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The starless sea : a novel by Erin MorgensternWhat it's about: Vermont graduate student Zachary Ezra Rawlins discovers a mysterious book of stories that contains a tale from his own life before following clues to a magical underground library that is being targeted for destruction. Narration: Dominic Hoffman, Dion Graham, Bahni Turpin, Fiona Hardingham, Allan Corduner, Jorjeana Marie.
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| Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo; narrated by Lauren Fortgang and Michael David AxtellWhat it's about: Alex Stern, a high school dropout with the ability to see ghosts, receives a full scholarship to Yale, where she's tasked with monitoring the university's secret societies. She soon discovers that the elite institution is willing to turn a blind eye to their occult transgressions.
Narration: Lauren Fortgang's commanding, leisurely paced narration elevates the intrigue and suspense; Michael David Axtell gives an expressive reading as Darlington, Alex's mentor who has disappeared. |
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The family upstairs : a novel by Lisa JewellWhat it's about: After learning the identity of her birth parents and that she has inherited a valuable mansion, twenty-five-year-old Libby makes horrifying discoveries about the massacre and disappearances of her biological family. "...mesmerizing…" - Booklist "...chilling..." - Washington Post
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Noel Street
by Richard Paul Evans
What it's about: The year is 1975. Elle Sheen, a single mother who is supporting herself and her six-year-old, African-America son, Dylan, as a waitress at the Noel Street Diner, isn't sure what to make of William Smith when his appearance creates a stir in the small town of Mistletoe, Utah. As their lives unexpectedly entwine, Elle learns that William, a recently returned Vietnam POW, is not only fighting demons from his past, but may also have the answer to her own secret pain, a revelation that culminates in a remarkable act of love and forgiveness.
By the award-winning author of The Christmas Box.
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Under occupation : a novel
by Alan Furst
What it's about: Occupied Paris in 1942, a dark, treacherous city now ruled by the German security services, where French resistance networks are working secretly to defeat Hitler. Just before he dies, a man being chased by the Gestapo hands off to Paul Ricard a strange looking drawing. It looks like a part for a military weapon; Ricard realizes it must be an important document smuggled out of Germany to aid the resistance. Ricard is drawn deeper and deeper into the French resistance network and meets the mysterious Leila, a professional spy.
Narration: Peter Noble is known for the range and variety of his audiobook credits, and more importantly for his sensitivity to the unique mood and character of each work he undertakes. That skill is put to good use in historical novelist Alan Furst's latest WWII thriller.
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| The Deep by Rivers Solomon, with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes; narrated by Daveed Diggs The premise: Descended from pregnant African women thrown overboard by slavers, the wajinru (their name means "chorus of the deep") are an aquatic people united by the history they elect to forget.
Narration: Tony Award-winning Hamilton star Daveed Diggs employs a range of character voices in this fantasy novella inspired by a song he co-wrote with his hip hop group Clipping. |
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The fall of Richard Nixon : a reporter remembers Watergate
by Tom Brokaw
What it's about: Tom Brokaw recounts the endgame of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon presidency in real time, from his perspective in the press corps. The last year of the Nixon presidency was filled with power politics, legal jiu-jitsu, and high-stakes showdowns, with head-shaking surprises every day. Tom Brokaw, a young White House correspondent during the final year of Watergate, gives us a close-up, personal account of the players, the strategies, and the highs and lows of the scandal that brought down a president.
"Even now, almost half a century later, I am astonished by what the country went through, and I wanted to share press stories from the inside looking out." Tom Brokaw
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Contact the Library for more great audiobook suggestions! |
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Leavenworth Public Library
417 Spruce Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048
913-682-5666
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