Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Contemporary Fiction

時翔のもとに届いた不思議な手紙。100年前を生きる千代子が書いたものらしい。思いがけず始まった〝文通〟で距離を縮めるふたりだったが――令和と大正、時を超えた恋の行方は?

【第163回 直木賞受賞作】
傷つき、悩み、惑う人びとに寄り添っていたのは、一匹の犬だった――。

【累計百万部突破!第152回直木賞受賞作】 　僕はこの世界に左足から登場した――。

【累計百万部突破!第152回直木賞受賞作】 　両親の離婚、そして帰国。母の実家のそばに住む母子三人は、次第にバラバラになっていった。

余命の告知を受けた妻…

Swami is a talkative, mischievous boy whose life is all about having fun with his friends and avoiding school and homework. He lives with his parents, younger brother and grandmother. He has a set of friends in two schools that he gets removed from. But some innocent mischief gets him in trouble and leads him to leave his house and go on the run. Written in his unique style, R.K Narayan's book Swami Aur Uske Dost is simple yet truly entertaining.

Um poderoso homem sofre perdas irreparáveis e torna-se um colecionador de lágrimas. Despedaçado, decide penetrar os porões de sua mente em busca da sociedade dos seus sonhos. "'Não é possível', pensei. Em vez de se prostrar diante de Deus, ele o chamou para um debate, e ninguém previa o que seria discutido. Depois desse episódio, ele deixou de ser um vendedor de sonhos e passou a ser um ousado semeador de ideias. E nós, após presenciarmos seu "debate", nunca mais seríamos os mesmos.

This hilarious novel describes one year spent on a small university campus in the United States by an Indian student. His English is comically Indian, and his initial notions of America are absurdly inadequate and stereotyped. The theme of the novel is his comic discovery of America and his own growth and maturing through the diverse adventures he encounters.

Sarah's been sequestered to her grandparents' house for the summer - again - and she's convinced it'll be the most boring summer ever. That is, until she discovers who's been stealing her grandmother's beets. It isn't long before Sarah realizes she's in for the adventure of a lifetime.

Abie follows the arc of a letter from London back to Africa to a coffee plantation that now could be hers if she wants it. Standing among the ruined groves she strains to hear the sound of the past, but the layers of years are too many. Thus begins the gathering of her family's history through the tales of her aunts - four women born to four different wives of a wealthy plantation owner, her grandfather.

Returning from a funeral, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Briggs find their Beverly Hills mansion ransacked. As they wait for the police, they discover something unusual: Despite the chaos, nothing appears to be missing - a fact that greatly interests Beverly Hills police detective Masao Masuto. But the Zen detective only has a few minutes to ponder the strange break-in before a murder intervenes. The victim is Ivan Gaycheck, a stamp dealer whom Masuto remembers for his stout frame and unplaceable accent.

Rain has spoiled Masao Masuto's vacation. For six days the storm has trapped the Zen Buddhist detective and his family inside their Los Angeles cottage. By the morning of his vacation's final day, he is so stir crazy that the call to come to work is a relief. Detective Masuto knows no better cure for boredom than a puzzling murder.

While growing up, Joe Farroni almost never saw his Uncle Rocco, and when Joe asked his parents about the man, they’d kept their lips zipped. Only when Joe is an adult - a writer struggling with a mortgage and two kids - does he discover his uncle’s identity as the sneakiest, slipperiest, most successful conman to ever grace the streets of New York City. Now Rocco has passed away, and left it to Joe, his only heir, to write the story of his master schemes.

話題書『じい散歩』の著者・藤野千夜の最新作。五十歳を迎え、生家である団地に戻った幼馴染の二人、なっちゃん（桜井奈津子）とノエチ（太田野枝）。売れないイラストレーターのなっちゃんは今やフリマア

「半沢直樹」シリーズのドラマ化で大ブレイクした著者が、「ぼくの小説の書き方を決定づけた記念碑的な一冊」と語る本作。とある銀行の支店で起きた現金紛失事件。女子行員に疑いがかかるが、別の男が失踪!?

社内不倫に疲れた30代OL、妻に先立たれた老人、子供に見捨てられた資産家老女、ある一部屋だけを掃除する汚部屋主婦……。

2021年本屋大賞2位『お探し物は図書室まで』の著者、新境地にして勝負作！メルボルンの若手画家が描いた1枚の「絵画（エスキース）」。日本へ渡って30数年、

謎のウイルスをぶっ飛ばせ!!「マドンナ・ウイルス? なんじゃそりゃ」第二次内閣を発足させたばかりの武藤泰山を絶体絶命のピンチが襲う。

今から20年前──。大学進学のため長崎から上京した横道世之介18歳。

特捜本部は栗橋・高井を犯人と認める記者会見を開き、前畑滋子は事件のルポを雑誌に連載しはじめた。