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A Brush with Death
- By: J.M. Hall
- Narrated by: Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Retired schoolteachers Pat, Liz and Thelma don’t know what to think. The death of Neville Hilton is not a crime. Just your standard, if tragic, heart attack. At least that’s what the autopsy shows. But his ex-wife isn’t convinced. She’s sure his current wife was involved – maybe she wasn’t at some horse event, as she told police. And so the three friends step away from the Melmbury slice to investigate.
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Great characters, fantastic story-just couldn’t stop listening!
- By Helen Friend on 17-03-25
By: J.M. Hall
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The Garden Club Murders
- By: Jonathan Whitelaw
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Penrith, in the heart of the Lake District, is not the kind of place you can easily vanish. Certainly not when the members of the Penrith Bingo Club are trying to track you down. But even stalwart sleuth, Amita Khatri, and her son in law, Jason, are foxed this time when a local woman tells them her husband, a mild-mannered academic has gone missing.
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Another good tale - enjoyed this listen
- By Mr M J Wood-Ives on 13-03-25
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The Quiet Wife
- By: Diane Saxon
- Narrated by: Vivienne Rochester, Rhys Tees
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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I’ve been keeping a secret. From my colleagues, my friends and most importantly, my husband - who knows nothing of my past life. Twenty years ago, at college, a boy became obsessed with me. Craig Lane believed he could make me love him back if he just tried harder. When I rejected him, he did something so horrifying, it’s the stuff of nightmares. All my nightmares. Now I’ve been informed by Victim Support Services, that boy - now a man - has been released from prison. The news terrifies me. Am I safe? Or does Craig still carry the same obsession he did when we were seventeen? I don’t know.
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What a page turner
- By Danny on 25-02-25
By: Diane Saxon
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The Bookseller
- By: Valerie Keogh
- Narrated by: Rose Robinson
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Helen Appleby just wants a quiet life. Recently released from prison for the manslaughter of her partner, she's trying to forget her past mistakes—all of them—to rebuild her life and move on. When she decides to open a bookshop, she’s certain this is the perfect new start. Here, amongst the quiet shelves of her shop and between the covers of her books, she can hide away from the real world and begin again. But the past can never stay hidden…
By: Valerie Keogh
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A Trial in Three Acts
- By: Guy Morpuss
- Narrated by: Guy Morpuss, Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Six nights a week the cast of the smash-hit play Daughter of the Revolution performs to a sold-out audience. A thrilling story of forbidden marriage and a secret love child, the critics say it'll run for years. That is until one night the third act ends not in applause but in death, when leading lady Alexandra Dyce is beheaded live on stage.
By: Guy Morpuss
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The Dinner Party
- By: Nina Manning
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley, Tom Allenby
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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For her husband’s 40th birthday, Lily Leonard books a table at the exclusive restaurant of Hector Bolson-Woods renowned celebrity chef. It should be the perfect evening for Lily and Stig, but not even a perfect menu can heal the cracks in the marriage. So when Hector invites them to dine with him privately, Lily is thrilled. Surely this will please Stig? Hector is charming and attentive – everything Stig is not – and she finds herself drawn more and more drawn to the enigmatic Hector.
By: Nina Manning
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A Brush with Death
- By: J.M. Hall
- Narrated by: Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Retired schoolteachers Pat, Liz and Thelma don’t know what to think. The death of Neville Hilton is not a crime. Just your standard, if tragic, heart attack. At least that’s what the autopsy shows. But his ex-wife isn’t convinced. She’s sure his current wife was involved – maybe she wasn’t at some horse event, as she told police. And so the three friends step away from the Melmbury slice to investigate.
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Great characters, fantastic story-just couldn’t stop listening!
- By Helen Friend on 17-03-25
By: J.M. Hall
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The Garden Club Murders
- By: Jonathan Whitelaw
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Penrith, in the heart of the Lake District, is not the kind of place you can easily vanish. Certainly not when the members of the Penrith Bingo Club are trying to track you down. But even stalwart sleuth, Amita Khatri, and her son in law, Jason, are foxed this time when a local woman tells them her husband, a mild-mannered academic has gone missing.
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Another good tale - enjoyed this listen
- By Mr M J Wood-Ives on 13-03-25
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The Quiet Wife
- By: Diane Saxon
- Narrated by: Vivienne Rochester, Rhys Tees
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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I’ve been keeping a secret. From my colleagues, my friends and most importantly, my husband - who knows nothing of my past life. Twenty years ago, at college, a boy became obsessed with me. Craig Lane believed he could make me love him back if he just tried harder. When I rejected him, he did something so horrifying, it’s the stuff of nightmares. All my nightmares. Now I’ve been informed by Victim Support Services, that boy - now a man - has been released from prison. The news terrifies me. Am I safe? Or does Craig still carry the same obsession he did when we were seventeen? I don’t know.
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What a page turner
- By Danny on 25-02-25
By: Diane Saxon
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The Bookseller
- By: Valerie Keogh
- Narrated by: Rose Robinson
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Helen Appleby just wants a quiet life. Recently released from prison for the manslaughter of her partner, she's trying to forget her past mistakes—all of them—to rebuild her life and move on. When she decides to open a bookshop, she’s certain this is the perfect new start. Here, amongst the quiet shelves of her shop and between the covers of her books, she can hide away from the real world and begin again. But the past can never stay hidden…
By: Valerie Keogh
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A Trial in Three Acts
- By: Guy Morpuss
- Narrated by: Guy Morpuss, Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Six nights a week the cast of the smash-hit play Daughter of the Revolution performs to a sold-out audience. A thrilling story of forbidden marriage and a secret love child, the critics say it'll run for years. That is until one night the third act ends not in applause but in death, when leading lady Alexandra Dyce is beheaded live on stage.
By: Guy Morpuss
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The Dinner Party
- By: Nina Manning
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley, Tom Allenby
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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For her husband’s 40th birthday, Lily Leonard books a table at the exclusive restaurant of Hector Bolson-Woods renowned celebrity chef. It should be the perfect evening for Lily and Stig, but not even a perfect menu can heal the cracks in the marriage. So when Hector invites them to dine with him privately, Lily is thrilled. Surely this will please Stig? Hector is charming and attentive – everything Stig is not – and she finds herself drawn more and more drawn to the enigmatic Hector.
By: Nina Manning
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The Private Island
- By: Ali Lowe
- Narrated by: Jess Nesling
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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New Year's Eve, Loloma Island, Fiji. At one of the most exclusive island resorts in the Pacific ocean, the champagne is poured, the fireworks are ready, and the countdown to new year is just beginning. It's set to be a night that no one will forget. Especially when a body washes up on the shore... But it's impossible to find answers when everyone here has a motive.
By: Ali Lowe
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The Widows' Guide to Murder
- The Widows' Detective Club, Book 1
- By: Amanda Ashby
- Narrated by: Diana Croft
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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Ginny Cole doesn’t want to be a widow. She’d rather not be forcibly adopted by an opinionated black cat. And she’d give anything not to have just found the murdered body of her rude and dislikeable new boss… So she’s as surprised as anyone to realise that she doesn’t hate being on the wrong side of the law, searching a graveyard for evidence in the company of three fellow widows, and doing a whole host of un-Ginny-like things in order to solve a fiendish mystery.
By: Amanda Ashby
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Sister, Liar, Suspect, Sleuth
- By: Lisa Nicholas
- Narrated by: Frankie Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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When Mila’s sister is murdered, her life is destroyed. Framed for the crime, with her homeland at war and her young niece and nephew missing, Mila flees to an English village. But her presence stirs prejudice, gossip, and hidden tensions . . . As a human rights lawyer, Mila is determined to avenge her sister’s death and clear her name. Fabien, the troubled heir to Farlington Hall, becomes entangled in her mission, even as he battles his own scandals. And when one of Mila’s adversaries is found dead in suspicious circumstances, her position grows even more precarious.
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Pacy, twisty and relevant
- By Helen L. on 14-03-25
By: Lisa Nicholas
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Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder
- A Novel
- By: Bellamy Rose
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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When Pomona Afton, Upper East Side hotel heiress, stumbles out of a gala and upon the scene of her grandmother’s murder, her first thought is that the society queen won’t be missed for her kind, cookie-baking ways. In fact, she was mean, greedy, and paranoid—so paranoid that she secretly slipped a clause into her will mandating that, should she die an unnatural death, all the family assets get frozen. And if the “unnatural death” isn’t explained? Those accounts stay frozen. Practically overnight, Pomona is locked out of her penthouse with no other option than to move in with a roommate.
By: Bellamy Rose
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La fame del cigno
- Domenico Cigno - Vol. 1
- By: Luca Mercadante
- Narrated by: Michele Albini
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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Domenico Cigno, cinquantenne obeso e redattore sportivo dell’edizione del sud di un importante quotidiano, vive di grandi abbuffate e articoli copia-incolla. Senza moglie né figli, un passato da pugile aspirante olimpionico e un inizio di carriera giornalistica di tutto rispetto, Cigno ha già lasciato il meglio della vita dietro di sé. Ora abita in una cascante villetta con giardino sul litorale domitio, un tratto della costa campana che da Napoli arriva fino al confine col Lazio ricalcando in parte il percorso dell'antica via Domitiana.
By: Luca Mercadante
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The Doomsday Testament
- Jamie Saintclair, Book 1
- By: James Douglas
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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1937: Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule. 1941: Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS. 2008: Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is astonished to discover that the gentle grandfather he thought he knew was a decorated war hero, serving in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise.
By: James Douglas
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Where the Bones Lie
- By: Nick Kolakowski
- Narrated by: Brandon Pollock
- Length: 7 hrs
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For Dash Fuller, Hollywood's underbelly is home sweet home. He's spent years helping to disappear the film industry's worst secrets, and it's left him a cynical burnout who loves bourbon a little too much. But when a young woman named Madeline Ironwood comes to him with a peculiar quest, Dash sees it as a chance for redemption. Madeline is the daughter of Ken Ironwood, a notorious smuggler and murderer who disappeared 20 years ago. Ken's skeleton was recently discovered in a barrel at the bottom of a dried-up lake, and Madeline wants to know who killed him.
By: Nick Kolakowski
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Allegro
- A Novel
- By: Ariel Dorfman
- Narrated by: Philip Battley
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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In 1789 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visits the grave of Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig, looking for a sign, a signal, an answer to an enigma that has haunted him since childhood: Was Bach murdered by a famous oculist? And years later, was Handel a victim of the same doctor? Allegro follows his investigation, from the salons of London to the streets of Paris, recreating an enthralling and turbulent time, full of rogues and brilliant composers, charlatans and presumptuous nobles. Running parallel to this search is the rise of Mozart, his knowledge and fame, his trials and losses.
By: Ariel Dorfman
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Three Bags Full
- A Sheep Detective, Book 1
- By: Leonie Swann, Anthea Bell - translator, A.J. Finn - foreword
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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Something is not right with George the shepherd. His sheep have gathered around him on a hill outside the cozy Irish village of Glennkill to assess the situation. George has cared for the sheep, reading them books every night, and now he lies pinned to the ground with a spade. His flock, far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep, set out to find George’s killer, led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world).
By: Leonie Swann, and others
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Big Name Fan
- A TV Detectives Novel, Book 1
- By: Ruthie Knox, Annie Mare
- Narrated by: Hayden Bishop
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Bexley Simon and Sam Farmer aren't detectives, but they play them on TV. Well, played, past tense. The iconic cult hit that was Craven's Daughter ended five years ago, and their friendship died along with it. Fans were disappointed that the pair's legendary chemistry went unfulfilled—and other fans were crushed that the actual spark between actresses Bex and Sam didn't pay off, either. The network never intended for two women to get romantic, in life or onscreen, despite the fans. But the bigger tragedy was the loss of their dear friend, makeup artist Jen Arnot.
By: Ruthie Knox, and others
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The House of Light and Shadows
- By: Lauren Westwood
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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When Kate goes to look after her estranged sister’s children in their creepy old house, she takes a photo of what seems to be a ghost. Frightened yet intrigued, Kate undertakes to uncover the secrets of the house and the two mysterious sisters who lived there over a hundred years before. But like the illusions of light and shadow in the sisters’ strange and disturbing Victorian post-mortem photography, Kate discovers that all is not what it seems. Someone – or something – has their own plans for Rookswood House – and for Kate.
By: Lauren Westwood
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Mord schlägt auf den Magen
- Nosey Parker ermittelt-Reihe 2
- By: Fiona Leitch
- Narrated by: Anna-Lena Prinz
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Wenn eine Leiche das Buffet vermiest ... Der zweite Teil der humorvollen Cosy Crime-Reihe im idyllischen Cornwall. Nachdem der erste Auftrag ihrer brandneuen Catering-Firma eine mörderische Wendung nahm, ist Jodie "Nosey" Parker fest entschlossen, den nächsten Auftrag für das große Festival in ihrem kleinen Heimatdorf perfekt über die Bühne zu bringen. Doch der Fund einer Leiche am Fuß einer Klippe bringt sie auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück. Als ehemalige Polizistin befindet sie sich zudem schneller im Mittelpunkt der Ermittlungen als ihr lieb ist.
By: Fiona Leitch
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Death Among the Stitches
- A Crochet and Crumpets Mystery, Book 1
- By: Betty Hechtman
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Annie Hart, daughter of Bryan Hart—talent agent to the stars—spends her life getting roped into whatever new task her father needs her to do for his VIP clients. So when she inherits a yarn shop in the small Indiana town of Franklin, she is curious to see what it feels like to have something that is solely hers! But when her arrival is greeted by the local law enforcement, Annie senses things are not quite as they seem in this idyllic town . . . everyone knows everybody in Franklin yet when it comes to the death of the shop's previous owner, nobody seems sure of anything!
By: Betty Hechtman
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Hollow Bones
- By: Erica Wright
- Narrated by: Holly Adams
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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Essa Montgomery and her brother Clyde were brought up in New Hope, a serpent-handling church in Vintera, West Virginia, until the shocking deaths of both their parents closed the church down. Now twenty, reclusive Essa lives alone in her childhood home in the shadow of New Hope, which to her horror has been taken over by a new charismatic, unsettling pastor who continues the dangerous practice. So when the church burns down, she's glad—until she learns that two people died in the blaze, and her brother's the prime suspect.
By: Erica Wright
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Zonked in the Zucchinis
- Lovely Lethal Gardens Rewind, Book 1
- By: Dale Mayer
- Narrated by: Mandy Kaplan
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Doreen is slowly recovering from the mad yet joyous ending to last year, as she faces the new year and what it might bring. Since she’s now engaged to Mack—and everyone around her is pressuring her to pick a wedding date and hopefully soon—she yearns for another case to keep her busy. So, when an older gentleman calls and needs help fulfilling his wife’s last wish, Doreen is right there to help.
By: Dale Mayer
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Tatà
- By: Valérie Perrin
- Narrated by: Paola Giglio
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
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Agnès non crede alle sue orecchie quando viene a sapere del decesso della zia. Non è possibile, la zia Colette è morta tre anni prima, riposa al cimitero di Gueugnon, c’è il suo nome sulla lapide... In quanto parente più prossima tocca ad Agnès andare a riconoscere il cadavere, e non c’è dubbio, si tratta proprio della zia Colette. Ma allora chi c’è nella sua tomba? E perché per tre anni Colette ha fatto credere a tutti di essere morta? È l’inizio di un’indagine a ritroso nel tempo.
By: Valérie Perrin
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The Black Rose
- By: Biba Pearce
- Narrated by: Frankie Porter
- Length: 56 mins
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When florist Poppy Driscoll attends a costume party at her best friend Michelle’s house, she expects a night of fun and fantasy. But the evening takes a dark turn when Michelle is found dead, clutching a mysterious black rose. As the village mourns, the whispers of murder spread, and suspicion falls on those closest to Michelle—including her grieving husband. Determined to uncover the truth, Poppy dives headfirst into a web of secrets, lies, and hidden desires.
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Awful
- By Rob Berringer on 25-02-25
By: Biba Pearce
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The Bewitcher's Beach Paranormal Cozy Mystery Box Set: Books 1-3
- By: Emily Fluke
- Narrated by: Madeline Mrozek
- Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
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Despite the rumors, I'm definitely not a witch, my VHS tapes are not cursed, and renting one absolutely will not hurt anyone. Unless they forget to return it on time—late fees are killer. Kidding! As a werewolf, I can smell everyone's emotions. Guilt stinks like rotten fish, happiness is citrusy, and buttery popcorn...well, that's just my snack. But it's all too overwhelming. To make matters worse, a visitor ends up dead in front of my video rental shop and rumors spread fast. Gossiping ghosts and busybody vampires claim my movies magically murdered him.
By: Emily Fluke
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Ambush
- A Sanctuary Novel, Book 1
- By: Colleen Coble
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Paradise Alden's childhood in Nova Cambridge, Alabama, was idyllic until the night her parents were murdered. Since then life has left her scarred. After fifteen years, returning to her hometown is a last resort to finding her life again. She's hoping the wildlife refuge where she's accepted a veterinarian job will be the perfect place to heal from her recent traumas and unlock her memories about the night her parents died. But on the day she arrives at The Sanctuary, a body is discovered on the grounds.
By: Colleen Coble
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The Missing Hours
- A Riveting Small Town Kidnapping Mystery Boxset
- By: Robert J. Walker, Marie Wilkens
- Narrated by: Jess Trepanier Cheryl May
- Length: 28 hrs and 34 mins
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Everyone has a past, and everyone has secrets, no more so than Annie Munroe. In the quiet town of Pineville, Annie Munroe escapes from a thirty-year captivity, igniting a desperate search for her sadistic abductor. Meanwhile, three teenage friends, after witnessing their friend's abduction, team up with a retired detective haunted by the town's dark secrets. Together, they race against time to unravel a web of hidden horrors and bring the monstrous kidnapper to justice. With every twist and turn, the small town's facade crumbles, revealing a chilling past that refuses to stay buried.
By: Robert J. Walker, and others
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Ein ungezähmtes Tier
- By: Joël Dicker, Michaela Meßner - Übersetzer, Amelie Thoma - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Torben Kessler
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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2. Juli 2022: In Genf bereiten zwei Einbrecher den Überfall auf einen Juwelier vor. Doch dieser Raub ist alles andere als zufälliges Verbrechen ... Fünf Tage zuvor plant Sophie Braun ein großes Fest anlässlich ihres 40. Geburtstags. Sie lebt mit ihrer Familie in einem großzügigen Haus am Genfer See, das Leben scheint ihr zuzulächeln. Aber die Idylle trügt. Denn ihr Ehemann ist offenbar in kriminelle Machenschaften verstrickt. Ihr Nachbar, ein vermeintlich untadeliger Polizist, spioniert die intimsten Winkel ihres Lebens aus.
By: Joël Dicker, and others
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Gator Queen
- Critters and Criminals, Book 1
- By: Tara Lush
- Narrated by: Keylor Leigh
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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Even in the quirky town of Wahoo, Florida, twenty-five-year-old Maggie Andrews is an anomaly—a petite but determined female gator trapper who isn’t afraid to get dirty. But to fulfill her father’s dying wish, Maggie left her job at the Boston Zoo to take over the family business and reunite with her twin sister Vera.
By: Tara Lush
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The Body in Ravenswood Park
- By: Russell Myers, Anna Wheeler
- Narrated by: Anna Wheeler
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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Penny Cooper, a substitute schoolteacher from Farmington, New Hampshire, befriends the daughter of slain biotech mogul, Steven Devereaux, much to the dismay of Penny's son, Mark, the lead detective investigating the murder.
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Interesting cozy mystery keeps solution till near the end
- By Robin Beattie on 06-03-25
By: Russell Myers, and others
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The Roman Hat Mystery
- By: Ellery Queen
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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A mystery set in a large occupied theater with an unexplained mystery.
By: Ellery Queen