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King Sorrow
by Joe Hill
Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Ian Shaw, Kate Mulgrew, Virginia Kull, Dominic Hoffman, Marin Ireland, Tim Sample, Kristen Ariza, Jaime Lamchick, Mike Ortego, Micky Shiloah, Kristen Sieh, Pete Simonelli, Kevin Stillwell, Peter Ganim
★ 4.40 BLT Score (23.5K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (20.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
Joe Hill's horror epic hits different when an all-star cast brings its doomed college friends to life—Kate Mulgrew, Dominic Hoffman, and a bench of pros elevate the dread from page to pure audio immersion.
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Justice Redeemed
Darren Street • Book 1
by Scott Pratt
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.39 BLT Score (29.5K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (25.8K) ★ 4.36 Audible (3.6K)More about this pick
Nick Podehl's delivery transforms this courtroom thriller into a tension-filled cat-and-mouse game where you genuinely can't predict which lawyer will destroy the other first.
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The Shadows of London
Joseph Bridgeman • Book 2
by Nick Jones
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.28 BLT Score (10.5K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (4.9K) ★ 4.68 Audible (5.6K)More about this pick
Ray Porter's gravelly delivery transforms this time-travel caper into something genuinely gripping—he nails the tension between Joe's pragmatism and his growing moral stakes in 1960s London.
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King of Wrath
Kings of Sin • Book 1
by Ana Huang
Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, Jacob Morgan
★ 4.17 BLT Score (653.8K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (653.7K) ★ 4.6 Audible (101) - 5
Lovely Venom
Quinlan Empire • Book 3
by Deborah Garland
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Aiden Snow
★ 4.08 BLT Score (916 ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (824) ★ 4.78 Audible (92) - 6
Stepping Stone
by Karin Kallmaker
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.95 BLT Score (859 ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (648) ★ 4.63 Audible (211) - 7
How to Catch a Devilish Duke
The Disreputable Debutantes • Book 4
by Amy Rose Bennett
Narrated by Catherine Bilson
★ 3.93 BLT Score (1.2K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (668) ★ 4.46 Audible (534)More about this pick
Bilson brings warmth and wit to this Regency romp, making the slow-burn between Charlie and her brother's best friend genuinely swoon-worthy.
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The Burnt Orange Heresy
by Charles Willeford
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.82 BLT Score (1.5K ratings)★ 3.77 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.11 Audible (36) - 9
Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel
Kay Scarpetta • Book 23
by Daily Books
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 3.57 BLT Score (2.9K ratings)★ 3.4 Goodreads (20) ★ 4.06 Audible (2.8K)
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