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Beautiful Ugly

By: Alice Feeney

Narrated by: Richard Armitage & Tuppence Middleton

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by actor Richard Armitage, best known for his role in The Hobbit film trilogy, and actress Tuppence Middleton, best known for her role in Downton Abbey.

Beautiful Ugly features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of the ocean surrounding the island and the tick tock... Read more

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

By: James McBride

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

WINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTION

FROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND... Read more

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

By: Katherine Arden

Narrated by: Michael Crouch, January LaVoy & Katherine Arden

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist, from the author of The Bear and the Nightingale.

“A wonderful clash of fire and ice—a book you won’t want to let go... Read more

The Hunter

By: Tana French

Narrated by: Roger Clark

Length: 16 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 • A New York Times Best Crime and Best Thriller Novel of 2024 • A Washington Post Best Thriller of 2024 • An NPR, New York Post, Chicago Sun-Times, and Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024 • A Wall Street Journal, Parade, and AirMail Best Mystery Book of 2024 • An Elle Best Mystery... Read more

The Book of Hope

By: Jane Goodall & Douglas Abrams

Narrated by: Douglas Abrams & Jane Goodall

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope?

This program is read by the authors and includes a bonus PDF.

Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed.

In this urgent... Read more

Run, Rose, Run

By: James Patterson & Dolly Parton

Narrated by: Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini, James Fouhey, K...

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

From America’s most beloved superstar and #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson comes a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise—and on the run—and determined to do whatever it takes to survive.

Every song tells a story. 

She’s a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. 

She’s also on the run. Find a... Read more

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

By: Tom Hanks

Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Peter Gerety, Natalie Morales, Ego N...

Length: 15 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.

"Wild, ambitious and... Read more

Pitch Dark

By: Paul Doiron

Narrated by: Henry Leyva

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

"[Narrator Henry] Leyva and [author Paul] Doiron are a great combination offering a fast-paced thrill ride." —AudioFile on Almost Midnight

Game Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods in this nail-biter of a thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron, Pitch Dark.

Legendary bush... Read more

Midnight on Beacon Street

By: Emily Ruth Verona

Narrated by: Christine Lakin

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

“Midnight on Beacon Street is a lot of things. It’s a taut thriller about a babysitter and two kids surviving one weird night. It’s a celebration of classic horror movies. It’s a creepy narrative that involves a ghost and late night home break-ins. And, most important, it’s a lot of fun. . . Verona plays with home invasion tropes by delivering a... Read more

Dead Man's Wake

By: Paul Doiron

Narrated by: Henry Leyva

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Henry Leyva's narration shapes the story wonderfully because he keeps his regional accents in line with the writer's intent." —Audiofile on Hatchet Island

Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is interrupted by the discovery of a gruesome double murder in this new thriller from Edgar Award-winning author Paul Doiron.

On the evening of... Read more

Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection

By: Daphne du Maurier

Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove, Cathryn Harrison, Adam Go...

Length: 21 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A comprehensive collection of dramatisations of Daphne du Maurier’s works

'Containing performances from well-known actors from past and present, Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection is a rich feast for all fans of the writer's work.' - Entertainment Focus

Daphne du Maurier was one of the 20th century’s most popular writers. Extraordinarily... Read more

The Burning

By: Linda Castillo

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

“Kathleen McInerney masterfully differentiates the returning characters, along with new folks good and evil, male and female.”—AudioFile

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history in this next riveting installment of the bestselling series by Linda Castillo.

Newlywed... Read more

Dream Town

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Brittany Pressley

Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer heads to Los Angeles, the city where dreams are made and shattered, and is ensnared in a lethal case in this latest thriller in #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci’s Nero Award-winning series.  

It’s the eve of 1953, and Aloysius Archer is in Los Angeles to ring in the... Read more

Hour of the Witch

By: Chris Bohjalian

Narrated by: Grace Experience, Saskia Maarleveld, Danny Camp...

Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the acclaimed author of The Flight Attendant: “Historical fiction at its best…. The book is a thriller in structure, and a real page-turner, the ending both unexpected and satisfying” (Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of the Outlander series, The Washington Post).

A young Puritan woman—faithful, resourceful,... Read more

Wild Fire

By: Ann Cleeves

Narrated by: Kenny Blyth

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Kenny Blyth transports listeners to the Shetland Islands with his delightful and easily understood Scots brogue." — AudioFile Magazine on Cold Earth

Wild Fire is the much-anticipated final audiobook in Ann Cleeves's beloved Shetland Island series, now a major television triumph starring Douglas Henshall.

The betrayal of those closest... Read more

The Raging Storm

By: Ann Cleeves

Narrated by: Jack Holden

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"Holden masterfully conveys the inner struggles of Venn and his team, rounding out the humanity of the investigators. With its twists and turns, the plot keeps listeners engaged. An added bonus is Ann Cleeves speaking directly to listeners about the origin of the Venn series."- AudioFile

"Jack Holden demonstrates his full talents in this... Read more

What the Chicken Knows

By: Sy Montgomery

Narrated by: Sy Montgomery

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery, “one of our finest chroniclers of the natural world” (The New York Times).

For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery—whose The Soul of an Octopus was a National Book Award finalist—has kept a flock of... Read more

The Afterlives

By: Thomas Pierce

Narrated by: Thomas Pierce & Kirsten Potter

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

“Ridiculously good” (The New York Times) author Thomas Pierce's debut novel is a funny, poignant love story that answers the question: What happens after we die? (Lots of stuff, it turns out).

Jim Byrd died. Technically. For a few minutes. The diagnosis: heart attack at age thirty. Revived with no memory of any tunnels, lights, or angels, Jim... Read more

Argylle

By: Elly Conway

Narrated by: Dakota Blue Richards

Length: 13 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the star-studded film Argylle, now streaming on Apple TV+, featuring Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena, and directed by Matthew Vaughn of Kingsman trilogy fame

A luxury train speeding towards Moscow and a date with destiny.

A CIA plane downed in... Read more

The Guest

By: B.A. Paris

Narrated by: Emily Joyce

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere with Behind Closed Doors. Now she invites you into another home full of heart-pounding secrets, in The Guest.

Some secrets never leave.

Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their... Read more

Deadly Game

By: Michael Caine

Narrated by: Eddie Marsan

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

An explosive international thriller from the Hollywood legend and British icon Sir Michael Caine.

DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations - but he's great at catching criminals.

And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is... Read more

It Had To Be You

By: Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In the latest thrilling entry of the bestselling Under Suspicion series by Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, television producer Laurie Moran investigates the unsolved murder of a beloved couple celebrating the college graduations of their successful twin sons.

The two identical brothers seemed perfect in every way—handsome,... Read more

Resistance Women

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 20 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger, romance, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous, passionate American—Mildred Fish Harnack—and her circle of women friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler in Nazi Berlin.

After... Read more