Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

After losing her mother to a terrorist attack, Alexandra Poe was devastated when her father - disgraced and accused of treason - disappeared from the face of the earth. Now, over ten years and a stint in Iraq later, Alex is approached by a man who has information about her father and wants to help her find him. But there's a catch.

When Sherman Abbott fires a bullet into his brain in front of his younger sister, Mamie, his mother’s diligent care and faith in his recovery helps him heal into some semblance of his former self. But a year later, though Sherman can walk and talk, he can relate only to Mamie and the vicious dog known as the Chinaman that lives penned up next door.

Fifteen-year-old Maya and Arjun find their placid world suddenly overturned, when their favourite history teacher is found brutally murdered. The death shocks the students at the school and baffles the police. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger’s reappearance after 5000 years strikes fear into the hearts of powerful members of a secret society, called the Sangha. Who is he and what is he after? What secrets are Arjun’s uncle and mother hiding, and why do they inexplicably decide to leave town for an unknown destination?

A historical novel about smugglers set on Mersea Island in the 17th century inspired by a series of seances held by the Allingham family while on holiday on Mersea. Margery Allingham was born in Ealing, London, in 1904, to a family immersed in literature. Her first novel, Blackkerchief Dick, was published in 1923, when she was 19. Her first work of detective fiction was a serialized story published by the Daily Express in 1927. Entitled The White Cottage Mystery, it contained atypical themes for a woman writer of the era.

For 10 years, the noblewoman Seriana lived in exile, believing her husband Karon was dead, executed for practicing sorcery. But now she learns his soul has been anchored to this world by magic. He has been restored to life-though his memories of Seri are gone. When Seri's nephew is kidnapped - and a dark family secret comes to light - the two strangers will have to join together to defeat the evil Lords of Zhev'Na, who want to destroy both this world and the parallel magic realm that lies beyond.

New York, present day. Karen Brown, angry and frightened after surviving a kidnap attempt, has a harsh choice - elimination by government enforcer Jeffery Renschman or fleeing to the mysterious Roma Nova, her dead mother's homeland in Europe. Founded 16 centuries ago by Roman exiles and ruled by women, Roma Nova gives Karen safety and a ready-made family - at a price.

June 1190. A Knight Templar, Johannes von Hartelius, rescues the Holy Lance from his drowning King during the Third Crusade. April 1945. A courier arrives at the Hitler bunker with a parcel. The Führer calls for a vacuum canister to be brought, seals the documents he has received inside it, attaches the canister to a leather case containing the Holy Lance, and sends it away, guarded by a descendant of Johannes von Hartelius.

After selling his dorm-room startup for millions and effectively retiring at the age of 25, Alex Fife is eager for a new challenge. When he agrees to clean up an old PC as a favor, he never expects to find the adventure of a lifetime waiting for him inside the machine. But as he rummages through old emails, Alex stumbles upon a startling discovery: The previous owner, a shady antiques smuggler, had been trying to unload a mysterious object known as the Florentine on the black market.

A priest hears the confession of a frightened prison inmate, and he learns that a man facing lethal injection in 84 hours is innocent. The lead investigator on the high-profile case was his old friend, Sean O'Brien. And now O'Brien has a chance to right a horrible wrong. But he has less than 84 hours to uncover clues to a crime that sent an innocent man to death row.

The photograph in the CIA vault shows four men relaxing in the jungle, green berets draped over their rifles, enjoying a break from combat. On the day after the picture was taken, their friendship was torn apart forever. Now, 10 years after the United States pulled out of Vietnam, the CIA has sent one of the men, Parker, to Thailand to track a troop's movement across the Cambodian border, which is about to explode, luring the Americans back into another disastrous ground war.

Mi nombre es Amber Reynolds. Hay tres cosas que debes saber de mí: 1. Estoy en coma; 2. Mi marido ya no me ama; 3. En algunas ocasiones miento. Amber despierta en un hospital. No puede moverse. No puede hablar. No puede abrir sus ojos. Es capaz de escuchar a todos los que la rodean, pero ellos no lo saben. Amber no recuerda que fue lo que le sucedió, pero sospecha que su marido tuvo algo que ver en ello.

1943. Sleeper spy Will Starling has been drafted in to the SOE, joining forces with the French Resistance in the fight against the Nazis; but Will's memory is fractured, and only occasional flashbacks reveal fragments of his past. Despite this, he has not forgotten his pledge to find and rescue his sister, Rose - if she is still alive. When his mission in France is compromised, Will suspects he's been betrayed.

Anne Mason thinks she'll be safe living in the Midwest building a wind farm. She may be dead wrong. Someone is dumping bodies in her corn field and telling Anne they are gifts - for her! As the body count rises, Anne realizes a cold-blooded serial killer is patiently waiting and watching her every move. And he won't stop until he ends her life. It is clear there are no limits to this killer's thirst for revenge or how far he will go to get it.

The Saint is back. Fifty audiobooks are now available starring the debonair classic-crime hero. Simon Templar is the Saint - daring, dazzling, and just a little disreputable. With the invaluable assistance of Hoppy Uniatz and the help of a beautiful actress, the Saint tracks down the King of the Beggars, instigator of an ugly racket designed to exploit the beggars of the city. And then he must turn to fight a ruthless crook who will stop at nothing—including murder—to make “The Masked Angel” a champion boxer.

Simon Templar heads to New York - to sip cocktails, listen to jazz, and have a good time. But he has a way of making enemies, and a quiet night in Cookie's Cellar sets him on a trail involving drugs, smuggling, dead bodies, a beautiful singer called Avalon Dexter, and finally the loathsome Cookie herself. The battle is on. Leslie Charteris was born in Singapore and moved to England in 1919. He left Cambridge University early when his first novel was accepted for publication.

CAPITAN RILEY è uno spettacolare romanzo di avventura, azione e spionaggio ambientato all'inizio degli anni Quaranta e che ha per protagonista il Capitano Alejandro M. Riley che, al comando di un piccolo mercantile e di uno stravagante e fedele equipaggio di nemici della terraferma, naviga nel Mar Mediterraneo dedicandosi alla pericolosa attività del contrabbando in tempo di guerra. Alla fine del 1941, il capitano Riley e il suo equipaggio verranno assoldati dall'uomo più potente di Spagna per recuperare un misterioso oggetto da una nave affondata davanti alle coste di Tangeri.

医者を目指しつつ、女としての幸せも諦めたくないおいちは、飾り職人・新吉との結婚を決意する。しかし祝言の当日、『浦之屋』という商家で毒物混入事件が……。

Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit und um das Leben eines Kindes: Sabine Yao löst ihren zweiten Fall - Gänsehaut-True-Crime mit der sympathischen Rechtsmedizinerin Die Spezialeinheit „Extremdelikte“ um Dr. Sabine Yao untersucht auch diesmal ungewöhnliche Todesfälle: Zwei in schwarze Samtkleider gehüllte und bizarr entstellte Tote, die im Wald an einem Gestell hängen, geben den Ermittlern Rätsel auf. Dann wird Sabine Yao an einen Tatort in einem heruntergekommenen Trailerpark gerufen, wo ein Toter zwischen Kinderspielzeug und Perücken liegt.

En la costa gallega, donde el mar esconde leyendas y las meigas aún caminan por sus calles, un asesino convierte sus faros en altares. Aine, una joven que vive entre la razón y la superstición, se verá arrastrada a un enigma tan oscuro como las aguas que chocan contra sus costas. ¿Te atreves a acercarte a sus acantilados? ¿Estás preparad@ para cruzar la línea entre el mito y la muerte?

Dave Stirling ha bisogno di ricominciare. Come per New York, la sua città, l'11 settembre è una ferita ancora aperta, perché quel giorno ha perso il suo studio ma soprattutto il suo socio e migliore amico. Avvocato di diritto internazionale ridotto sul lastrico dall'assicurazione che non si decide a risarcirlo, non ha davvero più nulla da rischiare. Per questo, quando Vladimir Kroshenko, uno dei più potenti uomini d'affari della nuova Russia, richiede la sua consulenza per una trattativa delicata e complessa, non può che accettare.