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The Wager by David Grann
The Wager
David Grann
The Wager by David Grann

The Wager

By: David Grann

Narrated by: Dion Graham & David Grann

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martialĀ that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only theĀ captain and crew who ended up on... Read more

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Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

Narrated by: Matthew Blaney

Length: 14 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.

One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews...
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The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy
The Secret History of the Rape Kit
Pagan Kennedy
The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

By: Pagan Kennedy

Narrated by: Claire Danes

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Marty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool—a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who kicked off a feminist revolution in forensics, and then vanished into obscurity.

"Astonishing . . . Marty Goddard takes her rightful place as a visionary thanks to...
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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

By: Erik Larson

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century

Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that... Read more

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The Illegals by Shaun Walker
The Illegals
Shaun Walker
The Illegals by Shaun Walker

The Illegals

By: Shaun Walker

Narrated by: Paul Thornley

Length: 14 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive history of Russia’s most secret spy program, from the earliest days of the Soviet Union to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and a revelatory examination of how that hidden history shaped both Russia and the West.

More than a century ago, the new Bolshevik government began sending Soviet citizens abroad as deep-cover spies, training... Read more

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The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
The Art Thief
Michael Finkel
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

The Art Thief

By: Michael Finkel

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Michael Finkel

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, StĆ©phane Breitwieser.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser’s strange world—unlike most thieves, he never stole for...
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Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon

By: David Grann

Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee & Danny Campbell

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, ā€œone of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE

ā€œA...
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Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe

Length: 18 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLEĀ BOOK OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From the prize-winning and bestselling author of... Read more

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By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle
By the Fire We Carry
Rebecca Nagle
By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle

By the Fire We Carry

By: Rebecca Nagle

Narrated by: Rebecca Nagle

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

ā€œRebecca Nagle gives a clear and compelling narration of her look into how a small-town murder in the Muscogee Nation led to a significant 2020 Supreme Court case—and the largest restoration of Native tribal land in American history. . . . An illuminating listen.ā€ — AudioFile""Impeccably researched. . . . A fascinating book and an important one.ā€... Read more

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Ask Not by Maureen Callahan
Ask Not
Maureen Callahan
Ask Not by Maureen Callahan

Ask Not

By: Maureen Callahan

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

FromĀ New York TimesĀ bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposĆ© of the real Kennedy Curse—the family’s generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhem.

The Kennedy name has long been synonymous with wealth, power, glamor, and—above all else—integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the... Read more

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I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Michelle McNamara
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

By: Michelle McNamara

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn & Patton Oswalt

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBOĀ® DOCUMENTARY SERIES#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:Washington PostĀ | Maureen Corrigan,Ā NPRĀ |Ā PasteĀ |Ā Seattle TimesĀ |Ā Entertainment WeeklyĀ |Ā EsquireĀ |Ā SlateĀ | Buzzfeed |Ā JezebelĀ |Ā Philadelphia InquirerĀ |Ā Publishers WeeklyĀ |Ā Kirkus ReviewsĀ |Ā Library JournalĀ |Ā BustleĀ Winner of the Goodreads... Read more

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
John Berendt
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

By: John Berendt

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman, Will Damron & John Berendt

Length: 15 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • AnĀ enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city:Ā ā€œElegant and wicked.... [This]Ā might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime." —The New York Times Book Review

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the... Read more

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The Barn by Wright Thompson
The Barn
Wright Thompson
The Barn by Wright Thompson

The Barn

By: Wright Thompson

Narrated by: Wright Thompson

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The instant New York Times bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, TIME, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, BookPage, KCUR, Kirkus, and Boston Globe • Nominated for a PEN America Literary Award

ā€œIt literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.ā€ —Shonda Rhimes

"The Barn
is serious history and skillful...
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The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Cara Robertson
The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson

The Trial of Lizzie Borden

By: Cara Robertson

Narrated by: Amanda Carlin

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY BOOK AWARD

In Cara Robertson’s ā€œenthralling new book,ā€ The Trial of Lizzie Borden, ā€œthe reader is to serve as judge and juryā€ (The New York Times). Based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence, this true crime and legal history is the ā€œdefinitive account to date of one of America’s most... Read more

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Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch
Yellow Bird
Sierra Crane Murdoch
Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch

Yellow Bird

By: Sierra Crane Murdoch

Narrated by: Sierra Crane Murdoch

Length: 14 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • TheĀ gripping trueĀ story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara womanĀ who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent work of literary journalism.

ā€œI don’t know a more complicated, original protagonist in literature than Lissa Yellow Bird, or a more dogged reporter in American journalism than... Read more

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Ghosts of Iron Mountain by Phil Tinline
Ghosts of Iron Mountain
Phil Tinline
Ghosts of Iron Mountain by Phil Tinline

Ghosts of Iron Mountain

By: Phil Tinline

Narrated by: Phil Tinline

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling work of investigative journalism that explores the surprising origins and hidden ramifications of an epic late 1960s hoax, perpetrated by cultural luminaries, including Victor Navasky and E.L. Doctorow. For readers curious about the surprising connections between John F. Kennedy, Oliver Stone, Timothy McVeigh, Alex Jones, and Donald... Read more

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There Is No Ethan by Anna Akbari
There Is No Ethan
Anna Akbari
There Is No Ethan by Anna Akbari

There Is No Ethan

By: Anna Akbari

Narrated by: Anna Akbari & Justin Price

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of three women coming face-to-face with an internet predator and teaming up to expose them.

In 2011, three successful and highly educated women fell head over heels for the brilliant and charming Ethan Schuman. Unbeknownst to the others, each exchanged... Read more

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Death in the Air by Kate Winkler Dawson
Death in the Air
Kate Winkler Dawson
Death in the Air by Kate Winkler Dawson

Death in the Air

By: Kate Winkler Dawson

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A real-life thriller in the vein of The Devil in the White City, Kate Winkler Dawson's debut Death in the Air is a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing.

London was still recovering from the devastation of World War II when another disaster hit: for five... Read more

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Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
Tracers in the Dark
Andy Greenberg
Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg

Tracers in the Dark

By: Andy Greenberg

Narrated by: Ari Fliakos

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning author of Sandworm comesĀ the propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, exposing once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence.Ā ā€œI love the book… It reads like a thriller… These stories are amazing.ā€ (Michael Lewis)

Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively... Read more

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Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
Catch and Kill
Ronan Farrow
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill

By: Ronan Farrow

Narrated by: Ronan Farrow

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Now an HBO documentary series streaming on HBO Max.Ā 

One of the Best Books of the Year
Ā Time * NPR * Washington Post * Bloomberg News * Chicago Tribune * Chicago Public Library * Fortune * Los Angeles Times * E! News * The Telegraph * Apple * Library Journal Ā In this newly updated edition of the "meticulous and devastating" (Associated Press)... Read more

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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

By: Truman Capote

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it.

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a... Read more

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All That Glitters by Orlando Whitfield
All That Glitters
Orlando Whitfield
All That Glitters by Orlando Whitfield

All That Glitters

By: Orlando Whitfield

Narrated by: Orlando Whitfield

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORKER, ECONOMIST, AND TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A dazzling insider’s account of the contemporary art world and the stunning rise and fall of the charismatic American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, as seen through the eyes of his friend and fellow dealer

In development as a series for HBO


Orlando Whitfield and Inigo Philbrick... Read more

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Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold
Story of a Murder
Hallie Rubenhold
Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold

Story of a Murder

By: Hallie Rubenhold

Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson

Length: 16 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

*The International Bestseller*

This is the story of a murder, not a murderer . . .


In this epic examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, bestselling author of The Five, Hallie Rubenhold, gives voice to those who were never properly heard--the women.

On February 1, 1910, the vivacious, diamond-adorned music hall... Read more

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Selling the Dream by Jane Marie
Selling the Dream
Jane Marie
Selling the Dream by Jane Marie

Selling the Dream

By: Jane Marie

Narrated by: Jane Marie

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel marketing schemes and how they have profited off the evisceration of the American working class.

We’ve all heard of Amway, Mary Kay, Tupperware, and LuLaRoe, but few know the nefarious way they, and countless other... Read more

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