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Summary: AudioFile magazine is all about audiobooks. We review and recommend the best audiobooks, helping you find your next great listen. If you are looking for good listening, top-notch performances and dynamic listening experiences, AudioFile is here for you. We are avid listeners and advocates for audiobooks. We're independent, and do not sell audiobooks. You can learn more from our print edition published 6x a year, read e-newsletters via email, or browse one of our Websites. Our reviews and awards are independent and unbiased. Our publications are supported by advertising and subscriptions. Explore AudioFile and find: Reviews of bestsellers, classics, fiction, mystery--all subjects. Focus on the audio performance. Interviews & behind-the-scenes with authors and narrators. Best of the Best audiobook recommendations http://www.audiofilemagazine.com

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 MEMENTO MORI by Ruth Downie, read by Simon Vance, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:09

Simon Vance proves an outstanding guide in this 8th novel of Roman Medicus Ruso and his feisty British wife, Tilla, circa AD 125. People are being murdered in the British-Roman spa town of Aquae Sulis. Vance performs this well-written, deeply researched series with vigor. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138442/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 THE WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL by Sujata Massey, read by Soneela Nankani, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:12

Soneela Nankani brings 1920s Bombay and Calcutta to life in this first Perveen Mistry mystery. The first female solicitor in Bombay, Perveen works at her father's law firm. Nankani adopts a variety of subtle Indian accents in this engaging mystery with surprising twists. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138425/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 THE OUTSIDER by Stephen King, read by Will Patton, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:26

At first, Will Patton sounds like he's reading a police procedural. Detective Anderson is a no-nonsense meat-and-potatoes type who'd never consider a supernatural explanation for a baffling case but his worldview expands. Patton does justice to King's sprawling cast. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138421/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 BARRACOON by Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant [Ed.], read by Robin Miles, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:15

This Hurston work offers a rare glimpse into Cudjo Lewis, the last surviving person taken from Africa, brought here as a slave, and then freed. Robin Miles places appropriate emphasis on his emotional reactions and flawlessly delivers his African and Southern accents. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138408/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 THE HELLFIRE CLUB by Jake Tapper, read by Jake Tapper | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:33

CNN anchor and novelist Jake Tapper narrates a great summer listen as he re-creates 1950s McCarthy-era Washington in this thriller. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/142074/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 THE SMOKE THIEVES By Sally Green, Read By a full cast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:43

Five narrators weave together a mesmerizing epic fantasy that entwines multiple characters into a single thrilling performance as their journeys lead them toward an insurmountable war. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/141117/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 WARLIGHT by Michael Ondaatje, read by Steve West, SoundReview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:19

Steve West effortlessly mixes tones of mystery, uncertain memory and sophistication in this story featuring a 14-year-old boy whose parents suddenly disappear from his life, leaving him and his older sister in the care of some suspect but otherwise caring characters. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138406/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 GHOST BOYS by Jewell Parker Rhodes, read by Miles Harvey, SOUND REVIEWS | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:24

When 12-year-old Jerome is killed by a police officer, he becomes a "ghost boy" alongside Emmett Till and other boys killed due to racial injustice. Miles Harvey’s emotional range intensifies the story as Jerome's perspective shifts between being dead and alive. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138394/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 THE GUNNERS by Rebecca Kauffman, read by Michael David Axtell, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:59

After Sally commits suicide, Mikey and his childhood group, the Gunners, attempt to reconnect to make sense of her death and their lives. Michael David Axtell's narration illuminates Kauffman's beautiful, unflinching look at friendship, betrayal, love, and forgiveness. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138388/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 CIRCE by Madeline Miller, read by Perdita Weeks, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:31

The author transforms the story of Circe into a fresh and vibrant contemporary tale. Perdita Weeks's cool British intonations capture Circe's evolution from youthful uncertainty caused by scorn from fellow deities to a confidence earned from centuries of island exile. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/138354/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 KILL THE ANGEL by Sandrone Dazieri, read by Cassandra Campbell, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:26

ISIS claims responsibility for a lethal gas massacre on a high-speed train in Rome. Deputy police commissioner Columba Casselli and her partner Dante Torre, think the ISIS connection is sketchy. Cassandra Campbell proves an incomparable guide through this mystery maze. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/137795/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES by Susanna Gregory, read by David Thorpe, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:26

David Thorpe is sublime in this first installment of 23 mysteries featuring Matthew Bartholomew. Bartholomew discovers an insidious plot between Cambridge and Oxford - each attempting to discredit the other - at the same time as there is an outbreak of the Black Death. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/137488/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 BARBED WIRE HEART by Tess Sharpe, read by Tess Sharpe, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:12

Narrator/author Tess Sharpe's debut story of backwoods crime is enhanced by her emotional delivery. Harley has been involved in the family crime business since she was 16. Sharpe transmits the tension and matter-of-fact violence of Harley's life with honest intensity. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136457/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD by Jasmin Darznik, read by Mozhan Marno, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:23

Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad (1935-1967) is the real-life inspiration for this coming-of-age story. Mozhan Marno's sultry voice delivers the harrowing details of Forugh's strict childhood and forced, loveless marriage at a steady pace that softens the blows. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136379/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

 THE SKY IS YOURS by Chandler Klang Smith, read by Kirsten Potter, SoundReview. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:42

In this futuristic story, Kirstin Potter takes us into a surreal world full of narrative twist and turns. There are fire-setting dragons flying overhead, graphic sexual content and transformative events. Potter’s easy conversational style captures the story's dark humor. Read the full AudioFile review at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/136375/ Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio

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