Quail Ridge Books

The Heart in Winter

By: Kevin Barry

Narrated by: Kevin Barry

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: THE LA TIMES, THE GUARDIAN, AND MORE! • Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, a savagely funny and achingly romantic tale of young lovers on the lam in 1890s Montana.

"A wedding of Cormac McCarthy with Flann O’Brien; a western but also the most Irish of novels; a tragedy written as farce . . .... Read more

Assassins Anonymous

By: Rob Hart

Narrated by: Neill Thorne

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

“The best kind of thriller. . . . Suspenseful, sentimental, and ultimately redemptive, Assassins Anonymous is a can’t-miss novel.” — S. A. Cosby,  author of All the Sinners Bleed

In this clever, surprising, page-turner, the world’s most lethal assassin gives up the violent life only to find himself under siege by mysterious assailants. It’s a... Read more

Bright and Tender Dark

By: Joanna Pearson

Narrated by: Mara Wilson

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Bright and Tender Dark by Joanna Pearson, read by Mara Wilson.

For readers of Notes on an Execution and I Have Some Questions for You, a wire-taut literary debut about a murder on a college campus and its aftermath twenty years later.

“Bright and Tender Dark . . . will sweep you away.” —Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing... Read more

First Frost

By: Craig Johnson

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

THE PAST AND FUTURE COLLIDE IN THIS GRIPPING NEW ADDITION TO THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING LONGMIRE SERIESIt’s the summer of 1964, and recent college graduates Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear read the writing on the wall and enlist to serve in the Vietnam War. As they catch a few final waves in California before reporting for... Read more

The Once & Future Witch Hunt

By: Alice Markham-Cantor

Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher

Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

As the descendant of Martha Carrier, an accused woman executed at Salem, Alice Markham-Cantor presents a riveting story that spans centuries and brings the historical significance of the witch trials into modern times.



Extensively researched and told through alternating fiction and nonfiction chapters, this book illuminates a shocking truth:... Read more

Between Two Trailers

By: J. Dana Trent

Narrated by: J. Dana Trent

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful, unforgettable memoir about a girl who escapes her childhood as a preschool drug dealer in rural Indiana—only to find that no one can really “make it out” until they make peace with where their story began: home

Home, it turns out, is where the war is. It’s also where the healing begins.

Dana Trent is only a preschooler the first time... Read more

Daughter of Mine

By: Megan Miranda

Narrated by: Inés del Castillo

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

Her father was the town detective. Her mother its most notorious criminal. Now the secrets of Mirror Lake are coming to the surface…and changing everything. "[A] stunning psychological thriller from one of the most insightful writers around” (CrimeReads), don’t miss the latest from... Read more

Dangerous Visions

By: Harlan Ellison

Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan, Mark Sanderlin, Bronson Pinchot, ...

Length: 24 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY PATTON OSWALTDubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Dangerous Visions returns to print in a stunning new... Read more

Christmas and Other Horrors

By: Ellen Datlow

Narrated by: Carrie Coello & Andrew J. Andersen

Length: 13 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Hugo Award–winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, and many more.



The winter solstice is celebrated as a time of... Read more

The Last Bloodcarver

By: Vanessa Le

Narrated by: VyVy Nguyen

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"You’ll gasp, you’ll scream, you’ll cry, and you’ll be begging for the next book." — Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of These Violent Delights

"Smart, lush, and utterly compelling." — Marie Lu, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Legend

Nhika is a bloodcarver. A coldhearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just... Read more

The Day Tripper

By: James Goodhand

Narrated by: James Meunier

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"I loved it!”—Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures 

“An essential, profound read.” —The Washington Post

The right guy, the right place, the wrong time.

It’s 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of an amazing woman named Holly and all the time in the world... Read more

Light in Gaza

By: Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing & Mike Merryman-L...

Narrated by: Amin El Gamal & Hanne Rickert

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Gaza, home to two million people, continues to face suffocating conditions imposed by Israel. This distinctive anthology imagines what the future of Gaza could be, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity, history, and struggle for liberation. Light in Gaza is a seminal, moving, and wide-ranging anthology of... Read more

Tender Beasts

By: Liselle Sambury

Narrated by: Kimberly Woods

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and clear her brother’s name in this “creepily potent story of a family legacy that gives terrifying shape to monsters real and imagined” (Kirkus Reviews) perfect for fans of The Taking of Jake Livingston and Ace of Spades.

Sunny Behre has four siblings,... Read more

Alphabetical Diaries

By: Sheila Heti

Narrated by: Kate Berlant

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"Berlant adds that extra pizazz, so you really get a window into the creative mind as it shifts quickly from moments of despair to lightbulbs of insight to incidents of sexual desire to the recollection of totally random literary facts."—Vulture on Alphabetical Diaries

"Heti's candid revelations will stir listeners."—AudioFile on Alphabetical... Read more

The Curse of Pietro Houdini

By: Derek B. Miller

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult—that “has the ring of truth and the echo of myth…[deserving of] all the lucky readers who discover it” (The Wall Street Journal).

August, 1943. Fourteen-year-old Massimo is... Read more

Sugar, Baby

By: Celine Saintclare

Narrated by: Sara Novak

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare, read by Sara Novak.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2024 BY VOGUE, ELLE, NYLON, NPR, PURE WOW, SHONDALAND, BOOK RIOT and more!

In the vein of Luster and Queenie, an unflinching portrayal of high-paid sex work in the age of the internet—an intoxicating, bold debut from a dazzling new voice.

Sugar,... Read more

House Love

By: Patric Richardson & Karin Miller

Narrated by: Patric Richardson

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the joy of cleaning with this cheery and thoughtful guide to tidying up and turning your house into a home.Patric Richardson is known as “The Laundry Evangelist,” but his genuine love for household chores extends far beyond the laundry room. His philosophy is simple: tidying up is a privilege and a task you do for those you love... Read more

Pen Pal

By: J.T. Geissinger

Narrated by: Tara Langella & Troy Duran

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant USA Today bestseller!

It all began with just one line.

“I’ll wait forever if I have to.”

The BookTok sensation PEN PAL is a high-octane, tautly written dark romance with an unforgettable twist that will leave readers gasping. This breathtaking romance about undeniable love from superstar J.T. Geissinger is not to be missed!

The first... Read more

The Meth Lunches

By: Kim Foster

Narrated by: Sara Sheckells

Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a table—eating, happy, content. But what happens when poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and addiction claim a seat at that table? In The Meth Lunches, Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the... Read more

Roman Stories

By: Jhumpa Lahiri

Narrated by: Deepti Gupta, Carlotta Brentan, Cassandra Campb...

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, NPR • The first short story collection by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master of the form since her number one New York Times best seller Unaccustomed Earth • Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is the protagonist, not the setting, of... Read more

A Prayer for Vengeance

By: Leanne Schwartz

Narrated by: Natalie Duke

Length: 12 hours

Abridged: No

An orphan out to find the truth within a warped religion turns his poetry into prayer—a prayer that awakens a cursed girl hungry for revenge.



Centuries after a miracle vanquished Tresttato's monsters and turned the soldiers fighting them to stone, Milo lovingly tends to the statues of those who protected the city. Raised with devout templars and... Read more

Red Rabbit

By: Alex Grecian

Narrated by: John Pirhalla

Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Impossible to put down.” —Kelly Link, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Get In Trouble

From bestselling author Alex Grecian comes a folk horror epic about a ragtag posse that must track down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts—and where death is always just around the bend.

Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive).... Read more

This is How We End Things

By: R.J. Jacobs

Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Riley Sager meets If We Were Villains in a compelling new psychological thriller by R. J. Jacobs, following a tight-knit group of graduate students studying the psychology of lying. When one of them is discovered dead after an experiment, everything the group thought they knew about deception crumbles . . .



Campus is empty, a winter storm is... Read more

The Clementine Complex

By: Bob Mortimer

Narrated by: Bob Mortimer & Sally Phillips

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Bob Mortimer, beloved comedian and #1 Sunday Times (London) bestselling author of the memoir And Away…, returns with a delightfully quirky mystery in the vein of Richard Osman and Nita Prose.

Unremarkable legal assistant Gary Thorn goes for a pint with his coworker Brendan, unaware his life is about to change. There, Gary meets a beautiful woman,... Read more