Mysteries

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“Everyone is Watching” by Heather Gudenkauf (DB126052)

Narrated by Brittany Pressley (9 hours, 6 minutes)

"The Best Friend. The Confidant. The Senator. The Boyfriend. The Executive. Five contestants have been chosen to compete for ten million dollars on the game show One Lucky Winner. The catch? None of them knows what (or who) to expect, and it will be live streamed all over the
world. Completely secluded in an estate in Northern California, with strict instructions not to leave the property and zero contact with the outside world, the competitors start to feel a little too isolated. When long-kept secrets begin to rise to the surface, the contestants realize
someone is out for blood. And the game can't end until the world knows who the contestants really are."-- From publisher...

 

“Murder at the Island Hotel” by Helena Dixon (DB128960)

Narrated by Kristin Allison  (6 hours, 59 minutes)

"A gorgeous island off the English coast, a beautiful hotel perched on the cliffs, a group of glamourous friends... and a suspicious death? Kitty Underhay's invitation didn't mention murder! Spring, 1936. As the boat draws into the harbour of Bird Island, Kitty is absolutely delighted to see the stunning hotel for the first time. She and her friend Alice have been asked to join the distinguished guests before the hotel officially opens its doors, but they have barely unpacked when the owner is found dead in his own study... Sir Norman's death looks like suicide. But Kitty isn't convinced - she cannot find a note, and he is left-handed but was shot on the right side of his head. Kitty tries to reach the police, but a violent storm engulfs the island and the power goes out. Kitty and Alice need to move quickly before anyone else finds death on their dinner menu! With several old friends amongst their suspects, Kitty decides the investigation should stay secret. But it's not until Kitty uncovers Sir Norman's financial difficulties that she's on the killer's trail. Can Kitty and Alice catch the culprit in time for tea, or will they become the next guests on the murderer's list?" -- Provided by publisher

 

“Death on the Island” by Eliza Reid (DB129308)

Narrated by Denica Fairman (8 hours, 13 minutes)

"A group of international players has gathered in a tiny village off the coast of Iceland for a diplomatic dinner. There's Kristja´n, the mayor reeling from a personal tragedy. Graeme, the ambassador with an agenda to push. Jane, his wife, along for the ride on another one of her husband's many business trips. And several others, from Iceland and from abroad, each with their own reason for being there, their own loyalties and grievances. By the end of the night, one of them will be dead. And it will be up to the ambassador's wife, Jane, to figure out how--and why. What Jane soon comes to realize is that small communities can be the most dangerous of them all...and no one in their group is safe. With secrets around every corner and violent weather trapping the finite list of suspects together on the island, this locked-room mystery by internationally bestselling author Eliza Reid brings Agatha Christie and Nordic noir together in a brand-new twist."—Goodreads

 

“Madam, Will You Talk?” by Mary Stewart (DB127762)

Narrated by Lindsey Pierce (7 hours, 26 minutes)

"Widowed Charity Selborne had been greatly looking forward to her driving holiday through France with her old friend Louise - long, leisurely days under the hot sun, enjoying the beauty of the parched Provencal landscape. But when Charity arrived at their hotel in the picturesque French town of Avignon, she had no way of knowing that she was to become the principal player in the last act of a strange and brutal tragedy. Most of it had already been played. There had been love--and lust--and revenge and fear and murder. Very soon her dreams turn into a nightmare, when by befriending a terrified boy and catching the attention of his enigmatic, possibly murderous father, Charity has inadvertently placed herself center stage. She becomes enmeshed in the schemes of a gang of murderers. And now the killer, with blood enough on his hands, is waiting in the wings." -- Goodreads

 

“The Lost House” by Melissa Larsen (DB126617)

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (10 hours, 3 minutes)

"In Melissa Larsen's The Lost House comes the mesmerizing story of a young woman with a haunting past who returns to her ancestral home in Iceland to investigate a gruesome murder in her family. . .Agnes packs a bag and hops on a last-minute flight to the remote town of Bifro¨st, Iceland. . .where Agnes's father grew up, and where, supposedly, her grandfather slaughtered his wife and infant daughter. Is it merely coincidence that a local girl goes missing the very same weekend Agnes arrives? . . . Agnes finds herself drawn into a web of secrets that threaten the redemption she is hell-bent on delivering, and even her life-discovering how far a person will go to protect their family, their safety, and their secrets. Set against an unforgiving Icelandic winter landscape, The Lost House is a chilling and razor-sharp thriller packed with jaw-dropping twists that will leave you breathless."-- Provided by publisher

 

“Ruth Run: A Novel” by Elizabeth Kaufman (128725)

Narrated by Dan Bittner and Rebecca Lowman (7 hours, 24 minutes)

"Twenty-six-year-old Ruth excels at microchip design but decides to get rich the old-fashioned way: robbing banks. She becomes a cybercriminal and devotes five years to siphoning more than $250 million out of the banking system using a hacked firewall chip that she created and only she knows how to access. Then one night an alarm goes off and she realizes she's been discovered. Five hours later she's on the run, chased across California and the West by a slew of government agents who see her as both a high-level national security threat and a potential intelligence asset. They'll catch her dead or alive--whatever it takes to make sure no one else discovers what she knows. Each of these men is obsessed with the woman he's hunting, certain he knows what makes her tick. But Ruth, always a step ahead, armed with her ironic wit and a reluctant dog, eludes their understanding; can she elude their capture, too?"-- From publisher

 

“Killing Time” by M.C. Beaton and R.W. Green (128626)

Narrated by Penelope Keith (7 hours, 9 minutes)

"Agatha Raisin's private detective agency is working flat out on a series of shop burglaries. The break-ins seem to have taken a violent turn when a friend of Agatha's is murdered during a raid on his shop. Although determined to nail the villains, Agatha still makes time to help Sir Charles Fraith prepare to stage a massive, hugely glamorous, promotional event in the grounds of his ancestral home, Barfield House. When Agatha begins to receive death threats and narrowly avoids being abducted by kidnappers, she takes advantage of a previously arranged trip to the island of Mallorca to lie low for a while. There she meets her partner, former police officer John Glass, who is now working as a dance instructor on a cruise liner. Their relationship founders over John's apparent closeness to his stage dance partner, Louise. Putting her love life on hold, Agatha heads home, having worked out who has been threatening her life. Can Agatha track down whoever it is that wants her dead, nail her friend's murderers, and rescue her romance with John Glass?"-- From publisher