I "read" the Audible version of "The Ruby in the Smoke" narrated by Adjoa Andoh. While I enjoyed the story, I found some of the acting quite painful. Other reviewers appear equally split between those who thought the performance excellent and those who found it grating. Given the wide range of male and female characters with varying social backgrounds and nationalities, voicing them was no doubt challenging, and Andoh didn't quite pull it off. Some male characters were hard to differentiate, and one or two, like Rosa's rather harsh voice, could have fitted the personality better.