Short Stories audiobooks
Man Riding West
By: Louis L’Amour
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
No one tells tales of the frontier better than Louis L’Amour, who portrays the human side of westward expansion—the good and the bad—before the days of law and order. Here is one of the stories penned by America’s favorite Western author with its text restored to the state of its initial publication in the magazine West in 1950.It starts out... Read more
View audiobookCheesus Christ
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Dave Eggers
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door read by Dave Eggers Read more
View audiobookI Am an Executioner
By: Rajesh Parameswaran
Narrated by: Neil Shah
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
In the unforgettable opener, 'The Infamous Bengal Ming,' a misunderstood tiger's affection for his keeper goes horribly awry. In 'Demons,' a woman tries to celebrate Thanksgiving after the sudden death of her husband, even though his corpse is still sprawled on their living-room floor. In 'The Strange Career of Dr. Raju Gopalarajan,' an... Read more
View audiobookThe Raven and Selected Short Stories
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki & Bronson Pinchot
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The title work in this collection of twelve short stories and poems is widely regarded as the most famous of Edgar Allan Poe's writings. This unsettling tale in verse tells of a man's slow descent into madness as he mourns the loss of his lover. The mysterious visit of a talking raven that utters only one word sparks the man's steady decline.Now... Read more
View audiobookSealed with a Kiss: Exclusive Short Story
By: Fiona Walker
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Digital download exclusive short story: a wonderfully warm comedy of mistaken identity from the incomparable Fiona Walker, ahead of her new novel The Love Letter.
Allegra North's second thoughts about splitting with childhood sweetheart Francis need a first-class stamp. But with her unfinished letter to him still in her handbag, she can't find... Read more
The Horror Of The Heights
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A rare science fiction story by the ever-masterful Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The tale narrates the mysterious fate of pioneer aviator Joyce-Armstrong, whose attempts to explore a mysterious and perilous "air jungle" just over thirty thousand feet above Wiltshire brings him face to face with hitherto unseen monsters. Read more
View audiobookHealthy Start
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Ben Foster
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door read by Ben Foster Read more
View audiobookTeamwork
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Mathieu Amalric
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door read by Mathieu Amalric. Read more
View audiobookGrab the Cuckoo by the Tail
By: Etgar Keret
Narrated by: Gary Shteyngart
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door read by Gary Shteyngart Read more
View audiobookThe Rocking Horse Winner
By: D. H. Lawrence
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Growing up in a strange dysfunctional family, Paul discovers that he has a unique gift. He is able, with the aid of his rocking horse, to predict the winners of horse races. In order to gain his mother's affection, Paul sets about winning enough money to sate her consuming passion for luxury with one last enormous wager.... Read more
View audiobookMark Twain’s Mystery Tales
By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Robin Field & a full cast
Length: 5 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Mark Twain is a master of adventure, mystery, and wit. This collection, containing three tales of mystery, offers a healthy dose of each—and more! In Tom Sawyer, Detective, a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer Abroad, take a ride down the Mississippi to Uncle Silas’ farm. Mark Twain’s... Read more
View audiobookUnbound
By: Kim Harrison, Melissa Marr, Jeaniene Frost, Vic...
Narrated by: Don Hagen
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
5 of the hottest, New York Times bestselling authors in urban fantasy--KIM HARRISON, MELISSA MARR, JEANIENE FROST, VICKI PETTERSSON, and JOCELYNN DRAKE--come together in one spellbinding anthology. From the Hollows to Sin City, from New Orleans to Savannah, discover some of the most intriguing heroes and heroines who work on the supernatural... Read more
View audiobookPuck of Pook’s Hill
By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
On Midsummer’s Eve, Dan and Una enact A Midsummer Night’s Dream three times over—right under Pook’s Hill. That is how they meet Puck, “the oldest Old Thing in England,” and the last of the People of the Hills.Through Puck, they are introduced to the nearly forgotten pages of old England’s history and to characters that can illuminate their own... Read more
View audiobookFrom Hereabout Hill
By: Michael Morpurgo
Narrated by: Harry Man
Length: 3 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
A thought-provoking and rich collection of short stories, many of which reflect the author’s love of myths and legends, his close observations of family life, and his skills as a unique storyteller. A beautiful collection of short stories written by one of the best loved children’s authors of all time. Giant’s... Read more
View audiobookThe Forgotten
By: Faye Kellerman
Narrated by: Mitchell Greenberg
Length: 12 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Rina Lazarus and her husband, LAPD Homicide Lieutenant Peter Decker, are shocked by an outrage that cuts close to the spiritual heart of their family. Rina's small storefront synagogue has been desecrated with anti-Semitic graffiti and grisly Nazi death camp photographs. The alleged perpetrator is seventeen-year-old Ernesto Golding, a ""rich... Read more
View audiobookStalker
By: Faye Kellerman
Narrated by: Mitchell Greenberg
Length: 13 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
L.A. Homicide Detective Peter Decker never wanted the perils of his job to touch his family. But now his two worlds have collided.A first year rookie with the LAPD's Hollywood Division, Cynthia Decker became a cop against her father, Peter Decker's, wishes. But police work is in her blood, and she's determined to make it on her own -- even now,... Read more
View audiobookJupiter's Bones
By: Faye Kellerman
Narrated by: Mitchell Greenberg
Length: 12 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Once Dr. Emil Euler Ganz was a preeminent astrophysicist with a worldrenowned reputation. But then he vanished without any warning to his family or colleagues. Fifteen years later, he reappeared as ""Father Jupiter,"" the founder and charismatic leader of the scientific cult, The Order of the Rings. And now he's dead--a vial of sleeping pills... Read more
View audiobookSerpent's Tooth
By: Faye Kellerman
Narrated by: Mitchell Greenberg
Length: 13 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
A man walks into a trendy Los Angeles restaurant -- a disgruntled ex-employee with an automatic weapon -- and seconds later, thirteen people are dead and thirty-two more have been wounded. It is a heinous act of mass slaughter that haunts Homicide Detective Peter Decker.But, though eyewitnesses saw only the lone gunman -- who apparently took his... Read more
View audiobookChildren Songs and Stories 2
By: Various Authors
Narrated by: Dorothy Green
Length: 1 hour 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Smith Show Media presents Children Songs and Stories 2 read by Dorothy Green. These are classic songs and stories for kids. Read more
View audiobookThe Three Apples
By: Anonymous
Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
Length: 21 minutes
Abridged: No
"The Three Apples" is a story contained in the One Thousand and One Nights collection (also known as the Arabian Nights). Scheherazade tells the history of a murder — making this the first mystery story put to paper. Read more
View audiobookStay Awake
By: Dan Chaon
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
In these haunting, suspenseful stories, lost, fragile, searching characters wander between ordinary life and a psychological shadowland. They have experienced intense love or loss, grief or loneliness, displacement or disconnection - and find themselves in unexpected, dire, and sometimes unfathomable situations. A father's life is upended by his... Read more
View audiobookWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
By: Nathan Englander
Narrated by: Various
Length: 7 hours
Abridged: No
These eight new stories from the celebrated novelist and short-story writer Nathan Englander display a gifted young author grappling with the great questions of modern life, with a command of language and the imagination that place Englander at the very forefront of contemporary American fiction.
The title story, inspired by Raymond Carver’s... Read more
Desiree's Baby
By: Kate Chopin
Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
Length: 14 minutes
Abridged: No
Désirée and Armand’s marriage was passionate and loving. But everything changes when their baby is born, who appears to be of mixed race. Set before the Civil War in Louisiana, and originally published on January 14, 1893, Kate Chopin shines a light on the antebellum culture, which rendered some of the most vulnerable absolutely powerless. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Father Brown
By: G. K. Chesterton
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown is perhaps the most lovable amateur detective ever created. This short, shabby priest with his cherubic, round face attracts situations that baffle everyone—except Father Brown and his rather naïve wisdom.The twelve enthralling stories in this book take Father Brown from London to Cornwall, from Italy to France,... Read more
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