Amazon.com Amazon.com Audiobook Review (ISBN 0446519006, Hardcover)

For those Casablanca fans who've always wanted to know what happened to Ilsa and Victor and Rick and Louis after the plane took off, here is the audiobook with the answers. Actor Edward Herrmann (Nixon, The Lost Boys) does credible approximations of Bogie's Rick and Claude Rains's Louis, giving listeners the flavor of their distinctive voices without crossing into the territory of annoying imitation. Lynn Redgrave (Shine, and Georgy Girl) guests as Ilsa. She may not remind listeners of Ingrid Bergman, but she does use an authentic enough European accent that doesn't distract from the story. The pair serves up a solid piece of entertainment, bringing life to the words of novelist Michael Walsh, a former Time magazine music critic, who dreamed up this combination prequel and sequel to one of America's most beloved films. (Running time: six hours, four cassettes) --Kimberly Heinrichs