The Secret Sauce
The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story
You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.
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Storm of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 9
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The Viking raiders' devastation has been halted once more by the shields of Mercia as opposed to Wessex. But their whereabouts are unknown. King Wiglaf of Mercia is keen to ensure the Viking raiders are swept from his shared border.
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Storm of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 9
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Series: Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 9
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 2026-04-01
- Language: English
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$32.31 or free with 30-day trial
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The Secret Sauce
- The Erdington Mysteries, Book 3
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Chief Inspector Mason of Erdington Police Station is summoned to a suspicious death at the BB Sauce factory in Aston on a wet Monday morning in late November 1944.
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The Secret Sauce
- The Erdington Mysteries, Book 3
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Series: The Erdington Mysteries, Book 3
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 2026-03-19
- Language: English
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$25.00 or free with 30-day trial
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The Custard Corpses
- A Delicious 1940s Mystery
- Written by: M J Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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While the whine of the air raid sirens might no longer be rousing him from bed every night, a two-decade-old unsolved murder case will ensure that Chief Inspector Mason of Erdington Police Station is about to suffer more sleepless nights....
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The Custard Corpses
- A Delicious 1940s Mystery
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Series: The Erdington Mysteries, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2021-08-11
- Language: English
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$20.50 or free with 30-day trial
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Clash of Kings
- The Brunanburh Series, Book 3
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives. In their kingdoms, failure has left them demoralised and weak....
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Clash of Kings
- The Brunanburh Series, Book 3
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Series: The Brunanburh Series, Book 3
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2024-01-13
- Language: English
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$23.18 or free with 30-day trial
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Pagan Warrior
- Gods and Kings, Book 1
- Written by: M J Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Penda, a warrior of immense renown, has much to prove if he is to rule the Mercian kingdom of his dead father and prevent the neighboring king of Northumbria from claiming it. Unexpectedly allying with the British kings, Penda races to battle the alliance of the Northumbrian king....
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Pagan Warrior
- Gods and Kings, Book 1
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Series: Gods and Kings, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2022-06-13
- Language: English
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$22.92 or free with 30-day trial
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Son of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 1
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Tamworth, Mercia AD 825. The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger. Their king, Beornwulf, lies dead, and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles and cross-border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies....
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Son of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Series: Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2022-02-16
- Language: English
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$22.94 or free with 30-day trial
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The Automobile Assassination: A 1940s Mystery
- The Erdington Mysteries, Book 2
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Called to the local mortuary where a man’s body lies, shockingly bent double and lacking any form of identification, Mason and O’Rourke find themselves at the Castle Bromwich aerodrome, seeking answers that seem out of reach to them....
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The Automobile Assassination: A 1940s Mystery
- The Erdington Mysteries, Book 2
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Series: The Erdington Mysteries, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 2021-12-01
- Language: English
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$19.85 or free with 30-day trial
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Warrior of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 3
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warrior band, Icel continues to forge his own destiny on the path to becoming the Warrior of Mercia....
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Warrior of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 3
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Series: Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2022-11-09
- Language: English
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$22.26 or free with 30-day trial
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Shield of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 8
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Viking raiders threaten Wessex. To save Mercia, Icel must first prevail over the two men who mean to end his life: King Ecgberht of Wessex and his son, Æthelwulf of Kent, and only then the marauding Viking army for whom boundaries have no meaning.
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Shield of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 8
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Series: Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 8
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 2025-10-03
- Language: English
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$23.18 or free with 30-day trial
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Warrior King: Britain
- The Seventh Century (Gods and Kings, Book 3)
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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As Penda and Oswiu align themselves for one more final battle of survival and supremacy, alliances will be made and broken, and the victory will go to the man most skilled in warcraft and statecraft....
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Warrior King: Britain
- The Seventh Century (Gods and Kings, Book 3)
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Series: Gods and Kings, Book 3
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 2023-08-25
- Language: English
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$23.58 or free with 30-day trial
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Protector of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 5
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Tamworth AD833 After successfully rescuing her husband from the Island of Sheppey, Icel hears the deathbed confession of Lady Cynehild which leaves him questioning what he knows about his past, as well as his future....
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Protector of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 5
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Series: Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 5
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2023-09-05
- Language: English
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Kings of War
- The Brunanburh Series, Book 2
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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AD934. King Athelstan of the English has been successful in uniting the many kingdoms of Britain against one enemy, the Viking raiders. But men who are kings don’t wish to be ruled....
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Kings of War
- The Brunanburh Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Series: The Brunanburh Series, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 2023-07-12
- Language: English
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$23.18 or free with 30-day trial
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Eagle of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 4
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Tamworth AD831. A mercy mission in the heart of Wessex is beset with deadly, bloody dangers....
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Eagle of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 4
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Series: Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 4
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2023-05-03
- Language: English
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$22.26 or free with 30-day trial
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King of Kings
- The Brunanburh Series, Book 1
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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An epic story of kingsmanship that will set in motion the pivotal, bloody Battle of Brunanburh where allies have to be chosen wisely....
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King of Kings
- The Brunanburh Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Series: The Brunanburh Series, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2023-02-10
- Language: English
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Pagan King: Britain
- The Seventh Century (Gods and Kings, Book 2)
- Written by: M J Porter
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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The year is AD641 and the great Oswald of Northumbria, bretwalda over England, must battle against an alliance of the old Britons and the Saxons led by Penda of the Hwicce, the victor of Hæ∂feld nine years before....
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Pagan King: Britain
- The Seventh Century (Gods and Kings, Book 2)
- Narrated by: Matt Coles
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 2022-11-10
- Language: English
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Wolf of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 2
- Written by: MJ Porter
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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Icel is becoming a warrior of Mercia, but King Ecgberht of Wessex still holds the Mercian settlement of Londonia and its valuable mint....
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Wolf of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 2
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Series: Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2022-06-07
- Language: English
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Cragside
- Written by: M J Porter
- Narrated by: Gill Mills
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Journey to the 1930s Cragside Estate, to a period house-party where no one is truly safe, and the estate is just as deadly as the people....
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Cragside
- Narrated by: Gill Mills
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 2022-03-25
- Language: English
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The Last King: England
- The First Viking Age (The Ninth Century, Book 1)
- Written by: M J Porter
- Narrated by: Nigel Gore
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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They sent 300 warriors to kill one man. It wasn’t enough. Mercia lies broken but not beaten, her alliance with Wessex in tatters. Coelwulf, a fierce and bloody warrior, hears whispers that Mercia has been betrayed from his home in the west....
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The Last King: England
- The First Viking Age (The Ninth Century, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Nigel Gore
- Series: The Ninth Century, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 2021-05-06
- Language: English
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The First Queen of England, Part 2
- Written by: M J Porter
- Narrated by: Sheila Daly Payson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Lady Elfrida, queen of England, finds herself caught up in terse political intrigues, as England is threatened both from external Viking attack and internally from restless factionalism at Court, aggravated by questions about who will rule after the king....
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The First Queen of England, Part 2
- Narrated by: Sheila Daly Payson
- Series: The First Queen of England, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2018-11-05
- Language: English
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The First Queen of England
- Written by: M J Porter
- Narrated by: Alex Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Before Anne Boleyn, another woman strove to wed an already-married King of England. This is the story of Elfrida, who would become the first crowned Queen of England....
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The First Queen of England
- Narrated by: Alex Lee
- Series: The First Queen of England, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2017-12-19
- Language: English
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