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Trace of Evil

By: Alice Blanchard

Narrated by: Laura Nichol

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

From Alice Blanchard, the author of the New York Times Notable mystery novel Darkness Peering comes Trace of Evil, first in an evocative new series about a small New York town, its deeply held secrets, and the woman determined to uncover them, no matter what the cost.

There’s something wicked in Burning Lake…

Natalie Lockhart is a rookie detective... Read more

The Good Egg

By: Jory John

Narrated by: Dan Bittner

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A #1 New York Times bestseller!An Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far 2019 Selection!From the bestselling creator of The Bad Seed, a timely story about not having to be Grade A perfect!Meet the good egg. He’s a verrrrrry good egg indeed.But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol’ rotten.As the other eggs in the dozen behave... Read more

The Sacrament

By: Olaf Olafsson

Narrated by: Jane Copland

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims.A young nun is sent by the Vatican to investigate allegations of misconduct at a Catholic school in Iceland. During her time there, on a gray winter’s day, a young student at the... Read more

The Cool Bean

By: Jory John

Narrated by: Maxwell Glick

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The “too-cool-for-school” third book from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of The Bad Seed and The Good Egg, Jory JohnEveryone knows the cool beans. They’re sooooo cool.And then there’s the uncool has-bean . . .Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd—until one day the cool beans... Read more

Labyrinth of Ice

By: Buddy Levy

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"Listen to this if you want to hear a narrator at the top of his game recount a fascinating--and at times disturbing--true story of adventure, disaster, discovery, cannibalism, and more. Will Damron makes Levy's fascinating account of the Greely (Polar) Expedition come to life...This is a harrowing adventure story and a great listen." —... Read more

The German House

By: Annette Hess

Narrated by: Nina Franoszek

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess’s international bestseller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator—caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power—as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nation’s past.If... Read more

The Clergyman's Wife

By: Molly Greeley

Narrated by: Susie Riddell

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

For everyone who loved Pride and Prejudice—and legions of historical fiction lovers—an inspired debut novel set in Austen’s world.
Charlotte Collins, nee Lucas, is the respectable wife of Hunsford’s vicar, and sees to her duties by rote: keeping house, caring for their adorable daughter, visiting parishioners, and patiently tolerating the... Read more

Anyone

By: Charles Soule

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 14 hours

Abridged: No

Charles Soule brings his signature knowledge—and wariness—of technology to his sophomore novel set in a realistic future about a brilliant female scientist who creates a technology that allows for the transfer of human consciousness between bodies, and the transformations this process wreaks upon the world.Inside a barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a... Read more

The Invisible Leash

By: Patrice Karst

Narrated by: Patrice Karst

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the book phenomenon The Invisible String comes a moving companion title about coping with grief when a pet dies.

"When our pets aren't with us anymore, an Invisible Leash connects our hearts to each other. Forever." That's what Zack's friend Emily tells him after his dog dies. Zack doesn't believe it. He only believes in what... Read more

The Bad Seed

By: Jory John

Narrated by: Andrew Eiden

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller!An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Month from the New York Times bestselling author of the Goodnight Already! seriesThis is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He’s been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in... Read more

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

By: Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm

Narrated by: James Taylor & Helen Pyle

Length: 28 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm is a collection of the 211 Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen) by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, first published on 20 December 1812. The Brothers Grimm (die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob Ludwig Karl (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl (1786-1859), were German academics,... Read more

Under Occupation

By: Alan Furst

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In this thrilling historical spy novel from New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst, two heroic resistance fighters smuggle valuable information to occupied Paris to turn the tide of the World War II and defeat Nazi Germany.

Occupied Paris in 1942, a dark, treacherous city now ruled by the German security services, where French resistance... Read more

A Minute to Midnight

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Kyf Brewer

Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister's abduction, only to encounter a serial killer.
FBI Agent Atlee Pine's life was never the same after her twin sister Mercy was kidnapped -- and likely killed -- thirty years ago. After a lifetime of torturous... Read more

The Ship of Dreams

By: Gareth Russell

Narrated by: Jenny Funnell

Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This original and “meticulously researched retelling of history’s most infamous voyage” (Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author) uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Western world. “While there are many Titanic books, this is one... Read more

Queen of the Conquered

By: Kacen Callender

Narrated by: Krystel Roche

Length: 13 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

An ambitious and unflinching tale of colonialism, conquest, and revenge, Queen of the Conquered starts a fantasy series perfect for readers of S. A. Chakraborty, Ken Liu, and Tasha Suri.

*Named one of TIME's Top 100 Fantasy Book Of All Time
* World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, winner

On the islands of Hans Lollik, Sigourney Rose was the only... Read more

Not the Girl You Marry

By: Andie J. Christopher

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days gets a millennial makeover in this romantic comedy by USA Today bestselling author Andie J. Christopher.

“The way Jack sets out to win Hannah back is really the stuff of true romance.”—NPR

Jack Nolan is a gentleman, a journalist, and unlucky in love. His viral success has pigeon-holed him as the how-to guy for a buzzy,... Read more

The Innocents

By: Michael Crummey

Narrated by: Mary Lewis

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

People Magazine Book of the Week

"Extraordinary."--Wall Street Journal
"Gripping."--Emma Donoghue, author of Room
"Dazzling."--Smith Henderson, author of Fourth of July Creek
"Fantastic."--Kevin Powers, author of Yellow Birds and A Shout in the Ruins
"Brilliant."--Ron Rash, author of Serena

From prizewinning author Michael Crummey comes a spellbinding... Read more

Vernon Subutex 1

By: Virginie Despentes

Narrated by: Christopher Harper

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

From the provocative writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes comes volume one of her acclaimed trilogy of novels, Vernon Subutex—short-listed for the Man Booker International Prize and the basis for the TV series of the same name. But who is Vernon Subutex?

Vernon Subutex was once the proprietor of Revolver, an infamous music shop in Paris,... Read more

Smoke Screen

By: Terri Blackstock

Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

"Blackstock's intense and twisty story will please fans of her faith-grounded crime dramas." --Publishers WeeklyTerri Blackstock, the "queen of Christian suspense" (CBA Market) delivers a riveting story of the secrets and lies that are too close to home. One father was murdered. Another was convicted of his death. And all because their children... Read more

The Accomplice

By: Joseph Kanon

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!

Named “The Book of the Year” by Lee Child in The Guardian

From “master of the genre” (The Washington Post) and author of Leaving Berlin, a heart-pounding and intelligent espionage novel about a Nazi war criminal who was supposed to be dead, the rogue CIA agent on his trail, and the beautiful woman... Read more

On Swift Horses

By: Shannon Pufahl

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & MacLeod Andrews

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi

A Lambda Literary Award Finalist and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice

“Cinematic . . . The spaces she creates for her characters . . . have the aura of realms.” —The New York Times Book Review

A lonely newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law follow... Read more

Finding Chika

By: Mitch Albom

Narrated by: Mitch Albom

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. Performed by Mitch Albom with Chika’s voice featured throughout. Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake... Read more

Legacy of Ash

By: Matthew Ward

Narrated by: Suzannah Hampton

Length: 28 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Legacy of Ash is an unmissable fantasy debut--an epic tale of intrigue and revolution, soldiers and assassins, ancient magic and the eternal clash of empires.   A shadow has fallen over the Tressian Republic.   Ruling families -- once protectors of justice and democracy -- now plot against one another with sharp words and sharper knives.... Read more

Astro Poets

By: Alex Dimitrov & Dorothea Lasky

Narrated by: Alex Dimitrov & Dorothea Lasky

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"Alternately narrated with just the right amount of earnestness and snark by the two authors, this audiobook eschews the heavy-handedness of some astrologers in favor of a playful approach...The audiobook is accessible to listeners who are not astrology aficionados and is a whole lot of fun." — AudioFile Magazine

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