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* "Auditor" by Mark (voyeurism) 10, 10, 10
* "Auditor" by Mark (MarkB@aboy.demon.co.uk). This is the second story I have read from the Alphabet series by this author. I plan to review them all - one each issue, which should mean 13 weeks for the whole alphabet; but the author is only down to H. The story is wonderfully creative. You may think an auditor is a hapless drudge who checks accounts for a business. Or maybe a person who sits in on a college course without receiving academic credit for it. Actually, this guy is an auditor as opposed to a voyeur. He listens to the Sarah and Lianne, the "S&M dykes" in the adjacent apartment. He does with his ears what voyeurs do with their eyes, and he lets his imagination fill in the blanks. During lapses in the action, he even takes time out to coach the primary interested party: "Hang in there, kid," he says, looking down. "Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible." As the bloke says, you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes, do you? Just read between the lines. This was an excellent story; but you have to read between the lines. Ratings for "Auditor" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |