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Like a Sister

By: Kellye Garrett

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In this "crackling domestic suspense" filled with "wry humor and deft pacing" (Alyssa Cole), no one bats an eye when a Black reality TV star is found dead—except her estranged half-sister, whose refusal to believe the official story leads her on a dangerous search for the truth.

Edgar Award Finalist for Best Novel • Lefty Award Winner for Best... Read more

Long Shadows

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Kyf Brewer & Orlagh Cassidy

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of The 6:20 Man, “Memory Man” Amos Decker—an FBI consultant with perfect recall—delves into a bewildering double homicide in this thriller in David Baldacci's #1 New York Times bestselling series.

When Amos Decker is called to South Florida to investigate a double homicide, the case appears straightforward: A federal judge and... Read more

Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #1

By: Nic Stone

Narrated by: Anika Noni Rose

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters—Shuri, from Black Panther!An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the break-out character from the Black Panther comics and films: T'Challa's younger sister, Shuri! Crafted by New York... Read more

Who is Maud Dixon?

By: Alexandra Andrews

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

“Part Patricia Highsmith, part All About Eve and pure fun.”―Maria SempleFlorence Darrow has always felt she was destined for greatness, but after a disastrous affair with her married boss, she starts to doubt herself. All that changes when she sets off for Morocco with her new boss, the celebrated but reclusive author Maud Dixon. Amidst the... Read more

Blood Sugar

By: Sascha Rothchild

Narrated by: Allyson Ryan

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Best Thriller of the Year

"Terrific. You might come for the mystery, but you will stay for the sheer energy."--New York Times Book Review

An utterly delicious debut thriller that tells the story of the most likable murderess you will ever meet, perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Jessica Knoll.

“I could just kill you right now!”... Read more

Summer Sons

By: Lee Mandelo

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Lee Mandelo's debut Summer Sons is a sweltering, queer Southern Gothic that crosses Appalachian street racing with academic intrigue, all haunted by a hungry ghost.

Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddie left Andrew behind to start his graduate program at Vanderbilt. Six months later,... Read more

Botanical Curses and Poisons

By: Fez Inkwright

Narrated by: Leslie Howard

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the folklore and history of our most toxic plants.



"If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison,' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later."—Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland



In both history and fiction, some of the most dramatic, notorious deaths have been through poisonings. Concealed and deliberate, it's a crime... Read more

Watch Over Me

By: Nina LaCour

Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A modern ghost story about trauma and survival, Watch Over Me is the much-anticipated new novel from the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay

★ “Gripping; an emotion-packed must-read.” –Kirkus, starred review
★ “A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator.” –Booklist, starred review 
★ “Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric... Read more

The Unmothers

By: Leslie J. Anderson

Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In this emotionally raw and propulsive folk horror-mystery, a journalist goes to a small town and unravels a dark secret that the women have been keeping for generations.Marshall is still trying to put the pieces together after the death of her husband. After she is involved in a terrible accident, her editor sends her to the small, backwards... Read more

The World of Tomorrow

By: Brendan Mathews

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 18 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

One whirlwind week of love, blackmail, and betrayal follows three brothers through teeming prewar New York in this "entertaining . . . outsized . . . big, expressive debut" (Wall Street Journal).

June 1939. Francis Dempsey and his shell-shocked brother, Michael, are on an ocean liner from Ireland bound for their brother Martin's home in New York... Read more

Just as You Are

By: Camille Kellogg

Narrated by: Bailey Carr

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Equal parts witty and steamy, this debut rom-com is “filled with fun” (People) and brings a healthy dose of queerness to a Pride and Prejudice-inspired enemies-to-lovers romance.

“Brims with heart, spice, and humor.”—Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn’t Care
“The L Word, but better.”—TJ Alexander, author of Chef’s Kiss
“A juicy... Read more

The Fifth Petal

By: Brunonia Barry

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee

Length: 18 hours

Abridged: No

Could a witch hunt happen again in Salem?

New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader Brunonia Barry returns to Salem with this spellbinding new thriller, a complex brew of suspense, seduction and murder.

When a teenage boy dies suspiciously on Halloween night, Salem's chief of police, John Rafferty, wonders if there is a connection... Read more

Whoever You Are, Honey

By: Olivia Gatwood

Narrated by: Olivia Gatwood

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

What happens when what was once considered dystopia is now reality?

This darkly brilliant debut novel explores how women shape themselves beneath the gaze of love, friendship, and the algorithm—“a fever dream for the AI age” (People).

“This book reads like a thriller, but it's also a tender and searching exploration of what it means to inhabit a... Read more

Waiting to Be Arrested at Night

By: Tahir Hamut Izgil

Narrated by: Greg Watanabe

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, awarded to the best first book of the year

Named one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORK TIMES • THE WASHINGTON POST • THE ECONOMIST • TIME

A poet's account of one of the world's most urgent humanitarian crises, and a... Read more

Citizen K-9

By: David Rosenfelt

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In Citizen K-9, bestselling author David Rosenfelt masterfully blends mystery with dogs and humor to create an investigative team that readers will be rooting for book after book.

The Paterson Police Department has created a cold case division, and they want to hire the private investigators known as the K Team to look into the crimes. After all,... Read more

When Life Gives You Pears

By: Jeannie Gaffigan

Narrated by: Jeannie Gaffigan, Jim Gaffigan & Liz Noth

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor.
In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor.... Read more

Prophet

By: Helen Macdonald & Sin Blaché

Narrated by: Jake Fairbrother, Ryan Forde Iosco & Charlotte ...

Length: 17 hours

Abridged: No

From the extraordinary minds of award-winning and New York Times–bestselling author of H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald and first-time author Sin Blaché, Prophet is their electric debut, a tantalizing adventure fusing noir, sci-fi, and a slow burn romance—set in a universe just one perilous step from our own.

Adam Rubenstein and Sunil Rao have been... Read more

Glory Daze

By: Danielle Arceneaux

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

“A delightful debut. Readers will be eager to spend more time with Glory in future installments.” - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “Glory Broussard is a character for the ages.” - New York Times Book Review"A remarkable debut novel that blends a character study with a tightly woven mystery that delves into dark corners of racism and... Read more

A Tide of Black Steel

By: Anthony Ryan

Narrated by: Steven Brand

Length: 19 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic new fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology. A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of wrath. 

The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one... Read more

FKA USA

By: Reed King

Narrated by: Dan Bittner & Peter Ganim

Length: 15 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

"An epically concocted apocalyptic vision of America in all its faded glory." — Kirkus

"...a visionary head-trip of apocalyptic political satire; a kitchen sink quest story that reads like someone's high school RPG session gone full-on Technicolor bonkers.” — NPR.org

Reed King’s amazingly audacious audiobook is something of a cross between L.... Read more

Dead Man's Hand

By: James J. Butcher

Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher’s debut novel is a brilliant urban fantasy about a young man who must throw out the magical rule book to solve the murder of his former mentor.

On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox... Read more

The Confidante

By: Christopher C. Gorham

Narrated by: Ann Richardson

Length: 14 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Though Anna Rosenberg emerged from modest immigrant beginnings, equipped with only a high school education, she was the real power behind national policies critical to America winning the war and prospering afterwards. Astonishingly, her story remains largely forgotten.



With a disarming mix of charm and Tammany-hewn toughness, Rosenberg began her... Read more

All the Bees in the Hollows

By: Lauren Keegan

Narrated by: Candida Gubbins & Sofia Engstrand

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Bees choose their masters. Bees don't sting good people.


Marytè is a devoted beekeeper. She lives by the old rules: work with fellow beekeepers, be a good Christian and a good harvest will follow. These rules help her cope with her grief when she inherits her husband's tree hollows. But as harsh conditions and tax increases threaten the harvest,... Read more

Native Speaker

By: Chang-rae Lee

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

ONE OF THE ATLANTIC’S GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS

The debut novel from critically acclaimed and New York Times–bestselling author of On Such a Full Sea and My Year Abroad.

In Native Speaker, author Chang-rae Lee introduces readers to Henry Park. Park has spent his entire life trying to become a true American—a native speaker. But... Read more