Mystery, Thriller & Horror Audiobooks

'If you like Jodi Picoult try Melissa Hill'-Woman and Home 'I was completely gripped.'-Sarah Morgan 'Brimming with powerful issues'-Evening Post 'This emotive story will touch your heart'-My Weekly Good mother or bad ... who decides? Widowed nurse Kate and mum of two Madeleine couldn't be more different in their approaches to parenting. Kate knows her husband's death has made her more protective of her daughter, but she's not going to apologise for it. Madeleine feels there's no such thing as a perfect mother and while her parenting style may be controversial it works for her children and that's all that matters. But when Madeleine makes a fateful decision that upends her own family, and has devastating consequences for Kate, suddenly the world is lining up to vilify her and she must defend every parental choice she's ever made... Why is she accused of being a terrible mother when all she did was try to keep her children safe? Praise for Keep You Safe: 'I was completely gripped. Every parent will recognize the issues raised in this book.' - SARAH MORGAN 'Emotional and cleverly crafted with well-drawn characters.' - THE PEOPLE 'Another great read from the best-selling Irish author.' - HELLO MAGAZINE 'Guaranteed to kick-start book club debates' - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A rigorous yet entertaining examination of one of the most controversial issues in modern parenting.' - IRISH TIMES. 'Hill has her finger on the zeitgeist, offering savvy and well-researched points on a touchy subject. Fans of Meg Wolitzer and Emily Giffin will devour this introspective and enlightening novel.' - BOOKLIST 'With a creative balance of fact and fiction, Hill engages readers in a suspenseful page-turner that is impossible to put down.' - ROMANTIC TIMES. 'Hill writes with authority about a subject that is controversial and without much grey area. A riveting read.' - RTE CULTURE 'Brimming with powerful issues recognisable to every parent.' - EVENING POST 'This emotive story will touch your heart ... a thought-provoking take on an issue that is not all black and white' - MY WEEKLY

Melissa Hill (Author), Aoife McMahon, Caroline Lennon (Narrator)

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Children of the Salt Road

For New Yorkers Catherine and Mark, a picturesque coastal village in Sicily offers an escape from the shadow over Catherine's career and a chance to rebuild their eroding marriage. Catherine sets up an art studio, while Mark explores the exciting potential of Italy's languishing agricultural regions. For a moment, there's hope for healing on the banks of the sparkling lagoon. But the appearance of a mysterious young boy shakes their relationship to its core. As Catherine begins to devote her attention to the child, Mark follows a troubling path of destruction, betraying Catherine's trust in devastating ways. Catherine discovers their idyllic surroundings also belie a sinister history, driving the couple even further apart. As they delve deeper into the secrets of their town and in their marriage, will the truths they uncover separate them for good?

Lydia Fazio Theys (Author), Cassandra Campbell, P. J. Ochlan, P. J. Ochlan Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)

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Dangerous Minds

When she receives a wedding invitation from one of her former patients, forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget is more than a little alarmed. Highly intelligent and manipulative, Jerome Barclay suffers from a severe personality disorder. Although she has never been able to prove it, Claire believes him to be highly dangerous, responsible for at least three suspicious deaths – and she fears for the safety of his new bride. What's more, Jerome seems to know rather too much about Claire's personal and professional life, including intimate details concerning her other patients. What sinister game is he playing? With no proof as to Jerome's possibly murderous intentions, Claire's hands are tied. Can she prevent a tragedy unfolding? And is Claire herself at risk?

Priscilla Masters (Author), Julia Franklin (Narrator)

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Death Surge

A telephone call from a frantic Sergeant Cantelli to say that his nephew, Johnnie Oslow, is missing cuts short Detective Inspector Horton's sailing trip. Summoned back to the Isle of Wight, Horton learns that Johnnie has not shown up for racing during Cowes Week. The investigation is ranked low priority by Horton's boss, Detective Chief Inspector Lorraine Bliss. But events take a very different turn when the charred remains of a body are discovered in one of the disused tunnels at the Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth. With the arrival of Detective Chief Superintendent Sawyer of the Intelligence Directorate and Agent Harriet Eames of Europol, what began as the hunt for a missing man becomes the search for a ruthless killer.

Pauline Rowson (Author), Gordon Griffin (Narrator)

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Unsound

Only a volcano can cure some things. Dr. Caprice Wilson, police psychologist, has spent her life unraveling the mysteries of the human mind-only to find herself in a deep crisis. Caprice prescribes herself a walkabout and goes hiking on Maui-but the solitary retreat she has in mind does not go as planned. Caprice faces an enemy she never knew she had and wrestles with questions of hope, identity, loss, and the nature of psychopathy in a cat-and-mouse game with survival at stake. "Toby Neal weaves a spell-binding suspense that pulls you in with breathtaking scenery, flawed characters, and brilliantly twisted psychology." Gae-Lynn Woods, author of the Cass Elliott Crime Series

Toby Neal (Author), Sonja Field (Narrator)

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A Talent For Murder

Agatha Christie, in London to visit her agent, boards a train, preoccupied in the knowledge that her husband Archie is having an affair. She feels a touch on her back, loses her balance, but is pulled to safety from the rush of the incoming train. So begins a terrifying sequence of events. Her rescuer is no guardian angel, but a blackmailer, and Agatha must use every ounce of her cleverness to thwart an adversary determined to exploit her genius for murder to kill on his behalf.

Andrew Wilson (Author), Joan Walker, Jonathan Oliver (Narrator)

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Chocolate with a Side of Murder

Sabrina Daley is still haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her sister 10 years before. Even though the case went cold long ago, she keeps holding out hope that one day she will discover what happened to her sister. Sabrina's life is turned upside down again when she discovers her friend's dead body in the alley way behind her family's coffee shop. If that isn't bad enough, after a week of investigating, the local police appear to be stumped. Terrified about a second case going cold in town, Sabrina decides to take matters into her own hands. She sets out on her own, determined not to give up until she has brought her friend's killer to justice.

Meredith Potts (Author), Lainie Pahos (Narrator)

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Frost at Midnight

August, 1983. Denton is preparing for a wedding. DS Waters should be on top of the world with less than a week to go until he marries Kim Myles. But the Sunday before the big day, the body of a young woman is found in the churchyard, and their wedding venue becomes a crime scene. DS Jack Frost has been homeless for the past three months. He's been staying with DC Sue Clarke but with a baby to take care of and the imminent arrival of her mother, she's given him his marching orders. But as best man to Waters, he's got a responsibility to solve the mystery of the dead girl in the churchyard.

James Henry (Author), Stephen Thorne (Narrator)

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Wicked Deeds

Nevermore Eager to start their life together, historian Vickie Preston and Special Agent Griffin Pryce take a detour en route to their new home in Virginia and stop for a visit in Baltimore. But their romantic weekend is interrupted when a popular author is found dead in the basement of an Edgar Allan Poe themed restaurant. Because of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the corpse, the FBI's Krewe of Hunters paranormal team is invited to investigate. As more bizarre deaths occur, Vickie and Griffin are drawn into a case that has disturbing echoes of Poe's great works, bringing the horrors of his fiction to life. The restaurant is headquarters to scholars and fans, and any of them could be a merciless killer. Except there's also something reaching out from beyond the grave. The late, great Edgar Allan Poe himself is appearing to Vickie in dreams and visions with cryptic information about the murders. Unless they can uncover whose twisted mind is orchestrating the dramatic re-creations, Vickie and Griffin's future as a couple might never begin.

Heather Graham (Author), Luke Daniels (Narrator)

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In The Blood

Punk female vampire/vampire hunter Sonja Blue teams up with a psychic detective to track down the monster responsible for creating her before he can unleash a race of living vampires under his command upon the human race. Sonja Blue is back, taking vengeance on the demonic blood drinkers who hide among the unsuspecting living. But when Sir Morgan--the monster who remade her in his unholy image--tries to bring his errant offspring to heel, Sonja becomes involved with the psychic detective William Palmer. Part of her wants to trust him--maybe even love him. But when you're a vampire, where does love end and slavery begin? The answer lies in the blood. In The Blood is the second book in the Sonja Blue Chronicles and the direct sequel to the award-winning Sunglasses After Dark by acclaimed author Nancy A. Collins.

Nancy A Collins (Author), Julie Hoverson (Narrator)

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His Garden of Bones

Years earlier, teenage girls began to vanish off the streets of Seattle. Now, they're turning up dead, their mutilated bodies left in prominent locations around the city. Skye Cree suspects there are more. But connecting the sordid crimes will take dedication and skill on the part of her entire team, especially when the killer begins to morph into someone else. Will the hunter be able to stop a psychotic and cruel killer in time to save other victims from the same disturbing fate?

Vickie McKeehan (Author), Teri Schnaubelt (Narrator)

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After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley

The definitive novel of today's Silicon Valley, After On flash-captures our cultural and technological moment with up-to-the-instant savvy. Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post-Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology, and much more are tackled with authority and brash playfulness by New York Times best-selling author Rob Reid. Meet Phluttr - a diabolically addictive new social network and a villainess, heroine, enemy, and/or bestie to millions. Phluttr has ingested every fact and message ever sent to, from, and about her innumerable users. Her capabilities astound her makers - and they don't even know the tenth of it. But what's the purpose of this stunning creation? Is it a front for something even darker and more powerful than the NSA? A bid to create a trillion-dollar market by becoming "The UberX of Sex"? Or a reckless experiment that could spawn the digital equivalent of a middle-school mean girl with enough charisma, dirt, and cunning to bend the entire planet to her will? Phluttr has it in her to become the greatest gossip, flirt, or matchmaker in history. Or she could cure cancer, bring back Seinfeld, then start a nuclear war. Whatever she does, it's not up to us. But a motley band of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and engineers might be able to influence her. After On achieves the literary singularity - fusing speculative satire and astonishing reality into a sharp-witted, ferociously believable, IMAX-wide view of our digital age. Narrated by Sean Kenin and January LaVoy, with: Felicia Day: NETGRRRL.COM Patrick Rothfuss: Special Field Operative Brock Hogan John Hodgman: Charles Henry Higgensworth III Tom Merritt: voice of The New York Times Jesse Cox: Whistle Blowings Blog Leo Laporte: voice of the San Francisco Chronicle

Rob Reid (Author), , Felicia Day, January Lavoy, Jesse Cox, John Hodgman, Leo Laporte, Patrick Rothfuss, Rob Reid, Sean Kenin, Tom Merritt (Narrator)

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