Arresting August Staff Picks

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla
Narrated by: Gail Shalan
Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the courage to tell him a terrible secret about life with her mom and new stepdad? This contemporary novel by the award-winning author of The Someday Birds is a must-read for fans of Leslie Connor and Ali Standish.Maudie always looks forward to the summers... Read more

Tom Lake

A Novel

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“I finished listening to Tom Lake. I can see why it’s at the top of the best seller list. Ann Patchett has a way of weaving so much into a straightforward story. Set during the pandemic, Lara’s three adult daughters have returned to the family’s cherry orchard in Michigan to quarantine and harvest the fruit. Lara entertains them by sharing the... Read more

Foundation's Edge

Foundation: Book #4

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 16 hours 13 minutes

The fourth novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION

At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious, and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long... Read more

People We Meet on Vacation

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

“What fun! This delightful book should be in every beach bag this summer. A hilariously comedic rom-com with memorable characters, set in varied vacation spots in various years. I enjoyed the changing timeline and seeing the relationship as it grew through the years. Read more

The Whispers

A Novel

By: Ashley Audrain
Narrated by: Jill Winternitz
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

“The Whispers was raw, emotional, and uncomfortable in all the right ways. Audrain captures the messy side of female friendships while reminding us you never truly know what's going on at your neighbor-friend's house. Read more

The Love Hypothesis

By: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: Callie Dalton & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

“If, like me, your catnip is the taciturn, brainy, hot hero who is secretly a big squishy marshmallow at heart, look no further than this awesome debut! Read more

The Quiet Tenant

A novel

By: Clémence Michallon
Narrated by: Gilli Messer, Elena Rey, Valerie Rose Lohman, Amber Battaglia, Reba Buhr, Clémence Michallon, Jess Nahikian, Aure Nash, Milly Sanders, Sara Sheckells & Yu-Li Alice Shen
Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

“The Quiet Tenant is dark, disturbing, and fabulous! Recently widowed, Aiden Thomas is beloved by everyone in the small town he lives in with his 13-year-old daughter. He is also a serial killer and a kidnapper. Rachel has been kept captive in his backyard shed for five years. She knows he has killed his other victims but also knows she is doing... Read more

Silver Nitrate

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

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the New York Times bestselling 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... Read more

The Decoy Girlfriend

By: Lillie Vale
Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers & Andrew Eiden
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

A laugh-out-loud funny and whip-smart romantic comedy from the author of The Shaadi Set-Up, about a young woman who takes the place of her celebrity doppelgänger, and must fake-date the actress’s sexy costar boyfriend.

Writer Freya Lal has a huge secret: she's a dead ringer for It-girl actress Mandi Roy. Her second novel is due in a month, but... Read more

The Art Thief

A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

By: Michael Finkel
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Michael Finkel
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

“The Art Thief tells the true story of the world's most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. In this gripping portrait of obsession, love, and crime, you will read all about Stéphane's heists and how he amassed a collection of art in his mother's attic, worth an estimated two billion dollars. And no, that was not a mistype - an estimated two... Read more

The Last Ranger

A novel

By: Peter Heller
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

“Yellowstone National Park is the home of Park Ranger Ren who does all he can to protect the park, his friends, and the sometimes careless visitors. This book is thrilling, yet also calming and filled with beautiful details of Yellowstone. A great audiobook! Read more

Her Radiant Curse

By: Elizabeth Lim
Narrated by: Mirai
Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of SIX CRIMSON CRANES comes a fantasy tale of two sisters—one as beautiful as the other is monstrous—who must fight to save each other when a betrothal contest gone wrong unleashes an evil that could sever their bond forever!

One sister must fall for the other to rise.

Channi was not... Read more

Little Souls

A Novel

By: Sandra Dallas
Narrated by: Carly Robins
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

"The narration by Carly Robins is exceptional." - The Reading Frenzy on Little Souls

Sandra Dallas's Little Souls is a gripping tale of sisterhood, loyalty, and secrets set in Denver mid America’s last deadly flu pandemic.

Colorado, 1918. World War I is raging overseas, but it’s the home front battling for survival. With the Spanish Flu rampant,... Read more

City of Ghosts (City of Ghosts #1)

City of Ghosts

By: Victoria Schwab
Length: 5 hours 1 minute

From #1 NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of "Stranger Things" and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead... Read more

Daughter of the Pirate King

Daughter of the Pirate King: Book #1

By: Tricia Levenseller
Narrated by: Marisa Calin
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for.

Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map—the key to a legendary treasure trove—seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship.

More than a... Read more

Daughter of the Siren Queen

Daughter of the Pirate King: Book #2

By: Tricia Levenseller
Narrated by: Marisa Calin
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

"Marisa Calin's delivery of this audiobook is superbly executed...The enticing voice she gives Alosa will enrapture listeners and draw them deeper into the story's twists and turns." — AudioFile Magazine

The capable, confident, and occasionally ruthless heroine of Daughter of the Pirate King is back in this action-packed audiobook sequel that... Read more

Sun House

A Novel

By: David James Duncan
Narrated by: Robb Moreira, Barrie Kreinik, Elena Rey, Henry Leyva, Mark Bedard, L. J. Ganser, Jenn Lee & Joseph Discher
Length: 42 hours 6 minutes

An epic comedy about love, spirit, and the quest for transcendence in an anything-but-transcendent America, from the author of the perennial cult bestsellers The River Why and The Brothers K.
 
A random bolt from a DC-8 falls from the sky, killing a child and throwing the faith of a young Jesuit Jesuit into crisis.  A boy’s mother dies on his... Read more

From Here to Eternity

Traveling the World to find the Good Death

By: Caitlin Doughty
Narrated by: Caitlin Doughty
Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

The best-selling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with "dignity." Fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for their dead. In rural Indonesia, she observes a man clean and dress his grandfather's mummified body.... Read more

The Foxhole Court

All For the Game: Book #1

By: Nora Sakavic
Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Neil Josten is the newest addition to the Palmetto State University Exy team. He's short, he's fast, he's got a ton of potential—and he's the runaway son of the murderous crime lord known as The Butcher.

Signing a contract with the PSU Foxes is the last thing a guy like Neil should do. The team is high profile and he doesn't need sports crews... Read more

Archer's Voice

Where Love Meets Destiny

By: Mia Sheridan
Narrated by: Kris Koscheski & Emily Durante
Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

From New York Times bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes an emotional, slow burn romance about a woman desperate to hide and the man who sees through her walls, perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score. I wanted to lose myself in the small town of Pelion, Maine. To forget everything I had left behind. The sound of rain. The blood. The... Read more