Mysteries

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“A Rogue Thorn” by Lily Meade (DB132125)

Narrated by Gabriella Cavallero (6 hours, 11 minutes)

"Coolsville is shaken up when eco-goth band The Hex Girls move to town. Teenagers Thorn, Luna, and Dusk are looking for a fresh start for themselves and their band after the disastrous events that destroyed their hometown and Thorn's reputation. But things take a turn for the worse when a mysterious mist starts killing crops and making people sick wherever Thorn goes. She quickly becomes the town's prime suspect and is outcast once again. As her band falls apart, Thorn turns to the Mystery Inc. gang, especially Velma, for help as they try to solve the mystery and prove Thorn's innocence. While the gang thinks that Thorn's magical powers are the key to stopping the growing threat to Coolsville, Thorn is sure magic will only bring more harm than good -- and that revealing her true nature would make her an outsider forever. Can they solve the mystery and save Coolsville before someone gets seriously hurt. . . or worse??" -- Provided by publisher

 

“The Game is Murder” by Hazell Ward (DB131173)

Narrated by David John (13 hours, 18 minutes)

"A fresh meta murder mystery that riffs on crime classics and puts the reader in the role of Great Detective, reinvestigating an infamous never-before-solved case. You are invited to a very special murder mystery party. The game is simple: Listen to the witnesses. Examine the evidence. Solve the case. Be careful. Trust no one. All might not be as it seems. If you agree to play the role of the Great Detective, you must undertake to provide a complete solution to the case. A verdict is not enough. We need to know who did it, how they did it, and why. Are you ready? Can you solve the ultimate murder mystery -- and catch a killer? A word of warning: Unsolved mysteries are not permitted... " -- Provided by publisher

 

“Dark Waters: A San Juan Islands Mystery” by D.W. Ulsterman (DBC28238)

Narrated by Jessie Kavanaugh (6 hours, 25 minutes)

After receiving an unexpected gift following her college graduation, aspiring journalist Adele Plank returns to the Pacific Northwest's beautiful and isolated sea and shores landscape of the San Juan Islands, where she soon finds herself immersed in the shocking mystery of a young woman's brutal murder. The deathly discovery rocks the island community, stirring doubts about their new sheriff, and turning old friends into
new rivals. Adele must determine who she can trust and who she cannot, even as a mysterious stranger provides her a critical clue. DARK WATERS is the second thrilling installment of the San Juan Islands Mystery series. Adult. Unrated...

 

“The Man Who Died Seven Times” by Yasuhiko Nishizawa: translated by Jesse Kirkwood (DB132394)

Narrated by Kaipo Schwab (9 hours, 2 minutes)

"Hisataro, a young member of the wealthy Fuchigami family, has a mysterious ability. Every now and then, against his will, he falls into a time-loop in which he is obliged to re-live the same day a total of 9 times. Little does he know how useful this ability will be, until one day, his grandfather mysteriously dies ... As he returns to the day of the murder time and again, Hisataro begins to unravel its secrets. With a sizeable inheritance up for grabs, motives abound, and everyone is a suspect. Can Hisataro solve the mystery of his grandfather's death before his powers run out?" -- From publisher...

 

“Dreadfulwater” by Thomas King (DBC19391)

Narrated by Michael Memmo (7 hours, 11 minutes)

Thumps DreadfulWater is a Cherokee ex-cop trying to make a living as a photographer in the small town of Chinook, somewhere in the northwestern United States. But he doesn't count on snapping shots of a dead body left behind in a newly completed luxury condo resort built by the local Indian band. It's a mystery that Thumps can't help but get involved in, especially when he realizes the number one suspect is Stick Merchant, anti-condo protester and wayward son of Claire Merchant, head of the tribal council and DreadfulWater's sometimes lover. Smart and savvy, with bone-dry humour, DreadfulWater just can't manage to shed his California cop skin. It's not long before he finds himself far down the rabbit hole-- deeply entangled in the mystery, with his work cut out for him. Adult. Unrated

 

“Face Down in the Marrow-bone Pie” by Kathy Lynn Emerson (DBC29864)

Narrated by Diane Novak (7 hours, 25 minutes)

Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie is a delightfully cozy Elizabethan mystery introducing Susanna, Lady Appleton. When her husband's steward dies in a unique, ignominious, and highly suspicious manner, Susanna takes advantage of her husband's absence on a political mission for Queen Elizabeth to investigate Bexwith's mysterious demise. The serving wench who found Bexwith claims that he was frightened to death by a ghost, but Susanna can think of several poisons that could have been concealed in the marrow-bone pie. (Susanna is something of an expert on poisons, having been inspired by her sister's fatal encounter with some poisonous berries to write a cautionary herbal for housewives.) Even if Bexwith was poisoned, was it accidental or intentional? As if the case weren't complicated enough, Susanna must also unmask a "ghost" -- or are the ghost and the poisoner one and the same? Adult. Unrated