Audiobooks July 2019 Recent Releases A Woman is No Man: A Novel by Etaf Rum Three generations of Palestinian-American women in Brooklyn are torn by individual desire, educational ambitions, a devastating tragedy, and the strict mores of traditional Arab culture Big Sky by Kate Atkinson Investigating a new client's suspicions about an unfaithful spouse, iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie is catapulted by a chance encounter into a sinister network of secrets and lies. By the award-winning author of Case Histories. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep; narrated by Hillary Huber  What it's about: how Harper Lee's obsession with a 1970s murder case inspired her to write a true crime book that she later abandoned.  Narration: Hillary Huber's slow and steady narration heightens the tension -- and makes the book's twists and turns all the more powerful. The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine by Yousef Khalil Bashir The Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada and how he made a commitment to peace in the face of prejudice and brutality. The Confessions of Frannie Langton  by Sara Collins; narrated Sara by Collins and Roy McMillan Introducing: Frannie Langton, a Jamaican servant languishing in London's Newgate Prison in 1826 as she awaits trial for the murders of her employers. Narration: Author Sara Collins' measured narration, interspersed with Roy McMillan's clipped reading of the court proceedings, evocatively depicts the stakes of this gothic historical novel. African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan by Geoffrey Girard; narrated by Gary Furlong Starring: Yasuke, the 16th-century African slave who served as a vassal to powerful warlord Oda Nobunaga and became Japan's first foreign-born samurai. Narration: Gary Furlong's awed tone reflects the reverence the Japanese people had for Yasuke, whom they believed to be the embodiment of the black Buddha.  The Girl He Used To Know by Tracey Garvis Graves; narrated by Kathleen McInerney and Fred Berman What happens: a chance meeting between former college sweethearts -- shy but independent Annika, who's on the autism spectrum, and divorced, gun-shy Jonathan -- sparks interest in both parties. But can they resolve their pasts? Narration: Kathleen McInerney and Fred Berman alternate narrative duties in this gripping romantic novel. A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais Rescuing a bank teller from an abduction attempt, Joe Pike tackles the most perilous case of his career when the would-be kidnappers are found murdered and the bank teller goes missing. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand A pregnant eldest sibling, a middle-sister civil rights activist, an infantry soldier brother deployed to Vietnam and a lonely 13-year-old youngest child find their lives upended by troubling family secrets.  The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone; narrated by Mozhan Marnò The premise: Semi-retired CIA operative Kate Moore is trying to enjoy her new life in Paris with her husband and children when a jihadi wearing a suicide bomb shows up outside the Louvre, announcing his intent to blow himself up. Narration: Mozhan Marnò's calm, understated tone underscores the action-packed thrills of this 2nd Kate Moore novel. Contact your librarian for more great audiobooks!