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Local Gone Missing
by Fiona Barton; narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Gabrielle Glaister, and Nicholas Guy Smith
Starring: Detective Elise King, in a seaside town where tensions are growing between the locals and weekenders, investigates the disappearance of a man during a music festival.
Narration: Jayne Entwistle, Gabrielle Glaister, and Nicholas Guy Smith portray characters in the town of Ebbing, utilizng their talents for accents and imperious tones.
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The Omega Factor
by Steve Berry; narrated by Scott Brick
Starring: UNESCO investigator Nicholas Lee stumbles upon a priceless artifact that plunges him into a bitter conflict, forcing him to confront a modern-day religious crusade intent on eliminating a shocking truth from humanity's past.
Narration: Scott Brick captures the high-stakes intensity as Nicholas Lee and his one-time fiancée Kelsey uncover a conspiracy that could rock the Catholic Church.
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The Lioness
by Chris Bohjalian; narrated by January LaVoy
Starring: Film star Katie Barstow and her new husband travel with their closest friends to take part in a safari in 1960s Africa, but are instead taken hostage by Russian mercenaries.
Narration: January LaVoy's characterization skills are showcased as she moves between accents and genders seamlessly in dialogue scenes.
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Switchboard Soldiers
by Jennifer Chiaverini; narrated by Saskia Maarleveld
Starring: Grace Banker from New Jersey, Marie Moissec from France, and Valerie DeSmedt, originally from Belgium, are recruited as telephone operators, aka switchboard soldiers, to help American forces communicate between troops during WWI.
Narration: Saskia Maarleveld brings a great deal of enthusiasm to her portrayals of women who served in the U.S. Army's Signal Corps.
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Meant to Be
by Emily Giffin; narrated by Caroline Hewitt and Robert Petkoff
Starring: Joe Kingley, the free-spirited son of American royalty, and Cate Cooper, a famous model, who have a chance encounter that leads to an instant connection, but they wonder if their relationship can survive the glare of the spotlight.
Narration: Told by two gifted narrators, Caroline Hewitt creates a lively, sensitive heroine in Cate and Robert Petkoff delivers Joe as likeable and glamorous.
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| Ways the World Could End by Kim Hooper; narrated by Stephanie Willing and Pete CrossStarring: Dave, an autistic widower now solo-parenting the baffling creature that is his teen daughter; and 15-year-old Cleo, who's grappling with both her mother's death and a crush on a new girl in class.
Narration: Stephanie Willing (as Cleo) and Pete Cross (as Dave) capture the pair's fraught bond in this emotional, AudioFile Earphones Award-winning production.
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman
by Daniel Silva; narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Starring: Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon as he scours Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a 17th-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions.
Narration: Edoardo Ballerini earned an AudioFile Earphones Award with his talent for accents in his return to the Gabriel Allon series.
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This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub; narrated by Marin Ireland
What makes life meaningful? When Alice wakes up on her 40th birthday back in 1996 as her 16-year-old self, she finds the biggest surprise is the 49-year-old version of her father, and, armed with a new perspective on life, wonders what she would change given the chance.
Narration: Marin Ireland earned an AudioFile Earphones Award for her adroit and heartfelt performance in this addictive listening experience.
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City on Fire
by Don Winslow; narrated by Ari Fliakos
What it is: A retelling of Homer's Iliad, a mid-1980s longshoreman who does occasional stints for the Irish crime syndicate becomes embroiled in a conflict between rival factions when a beautiful woman sets young mobsters against each other.
Narration: Ari Fliakos earned an AudioFile Earphones Award for his engaging performance in the first book of a new series from the New York Times best-selling author of The Force.
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