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The Trial: A BookShot
By: James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
"I'm not on trial. San Francisco is."
An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club are caught in the eye of the storm.
Now comes a... Read more »
Chase: A BookShot
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Danny Mastrogiorgio
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
"This was no suicide," says Detective Michael Bennett.
A man plunges to his death from the roof of a Manhattan hotel. It looks like a suicide--except the victim has someone else's fingerprints and $10,000 in cash. Enter Detective Michael Bennett.
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Cross Kill
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Alex Cross, I'm coming for you--even from the grave if I have to.
Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or something even more sinister?
Nothing will prepare you for the wicked truth.
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Detective Cross
By: James Patterson
Length: 2 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The suspect is your patient, Dr. Cross.
An anonymous caller has promised to set off deadly bombs in Washington, DC. A cruel hoax or the real deal? By the time Alex Cross and his wife, Bree Stone, uncover the chilling truth, it may already be too late....
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Exquisite
By: Elizabeth Hayley
Narrated by: Kristin Kalbli
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
"Please don't let me fall."
Since Siobhan has made it as an artist, she's ready to start a life in New York with the love of her life, billionaire Derick Miller. But their relationship has been a rollercoaster ride that has pushed Derick too far. Will Siobhan be able to win back her soul mate?
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Christmas Sanctuary
By: Lauren Hawkeye
Length: 3 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Emma Kelly needs a Christmas miracle.
Nick Shepherd loves his life in Salt Spring Island, where he sculpts in a studio with the grizzled and talented artist Mike Nagorski. Mike's estranged daughter, Emma Kelly, arrives in their quiet haven, and though Nick is immediately drawn to her, he tries to resist his feelings. There may be Christmas magic... Read more »
Diary of a Succubus
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
Length: 3 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
I can kill a man with a kiss.
"You're everything I ever wanted," he says. He leans in and kisses me. At last. I slip my hands away, letting my fingertips brush across his cheek. He takes his final bow over the railing and drops 15 floors toward the Fifth Avenue pavement. Pity.
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Sacking the Quarterback
By: Samantha Towle
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 2 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
The golden boy of football just went bad.
Quarterback Grayson Knight has a squeaky-clean reputation in the football world. So when he's arrested for drug possession, lawyer Melissa St. James knows that something doesn't add up. It's clear he's hiding something, though he denies it. But there's one thing he can't deny: he wants Melissa.
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Hidden
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Wayne Pyle
Length: 2 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
"Have you seen my cousin...alive?"
Rejected by the Navy SEALs, Mitchum is content to be his small town's unofficial private eye, until his beloved 14-year-old cousin is abducted. Now he'll call on every lethal skill to track her down--but nothing is what it seems....
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Heist
By: James Patterson & Rees Jones
Length: 2 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
They're about to make off with millions in stolen diamonds -- until someone beats them at their own game . . .
Three thieves have been planning the perfect diamond heist for months. They're finally ready to make the hit, and everything is set to go off without a hitch -- until a rival crew shows up to steal the diamonds at the exact same time.... Read more »
The Women's War
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 3 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
I will avenge my husband and children.
Former Marine Corps colonel Amanda Collins and her lethal team of women warriors have vowed to avenge her family's murder.
And they have nothing left to lose....
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Malicious
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Wayne Pyle
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Did my brother kill your husband?
Mitchum is back. His brother's been charged with murder. Nathaniel swears he didn't kill anyone, but word on the street is that he was involved with the victim's wife. Now, Navy SEAL dropout Mitchum will break every rule to expose the truth--even if it destroys the people he loves.
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The Weekend Wife
By: Beth Ciotta & Renée Carlino
Narrated by: Ellen Archer
Length: 3 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
I now pronounce you husband and wife . . . for the weekend.
When Megan Rooney gets fired from her job, her life is turned upside down. But then her sexy neighbor, Nick Walker, tells her that he needs a wife for a weekend trip to Tuscany, and she's the perfect candidate. She surprises herself when she agrees to go -- but what if the lie turns out... Read more »
Bedding the Highlander
By: Sabrina York
Narrated by: Euan Morton
Length: 3 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Only a Scot can steal her heart.
There's nothing ladylike about Katherine Killin. She's a spitfire who cannot be tamed. To rid himself of her, and to honor a truce set by the Duke of Glencoe, her father agrees to wed her to his clan's mortal enemy, Ben Rannoch. But when Katherine meets the enticingly masculine Kirk Rannoch, brother of her... Read more »
Taking the Titanic
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Nicola Barber
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
The greatest story in modern history has a new chapter....
Posing as newlyweds, two ruthless thieves board the Titanic to rob its well-heeled passengers. But an even more shocking plan is afoot-a sensational scheme that could alter the fate of the world's most famous ship.
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Dead Man Running
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
Length: 3 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
The doctor is in . . . deadly danger. Dr. Randall Beck is an eccentric psychiatrist with a terminal disease. This makes him fearless, which comes in handy when a patient is murdered before his eyes -- a patient with an unspeakable secret.
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The Dolls
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Kate Russell
Length: 3 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
The Dolls are perfect lovers, perfect companions, perfect killers.
Investigative reporter Lana Wallace has covered many crimes of passion in 10 years. But nothing will prepare her for the dark secrets of...The Dolls.
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A Princess in Maine
By: Jen McLaughlin
Narrated by: Susannah Jones
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
The McCullagh Inn is hosting the event of the century.
Chelsea Holland is used to dealing in secrets, and this one's proving to be the most exciting one yet: her old friend Grace is marrying a European prince, and Grace wants to host the wedding at the McCullagh Inn. But is Chelsea willing to put herself and her inn in the public eye --... Read more »
Bodyguard
By: Jessica Linden
Narrated by: Erin Cottrell
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
The most eligible bachelor on Capitol Hill has met his match.
Abbie Whitmore is good at her job. She knows how to protect people, and she's always right -- until Congressman Jonathan Lassiter comes along. The presidential hopeful refuses to believe that his politics have put him in danger, yet Abbie's determined to keep him safe. But how can... Read more »
Come and Get Us
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
What is her husband's secret?Miranda Cooper's life takes a terrifying turn when an SUV deliberately runs her and her husband off a desolate Arizona road. With her husband badly wounded, she must run for help alone as his cryptic parting words echo in her head: "Be careful who you trust."
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Manhunt
By: James Patterson
Length: 2 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Michael Bennett, be grateful you're alive.
Someone attacked the Thanksgiving Day Parade directly in front of Michael Bennett and his family. The television news called it "holiday terror"--Michael Bennett calls it personal. The hunt is on....
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The Killer's Wife
By: James Patterson
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Till murder do us part.
Six girls have gone missing. Detective McGrath knows the only way to find them is to get close to the suspect's wife...maybe too close.
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Black Dress Affair
By: James Patterson
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
How far will she go in a little black dress?
A little black dress transformed Jane Avery. Now she's a sexy, confident woman who goes after whatever--or whomever--she wants. But there are bright lights in the big city, and her secret life won't stay secret forever....
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The Housewife
By: James Patterson
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
The woman next door has a secret--and very dangerous--profession.
Maggie Denning is a former chief of detectives adjusting to a quiet life in the suburbs with her husband and two small kids. But when the woman next door is found brutally murdered, she starts investigating--and everyone's a suspect. Even her own husband.
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A Wedding in Maine
By: Jen McLaughlin
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 3 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
The McCullagh Inn is now open for weddings.
Jeremy Holland is exactly what Chelsea O'Kane wants in a man. After he proposes, she's ecstatic to host their wedding at the inn they built together. But it isn't long before the secrets from Chelsea's past refuse to stay buried, and they could ruin everything....
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Night Sniper
By: James Patterson
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
One killer. Eight million targets. Eight million suspects.
Cheryl Mabern is the NYPD's most brilliant detective--and the most damaged. Now she must confront her darkest fears to stop a calculating killer committing random murders.
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50 Hidden Desires
By: Jessica Lemmon
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
He can make her fantasies come true....
Holly Larson wants to step out of her family's shadow and live her own life. Her mind is full of sexy fantasies, but she doesn't have anyone to share them with -- until she calls upon her gorgeous childhood crush, Dalton Thomas. Now, she's ready to check every box on her list....
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Trump vs. Clinton: In Their Own Words
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Allan Edwards & Janet Metzger
Length: 2 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
"Our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it."*-Hillary Clinton
"She doesn't have strength. She doesn't have the stamina. . . . I think she's an embarrassment."**-Donald Trump
In this presidential contest of diametric opposites, nothing is certain on the path to the polls-except that every word matters. Direct... Read more »
The Pretender
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Length: 2 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
It's not the police I'm running from.
Logan Bishop is a handsome thief living off a stash of stolen diamonds. But when his murderous ex-partner tracks him down, Logan must find a way to turn the tables--or lose the only woman who can handle the truth.
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The McCullagh Inn in Maine
By: Jen McLaughlin
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Her second chance at love. . .
Chelsea O'Kane escapes to Maine with a gun and fresh bruises. She's ready to begin anew -- until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As he helps to fix her inn, her heart heals and they rediscover what they once loved about each other. But as the two play house, it starts to seem too good to last. . . .
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Let's Play Make-Believe
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Helen Wick
Length: 2 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Make believe I love you...
Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin don't believe in love at first sight and certainly not on a first date. But from the instant they lock eyes, life becomes a sexy, romantic dream come true. That is, until they start playing a strangely intense game of make-believe--a game that's about to go too... Read more »
French Kiss
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Jean Brassard
Length: 3 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Bonjour, Detective. Now watch your back.
Very handsome and charming French detective Luc Moncrief joined the NYPD for a fresh start--but someone wants to make his first big case his last. Welcome to New York.
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113 Minutes
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
I know who killed my son.
Molly Rourke's son has been murdered...And she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love.
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Hunted
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Length: 2 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Evil has a new game....
Someone is luring men from the streets to play a mysterious, high stakes game in the English countryside. Former Special Forces officer David Shelley will go undercover to shut it down--but this might be a game he can't win.
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Black & Blue
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Federay Holmes
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Is Harriet Blue as great a detective as Lindsay Boxer?
Harriet Blue, the most single-minded detective since Lindsay Boxer, won't rest until she stops a savage killer targeting female university students. But new clues point to a more chilling predator than she ever could have imagined.
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The Shut-In
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Caitlin Greer
Length: 2 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
I know you're watching me.
Confined to a studio apartment, Tricia Celano watches the outside world through a flying drone. But when her high-tech toy records a vicious murder, she's determined to track down the killer--a killer who knows she's being watched.
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Dawn's Early Light
By: Jessica Scott
Length: 3 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
"I'm not a hero."
Cam Warren is back from duty in Iraq. He's haunted by what he's seen, and the only thing he wants is to be normal again -- especially when he sees Hayley Arsenault, the girl he left behind when he went off to war. But how does a scarred soldier learn to let in love?
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Zoo 2
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Length: 3 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Will the last humans on Earth please turn out the lights?
James Patterson's ZOO was just the beginning. The planet is still under violent siege by ferocious animals. Humans are their desperate prey. Except some humans are evolving, mutating into a savage species that could save civilization--or end it.
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The Medical Examiner
By: James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Narrated by: Kate Russell
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
A #1 New York Times Bestseller!A #1 USA Today Bestseller!
Two bodies arrived at the morgue--one was still breathing.
A woman checks into a hotel room and entertains a man who is not her husband. A shooter blows away the lover and wounds the millionairess, leaving her for dead. Is it the perfect case for the Women's Murder Club--or just the most... Read more »
The 13-Minute Murder
By: James Patterson
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
A psychiatrist, a mother, and an expert hitman each race against time in these three fast-paced thrillers from the world's #1 bestselling writer, James Patterson.
Dead Man Running: Psychiatrist Randall Beck specializes in PTSD cases -- and his time is limited. Especially when he uncovers the plot to kill a presidential candidate.
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The Mating Season
By: Laurie Horowitz
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Rigg Greensman is on the worst assignment of his life: filming a documentary about birds with scientific "hot mess" host, Sophie Castle. Since Rigg is used to the celebrity lifestyle, he'd never be interested in Sophie. But he soon realizes she's got that sexy something that drives him wild . . . if only he can convince her to join him for the... Read more »
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Hot Winter Nights
By: Codi Gary
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Length: 2 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
The Bear Mountain days are cold, but the nights are steamy....
Allie Fairchild made a mistake when she moved to Montana. Her rental is a mess, her coworkers at the trauma center are hostile, and her handsome landlord, Dex Belmont, is far from charming. But just when she's about to throw in the towel, life in Bear Mountain takes a surprisingly... Read more »
French Twist
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Jean Brassard
Length: 3 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Who is killing New York's most beautiful women?
Gorgeous women are dropping dead at upscale department stores in New York City. Detective Luc Moncrief and Detective Katherine Burke are close to solving the mystery, but looks can be deceiving....
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Sexy Summer Flings
By: Codi Gary
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
The one guy who could make her stay...
Penelope Davis is ready to leave Bear Mountain. Her brothers have left for the military, and her crush, ER doctor Hunter Gracin, thinks she's only interested in a fling. So when she's offered her dream job, she plans to take it, until Dr. Gracin comes knocking on her door....
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You've Been Warned--Again
By: James Patterson
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Length: 2 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Going home for the holidays can be murder.
Joanie was dreading Thanksgiving with her family at their strange new house. And that was before she saw her brother Alan standing in the kitchen. It was hard to know what to say to him, seeing as he'd died five years ago....
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Radiant
By: Elizabeth Hayley
Narrated by: Kristin Kalbli
Length: 2 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
He's worth millions, but he's worthless without her.
It's been a month since her traumatic break-up with Derick, and Siobhan now lives in Detroit, where she can support herself and her painting career. But suddenly Derick's back after flying halfway across the country for her. And though Siobhan's body comes alive at his touch, she doesn't know... Read more »
Steeplechase
By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Susannah Jones
Length: 2 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Somewhere in time...a killer waits.
Malfunctioning rides caused multiple deaths at Steeplechase Park in 1907...and in 2017. Katie Silver is sure she was working there--in both centuries. Could she hold the key to the darkest of secrets? Two worlds collide to reveal the astonishing truth.
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Stingrays
By: James Patterson
Length: 3 hours 1 minutes
Abridged: No
Stingrays--they solve unsolvable crimes.
When a teenager goes missing on a Caribbean beach, the local police are baffled. It's up to the Stingrays, a world class team that solves the unsolvable, to unearth the truth--a truth that no one will believe.
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Once Upon a Kiss
By: Sara Jane Stone
Length: 3 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Is it possible to fall in love in one night?
Ivy Grant has devoted her life to medical research -- until she finds out her lab funding is about to be cut, right on the cusp of a breakthrough. She'll have to convince the billionaire CEO Carter Burke to support her project. But after a one-night whirlwind romance, is Ivy ready to open her life to... Read more »