Schmidtke, Ned

The bridge of Sighs by Olen Steinhauer ( Recording )
11 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in English and held by 369 libraries worldwide
In the volatile and shifting political atmosphere of Eastern Europe after World War II, an inexperienced homicide detective fresh out of the academy is assigned a homicide that no one wants to solve. Set in a bombed-out city in an unnamed country formerly occupied by the Germans and now by the Russians, the story follows Emil Brod as he unravels the threads of the cover-up of a brutal murder, while supporting his grandparents, his only family, in the equally brutal city.

The future of freedom [illiberal democracy at home and abroad by Fareed Zakaria ( Recording )
7 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and held by 221 libraries worldwide
"American democracy is, in many people's minds, the model for the rest of the world. Fareed Zakaria points out that the American form of democracy is one of the least democratic in use today. Members of the Supreme Court and the Federal Reserve, institutions that fundamentally shape our lives, are appointed, not elected. The Bill of Rights enumerates a set of privileges to which citizens are entitled, no matter what the majority says. By restricting our democracy, we enhance our freedom"--Container.

Hour of the cat by Peter Quinn ( Recording )
4 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide
In a simple New York City homicide, indistinguishable from hundreds of others in 1938, a spinster nurse is killed in her apartment, and a suspect is caught and convicted. Fintan Dunne, the P.I. lured into the case and coerced by conscience into unraveling the complex setup that has put an innocent man on death row, will soon find this to be a murder with tentacles that stretch far beyond the crime scene--to Nazi Germany, in fact. Following it to the end leads him into a murderous conspiracy of a scope that defies imagination.

Hour of the cat by Peter Quinn ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 100 libraries worldwide
In a simple New York City homicide, indistinguishable from hundreds of others in 1938, a spinster nurse is killed in her apartment, and a suspect is caught and convicted. Fintan Dunne, the P.I. lured into the case and coerced by conscience into unraveling the complex setup that has put an innocent man on death row, will soon find this to be a murder with tentacles that stretch far beyond the crime scene--to Nazi Germany, in fact. Following it to the end leads him into a murderous conspiracy of a scope that defies imagination.

Magic time Angelfire by Marc Scott Zicree ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide
For rising young lawyer Cal Griffin, it's just another day in the Big City, until the lights go off--for good. Suddenly packs of pale crouched figures are stalking the darkened subways, monsters prowl Times Square, and the people all around Cal are ... changing. Similar weirdness is happening everywhere, from the dank, cold heart of a West Virginia coal mine to a remote lab in South Dakota, where a team of government scientists has unwittingly invited something catastrophic into the world, to the highest levels of power in Washington, D.C.

Deed of trust by Claudia Allen ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide
A gentle and poignant comedy about a dysfunctional family in rural Michigan during the 1930s, long before the the term "dysfunctional" was coined.

Frankenstein (radio drama) by Yuri Rasovsky ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide
The National Radio Theater of Chicago presents a full cast adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic SF/Horror novel. Produced in 1977 at DB Studios in Chicago and first aired in 1978. Dramatized for radio, produced, and directed by Grammy Award Winner Yuri Rasovsky.

Nightmare at 20, 000 feet horror stories by Richard Matheson ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide
One of the finest and most influential horror writers of the twentieth century, Richard Matheson (I Am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Somewhere in Time) has left his stamp on the collective imagination. Here are more than twenty of Matheson's most memorable tales of fear and paranoia, personally selected by the author himself. Many of these stories have already entered into popular culture, including the title story, which became a landmark episode of The Twilight Zone, and "Duel", the nail-biting tale of man versus machines that inspired Steven Spielberg's first film.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Yuri Rasovsky ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1977 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Presents a radio drama based on Mary Shelley's story of Dr. Frankenstein and the monster he created.

Nightmare at 20, 000 feet [horror stories by Richard Matheson ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
A collection of more than twenty of Matheson's tales of fear and paranoia, personally selected by the author himself.