What Sydney's Read 2021

Mindhunter - Abridged

Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

By: John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker
Narrated by: John E. Douglas
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Now a Netflix original series

Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals.

In chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind... Read more

Family Upstairs

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland & Dominic Thorburn
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“This intriguing story combines classic mystery elements with touches of domestic suspense and all around creepiness. The audiobook uses three different narrators, which provides for a further immersive experience. The three different perspectives are intertwined in a unique way allowing us to watch as three different lives hurtle toward their... Read more

Don't Stay Up Late

A Fear Street Novel

Fear Street

By: R. L. Stine
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Watch the movies, listen to the audiobooks! The Fear Street movies are coming to Netflix this summer!

Generations of children and teens have grown up on R.L. Stine's bestselling and hugely popular horror series, Fear Street and Goosebumps. Now, the Fear Street series is back with a chilling new installment, packed with pure nightmare fodder that... Read more

Party Games

A Fear Street Novel

Fear Street

By: R. L. Stine
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Watch the movies, listen to the audiobooks! The Fear Street movies are coming to Netflix this summer!

Generations of children and teens have grown up on R.L. Stine's bestselling and hugely popular horror series, Fear Street and Goosebumps. Now, the Fear Street series is back with a chilling new installment, packed with pure nightmare fodder that... Read more

The Woods Are Always Watching

By: Stephanie Perkins
Narrated by: Reena Dutt
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

New from bestselling author Stephanie Perkins, and the perfect companion to her New York Times bestseller There's Someone Inside Your House, available now on Netflix!

“The scares here are authentic, and the details meticulous, driven by a smart, distinct narrative voice. Hand this to fans of the film Midsommar who will delight in the eerie world... Read more

All These Bodies

By: Kendare Blake
Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

* Indie Next List Pick * Indie Bestseller *Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation. In this edge-of-your-seat mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake, the truth is as hard to believe as it is to find.Summer 1958. A gruesome killer plagues the Midwest, leaving behind a trail of bodies completely... Read more

Dark Waters

Small Spaces Quartet: Book #3

By: Katherine Arden
Narrated by: Renee Dorian
Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

An Indie Bestseller!

Filled with chills, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden’s latest installment in the creep-tastic Small Spaces Quartet is sure to haunt.

Until next time. That was chilling promise made to Ollie, Coco and Brian after they outsmarted the smiling man at Mount Hemlock Resort. And as the trio knows, the smiling man... Read more

Dead Voices

Small Spaces Quartet: Book #2

By: Katherine Arden
Narrated by: Renee Dorian
Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

“Intentionally chosen as one of my October spooky reads. I will happily join Ollie, Coco, and Brian on any ghostly adventure Katherine Arden writes for them. I am thrilled to know that at least two more will be written so that I can experience spring and summer in Vermont along with another perfectly spooky tale. I listened to the audio version... Read more

Small Spaces

Small Spaces Quartet: Book #1

By: Katherine Arden
Narrated by: Renee Dorian
Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

“Katherine Arden's debut novel for middle grade readers is perfect for all ages and a great introduction into horror for young readers. Eleven year old bookworm Ollie and her friends are just trying to survive a field trip to the local farm that turns into a creepy run for your life night full of ghosts and scarecrows. So many scarecrows! It's a... Read more

The Initial Insult

By: Mindy McGinnis
Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan, Brittany Pressley & Tim Campbell
Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

In the first book of a suspenseful YA duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a friendship . . . forevermore. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Truly Devious!Tress Montor’s family used to mean... Read more