Fiction audiobooks

Ishmael - Abridged

By: Daniel Quinn

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author.
 
“A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an... Read more

Light a Penny Candle - Abridged

By: Maeve Binchy

Narrated by: Kate Binchy

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous O'Connors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling O'Connor, a friendship which will endure through twenty turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing... Read more

The Lost World: A Novel - Abridged

By: Michael Crichton

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"HARROWING THRILLS . . . FAST-PACED AND ENGAGING."
--People
It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public.
There are rumors that something has... Read more

Trevayne - Abridged

By: Robert Ludlum

Narrated by: Philip Bosco

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Fearless and incorruptible, Andrew Trevayne is a self-made millionaire, former undersecretary of state, and current head of one of the nation’s most prestigious foundations. Now, at the express wish of the president, Trevayne undertakes an investigation into the “secret government”—and is soon swept up in a tidal wave of intrigue and danger.... Read more

The Magic Circle - Abridged

By: Katherine Neville

Narrated by: Megan Follows

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When her cousin is slain by an unknown assassin, Ariel Behn becomes the sole heir to a family legacy: a sinister cache of manuscripts that thrusts her into the deadly center of international intrigue--and an age-old enigma that spans the centuries. Whoever assembles and interprets the cryptic clues of this ancient mystery will possess the power... Read more

B Is for Burglar - Abridged

By: Sue Grafton

Narrated by: Judy Kaye

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Finding wealthy Elaine Boldt seems like a quickie  case to Kinsey Millhone. The flashy widow was last  seen wearing a $12,000 lynx coat, leaving her  condo in Santa Teresa for her condo in Boca Raton. But  somewhere in between, she vanished. Kinsey's case  goes from puzzling to sinister when a house is  torched, an apartment is burgled of... Read more

The Emperor's General - Abridged

By: James Webb

Narrated by: David Dukes

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Captain Jay Marsh had never questioned where his ultimate loyalty lay. He had witnessed the bloody horror left behind by the retreating Japanese army during World War II's final days. And he had abandoned his beautiful Filipina fiancée to see his duty through.

But not even Marsh could guess the terrible personal price he would have to pay for his... Read more

The Kingdom of Shivas Irons - Abridged

By: Michael Murphy

Narrated by: John Hannah

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This limited-edition, leatherbound volume is signed by the author--a must-have for true golf fanatics everywhere.

Originally published in 1972, Michael Murphy's Golf in the Kingdom has become one of the bestselling golf books of all time and has been hailed as "a golf classic if any exists in our day" (John Updike) and "a masterpiece on the... Read more

Great Classic Hauntings

By: various authors

Narrated by: Geraint Wyn Davies

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Feel the breathtaking tingle of suspense. Share the captivating horror of the supernatural in these six complete stories presented by a masterful reader.This audio recording includes:“A Watcher by the Dead” by Ambrose Bierce: a corpse brings death, dereliction, and madness to those who would play with it.“The Body-Snatchers” by Robert Louis... Read more

The Curse of the Pharaohs

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Susan O’Malley

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody Emerson and her archaeologist husband are busy raising their young son; yet Amelia dreams only of the dust and detritus of ancient civilizations. Happily, circumstances are about to demand their immediate presence in Egypt. Sir Henry Baskerville had just discovered a tomb in Luxor when he promptly died under... Read more

Lethal Seduction - Abridged

By: Jackie Collins

Narrated by: Jackie Collins

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jackie Collins brings back her savvy heroine from the L.A. Connections series in this erotically charged, suspense-laced New York Times bestseller about secret obsession and deadly passion.

Caught between two lovers, Madison Castelli's sex life is in overdrive. But when she discovers someone close to her is... Read more

The Judas Judge - Abridged

By: Michael McGarrity

Narrated by: Bruce Greenwood

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Deputy State Police Chief Kevin Kerney is weeks away from trading in his badge for a rancher's hat, when six murders are committed at a remote campground in New Mexico. Most of the evidence points to the work of a spree killer, but peculiarities at one crime scene suggest another grisly possibility: that five random people have been shot to... Read more

Deadly Decisions - Abridged

By: Kathy Reichs

Narrated by: Katherine Borowitz

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When innocent blood is spilled, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan deciphers the shattering truth it holds in this exciting thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs.

Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenager disappears from her home, and parts of her skeleton... Read more

Star Trek: Preserver - Abridged

By: William Shatner

Narrated by: William Shatner

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Two men and two universes collide.
The deadly and tyrannical Emperor Tiberius, former captain of the I.S.S. Enterprise, has always been rankled by his failure to seize the tantalizing advances of the ancient First Generation. In the peaceful universe of the United Federation of Planets, Tiberius seeks a new ally -- the honorable, idealistic... Read more

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Abridged

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Jack Lemmon

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn follows Tom... Read more

The Vineyard - Abridged

By: Barbara Delinsky

Narrated by: Lauren Mufson

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky has written her most complex and emotionally rewarding novel yet: a story of two women, a generation apart, each of whose dream becomes bound with the other's.

To her family, Natalie Seebring is a woman who prizes appearances: exquisitely mannered, a supportive wife, and head of a successful... Read more

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Abridged

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Paul Newman

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.

Originally published in 1876, The Adventures of Tom... Read more

Atlas Shrugged - Abridged

By: Ayn Rand

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Who is John Galt?" is the immortal question posed at the beginning of Ayn Rand's masterpiece. The answer is the astonishing story of a man who said he would stop the motor of the world—and did. As passionate as it is profound, Atlas Shrugged is one of the most influential novels of our time. In it, Rand dramatizes the main tenets of... Read more

Mrs Pollifax Unveiled

By: Dorothy Gilman

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The 14th in the Mrs. Pollifax series, Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled joins its predecessors as a delightful source of entertainment and suspense. After all her harrowing adventures in various parts of the world, America's most endearing and unlikely CIA agent is bored with her gardening.

When headquarters calls with a deadly mission, she's ready with... Read more

The Indwelling - Abridged

By: Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Indwelling, book number seven in the best-selling Left Behind series, marks the beginning of the second half of the seven year Tribulation period. The question of who killed Nicolae at the end of book number six, Assassins, will be answered. Readers will experience the horrors of God's judgment and the hope of salvation as they follow... Read more

Standoff

By: Sandra Brown

Narrated by: Enid Graham

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

TV reporter Tiel McCoy is driving down Interstate 20 on her way to New Mexico for a well-earned vacation. But her itinerary is rewritten when she hears on the radio that the teenage daughter of a well-known Fort Worth multi-millionaire has been kidnapped, at least that's the official report. In truth, she is pregnant and has run away with her... Read more

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

By: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 14 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Revolution is brewing on twenty-first-century Luna, a moon-based penal colony where oppressed “Loonies” are being exploited by a harsh Authority that controls it from Earth. Against all odds, a ragtag collection of dissidents has banded together in revolt, including a young female radical, an elderly academic, a one-armed computer jock, and a... Read more

If Only It Were True Unabridged

By: Marc Levy

Narrated by: Michael McGlone

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

*One of Time’s 50 Best Romance Novels to Read Right Now*

“Summer’s most romantic read.” —Glamour

A captivating and “simply magical” (New York Post) international bestseller that evokes the essence of romance and how far one will go for the one they love—the inspiration for the film Just Like Heaven starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark... Read more

Half A Heart - Abridged

By: Rosellen Brown

Narrated by: Jayne Atkinson & LisaGay Hamilton

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rosellen Brown's extraordinary new novel, Half a Heart, tells the story of a former civil rights activist, Miriam Vener, who feels trapped in the comfortable white upper-middle-class life she leads with her family in Houston in the 1980's. That life suddenly shatters with the appearance, after almost eighteen years, of Veronica (Ronnee), her... Read more