Culpability
by Bruce Holsinger
Narrated by Stacy Carolan, January LaVoy
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
A family's self-driving car crash becomes a week-long reckoning — and every single person in that vehicle is hiding something.
- Great if you want: domestic tension with big ethical questions about AI and accountability
- Listening experience: slow-burn and claustrophobic — the bay setting tightens the pressure
- Narration: Carolan and LaVoy split competing perspectives, making the moral ambiguity feel lived-in
- Skip if: you want plot momentum over psychological dissection
About This Audiobook
A family vacation on the Chesapeake Bay becomes a crucible of secrets and moral reckoning after the Cassidy-Shaw family's autonomous vehicle collides with another car. While seventeen-year-old Charlie was technically behind the wheel, each family member carries hidden culpability for the crash, from AI expert mother Lorelei to father Noah, who struggles to keep his fractured family intact. As a police investigation threatens Charlie's future and the mysterious tech mogul Daniel Monet arrives with his own connection to Lorelei, long-buried truths surface about responsibility in an age where artificial intelligence increasingly controls human lives.
Narrators Stacy Carolan and January LaVoy deliver a masterful dual performance that captures both the intimate family dynamics and broader technological anxieties at the story's heart. Their distinct vocal interpretations give each character authentic emotional depth, particularly effective during tense confrontations and quiet moments of guilt-ridden introspection. The audio format enhances Holsinger's exploration of moral ambiguity, as the narrators' nuanced delivery allows listeners to absorb the complex ethical questions without losing momentum in this propulsive domestic thriller.