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Terence Aselford and cast pour atmosphere and empathy into this warmly human story set in West Texas in the 1980s. The myriad sound effects and mellow music accompany the strong production. Read the full AudioFile review.

Angel Crawford survives a car crash—only to discover she now has a hankering for brains—eating them. McLemore’s delicate voice and Southern accent give the first-person narration a humorous kick and plays up the book’s “gross factor.” Read the full AudioFile review.

It’s 1917, and May Dugas is on trial for extortion, but she’s confident that she’ll win the day. This story of Gilded Age schemes is delightfully fun, and Carroll’s narration is the perfect complement. Read the full AudioFile review.

Mary Beth Hurt deftly portrays Hildy--a grandmother, a descendant of one of the women hanged in the Salem witch trials, and a once incredibly successful real estate agent--and alcoholic. Read the full AudioFile review.

Miranda Ellis and Lord Benjamin Archer both have unique gifts, or curses, are drawn to each other in a romance story that is part paranormal, part historical, and and part mystery. Read the full AudioFile review.

This entertaining mystery set in the French countryside features Bruno, a gourmet cook who also serves as municipal police chief. Narrator Mackenzie ensures that the audio production is pure pleasure. Read the full AudioFile review.

Wouk’s MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR --published in 1955, is the timeless story of a young Jewish woman, who dreams of becoming an actress, yet who must surrender to a life as a suburban housewife and mother. Read the full AudioFile review.

In an alternate 1920s New York, the city is underwater, people scrape by as best they can, and a stage magician is abducted by seriously scary beings. If the book is a B-movie horror story, Robert Fass’s narration makes it an Oscar-worthy movie. Read the full AudioFile review.

Alexander McCall Smith has created a clever, believable, and very funny world at Germany's Regensburg Institute. Narrator Paul Hecht depicts each character to perfection. Read the full AudioFile review.

This mystery is even more entertaining with the infusion of performer Davina Porter's witty interpretation, becoming delightfully hilarious with her myriad accents, expressive rejoinders, wide-ranging pitch, inebriated drawls, and spot-on portrayals of key characters. Read the full AudioFile review.

The triple narration of this novel by Newbery Medalist Vanderpool is stunning. When Kansas native Jack Baker finds himself at a Maine boarding school, everything is new yet full of connections to his former life. Read the full AudioFile review.

On the planet Toussaint, colonized by people from the Caribbean, the Robber Queen is simply a myth, a character to play during carnival. Robin Miles’s voice is deep, rich, and rolling. Read the full AudioFile review.

Take Paris as the background, add an endearing story of young love, and top it off with McInerney's superb narration. C’est magnifique! Allyson is on a “teen tours” trip through Europe when she meets Willem, a Dutch actor. Read the full AudioFile review.

The smooth and convincing intimacy of Colin Firth's narration brings listeners quickly into dreary, cold post-War London. Firth's full understanding of the text and ability to render the balance and meaning of each sentence allow listeners to admire Greene's elegant writing. Read the full AudioFile review.

A masterful completion of William Manchester's exhaustive biography of Winston Churchill. Chafer's presentation is outstanding and his perfect tempo moves the text briskly along while allowing listeners to absorb the riveting detail. Read the full AudioFile review.