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Beyond the Truth

A Detective Byron Mystery

A John Byron Novel: Book #3

By: Bruce Robert Coffin
Narrated by: Adam Verner
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Maine Sunday Telegram #1 Bestseller * Winner of the Silver Falchion Award for Best Procedural * Agatha Award Nominee for Best Contemporary Novel * Maine Literary Award Nominee for Best Crime Fiction""A gripping atmospheric thriller that finds the dark side of Portland, Maine. The Detective Byron mystery series is one of the finest to arrive in a... Read more

Silver Nitrate

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Gisela Chípe
Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.

“No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath... Read more

In the Woods

A Novel

Dublin Murder Squad: Book #1

By: Tana French
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
Length: 20 hours 26 minutes

The bestselling debut, with over a million copies sold, that launched Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter and “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post). 

“Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New York Times

As... Read more

What Lies in the Woods

A Novel

By: Kate Alice Marshall
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

"Vacker's overall performance, especially her solid pacing, will keep listeners guessing." - AudioFile Magazine

"Clever and deliciously dark.” - Alice Feeney, bestselling author of Rock Paper Scissors

"Narrator Karissa Vacker, with scores of audiobooks under her belt, provides a pitch-perfect performance in what, for some, would be a tough ask.... Read more

HEX

By: Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
Length: 14 hours 35 minutes

“This is totally, brilliantly original.” —Stephen King

“HEX is creepy and gripping and original, sure to be one of the top horror novels of 2016.” —George R.R. Martin

The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt--a Hugo and World Fantasy award nominated talent to watch

Whoever is born here, is doomed to... Read more

Echo

By: Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Narrated by: David Wayman, Greg Lockett & Lauryn Allman
Length: 18 hours 52 minutes

NATURE IS CALLING—but they shouldn't have answered.

“A compulsive page-turner mixing supernatural survival horror and ... adventure.” — Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers' Club

Travel journalist and mountaineer Nick Grevers awakes from a coma to find that his climbing buddy, Augustin, is missing and presumed dead.... Read more

Oracle

By: Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
Length: 15 hours 20 minutes

From international bestseller Thomas Olde Heuvelt comes Oracle, a supernatural thriller where an omen from our past threatens the return of ancient forces that will change the world forever.

On a foggy winter morning, high school kids Luca and Emma discover the impossible: the wreck of an eighteenth-century ship stranded in a flower field.

Emma... Read more

The House Across the Lake

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Named a most-anticipated summer book by USA Today, People, E! News, Cosmopolitan, PureWow, CNN.com, New York Post, CrimeReads, POPSUGAR, and more 

The bestselling author of Final Girls and Survive the Night is back with his “best plot twist yet.” (People, "Best Summer Books")

Be careful what you watch for . . .

... Read more

Mastering the Art of French Murder

American in Paris Mystery

By: Colleen Cambridge
Narrated by: Polly Lee
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore this magnifique new mystery set in Paris and starring Julia Child's (fictional) best friend, confidant, and fellow American. From the acclaimed author of Murder at Mallowan Hall, this delightful new book provides a fresh perspective on the iconic... Read more

Before She Disappeared

A Novel

A Frankie Elkin Novel: Book #1

By: Lisa Gardner
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Length: 12 hours 7 minutes

2022 Audie Award Finalist for Best Female NarratorTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a propulsive thriller featuring an ordinary woman who will stop at nothing to find the missing people that the rest of the world has forgottenFrankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman, a recovering... Read more

The Survivors

A Novel

By: Jane Harper
Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan
Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

“Jane Harper has once again created a beautifully written character driven novel and mystery. And, once again the location is one of the main characters. This time we are on the Island of Tasmania and the small tourist town of Evelyn Bay. The other characters who have known each other since high school (Kiernan, Maya, Sean, Liam, Ash and Olivia)... Read more

Horror Movie

A Novel

By: Paul Tremblay
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Dani Martineck, Micky Shiloah, Michael Crouch, Frankie Corzo, Stacy Gonzalez, Tyla Collier, Ariel Blake, Johnathan McClain, Dan Bittner, Eva Kaminsky & Gisela Chipe
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

“A true thrilling, eerily atmospheric 90s horror-esque vibe that will chill you to your core! It is a slow burn build that keeps you at the edge of your seat until you fall off only to question your own sanity. It is those dark secrets we all hide inside ourselves, the horrific thoughts of what if we could? It was a definite insane ride and that... Read more

The Dark Half

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 15 hours 12 minutes

“A chiller” (The New York Times Book Review) and #1 New York Times bestseller about a writer’s horrific and haunting pseudonym that destroys everyone on the path leading to the man who created him.

After thirteen years of international bestseller stardom with his works of violent crime fiction, author George Stark is officially declared... Read more

Fairy Tale

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Seth Numrich & Stephen King
Length: 24 hours 4 minutes

“This book and the performer are equally brilliant! Seth Numrich knocks it out of the park with this not-so-typical Stephen King novel. Read more

The Colorado Kid

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
Length: 3 hours 38 minutes

On an island off the coast of Maine, a man is found dead. There's no identification on the body. Only the dogged work of a pair of local newspapermen and a graduate student in forensics turns up any clues.
But that's just the beginning of the mystery. Because the more they learn about the man and the baffling circumstances of his death, the... Read more

The Dead Zone

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: James Franco
Length: 16 hours 11 minutes

The #1 New York Times bestseller and “frightening” (The New York Times) thriller from master storyteller Stephen King about a clairvoyant man who must weigh his options when he sees the terrible future awaiting mankind.

When Johnny Smith was six years old, head trauma caused by a bad ice-skating accident left him with a nasty bruise on his... Read more

The Decagon House Murders

By: Yukito Ayatsuji
Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

A hugely enjoyable, must-listen murder mystery sure to appeal to fans of Elly Griffiths, Anthony Horowitz, and Agatha Christie, with one of the best and most satisfying conclusions you'll ever hear. A classic in Japan, available in English for the first time. Read more

Dark Hollow

A Thriller

Charlie Parker : Book #2

By: John Connolly
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
Length: 14 hours

“Connolly has crafted one of the most darkly intriguing books this reviewer has encountered in more than three decades of reading crime fiction.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

The second thriller in John Connolly's bestselling, chilling series featuring haunted private investigator Charlie Parker.

Charlier Parker, a former New York City... Read more

Every Dead Thing

Charlie Parker

By: John Connolly
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
Length: 15 hours 45 minutes

“Every Dead Thing introduces us to Charlie Parker. The author, John Connolly, gives us a story of a man haunted by his past, and sometimes haunted in the present. Good suspense with a supernatural flavor. Read more

Savage Season

The First Hap and Leonard Novel

Hap and Leonard: Book #1

By: Joe R. Lansdale
Narrated by: Phil Gigante
Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

A rip-roaring, high-octane, Texas-sized thriller, featuring two friends, one vixen, a crew of washed-up radicals, loads of money, and bloody mayhem. Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are best friends, yet they couldn’t be more different. Hap is an East Texas white boy with a weakness for Texas women. Leonard is a black, gay Vietnam vet. Together,... Read more