Kate's Top 10 Audiobooks of 2024

Nightwatching

A Novel

By: Tracy Sierra
Narrated by: Emily Ellet
Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

“From the very first line I was right there with this mother, feeling her fear, her frustrations and her fierce and tender love for her children as she tried desperately to keep them safe. This was so expertly written I can scarcely believe it's the author’s debut. Read more

The Best Way to Bury Your Husband

A Novel

By: Alexia Casale
Narrated by: Ambreen Razia, Ayesha Antoine, Bea Holland & Imogen Church
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

A dark comedy about four women coming together to heal the damage their husbands have done––and hide their bodies once they’ve killed them

When Sally kills her husband with a cast-iron skillet, she’s more fearful of losing her kids than of disposing of a fresh corpse. That just wouldn’t be fair—not after twenty years of marriage to a truly... Read more

It's Elementary

By: Elise Bryant
Narrated by: Aure Nash
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

A fast-paced, completely delightful new mystery about what happens when parents get a little too involved in their kids' schools, from NAACP Image Award nominee Elise Bryant.

Mavis Miller is not a PTA mom. She has enough on her plate with her feisty seven-year-old daughter, Pearl, an exhausting job at a nonprofit, and the complexities of a... Read more

The Black Bird Oracle

A Novel

All Souls Series: Book #5

By: Deborah Harkness
Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
Length: 17 hours 2 minutes

“To no one’s surprise, Deborah Harkness has done it again. Returning to Diana and Matthew’s world feels as comforting as being enveloped in a warm blanket and savoring a perfectly searing cup of tea. And, delightfully, The Black Bird Oracle expands that already richly wrought and deftly woven world of the supernatural with even more layers -... Read more

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

A Novel

By: Jason Pargin
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

“What a romp! From California to Virginia, Abbot and Ether encounter one hurdle after another in their attempt to deliver a sealed black trunk to a wealthy man. Rumors abound on the internet about the possibly lethal contents of the box and about the motives and identities of all involved. This novel is a wonderfully entertaining and clever look... Read more

The Getaway

By: Lamar Giles
Narrated by: Karl T. Wright, Imani Parks & P. J. Ochlan
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

"Timely, thrilling, and gripping from start to finish. An absolute page-turner." --Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is LyingJay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of the world's most famous resorts. He's got his family, his crew, and an incredible after-school job at the property's main theme park.... Read more

A Step Past Darkness

By: Vera Kurian
Narrated by: Jeena Yi
Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

SIX CLASSMATES. ONE TERRIFYING NIGHT. A MURDER TWENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING…

There’s something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it’s not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that... Read more

A Father's Fight

Taking on Alex Jones and Reclaiming the Truth About Sandy Hook

By: Robbie Parker
Narrated by: Robbie Parker
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

How one father, determined to reclaim his daughter’s memory, brought down Alex Jones. On December 14, 2012, Robbie Parker’s daughter, Emilie, was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in an unthinkable tragedy that changed both Robbie’s life and our country forever. By December 15, Alex Jones was live on air telling his listeners that the shooting was... Read more

The Haunting of Velkwood

By: Gwendolyn Kiste
Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

From Bram Stoker Award–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes an “emotionally devastating, character driven ghost story” (CrimeReads) about three childhood friends who miraculously survive the night everyone in their suburban hometown turned to ghosts—perfect for fans of Yellowjackets.

The Velkwood Vicinity was the topic of occult theorists,... Read more

The Blonde Dies First

By: Joelle Wellington
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

“The Blonde Dies First was the first YA horror I've read in awhile and it did not disappoint! This queer, BIPOC centered supernatural horror had me both laughing and clenching my teeth in fearful anticipation. Wellington does well at making you care for and understand each character while also beautifully describing human emotions such as love,... Read more