting out the characters in the earlier sections of the book but it straightens itself out in time. Some parts came through as forced, not credible in a literary sense, although perhaps true to life (a knifing incident and its results), Other incidents which might seem incredible are well handled so one can believe in one of the character's Crime and Punishment type of response.On the whole, the book is a solid fem-police oriented mystery with a well-done lead, the series heroine, Laura Cardinal. I found the slight of hand plot sufficiently involving to rise above a too-much-get-it-over-with end sequence.I am confident a listener will feel rewarded for the expense which, I see, has risen above its initial minimal price (though still a bargain compared to paperbound  prices). I would guess the same will be true of an "eye reader".