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See picks from all bookstoresMy Murder
By: Katie Williams
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND GLAMOUR!
“One of those rare emotionally intelligent books that are also fun reads… Going to keep readers turning pages late into the night.” –The New York Times
“Ingenious…fresh and unpredictable.” –The Washington Post
“Gleefully overturn[s] the age-old ‘woman-in-trouble’ plot…eerie... Read more
Into the Uncanny
By: Danny Robins
Narrated by: Danny Robins
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
I know what I saw...
'The ghosts of today live not in castles or stately homes, but in ordinary houses and offices, and they're witnessed by ordinary people like you and me. We just need to figure out what the hell they are - the dead returning from the "undiscovered country" of death? Or the product of that equally... Read more
Once There Were Wolves
By: Charlotte McConaghy
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Blazing...Visceral" (Los Angeles Times) · "Exceptional" (Newsweek) · "Bold...Heartfelt" (New York Times Book Review) · "Thought-provoking and thrilling" (GMA) · "Suspenseful and poignant" (Scientific American)· "Gripping" (The Sydney Morning Herald)
From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a... Read more
I Must Betray You
By: Ruta Sepetys
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Ruta Sepetys
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal!
A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about communist Romania and the citizen spy network that devastated a nation, from the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray.
Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across... Read more
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
By: Roseanne A. Brown
Narrated by: Jordan Cobb & A.J Beckles
Length: 12 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant New York Times bestseller!The first in a gripping fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction—from debut author Roseanne A. Brown. This New York Times bestseller is perfect for... Read more
View audiobookThe Salt Grows Heavy
By: Cassandra Khaw
Narrated by: Susan Dalian
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself.
“Narrator Susan Dalian viscerally conveys the gruesome body horror while deftly capturing the lush imagery.” - Library Journal
“This brilliant novella is not... Read more
The Binding
By: Bridget Collins
Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
Length: 15 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Proclaimed as “truly spellbinding,” a “great fable” that “functions as transporting romance” by the Guardian, the runaway #1 international bestseller arrives in America.""A rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped inside them and reminds us of the power of storytelling. Spellbinding.” — TRACY CHEVALIERImagine you could... Read more
View audiobookThe Square of Sevens
By: Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Narrated by: Imogen Wilde
Length: 20 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
This “intricately plotted, epic” (The Times, London) international bestseller—in the vein of the vivid novels of Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry—follows an orphaned fortune teller in 18th-century England as she searches for answers about her long-dead mother.
Cornwall, 1730: A young girl known only as Red travels with her father making a living... Read more
The Devil Takes You Home
By: Gabino Iglesias
Narrated by: Jean-Marc Berne
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
From an award-winning author comes a genre-defying thriller about a father desperate to salvage what's left of his family—even if it means a descent into violence. Buried in debt due to his young daughter’s illness, his marriage at the brink, Mario reluctantly takes a job as a hitman, surprising himself with his proclivity for violence. After... Read more
View audiobookWe Set the Dark on Fire
By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
“We Set the Dark on Fire burns bright. It will light the way for a new generation of rebels and lovers.” —NPR“Mejia pens a compelling, gripping story that mirrors real world issues of immigration and equality.” —BuzzfeedFive starred reviews!!In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Latinx authors... Read more
View audiobookGirl, Serpent, Thorn
By: Melissa Bashardoust
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Girl, Serpent, Thorn is “an alluring feminist fairy tale” (Kirkus Reviews) about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse.
There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her... Read more
Endpapers
By: Jennifer Savran Kelly
Narrated by: Dani Martineck
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
In this page-turning novel set in 2003 New York City, a genderqueer book conservator feels trapped by her gender presentation, her ill-fitting relationship, and her artistic block—until she discovers a decades-old hidden queer love letter and becomes obsessed with tracking down its author.
It’s 2003, and artist Dawn Levit is stuck. A bookbinder... Read more
Eden
By: Jim Crace
Narrated by: Ben Allen
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Harvest and Quarantine, a gorgeous, unforgettable retelling of the myth of Eden.
The inhabitants of Eden are untouched by death. In the garden they care for their orchards and the land, and give thanks for their good fortune, because they know that beyond the garden walls is a world where disease... Read more
The Militia House
By: John Milas
Narrated by: Davis Brooks
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize
“An extraordinary novel about the quiet and not so quiet horrors of war.” —Roxane Gay
Stephen King meets Tim O’Brien in John Milas’s The Militia House, a spine-tingling and boldly original gothic horror novel.
It’s 2010, and the recently promoted Corporal Loyette and his unit are finishing... Read more
At the Edge of the Woods
By: Kathryn Bromwich
Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
Length: 4 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Kathryn Bromwich's masterful debut novel is a rich, gorgeously descriptive account of a woman hiding from old ghosts and new in the Italian Alps, while rekindling her own sense of self through nature.
Laura lives alone in a cabin deep within the forest, making her living translating medical documents and tutoring the children of affluent... Read more
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories
By: Tananarive Due
Narrated by: William DeMeritt & Jasmin Walker
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
American Book Award–winning author Tananarive Due’s second collection of stories includes offerings of horror, science fiction, and suspense—all genres she wields masterfully. From the mysterious, magical town of Gracetown to the
aftermath of a pandemic to the reaches of the far future, Due’s stories all share a sense of dread and fear balanced... Read more
The Spite House
By: Johnny Compton
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
"The plotting is intricate, following the points of view of many characters from the past and present, all of whom are expertly performed by Adam Lazarre-White." - Library Journal
"Adam Lazarre-White narrates this terrifying debut novel with a Southern drawl that puts the gothic into this gothic thriller."- AudioFile
A terrifying Gothic thriller... Read more
A Rip Through Time
By: Kelley Armstrong
Narrated by: Kate Handford
Length: 14 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
In this series debut from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland—in an unfamiliar body—with a killer on the loose.
"A great read." —Charlaine Harris
May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one... Read more
African Town
By: Charles Waters & Irene Latham
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Ronald Peet, Andrew Eiden, ...
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a powerful and stunning novel-in-verse.
In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and brought to Mobile, Alabama aboard a ship called Clotilda.... Read more
The Starless Crown
By: James Rollins
Narrated by: James Rollins & Nicola Barber
Length: 22 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
"The story touches on many familiar fantasy plot points — magic, an ancient language, an ability to commune with wild creatures, a climactic battle between the forces of good and evil — yet manages to be satisfying. It’s aided by a capable reading from Barber, who invests Rollins’ characters with a variety of British accents that help make each... Read more
View audiobookThe Perishing
By: Natashia Deon
Narrated by: Lisa Renee Pitts & Kevin R. Free
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
A Black immortal in 1930s Los Angeles seeks to recover the memory of her past in this visionary novel from NAACP Image Award nominee Natashia DeónLou, a young Black woman, wakes up in an alley in 1930s Los Angeles with no memory of how she got there or where she’s from. Taken in by a caring foster family, Lou dedicates herself to her education... Read more
View audiobookA Spindle Splintered
By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Amy Landon
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
"Amy Landon's lively narration unites present-day Ohio and Perceforest, a fairy-tale realm, in this immersive reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty universe." - AudioFile Magazine
USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original... Read more
Wonderland
By: Zoje Stage
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Shirley Jackson meets The Shining in this richly atmospheric and thrillingly tense novel from the acclaimed author of the "deliciously creepy" Baby Teeth (New York Post).
One mother's love may be all that stands between her family, an enigmatic presence—and madness.
After years of city life, Orla and Shaw Bennett are ready for the quiet of New... Read more
The Shadows
By: Alex North
Narrated by: Hannah Arterton & John Heffernan
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
"If you liked The Whisper Man, you’ll love this. Alex North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his first and even scarier. Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy, it’s about how the past encroaches on the present, and how dreaming influences reality, until in the frightening world of The Shadows, it becomes harder and... Read more
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