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IN THE KITCHEN, by Monica Ali, read by Jill Tanner
Gabe Lightfoot, an executive chef in London's Imperial Hotel, is plagued by a demanding girlfriend, issues of undocumented workers, and oh, yes, a dead body in the basement. Tanner’s narration of Ali's oddball novel makes the characters sparkle.
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THE WYCHERLY WOMAN, by Ross Macdonald, read by Grover Gardner
This 1961 noir puzzle follows the iconic Lew Archer as he tries to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a college-age girl. Gardner gives distinctive voice to each of Macdonald’s many blackmailers, wackos, and minor characters.
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TRAPPED!: The Story of Floyd Collins, by Robert K. Murray and Roger W. Brucker, read by Joe Barrett
In 1925, cave explorer Floyd Collins became trapped in a Kentucky Cave, an event that gave rise to one of the first big media spectacles in American history. Barrett amplifies the suspense with an intense performance.
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THE POLISHED HOE, by Austin Clarke, read by Robin Miles
In the 1950s-era Caribbean islands, Mary Mathilda, a former mistress to a white plantation owner, has committed murder and is ready to tell her story. Miles's liquid sugar-cane voice beguiles, enchants, and sticks with you through this beautifully imagined story.
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FANTASY IN DEATH by J.D. Robb, read by Susan Ericksen
This is Robb’s 31st volume of the “In Death” series, and both narrator Susan Ericksen and top cop Lt. Eve Dallas are at the top of their games. This is everything one hopes for when the headphones go on.
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THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE by Jandy Nelson, read by Julia Whelan
Seventeen-year-old Lennie has always been happy just keeping to herself, but when her popular sister, Bailey, suddenly dies, Lennie finds herself in an awkward emotional place. Whelan captures the struggles of this complex young woman--a challenging but wonderful listen for any young adult.
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JACK & HARRY by Tony McKenna and Mervyn Davis, read by David Tredinnick
Set in 1950s Australia, this coming-of-age story centers on two boys who run away from home after being accused of theft. Tredinnick’s narration of the many characters is nothing short of outstanding.
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EYES LIKE STARS, by Lisa Mantchev, read by Cynthia Bishop and a Full Cast
Seventeen-year-old Beatrice Shakespeare Smith has a problem: She's about to lose the only home she's ever known and has only one chance to prove that she can stay. Cynthia Bishop leads this young adult audio’s full cast beautifully, providing a great narrator for Bertie’s comical escapades.
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HIGH COUNTRY by Willard Wyman, read by Ken Marks
This western takes place in Montana during the Great Depression, and Marks narrates the memorable characters with a resonant, measured style.
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PRECIOUS by Sapphire, Read by Bahni Turpin
Listen to the original inspiration for the award-winning movie! Precious Jones is an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen who's pregnant for the second time by her father, and Bahni Turpin gives a stellar performance.
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THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST by Stuart Neville, read by Gerard Doyle
Gerry Fegan, former IRA hit man, is tormented by the ghosts of the twelve people he killed. Doyle's narration captures the guilt, frustration, and passion of Neville's characters.
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THE EYRE AFFAIR, by Jasper Fforde, read by Susan Duerden
Tuesday Next is back in this delightful story of time-travel, dodo pets, and accidental entry into nineteenth-century English novels. Duerden renders Fforde's diverse, colorful cast cleverly.
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THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM by David Foster Wallace Read by Robert Petkoff
-->This debut novel imagines a Great Ohio Desert populated with characters who speak without attribution and story lines that both intertwine and find dead ends. As narrator, Robert Petkoff presides with gusto over this alternative slice of Americana. Reviewed by Bob Grundfest.
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A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS by Dave Eggers, read by Dion Graham
In Eggers’ memoir, the author's parents die of cancer within five weeks of each other during his senior year of college, and Eggers finds himself the guardian of his younger brother. Narrator Graham has a deep voice that is both riveting and unsettling.
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THE SPECTACULAR NOW by Tim Tharp, read by MacLeod Andrews
Sutter Keely is a live-for-the-moment high school senior. It takes a special narrator to capture such youthful enthusiasm, and MacLeod Andrews really gets Keely’s happy-go-lucky nature and his Oklahoma accent.
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THE RUNNER by Peter May, read by Simon Vance
In the 5th installment of May's series, China's top athletes are being murdered, and a female runner, who believes she will be next, appeals to Li Yan, chief of the Beijing Municipal Police, for help. Vance's talent for subtlety makes him a perfect match for May’s intense thriller.
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THE MAN FROM BEIJING by Henning Mankell, translated by Laurie Thompson, and read by Rosalyn Landor
Mankell’s stand-alone thriller takes us from Nevada to China, across 150 years, and examines the nature of corruption. Landor's narrative gifts keep the listener alert and ever apprehensive.
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HOUSE RULES by Jodi Picoult, read by Rich Orlow, Andy Paris, Nicole Poole, Mark Turetsky, and Christopher Evan Welch
This is the difficult tale of Jacob Hunt, a young man with Asperger’s Syndrome, who is accused of a brutal murder. Only a full complement of talented narrators could communicate the intensity of such a story.
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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown, read by Grover Gardner
First published in 1970, Dee’s history of American Indians changed the way we looked at our country’s original inhabitants. Gardner expresses the author’s material smoothly.
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KINDRED IN DEATH by J.D. Robb, read by Susan Ericksen
In Robb's 30th novel to feature Lt. Eve Dallas, the kick-ass cop must discover who's been murdering family members of officials involved in a 20-year-old case. Just like Eve Dallas, Susan Ericken is at the top of her game.
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