Audiobooks narrated by Paul Michael

The Unfinished Work: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln

"New York Times bestselling novelist Jeff Shaara brings to vivid life the man, public and private, who guided the U.S.A. through its most troubled, conflicted time: Abraham Lincoln. 'It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.' - The Gettysburg Address, 1863 New York Times bestselling novelist Jeff Shaara, renowned for his body of work exploring the conflicts and personalities surrounding key moments in American history, turns his attention to one of the most consequential figures during one of the most critical points in history: Abraham Lincoln. As only the finest of historical novelists can do, Shaara brings to life the travails and conflicts, victories and tragic defeats, the legends and the history, both personal and private of Lincoln during the country's most pivotal years. Beginning with his election as President in 1860, through his time in the Oval Office, Shaara reveals the complexities behind the man who refused to let the deep divisions and conflicting emotions permanently sunder the country itself, at great personal cost. The Unfinished Work is the finest work yet by one of the most popular, most acclaimed historical novelist of our time, a capstone to a life's work."

Jeff Shaara (Author), Paul Michael (Narrator)

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Ghost of the Rio Grande: The Punitive Border War between Mexico and the US 1914–1917

"What if the blood spilled along the Rio Grande was never about bandits, border raids, or revolution… —but about a secret powerful men were willing to bury beneath history itself? From 1914 to 1919, as the world burned in the fires of the First World War, the American Southwest became the stage for a hidden war few historians dare to speak of. German agents moved through Mexico in the shadows. Oil empires, political power brokers, corrupt lawmen, and foreign operatives collided along a lawless frontier where loyalty could be bought, truth could be executed, and entire bloodlines could vanish overnight. In the chaos, one reluctant Tejano hero is pulled into a conspiracy far greater than the border conflict consuming his homeland. Haunted by his family’s mysterious past and hunted by men who fear what he might uncover, he finds himself standing between ruthless German operatives, revolutionary factions, and powerful Texas interests determined to silence the truth forever. As innocent families disappear and entire communities are terrorized beneath the badge of justice, he begins to uncover whispers of an older legacy buried along the Rio Grande—one tied to forgotten protectors, hidden fortunes, and secrets carried through generations in blood. But some truths were never meant to survive. To expose them could ignite a political firestorm stretching from Mexico City to Washington… and reveal that the heroes history celebrated were not always the heroes history deserved. Inspired by shocking real events surrounding the U.S.–Mexico border conflicts, the Zimmermann intrigue, and the violent shadows of the Texas frontier, Ghost of the Rio Grande is a sweeping historical conspiracy thriller about buried history, stolen truth, protected bloodlines, and the unsung heroes erased by powerful men determined to control the narrative."

Don Allen Holbrook, Gilberto (Beto) Garcia (Author), Cassandra Campbell, Nathalia Hencker, Paul Michael, Scott Brick, Thom Rivera (Narrator)

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Television: A Novel

"New Yorker Best Book of 2025 Paris Review Favorite Book of 2025 "A glamorous, intriguing novel" (New York Times) about a jaded movie star and the two differently conflicted women in his orbit. Some people you meet them and you imagine this movie together. The two of you make a kind of movie and then it's over. Other people, what you imagine isn't a movie, because it keeps going. It's television . . . If you can't see how romantic television is, you're blind. An aging, A-list movie star lotteries off the entirety of his mega-million blockbuster salary to a member of the general viewing public before taking up with a much younger model. His non-famous best friend (and often lover) looks on impassively, while recollecting their twenty-odd years of unlikely connection. And an aspiring filmmaker, unknown to them both, labors over a script about best friends and lovers while longing for the financial freedom to make great art. Told in their alternating, intricately linked perspectives, Television is a funny, philosophically astute novel about phenomenal luck, whether windfall or chance encounter. Like Joan Didion's classic Play It as It Lays, but speaking to a since irrevocably changed Hollywood, it portrays a culture in crisis and the disparities in wealth, beauty, talent, gender, and youth at the heart of contemporary American life. In this glittering but strange new world, lit up by social media and streaming services-what, if not love, can be counted in your favor? With plays in chronology, bright, nimble dialogue, and a profoundly modern style, Lauren Rothery's debut novel is an arresting feat of literary impressionism, and marks the arrival of a significant new talent to the landscape of American fiction."

Lauren Rothery (Author), Lauren Rothery, Paul Michael, Rebecca Lowman (Narrator)

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The Da Vinci Code: (Robert Langdon Book 2)

"Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the bestselling thriller of all time from global phenomenon Dan Brown. Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes. As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, begin to sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci - and suggests the answer to a mystery that stretches deep into the vault of history. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle, a stunning historical truth will be lost forever... Bonus features: This audiobook contains an interview with Akiva Goldsman, the screenwriter of the 2006 film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, and a speech from the author at the University of New Hampshire in 2005. © Dan Brown 2003 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Dan Brown (Author), Paul Michael (Narrator)

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The Lost Symbol: (Robert Langdon Book 3)

"Brought to you by Penguin. The bestselling continuation of global phenomenon THE DA VINCI CODE, featuring symbologist Robert Langdon. The Capitol Building, Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom. When Langdon's mentor, Peter Solomon - prominent mason and philanthropist - is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons. It is to take him on a breathless chase through Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a shadowy, mythical world in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth... © Dan Brown 2009 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Dan Brown (Author), Paul Michael (Narrator)

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Silas Marner with A Christian Readers' Guide: Two Books in One!

"An incredible tale of redemption, forgiveness, sacrifice, and love, this classic novel is now paired with the beautiful Christian Readers’ Guide by Jonathan St. John. Each chapter of the original work is followed by St. John’s expert analysis - tying together themes, illuminating character development, and highlighting the Christian morals, undertones, and parallels. Silas Marner and the characters within form a depth of storytelling that evokes rich conversation and enthusiastic annotations. Jonathan St. John’s Christian Readers’ Guide is the perfect tool to encourage a comprehensive understanding of the work."

George Eliot, Jonathan St. John (Author), Jonathan St. John, Paul Michael (Narrator)

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The Secret of Secrets: The jaw-dropping No. 1 bestselling thriller from the author of The DaVinci Code that readers can’t stop talking about

"THE INSTANT NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE MILLION-COPY SELLING, LONG-AWAITED RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLER TAKING OVER THE WORLD Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she’s been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon’s world spirals out of control when she disappears without trace from their hotel room. Far from home and out of his comfort zone, Langdon must pit his wits against forces unknown to recover the woman he loves. But Prague is an old and dangerous place, steeped in folklore and mystery. Little can Langdon know that he is being stalked by a spectre from that dark past. He must use all of his arcane knowledge to navigate a shadow city hiding in plain sight, a city which has successfully kept its secrets for centuries and will not readily give them up... Dan Brown returns with his first novel in more than eight years - guaranteed to have you at the edge of your seat. This time, Robert Langdon is up against a deadly conspiracy that will test him to the limits - and take him to the edge of losing everything. 'Left me speechless.' 'Read it in 48 hours.' 'Wow. Absolutely floored.' 'Completely addictive.' © Dan Brown 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Dan Brown (Author), Paul Michael (Narrator)

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The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

"'Michael re-creates the conversations between President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, as they work to prevent a catastrophe...This stunning and memorable performance is not to be missed.'—AudioFile on The Shadow of War (Earphones Award Winner) From the bestselling author comes the story of rising conflict between the super-powers that gripped the world, a global war that almost happened: The Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1961, the new president John F. Kennedy, inherited an ill-conceived, poorly executed invasion of Cuba that failed miserably and set in motion the events that put the U.S. and the Soviet Union on a collision course that nearly started a war that would have enveloped much of the world. Extensively researched and vividly imagined, The Shadow of War brings to life the many threads that lead to the building crisis between the Soviet Union and the United States in 1962. Told from a multitude of perspectives and voices, from the Russian engineer attempting the near impossible task of building the missile launch facilities in Cuba, to the U.S. Navy commanders who ships are sent to 'quarantine' Cuba, to the Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, desperately trying to maintain a challenging balancing act between the conflicting demands of various powerful forces, to the brothers Kennedy (Bobby and JFK) who can't allow Russia to land nuclear missiles in Cuba, or to appear weak in confronting Khrushchev, but keenly understand how close they are dancing to the edge of war. Shaara brings to life all the action and actors, famous and little known, that embodied a war that almost happened, the Cuban Missile Crisis. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press."

Jeff Shaara (Author), Paul Michael (Narrator)

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Out of the Darkness: A Novel

"This brilliant audiobook was recorded by nationally recognized, award-winning actors Casandra Campbell (Where the Crawdads Sing) and Paul Michael (The DaVinci Code). Out of the Darkness is based on the true story of a nineteenth-century child coal miner rising out of the ashes of poverty and tragedy to change the world. It’s the story of greed, love, sacrifice, faith, and the courage to push aside fear and jump into the refiner’s fire where the finest qualities of character are forged. In 1837, seven-year-old Thomas Wright followed in his family’s footsteps into one of England’s most dangerous coal mines. He struggled with childhood fears, working twelve-hour days, six days a week in the darkness 500 feet below ground. That was until disaster struck in one of England’s most horrific accidents that changes the direction of his life and the course of history. This is the fast-moving story of a young boy overcoming the iron-fisted rule of the massively wealthy lord of the land, who owned not only much of South Yorkshire’s coal mines and the villages in which the miners lived but also the mortgage on their lives. With the help of his family, he confronts the tyrannical system of industrial slavery, the lord’s brutally psychopathic enforcer, and a society that fostered the oppression of the working class. From his desperate beginnings, we follow Tom on a path to a brilliant career, his love affair with a strong-willed woman, and his courageous fight to help change the course of industrial slavery in England. It’s a masterfully told story of the great sweep of human desire for freedom and liberty, not just for himself but also for his children and his children’s children. Like many immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century, Thomas Wright was drawn to what Abraham Lincoln called, “the last best hope on earth” and has left a vast American legacy, including his seven-year-old great, great, great, great grandson Cole, pictured on the front cover of this book."

David A. Jacinto (Author), Cassandra Campbell, Paul Michael (Narrator)

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The Ghost of the Rio Grande: The U.S. Border War and Punitive Expedition into Mexico 1916-1917

"***WINNER! 2024 SOVAS Award for Outstanding Audiobook Narration, Ensemble Cast!*** In this gripping tale, Holbrook masterfully weaves together real historical events with fictional elements, shedding light on the untold story surrounding the U.S. invasion of Mexico and Germany's clandestine manipulation of the southern border during the tumultuous era of World War One. At the heart of the narrative, a resilient ranch hand finds himself entangled in a web of challenges, pitted against the Texas Rangers, corrupt politicians, German spies, and Mexican revolutionaries. Driven by an unwavering desire to protect his family and reunite with his beloved wife, he embarks on a perilous journey that will test his courage and resolve. Prepare to be enthralled by the thrilling twists and turns of this extraordinary tale set against a backdrop of historical intrigue."

Don Allen Holbrook (Author), Cassandra Campbell, Nathalia Hencker, Paul Michael, Scott Brick, Thom Rivera (Narrator)

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Matterhorn

"A sudden family death and an old nemesis bring retired agent Mac Dekker in from the cold in this alpine thriller from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich. Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life. A fixture of his small alpine village, he tends cattle, minds his own business, and doesn’t dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind—back when he was Mac Dekker, CIA. But when he learns his son Will died following in his footsteps, he needs answers. What mission took Will up into the alpine heights, and why is Ilya Ivashka on the same trail? Ilya—his close friend, his rival in love. Ilya, who framed Mac for treason and sent him into hiding. Wiping away the years, Mac returns to the field to find the secrets Will hid and finds himself facing the Herculean task of stopping a terrorist plot that threatens thousands. But in a field of double agents, who can he trust?"

Christopher Reich (Author), Paul Michael (Narrator)

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The Princess and the Mattresses: A Redemptive Retelling

"This story is excerpted from The Pied Piper of Hamelin: And Other Tales by Geoffrey Thomas. These short stories are brimming with the big-heartedness, warmth, and homespun humor that the author is known for. Geoffrey Thomas introduces incredible characters in this captivating tale based on the famous story by the Brothers Grimm. Perfect for Middle Grade (9-12 year-old) readers and teeming with gospel truth and encouragement."

Geoffrey Thomas (Author), Paul Michael (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Paul Michael

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