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Release Date:  April 16, 2013 Publisher:  Hachette Audio Format:  Audio Length:  22 hours 31 minutes Narrator:  Robert Glenister Genre:  Mystery/Suspense/ private detective Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle   Synopsis:  "I seen a kid killed... He strangled it, up by the horse."  When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike's office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and Robin Ellacott - once his assistant, now a partner in the agency - set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within ...

Release Date:  February 19, 2008 Publisher:  Blackstone Audio Format:  Audio Length:  12 hours 16 minutes Narrator:  Paul Michael Garcia Genre:  Drug use/biography Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle  | Paperback Synopsis:  Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge into the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It's...

Release Date:  September 4, 2018 Publisher:  Harper Publishing Format:  Paperback Pages: 288  pages Genre:   literature, jewish culture Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Synopsis:  In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a  Tätowierer  (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism—but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive. One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name ...

Release Date:  August 3, 2018 Publisher:  Amazon Digital Services Format:  ebook Pages:  364 pages Genre:   Mystery, Crime, LGBT Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Synopsis:  ABOUT THIS EPISODE A murdered night club mogul unlocks a web of infidelity and deceit. The most likely suspect? The daughter of the richest family in Baltimore, if only Detectives Malcolm Khalaji and Seong-Jae Yoon can piece the evidence together. The clues just aren't lining up—but Malcolm can't tell if he's missing a piece of the puzzle or completely missing the mark. The McAllister case still haunts him. So many dead. So many he couldn't save. It's throwing him off his game. And the only one who really understands is his strange, coldly aloof partner. A partner he can never see the same way, after a moment of intimacy that haunts him as much as the voices of the dead. Seong-Jae Yoon is struggling in his own way. He can't solve the case when he can't tr...

Release Date:  July 8, 2018 Publisher:  Amazon Digital Services Format:  ebook Pages:  242 pages Genre:   Mystery, Crime, LGBT Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Synopsis:  ABOUT THE SERIES Baltimore homicide detective Malcolm Khalaji has his own way of doing things: quiet, methodical, logical, effective, not always particularly legal. He’s used to working alone—and the last thing he needs is a new partner ten years his junior. Especially one like Seong-Jae Yoon. Icy. Willful. Detached. Stubborn. Seong-Jae is all that and more, impossible to work with and headstrong enough to get them both killed…if they don’t kill each other first. Foxlike and sullen, Seong-Jae’s disdainful beauty conceals a smoldering and ferocious temper, and as he and Malcolm clash the sparks between them build until neither can tell the difference between loathing and desire. But as bodies pile up at their feet a string of strange, seemingly unrelat...

Release Date:  July 10, 2018 Publisher:  Minotaur Books Format:  ebook Pages:  312 pages Genre:   Mystery, Crime, Amish Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Synopsis:  When a historic barn burns to the ground in the middle of the night, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate. At first, it looks like an accident, but when the body of eighteen-year-old Daniel Gingerich is found inside—burned alive—Kate suspects murder. Who would want a well-liked, hardworking young Amish man dead? Kate delves into the investigation only to find herself stonewalled by the community to which she once belonged. Is their silence a result of the Amish tenet of separation? Or is this peaceful and deeply religious community conspiring to hide a truth no one wants to talk about? Kate doubles down only to discover a plethora of secrets and a chilling series of crimes that shatters everything she thought she knew about her Amish roots—an...

Release Date:  August 2, 2007 Publisher:  Random House Audio Format:  Audio Length:  2 hours 57 minutes Narrator:  Mark Bramhall Genre:  charity/investigation/non-fiction Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle  Synopsis:  Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader, and he's been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is also not what he appears to be. As acclaimed author Jon Krakauer discovered, Mortenson has not only fabricated substantial parts of his best-selling books  Three Cups of Tea  and  Stones into Schools , but has also misused millions of dollars donated by unsuspecting admirers like Krakauer himself. This is the tragic tale of good intentions gone very wrong. 100% of Jon Krakauer's proceeds from the sale of  Three Cups of Deceit  will be donated to the "Stop Girl Trafficking" project at the American Himalayan Foundation (www.himalayan-foundat...

Release Date:  October 12, 2018 Publisher:  Mysterious Press Format:  ebook Pages:  480 pages Genre:   Mystery/ Thriller Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Audio Synopsis:  From the refugee camps of Greece to the mountains of Macedonia, a thirteen-year-old boy is making his way to Germany and to safety. Codenamed “Firefly,” he holds vital intelligence: unparalleled insight into a vicious ISIS terror cell, and details of their plans. But the terrorists are hot on his trail, determined he won’t live to pass on the information. When MI6 become aware of Firefly and what he knows, the race is on to find him. Luc Samson, ex-MI6 agent and now private eye, finds himself recruited to the cause. Fluent in Arabic thanks to his Lebanese heritage and himself the product of an earlier era of violent civil war, Samson’s job is to find Firefly, win his trust, and get him to safety. Review: This book is a mad dash from Turkey to Greece,...

Release Date:  October 3, 2017 Publisher:  MacMillan Audio Format:  Audio Length:  7 hours 50 minutes Narrator:  Russell Brand Genre:  addiction Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle   Synopsis:  "This manual for self-realization comes not from a mountain but from the mud.... My qualification is not that I am better than you but I am worse." (Russell Brand) With a rare mix of honesty, humor, and compassion, comedian and movie star Russell Brand mines his own wild story and shares the advice and wisdom he has gained through his 14 years of recovery. Brand speaks to those suffering along the full spectrum of addiction - from drugs, alcohol, caffeine, and sugar addictions to addictions to work, stress, bad relationships, digital media, and fame. Brand understands that addiction can take many shapes and sizes and how the process of staying clean, sane, and unhooked is a daily activity. He believes that the question is not "why are you ad...

Release Date:  October 1, 2018 Publisher:  Sourcebook Fires Format:  ebook Pages:  464 pages Genre:   YA, Historical Fiction Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Audio Synopsis:  The things I’ve seen are burned into me, like scars that refuse to fade. Before, she lived inside the fence. Before, she was never allowed to leave the property, never allowed to talk to Outsiders, never allowed to speak her mind. Because Father John controlled everything—and Father John liked rules. Disobeying Father John came with terrible consequences. But there are lies behind Father John’s words. Outside, there are different truths. Then came the fire. Review: Based on the true events that happened at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas. I loved the way this book is written only giving us little glimpses at a time of life inside the religious sect that Moonbeam is a part of. You know that Moonbeam is holding something back...

Release Date:  April 26, 2016 Publisher:  Love Lane Books Format:  Audio Length:  2 hours 58 minutes Narrator:  Sean Crisden Genre:  Romance Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle   Synopsis:  Adam has a new assignment for Sanctuary. It means working with the man who did not trust him two years ago and destroyed their relationship. He still hates Lee but Jake Callahan, boss of Sanctuary, does not give him a choice, insisting they need to get along for the good of the cross agency case. Lee wants desperately to understand why Adam betrayed the Bureau. He is still angry and disappointed, but the memory will not leave him alone. The Bullen case is the perfect cover to get back in his ex-lover's life, and he is determined to find out the truth. Against the backdrop of Sanctuary and the Bullen case can they learn to understand and believe that not everything they thought was true was real? Review: Book 4 - The mystery and investiga...

Release Date:  October 16, 2015 Publisher:  Love Lane Books Format:  Audio Length:  3 hours 28 minutes Narrator:  Sean Crisden Genre:  Romance Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle  Synopsis:  Beckett Jamieson discovers he is adopted when a lawyer hands him a letter from his mother on his 21st birthday. His real name is Robert Bullen, but the Bullen family is involved in criminal activity of the worst kind. He decides to bring them down but ends up badly beaten and temporarily blinded. A Sanctuary agent takes him to a safe house to heal. Doctor Kayden Summers, Sanctuary operative, is not happy about being stuck in the middle of nowhere with an unconscious man. When Beckett wakes, the situation goes from bad to worse. Beckett does not trust him, is as determined as ever to find the evidence his mother hid, and on top of all that, Kayden finds himself attracted to the determined young man. Can they overcome their issues and eliminat...

Release Date:  July 7, 2015 Publisher:  Tantor Audio Format:  Audio Length:  3 hours 39 minutes Narrator:  Sean Crisden Genre:  Romance Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle  Synopsis:  One dead girl, one scared witness, and two men trained as Navy SEALs. Whether searching for justice or revenge, the final showdown between them is the same - explosive! Dale MacIntyre, former Navy SEAL, works for Sanctuary. He's the acting handler for a member of the Bullen family's inner circle. He is close to obtaining the evidence he needs to prove Elisabeth Costains death was ordered by them - until someone gets in his way.  Joseph Kinnon, active Navy SEAL, is back on US soil for the first time in months, and he is told the tragic news that his stepsister is dead, gunned down in an alley by an unknown assailant. He is determined to find out who murdered her - until someone gets in his way. They both want the same thing but have different me...

Release Date:  April 27, 2015 Publisher:  Love Lane Books Format:  Audio Length:  3 hours 32 minutes Narrator:  Sean Crisden Genre:  Romance Buy:   Audible  | Kindle  Synopsis:  Morgan Drake is the only witness to a murder in an alleyway. Nik Valentinov works for Sanctuary, a foundation offering witness protection to anyone whose safety is compromised. Morgan discovers a bodyguard's arms can offer more than protection. Morgan is the only person who can give evidence for prosecuting the cop responsible for the crime. When the FBI safe house where he's being held is compromised, he follows the instructions of the agent in charge and runs. Nik Valentinov works for Sanctuary, a foundation that offers witness protection when FBI security is questionable. When Morgan's handler sends him to Nik for safety, neither Morgan nor Nik could imagine that two weeks alone in a cabin in the woods would have their hearts racing with ...