Beth Farrell

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The Shadow Key

Susan Stokes-Chapman | AUDIO, Mar 14, 2025

Harrington’s spellbinding performance of Stokes-Chapman’s gothic novel, which also brilliantly explores issues of class, religion, and science versus. folklore, makes this an excellent choice for historical mystery fans and listeners who appreciate richly drawn characters in lovingly crafted settings. (In her author’s note, Stokes-Chapman describes the book as a love letter to Wales.)

Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King

Dan Jones | AUDIO, Jan 23, 2025

Jones’s scholarly yet accessible writing style and cheery, well-paced narration make this cradle-to-grave biography of an enigmatic king a great choice for both academics and casual history fans.

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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

Benjamin Stevenson | AUDIO, Dec 13, 2024

Fans of Golden Age mysteries should really enjoy this modern, metafictional take on the locked-room mystery.

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Hidden Rooms

Kate Michaelson | AUDIO, Oct 01, 2024

Featuring genuinely moving depictions of women facing chronic, mysterious illnesses, this fresh debut will be welcomed by those who love strong women protagonists and small-town mysteries.

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The Paleontologist

Luke Dumas | AUDIO, Mar 01, 2024

Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s “Pendergast” series should especially enjoy Dumas’s intriguing blend of supernatural and psychological horror, with its sharp prose, well-drawn characters, and just the right amount of humor and social commentary.

Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World

Christian Cooper | AUDIO, Mar 01, 2024

This brilliant multidimensional nonfiction debut by Cooper, now the host of National Geographic’s Extraordinary Birder, should be cherished by all memoir fans and will strike a chord with his fellow sci-fi and comics fans.

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward | AUDIO, Mar 01, 2024

Ward’s fiercely engrossing but quietly told narrative personalizes the horrors of enslavement in the United States, making this an essential purchase for all collections.