Anthologies & Short Stories

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio....

Motive. Means. Opportunity. Without proof of all three, the guilty can walk free. But even with an alibi, the innocent can still be condemned.

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature....

From New York Times best-selling author Kendall Ryan comes Forbidden Desires: The Complete Series, containing every title in the sexy and intense best-selling series....

Fate challenges a boy to find his place in the world in a powerful short story from Abraham Verghese, the New York Times bestselling author of The Covenant of Water.

A monumental first collection in English from Banu Mushtaq: lawyer, activist, champion of Muslim women, and winner of India’s highest literary honors.

Boasting the biggest beats in the world - some as large as France - Australia's outback police have seen it all....

The Things They Carried’s portrayal of the boots-on-the-ground experience of soldiers in the Vietnam War is a landmark in war writing.....

A treasure chest of timeless short stories by some of the world's greatest authors....

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Fyodor Dostoyevky's greatest works: 15 novels and novellas, 18 short stories, a short study of Dostoyevsky by Virginia Woolf, and two books of non-fiction - his Letters and European travel journal....

In 1887, British ships continue to arrive at the bustling, growing port of Cape Town in South Africa. On board, one of them is a young man, Sebastian Brigandshaw, exiled from England by his abusive father....

The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls....

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is a novel made up of stories: 23 of them, to be precise. Twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales....

The following books are included: Paingod and Other Delusions, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream, and From the Land of Fear....

Follow the greatest of the greatest detective in the world in Agatha Christie’s short-story collection Poirot Investigates. Featuring 11 adventures around the world, this collection show’s Christie’s famous character Hercule Poirot at his best....

Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist and breathes life into our deepest, darkest nightmares, creating visions that are at once terrifying, tender, and witty....

Jason Blum invited 16 cutting-edge collaborators, filmmakers, and writers to envision a city of their choosing, and let their demons run wild. The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares: The Haunted City brings together all-new, boundary-breaking stories....

Originally published in 1895, Robert W. Chambers' The King in Yellow is a marvel of supernatural fiction that has influenced a number of writers in the genre....

Graham's a career police officer, with a tragic past. His quiet, thoughtful exterior hides a complex mind, and a fierce determination to see justice done.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tales are rightly ranked among the seminal works of mystery and detective fiction.

Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor....

The Horus Heresy is an epic conflict spanning hundreds of worlds and thousands of battles, laced with countless tales of heroism and valour, betrayal and villainy. This anthology collects some of the most memorable, featuring every one of the Loyalist and Traitor Legions....

“White Nights” tells the story of a lonely man who wanders the streets of St. Petersburg over the course of four nights, searching for an escape from his isolation....

An IT whiz at the Babylon Casino is enlisted to upgrade security for the game of keno and its random-number generator. The new quantum computer system is foolproof. But someone on the inside is no fool....

From prize - winning short - story writer Cate Kennedy comes a new collection to rival her highly acclaimed Dark Roots....

Motive. Means. Opportunity. Without proof of all three, the guilty can walk free. But even with an alibi, the innocent can still be condemned. For six award-winning, bestselling authors of psychological suspense, truth and lies weave together in a tangle of conflicting loyalties, hidden crimes, and dark secrets. Pull one thread, and there’s no telling what will unravel.

In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Published originally in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023, praised for their dry and gentle humor, these portraits of family and community tensions testify to Mushtaq’s years as a journalist and lawyer, in which she tirelessly championed women’s rights and protested all forms of caste and religious oppression.

It’s a New Jersey summer in 1967, and thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan has the makings of a tennis prodigy. His surgeon father encourages his ambition, while his mother dreams of their only child following his father’s path. Surrounded by his parents’ love, Ravi chafes a bit at their daily routines and little traditions. Then one unexpected day, everything changes. Realizing how much he took for granted, Ravi must grow up overnight and find a new role in the life of his family.

When vandals destroy beach hut 512 on Brighton’s iconic seafront, they reveal a dead body that has apparently lain undisturbed for two months. But according to the hut’s owner, Sims, its locks rusted shut three months ago and she hasn’t had access to it since. So how could the man have got in, and why is there no evidence of the murderer?

Enemies become lovers, rivalry turns to romance, and convenient marriages create true love in these 12 addictive tales. Featuring Olivie Blake, Kelley Armstrong, Katherine Arden, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Tasha Suri, Melissa Marr and more. A gorgeous collection of 12 original fantasy romance stories from bestselling and beloved authors. Expect chemistry, heat and dreams come true...

The dead spot: a corner drenched in shadow; an earthquake's epicenter; the part of a roller coaster ride where the car rounds the final curve and all force dissipates, leaving those trapped beneath the safety bar feeling sick and hollow. From the beloved author of Frost Bite and Chopping Spree comes this heartbreaking horror collection about girls and women trapped by circumstance, manipulation, and obsession. The book includes a moving introduction by J. A. W. McCarthy (Shirley Jackson Award finalist for Sometimes We're Cruel) and seventeen stories by Sylvaine.

Quest For The Runestone: a short story is the fantasy Audio Drama of Réann, a young woman that finds she is the chosen one, tasked with keeping villagers safe as the mountains rumble and quake. Once a colorful ancient magic is awakened, she sets off on a journey to learn the secrets of the Runestone.

This exciting and groundbreaking fiction anthology showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer Indigenous) writers from across Turtle Island. These visionary authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and strength of 2SQness throughout its plight in the maw of settler colonialism's histories.

"Nightshade" by Dashiell Hammett is a short story appearing in "Mystery League Magazine, October 1933" featuring Jack Bye, who encounters a young woman, Helen Warner, stranded near Piney Falls bridge. Helen urgently asks for a ride into town, escaping from two men, Tony Forrest and Fred Barnes, who seem wary of Jack. Jack helps Helen and drives her into town, where they stop at a speakeasy for drinks. Their interaction is lighthearted but tinged with tension.

Lent against a lamppost in the black of night as freezing cold rain lashes down from above. He wants to reach the sanctuary of the bar on the other side of the road, but the night and the cold rain and the lack of light make it seem a wide reaching roadway that perhaps is too far for him to stumbling across. Join our protagonist striving to make his way out of the driving rain to the bar that teases just out of reach and leads us to distraction, as haunting lights bedazzle and amaze the eye once we're lost in the abyss of night's darkness.

In "Norman", einem Mini-Thriller, trifft Helmut im Zug auf seinen Widersacher vergangener Tage, einen Ex-Fremdenlegionär. Den "Rekommandeur" wirft eine Weissagung und die Begegnung mit dem Mann mit Strohhut aus der Bahn. In "Melina" rechnet Jürgen auf einem Roadtrip durch Spanien mit der Schwester seiner Jugendliebe ab.

Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum plunges listeners into the claustrophobic mind of a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, who awakens in utter darkness to face a series of psychological and physical torments. Chained beneath a slowly descending pendulum blade, surrounded by monstrous iron walls and the yawning mouth of a deadly pit, he must summon every ounce of courage, reason, and instinct to survive.

If you're just starting to learn Mandarin Chinese and want a fun, natural way to pick up the language, this audiobook is the perfect companion. Instead of dry grammar drills or memorizing lists, it immerses you in everyday situations through short stories, interactive games, and practical conversations—just like how you learned your first language as a child. Picture yourself navigating a busy subway, bargaining at a lively market, or sharing tea with family—all while effortlessly absorbing vocabulary and phrases.

A Nazi judge tries Nazi concentration camp commandants for embezzlements and crimes against prisoners. His job becomes complicated when he begins an affair with a commandant's wife.

Prepárate para adentrarte en un mundo donde el ingenio es la única arma contra el crimen. En este fascinante audiolibro de Baroness Orczy, te encontrarás con "El Abogado Milagro", un detective sin igual cuya mente aguda desentraña los misterios más complejos. A lo largo de trece apasionantes relatos, cada historia teje una red de suspense que te atrapará desde la primera palabra. Con cada nuevo enigma, El Abogado Milagro te invita a seguir sus pasos mientras desentraña verdades ocultas y se enfrenta a las mentes más astutas.

Ready for the perfect Valentine's treat? Summer has always had a thing for her boss. Well, not always... Just the last 3 years she's been working with him. During a particularly frustrating day in the office, surrounded by Valentine's Day cheer from her co-workers, Summer finds herself wishing that she could be a part of it, too... With Jude Hart. Jude makes his presence known throughout the day and flirts with her openly. Confused is an understatement for the sudden change, but she revels in it all the same.

Spook will do that. Five spooky tales that transcend the barrier between reality and fantasy! Wrap up warm as you'll shiver!

Dans cette toute première œuvre de Stefan Zweig, empreinte de délicatesse, l’auteur capture avec justesse la mélancolie des souvenirs et la douceur des rêves évanouis. Sous le soleil éclatant d’une villa en bord de mer, une femme et un homme se retrouvent après de longues années d’éloignement. Leur conversation, d’abord empreinte de légèreté, ravive bientôt les échos d’une jeunesse lointaine, d’un amour effacé par le temps mais jamais complètement éteint.

A neighborhood snowball fight erupts into a thing as close to war as an 11-year-old American boy is likely to face.

Sara è un'artigiana, con le sue mani esperte intaglia il legno, scava, tornisce, pialla ogni pezzo con l'amore che si deve a un oggetto unico e insostituibile. Bambole, burattini, trenini, animaletti sono la sua unica compagnia. Da tempo infatti, dopo che il marito se ne è andato di casa con una donna più giovane, Sara vive ritirata. Una notte che stenta ad addormentarsi però ha una visione: una bambina diafana dagli occhi curiosi le appare mostrando un collo lungo che la fa somigliare a un ritratto di Modigliani.

First published in the early 1950s, the story follows beings from across the universe—especially Morran and Lingman—as they seek out the enigmatic Answerer, a near-omniscient entity designed to reveal the answers to any question. But as the seekers discover, the quality of the answer depends entirely on the quality of the question.

Climate disaster–induced fugue states, mutinous polar bears, support groups for recently displaced millionaires, men who hear trees, and women who lose their wives on environmental refugee resettlement trips. In these dispatches from a weirding world, the absurd and fantastic are increasingly indistinguishable from reality. Exploring this liminal moment, Ashley Shelby's collection of climate fictions imagines a near future that is both unnervingly familiar and subversively strange.

In The Incredible Slingshot Bombs, Robert Moore Williams delivers a suspenseful and darkly imaginative tale from the Golden Age of science fiction. Set in a rural town during the 1940s, the story follows Tommy Sonofagun—a simple, wide-eyed boy who unknowingly wields a weapon of unfathomable power: radioactive pellets flung from a slingshot. When a string of explosions rocks the countryside, suspicion grows, and fear spreads faster than facts.

From the dog who interviews potential owners to the cat who writes Yelp reviews about her human, this hilarious and heartwarming flash fiction collection celebrates the glorious mess of life with adopted pets. Whether it’s a puppy submitting a resume ("Skills: Professional Cuddler, Amateur Sock Thief") or a shelter cat staging a protest for better treats, these 100 bite-sized stories are packed with love, laughter, and heart-tugging surprises—plus one powerful truth: adopting a pet might just be the best decision you ever make (even if they chew the evidence).

A collection of twenty short stories inspired by and featuring medieval engravings. Although the pictures are all medieval, some stories occur in the present or future. Aside from other things, I had Mörk Borg, CY_BORG, and Death in Space on my mind. Let yourself be abducted into a world of terraformed androids, organ-based dialogs, unclean revivals, psilocybin-induced travels into the demonlands, and much more.