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Best Sellers
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The Thursday Murder Club
- A Novel
- Written by: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together, they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club....
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An original delight!
- By Jennifer on 2020-11-10
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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
- A Novel
- Written by: Benjamin Stevenson
- Narrated by: Barton Welch
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate....
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Twists and Turns Galore
- By Hulda on 2023-10-11
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The Man Who Died Twice
- A Thursday Murder Club Mystery
- Written by: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim—the Thursday Murder Club—are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper’s Chase, their posh retirement village. But they are out of luck....
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An absolute delight
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-11-19
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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
- The Vacation Mysteries, Book 1
- Written by: Catherine Mack
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series—is that too much to ask?....
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How to Solve Your Own Murder
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristen Perrin
- Narrated by: Alexandra Dowling, Jaye Jacobs
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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An enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate.... Now it's up to her great-niece to catch the killer....
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The Manor House
- A Novel
- Written by: Gilly Macmillan
- Narrated by: Ethan Reid, Nathalie Buscombe, Clare Corbett, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true....
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Wow!
- By tara on 2024-03-12
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The Thursday Murder Club
- A Novel
- Written by: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together, they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club....
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An original delight!
- By Jennifer on 2020-11-10
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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
- A Novel
- Written by: Benjamin Stevenson
- Narrated by: Barton Welch
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate....
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Twists and Turns Galore
- By Hulda on 2023-10-11
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The Man Who Died Twice
- A Thursday Murder Club Mystery
- Written by: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim—the Thursday Murder Club—are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper’s Chase, their posh retirement village. But they are out of luck....
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An absolute delight
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-11-19
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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
- The Vacation Mysteries, Book 1
- Written by: Catherine Mack
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series—is that too much to ask?....
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How to Solve Your Own Murder
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristen Perrin
- Narrated by: Alexandra Dowling, Jaye Jacobs
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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An enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate.... Now it's up to her great-niece to catch the killer....
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The Manor House
- A Novel
- Written by: Gilly Macmillan
- Narrated by: Ethan Reid, Nathalie Buscombe, Clare Corbett, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true....
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Wow!
- By tara on 2024-03-12
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Small Mercies
- A Novel
- Written by: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River—an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston’s history....
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I expected more
- By Nilton C. Teixeira on 2023-08-03
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An Unfinished Murder
- Written by: Jude Deveraux
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Sara Medlar may be retired as a bestselling author, but her career as an amateur detective is facing one final mystery—and it’s a killer.
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Death Comes to Marlow
- Marlow Murder Club, Book 2
- Written by: Robert Thorogood
- Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page. But during the soiree, there’s a crash from inside the house....
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Did not equal the first book in story
- By Jennifer on 2023-06-08
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Forsaken Country
- Written by: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Max Rupert has left his position as a Minneapolis homicide detective to live in solitude. Mourning the tragic death of his wife, he's also racked by guilt—he alone knows what happened to her killer. But then the former local sheriff, Lyle, arrives with a desperate plea....
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The narration was very good. I love Allen Eskens books!
- By |Cathy H on 2023-12-31
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The Last Devil to Die
- A Thursday Murder Club Mystery, Book 4
- Written by: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Fiona Shaw
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Shocking news reaches them—an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves....
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Great story
- By Aditi Sen on 2024-02-22
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Mother-Daughter Murder Night
- A Novel
- Written by: Nina Simon
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built....
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A fun mystery
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-09-27
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Dead Reckoning
- Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #11
- Written by: Charlaine Harris
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works....
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Consistently amazing narration with a story that saved me from DNFing the series
- By Sarah McLean on 2023-12-27
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The Shadows We Hide
- Written by: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In the highly-anticipated sequel to the national best seller The Life We Bury, Joe Talbert returns to investigate the murder of the father he never knew, and to reckon with his own family's past....
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Another Great Thriller
- By Terry Govier on 2020-12-30
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Dead to the World
- Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #4
- Written by: Charlaine Harris
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Driving home from work, barmaid and telepath Sookie Stackhouse discovers vampire and area sheriff Eric on the side of the road missing his shirt, his shoes and his memories....
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So much fun!
- By mariane adamson on 2023-03-18
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Mystery on Meadowsweet Grove
- An Eve Mallow Mystery, Book 12
- Written by: Clare Chase
- Narrated by: Ashley Tucker
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone in Saxford is delighted when jeweller Cleo Marbeck suggests a prize for the village’s best garden. Flowers are planted, grass is cut, and the competition is on.
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The Windsor Knot
- A Novel
- Written by: SJ Bennett
- Narrated by: Jane Copland
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves crimes while carrying out her royal duties....
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Boring
- By Mason on 2023-01-28
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An Irish Village Mystery Bundle, Books 1-3
- Written by: Carlene O'Connor
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The first three books in the Irish Village Mystery series are included in this edition: Murder in an Irish Village, Murder at an Irish Wedding, and Murder in an Irish Churchyard....
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New Author for Me
- By Kathie Williams on 2023-03-19
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The Bullet That Missed
- A Thursday Murder Club Mystery, Book 3
- Written by: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Fiona Shaw, Richard Osman, Steph McGovern
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case—their favorite kind—leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers....
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New narrator is less fun to listen to
- By Stephen on 2023-01-17
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Dead as a Doornail
- Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery # 5
- Written by: Charlaine Harris
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Charlaine Harris has won an Anthony Award for her one-of-a-kind Sookie Stackhouse mystery series....
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Narrative voice changes on this one
- By Kristiina on 2023-03-29
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We Solve Murders
- A Novel
- Written by: Richard Osman
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s business now.
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The Decagon House Murders
- Written by: Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong - translator
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A hugely enjoyable, must-listen murder mystery sure to appeal to fans of Elly Griffiths, Anthony Horowitz, and Agatha Christie, with one of the best and most satisfying conclusions you'll ever hear. A classic in Japan, available in English for the first time....
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Terrible narrator
- By KM on 2023-06-19
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The Proof of the Pudding
- Royal Spyness, Book 17
- Written by: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Lady Georgiana Rannoch is looking forward to her first ever turn as hostess for her very own house party when the festivities lead to murder....
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A nice cozy but predictable
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-11-28
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Devil's Delight
- The Agatha Raisin Mysteries, Book 33
- Written by: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Toni and Agatha are in the car on the way to Officer Bill Wong’s long-awaited wedding when, much to their shock, a naked young man bursts through a hedge on the side of the road and comes running toward them....
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Brilliant!!!
- By SandyW on 2022-12-14
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Death and Croissants
- A Follet Valley Mystery, Book 1
- Written by: Ian Moore
- Narrated by: Ian Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that’s the way he likes it. One day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a bloody handprint on the wallpaper....
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Mystery in the Loire Valley
- By livluvlaf on 2023-01-24
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Murder on the Orient Express
- An Audible Original Drama
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Tom Conti, Jane Asher, Ruta Gedmintas, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Original Recording
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What begins as a routine journey on the luxurious Orient Express soon unfurls into Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery....
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Excellent Dramatization
- By Gentleman Gamer on 2017-11-14
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Murder in Rose Hill
- A Gaslight Mystery, Book 27
- Written by: Victoria Thompson
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than the disease when they investigate the death of a promising young woman in this atmospheric, riveting mystery....
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Fatal First Edition
- A Library Lover's Mystery, Book 14
- Written by: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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People are dying to get their hands on a rare, valuable book in the newest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot and the Pendulum.
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The Girl in Seat 2A
- Written by: Diana Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Emma Noakes, Ginita Jimenez
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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One thing about me: I HATE flying. It’s my worst nightmare. That’s why I book seat 2A every time I fly. Since my big win, I've been booking seats 2B and 2C as well. They’re my comfort seats, they cushion the claustrophobia, and at last I can afford them....
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Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice
- The Finlay Donovan Series, Book 4
- Written by: Elle Cosimano
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice—the fiercely anticipated next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series....
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MY FAVOURITE
- By Dharma on 2024-03-12
New Releases
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Fatal First Edition
- A Library Lover's Mystery, Book 14
- Written by: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Briar Creek Library director Lindsey Norris and her husband, Sully, are at a popular library conference in Chicago to hear book restoration specialist Brooklyn Wainwright give a keynote address. After the lecture, Lindsey looks under her seat and finds a tote bag containing a first edition of Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, inscribed to Alfred Hitchcock. Brooklyn determines the novel is one of a kind and quite valuable, so Lindsey and Sully return the book to the conference director, not wanting to stir up any trouble.
Written by: Jenn McKinlay
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Mystery in the Title
- A Novel
- Written by: Ian Ferguson, Will Ferguson
- Narrated by: Molly Secours
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Miranda Abbott will once again be a star. After a very long dry spell that followed her network hit series Pastor Fran Investigates, Hollywood has come calling and they want Miranda back. This time to be the female lead in an oddly expensive movie of the week, filming right here in Happy Rock! Miranda signs on the dotted line, but her trusty assistant Andrew, a whiz with apps and clouds, thinks this all seems a bit fishy. When Miranda’s co-star makes a grand entrance by crashing through the atrium window at The Duchess Hotel and being very much dead, things go from bad to worse.
Written by: Ian Ferguson, and others
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The Locked Tomb Mystery
- And Other Stories
- Written by: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A thriller writer is embroiled in a real-life whodunit when a friend drops dead with her hatpin impaled in his back. The violation of a sealed West Bank tomb, its rock walls intact, provides a Thebes investigator with a mystifying conundrum. Two sisters take shelter in a shuttered old house at the end of a country road . . . only to discover they're not alone. And the author's most beloved characters, Amelia Peabody and Radcliff Emerson, make an appearance in a newly uncovered tale with a witty nod to Sherlock Holmes.
Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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Murder at Raven's Edge
- An English Village Mystery, Book 1
- Written by: Louise Marley
- Narrated by: Christopher Bonwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Handsome, grumpy local policeman Ben Taylor doesn't believe in coincidences, and he doesn’t think mysterious newcomer Milla Graham is as innocent as she seems. Why is she really here in Raven’s Edge, and how come she keeps turning up at his crime scenes, causing trouble? Can he solve this murder case without losing himself–or his heart–to the rather distracting Miss Graham?
Written by: Louise Marley
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Custom Baked Murder
- Pawsitively Organic Mystery, Book 5
- Written by: Liz Mugavero
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Mayor Falco's dogged ambition isn't popular among locals, but it's his executive coach, Eleanor Chang, who's inspired a dangerous grudge. When Eleanor is found dead, there's a whole pack of suspects to choose from. Stan has firsthand experience of Eleanor's unsavory business tactics. But finding out who forced her to take a fatal plunge off the corporate ladder means unearthing some shady secrets . . . and a killer who's too close for comfort.
Written by: Liz Mugavero
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Murder at Tanton Towers
- British Stately Home, Book 1
- Written by: Amy Myers
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone told Cara Shelly that she was crazy to set up a café in the shadow of eccentric Kentish stately home Tanton Towers. But three years later, the Happy Huffkin café is thriving, and Cara considers the Tanton Towers staff - and its eccentric owners, Max and Alison - to be like family. But one summer evening, Alison comes hurtling down to the café to beg her for help. Daphne Hanson, queen of the Towers' costume-clad dancing troupe is lying dead in the orangery. Strangled! But by whom? And why?
Written by: Amy Myers
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Fatal First Edition
- A Library Lover's Mystery, Book 14
- Written by: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Briar Creek Library director Lindsey Norris and her husband, Sully, are at a popular library conference in Chicago to hear book restoration specialist Brooklyn Wainwright give a keynote address. After the lecture, Lindsey looks under her seat and finds a tote bag containing a first edition of Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, inscribed to Alfred Hitchcock. Brooklyn determines the novel is one of a kind and quite valuable, so Lindsey and Sully return the book to the conference director, not wanting to stir up any trouble.
Written by: Jenn McKinlay
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Mystery in the Title
- A Novel
- Written by: Ian Ferguson, Will Ferguson
- Narrated by: Molly Secours
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Miranda Abbott will once again be a star. After a very long dry spell that followed her network hit series Pastor Fran Investigates, Hollywood has come calling and they want Miranda back. This time to be the female lead in an oddly expensive movie of the week, filming right here in Happy Rock! Miranda signs on the dotted line, but her trusty assistant Andrew, a whiz with apps and clouds, thinks this all seems a bit fishy. When Miranda’s co-star makes a grand entrance by crashing through the atrium window at The Duchess Hotel and being very much dead, things go from bad to worse.
Written by: Ian Ferguson, and others
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The Locked Tomb Mystery
- And Other Stories
- Written by: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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A thriller writer is embroiled in a real-life whodunit when a friend drops dead with her hatpin impaled in his back. The violation of a sealed West Bank tomb, its rock walls intact, provides a Thebes investigator with a mystifying conundrum. Two sisters take shelter in a shuttered old house at the end of a country road . . . only to discover they're not alone. And the author's most beloved characters, Amelia Peabody and Radcliff Emerson, make an appearance in a newly uncovered tale with a witty nod to Sherlock Holmes.
Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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Murder at Raven's Edge
- An English Village Mystery, Book 1
- Written by: Louise Marley
- Narrated by: Christopher Bonwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Handsome, grumpy local policeman Ben Taylor doesn't believe in coincidences, and he doesn’t think mysterious newcomer Milla Graham is as innocent as she seems. Why is she really here in Raven’s Edge, and how come she keeps turning up at his crime scenes, causing trouble? Can he solve this murder case without losing himself–or his heart–to the rather distracting Miss Graham?
Written by: Louise Marley
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Custom Baked Murder
- Pawsitively Organic Mystery, Book 5
- Written by: Liz Mugavero
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Mayor Falco's dogged ambition isn't popular among locals, but it's his executive coach, Eleanor Chang, who's inspired a dangerous grudge. When Eleanor is found dead, there's a whole pack of suspects to choose from. Stan has firsthand experience of Eleanor's unsavory business tactics. But finding out who forced her to take a fatal plunge off the corporate ladder means unearthing some shady secrets . . . and a killer who's too close for comfort.
Written by: Liz Mugavero
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Murder at Tanton Towers
- British Stately Home, Book 1
- Written by: Amy Myers
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Everyone told Cara Shelly that she was crazy to set up a café in the shadow of eccentric Kentish stately home Tanton Towers. But three years later, the Happy Huffkin café is thriving, and Cara considers the Tanton Towers staff - and its eccentric owners, Max and Alison - to be like family. But one summer evening, Alison comes hurtling down to the café to beg her for help. Daphne Hanson, queen of the Towers' costume-clad dancing troupe is lying dead in the orangery. Strangled! But by whom? And why?
Written by: Amy Myers
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Star Struck
- A Hollywood Mystery, Book 2
- Written by: Marjorie McCown
- Narrated by: Cady Zuckerman
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Costumer Joey Jessop is working on a movie set in 1930s Hollywood and starring two of the world’s biggest stars. The male lead is also a dedicated social activist, and the female lead, Gillian Best, is known for her lifestyle brand. After a hit-and-run near the set, Joey realizes that the car involved belongs to Gillian, and she begins to wonder if the actress has more to hide than her Botox appointments. Her suspicions deepen when Gillian’s personal assistant, Rita, vows to get revenge for Gillian replacing her and is found dead shortly after.
Written by: Marjorie McCown
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The Deepest Lake
- Written by: Andromeda Romano-Lax
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett, Rebecca Quinn Robertson
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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When the official investigation rules the death an accidental drowning, the body possibly lost forever in Central America’s deepest lake, an unsatisfied Rose travels to the memoir workshop herself. She hopes to draw her own conclusion—and find closure. When Rose arrives, she is swept into the curious world created by her daughter’s literary hero, the famous writing teacher Eva Marshall, a charismatic woman known for her candid—and controversial—memoirs.
Written by: Andromeda Romano-Lax
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Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure
- A Novel
- Written by: Lorenzo Carcaterra
- Narrated by: Kathleen Garrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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As Nonna Maria’s longtime pal and sometimes colleague, Captain Murino, in charge of the local carabinieri, never wanted to see harm brought to the doorstep of everyone’s favorite espresso-brewing, counsel-giving amateur sleuth. But when you live a long life, you’re bound to make a few enemies. And when those enemies come calling, you have to rely on friends. Faced with an assassin seeking revenge for a decades-old grudge, Captain Murino has no choice but to turn to Maria.
Written by: Lorenzo Carcaterra
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The Sleuth's Miscalculation
- The Librarian Sleuth, Book 1
- Written by: Kimberly Rose Johnson
- Narrated by: Whitney Dasal
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Librarian Nancy Daley loves a good mystery and enjoys moonlighting as a consultant for the sheriff’s department. When license plates go missing in Tipton County, she’s on the case. This time things are different—she’s been partnered with the new deputy, and he’s not interested in her help. To make matters worse, she’s angered the wrong person and is now being threatened.
Written by: Kimberly Rose Johnson
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The Gone Side of the Fence
- Maria, Book 2
- Written by: Thomas Colburn
- Narrated by: Laura Sherwood
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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It's been four years since the events of The Timing of Maria unfolded. Much of the gang have moved to Michigan. Maria is now 14 and entering a new, private high school. Luke and Becca are engaged and very much in love. Their romance seems perfect and lasting, but will a violent criminal under protective custody, preparing to rat out his former trafficker buddies, bring trouble not only to Michigan but also to the perfect romance?
Written by: Thomas Colburn
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Mystery on Meadowsweet Grove
- An Eve Mallow Mystery, Book 12
- Written by: Clare Chase
- Narrated by: Ashley Tucker
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone in Saxford is delighted when jeweller Cleo Marbeck suggests a prize for the village’s best garden. Flowers are planted, grass is cut, and the competition is on. But the event only digs up dirt… Twenty-five years ago, a young woman fell to her death in Cleo’s house, and rumours soon resurface about Cleo’s part in the tragedy. Eve’s best friend Viv is hosting Stevie, her son’s fiancée, ahead of the wedding. On the open garden day, Stevie has a horrible flashback: the memory of a woman lying at the bottom of a staircase.
Written by: Clare Chase
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The Double Vice
- The 1st Hidden Gotham Novel
- Written by: Chris Holcombe
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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When one of Dash’s club patrons is murdered, Dash and his friends must discover the killer while also outwitting a devious blackmailer. Together, they navigate the shadowy world of drag queens, cabaret performers, gangsters, mob molls, lesbian lawyers, and a mysterious but dangerous “Baroness of Business.” Men and women who have everything to lose—and some of whom will do anything to keep their secrets hidden.
Written by: Chris Holcombe
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There's Something About Gary
- Val Fremden Strikes Again Humorous Mystery Series, Book 2
- Written by: Margaret Lashley
- Narrated by: Sarah Pesek
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Everybody’s got their coping mechanisms. Val Fremden is no exception. But when her longtime boyfriend Tom Foreman takes off without even saying goodbye—well, that’s just the kind of thing that can make a good woman go bad. Out to track down Tom or die trying, everyone Val meets seems like a potential suspect. Especially her new coworker, Gary. Ever since he showed up, women around town have begun disappearing. And the macabre clues left behind at each woman’s last known address keep Val on the run like a chicken with its head cut off.
Written by: Margaret Lashley
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The Beacon
- Written by: P.A. Thomas
- Narrated by: Jamie Oxenbould
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Immensely entertaining, The Beacon is a murder mystery with a difference, bursting with humor, local color, memorable characters, and pause-resisting action.
Written by: P.A. Thomas
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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
- The Vacation Mysteries, Book 1
- Written by: Catherine Mack
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series—is that too much to ask? Clearly, because when an attempt is made on the real Connor’s life—the handsome but infuriating con man she got mixed up with ten years ago and now can't get out of her life—Eleanor’s enlisted to help solve the case.
Written by: Catherine Mack
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Missing White Woman
- Written by: Kellye Garrett
- Narrated by: Ariel Blake
- Length: 12 hrs
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It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City. Breanna’s new boyfriend, Ty, took care of everything—the train tickets, the dinner reservations, the rented four-story luxury rowhouse in Jersey City with a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. But when Bree comes downstairs their final morning, she’s shocked. There’s a stranger laying dead in the foyer, and Ty is nowhere to be found.
Written by: Kellye Garrett
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Murder in Black Tie
- 1920s High Society Lady Detective Mystery, Book 4
- Written by: Sara Rosett
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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November, 1923. An invitation to a house party at the estate of Parkview Hall is a welcome respite for Olive Belgrave, a newly minted working girl who’s become the solver of high society’s trickiest problems. But when the sumptuous black-tie event turns deadly, Olive’s cousin Peter becomes the main suspect. Olive must unmask a sophisticated killer before an innocent man takes the blame . . . because murder doesn’t RSVP.
Written by: Sara Rosett