1Q84
by
Haruki Murakami General Fiction - MP3-CD
Read by Alison Hiroto, Marc Vietor, and Mark Boyett
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realises, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84. Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that his previously placid life begins to disintegrate. As Aomame's and Tengo's narratives converge, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer. A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell's, 1Q84 is Haruki Murakami's most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers.
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State of Wonder
by
Ann Patchett General Fiction - Book on CD
Read by Hope Davis
Among the tangled waterways and giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery and she refuses to report on her progress. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns. Now Marina Singh, Anders' colleague and once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Compelled by the pleas of Anders's wife, who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home, Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota and retraces her friend's steps into the heart of the South American darkness, determined to track down Dr. Swenson and uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest.
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77 Shadow Street
by
Dean Koontz Horror - Book on CD
Read by Peter Berkrot
Bad things are starting to happen at the Pendleton, an eerie building with a tragic past. The Pendleton stands on the summit of Shadow Hill, a palace built in the late 19th century as a tycoon's dream home. But its grandeur has been scarred by episodes of madness, suicide and mass murder. Since being converted into luxury apartments in the 70s, however, the Pendleton has been at peace. For its fortunate residents it is a sanctuary, its dark past all but forgotten. But now inexplicable shadows caper across walls, security cameras relay impossible images, phantom voices mutter in strange tongues, not-quite-human figures lurk in the basement, elevators plunge into unknown depths. It seems that whatever drove past occupants to their unspeakable fates is at work again.
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The Leopard
by
Jo Nesbo Mystery - Book on CD
Read by Robin Sachs
In the depths of winter, two young women are found murdered in Oslo, both drowned in their own blood. Media coverage quickly reaches fever pitch. Inspector Harry Hole, deeply traumatised by his last case, has lost himself in the squalor of Hong Kong's opium dens. Yet when he is compelled, at last, to return to Norway because his father is dying, Harry's buried instincts begin to take over. After a female MP is discovered brutally murdered, nothing can keep him from the investigation. The victims appear completely unconnected to one another, but it's not long before Harry makes a discovery: the women all spent the night in the same isolated mountain hostel. And someone is picking off the guests, one by one.
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Agent 6
by
Tom Rob Smith Mystery - Book on CD
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris
When Leo Demidov’s wife, Raisa, and daughters Zoya and Elena are invited on a ‘Peace Tour’ to New York City, he is immediately suspicious. Forbidden to travel with his family and trapped on the other side of the world, Leo watches helplessly as events in New York unfold and those closest to his heart are pulled into a web of political conspiracy and betrayal that will end in tragedy. In the horrible aftermath, Leo demands to investigate the killer who destroyed his family. His request is summarily denied. Crippled by grief and haunted by the need to find out exactly what happened on that night in New York, Leo takes matters into his own hands. It is a quest that will span decades, and take Leo from Moscow, to the mountains of Soviet-controlled Afghanistan and the backstreets of New York, in pursuit of the one man who knows the truth.
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The Hunter
by
John Lescroart Mystery - Book on CD
Read by Eric Dawe
Raised by loving adoptive parents, San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt never had an interest in finding his birth family, until he gets a chilling text message from an unknown number: "How did ur mother die?" The answer is murder, and urged on by curiosity and the mysterious texter, Hunt takes on a case he never knew existed, one that has lain unsolved for decades. Thriller master John Lescroart weaves a shocking, suspenseful tale about the skeletons inside family closets and the mortal danger outside the front door.
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Rainshadow Road
by
Lisa Kleypas Romance - Book on CD
Read by Tanya Eby
Lucy Marinn is a glass artist living in beautiful, inspiring Friday Harbour, Washington. Creatively fulfilled and in love, she is content with her life, until she is stunned by the worst kind of betrayal: her boyfriend Kevin announces he's leaving Lucy to be with her younger sister. Kevin asks his friend Sam Nolan, one of the owners of the Rainshadow vineyard, to romance Lucy and help her get over her anger. But when Sam and Lucy begin to fall in love, things become complicated, especially when Kevin starts to have second thoughts. And when Lucy discovers that the new relationship in her life began under false pretences, her world is shattered, and she is forced to question everything.
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The Last Boyfriend
by
Nora Roberts Romance - Book on CD
Read by MacLeod Andrews
Owen Montgomery is a busy man. He and his brothers, Beckett and Ryder, are working day and night to build an intimate Bed and Breakfast in his hometown. Owen is the organiser of the Montgomery clan, and while his brothers tease him for his compulsive list making, they have to admit that Owen has ensured the Inn is about to open right on schedule. The only thing Owen didn't plan for was Avery McTavish. Owen was her first boyfriend, when they were kids, and he's never been far from Avery's thoughts. But the attraction she's feeling for him now is far from innocent. As Avery and Owen cautiously take their relationship to another level, the opening of the inn gives the whole town of Boonsboro a reason to celebrate. The second novel in the bestselling Inn at Boonsboro trilogy.
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Gideon's Sword
by
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Thriller - Book on CD
Read by John Glover
Introducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief. At twelve, Gideon witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down. At twenty-four, Gideon learned from his dying mother that his father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to avenge him. With a new purpose in life, Gideon crafts a mission of vengeance, aimed at the perpetrator of his father's destruction. His plan is meticulous, spectacular, and successful. From the shadows, someone very powerful is watching, who is impressed by Gideon's special skills. Someone who has need of just such a renegade. For Gideon, this operation may be only the beginning.
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 King PeggyAn American secretary, her royal destiny, and the inspiring story of how she changed an African village
by
Peggielene Bartels
Call No: 923.1 BAR BAR Biography - Book on CD
Read by J Karen Thomas
This charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary chronicles her astonishing journey when she suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 souls on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire reality: there's no running water, no doctor, and no high school, and many of the village elders are stealing the town's funds. To make matters worse, her uncle (the late king) sits in a morgue awaiting a proper funeral in the royal palace, which is in ruins. The longer she waits to bury him, the more she risks incurring the wrath of her ancestors. Peggy's first two years as king of Otuam unfold in a way that is stranger than fiction. In the end, a deeply traditional African town has been uplifted by the ambitions of its headstrong, decidedly modern female king. And Peggy is herself transformed, from an ordinary secretary to the heart and hope of her community.
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Behind the Palace DoorsFive centuries of sex, adventure, vice, treachery, and folly from royal Britain
by
Michael Farquhar
Call No: 923.102 FAR History - Book on CD
Read by James Langton
Beleaguered by scandal, betrayed by faithless spouses, bedevilled by ambitious children, the kings and queens of Great Britain have been many things, but they have never been dull. Some sacrificed everything for love, while others met a cruel fate at the edge of a blade. Featuring stories covering every monarch, from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II, this story debunks historical myths, serves up surprising anecdotes and covers four family trees spanning every royal house, from the Tudors to the Windsors. You’ll hear the unvarnished truth about the history of Britain's monarchs, highlighting the unique mix of tragedy, comedy, romance, heroism, and incompetence that has made the British throne a seat of such unparalleled fascination.
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Crossing the Borders of TimeA true story of war, exile, and love reclaimed
by
Leslie Maitland
Call No: 940.53 MAI History - Book on CD
Read by the author
Leslie Maitland is an award-winning former New York Times investigative reporter whose Jewish mother and grandparents fled Germany in 1938. This sweeping account of one family's escape from the turmoil of war-torn Europe hangs upon the intimate and deeply personal story of Maitland's mother's passionate romance with a Catholic Frenchman. Separated by war and her family's disapproval, the young lovers lose each other for fifty years. It is a testimony to both Maitland's investigative skills and her devotion to her mother that she successfully traced the lost Roland and was able to reunite him with Janine. Unlike so many stories of love during wartime, theirs has a happy ending.
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Who Could That Be at This Hour
by
Lemony Snicket
Call No: SNI Adventure - Book on CD
In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. This is the first volume.
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After Ever After
by
Jordan Sonnenblick
Call No: SON Books 4 Boys Fiction - Book on CD
Although Jeff and Tad make a deal to help one another overcome after effects of their cancer treatments in preparation for eighth grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his brother Stephen, who is studying drums in Africa.
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The False Princess
by
Eilis O'Neal
Call No: ONE Fantasy - Book on CD
For sixteen years, Nalia has been raised as the princess of Thorvaldor, but one day she learns that her real name is Sinda and that she is part of a complicated plot that would change the future of her country forever.
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Chime
by
Franny Billingsley
Call No: BIL Fantasy - Book on CD
Read by Susan Duerden
Romantic, mysterious, and wildly inventive. Briony has a secret. She believes her secret killed her stepmother, and destroyed her twin sister's mind.
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Days of Blood and Starlight
by
Laini Taylor
Call No: TAY
Fantasy - Book on CD
Read by Khristine Hvam
The sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone,Karou must come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, mysteries and secrets.
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Reached
by
Allyson Braithwaite Condie
Call No: CON
Fantasy - Book on CD
Read by Jack Riccobono, Kate Simses, and Matt Burns
After leaving Society and desperately searching for the Rising and each other Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again: Cassia has been assigned to work for the Rising.
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The Raven Boys
by
Maggie Stiefvater
Call No: STI
Fantasy - Books on CD
Read by Will Patton
Legend holds that Glendower, a vanished Welsh king, sleeps beneath the hills until he's needed. The first person to find him will be granted a wish either by seeing him open his eyes, or by cutting out his heart.
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The Diviners
by
Libba Bray
Call No: BRA
Mystery - Books on CD
Read by January LaVoy
Seventeen year old Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries her uncle will discover her dark secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble. But when police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer.
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Lips TouchThree times
by
Laini Taylor
Call No: TAY Paranormal Romance - Book on CD
Laini Taylor presents three tales of supernatural love, each pivoting on a kiss that is no mere kiss, but an action with profound consequences for the kissers' souls.
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Finale
by
Becca Fitzpatrick
Call No: FIT
Paranormal Romance - Book on CD
Read by Caitlin Greer
Part three of the Hush, Hush saga
Nora is more certain than ever that she is in love with Patch. And yet their biggest challenge lies ahead.
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Skinny
by
Donna Cooner
Call No: COO Real Life Fiction - Book on CD
Hopeless. Freak. Elephant. Pitiful. These are the words of Skinny, the vicious voice that lives inside fifteen year old Ever Davies's head. Skinny tells Ever all the dark thoughts her classmates have about her. Ever knows she weighs over three hundred pounds, knows she'll probably never be loved, and Skinny makes sure she never forgets it.
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Some Girls Are
by
Courtney Summers
Call No: Sum Real Life Fiction - Book on CD
Regina, a high school senior in the popular and feared crowd, suddenly falls out of favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to inflict on others, until she finds solace with one of her former victims.
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Bruiser
by
Neal Shusterman
Call No: SHU Supernatural Fiction - Book on CD
Inexplicable events start to occur when sixteen year old twins Tennyson and Brontë befriend a troubled and misunderstood outcast, aptly nicknamed Bruiser, and his little brother, Cody.
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Rotters
by
Daniel Kraus
Call No: KRA
Relationships - Books on CD
Read by Kirby Heybourne
Grave robbing. What kind of monster would do such a thing? It's true that Leonardo da Vinci did it, Shakespeare wrote about it, and the resurrection men of nineteenth century Scotland practically made it an art. But none of this matters to Joey Crouch, a sixteen year old straight A student living in Chicago with his single mom.
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Ruins
by
Orson Scott Card
Call No: CAR Science Fiction - Book on CD
Rigg, Umbo, and Param know that they can not trust the expendable Vadesha machine shaped like a human, created to deceive but they are no longer certain that they can trust each other. A destructive force with deadly intentions is hurtling toward Garden. If Rigg, Umbo, and Param can't work together to alter the past, there will be no future.
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The Death Cure
by
James Dashner
Call No: DAS
Science Fiction - Books on CD
Read by Mark Deakins
Final book in the Maze Runner Trilogy.
Thomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the Gladers, with full memories restored, to help them with their ultimate mission. It's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test.
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Freakling
by
Lana Krumwiede
Call No: KRU Supernatural Fiction - Book on CD
Taemon has always known he's a bit different. But in the walled city of Deliverance, where everyone possesses a form of telekinesis known as psi, being different is dangerous. Being different can get you labeled a freakling. Or worse, see you banished to the Powerless Colony.
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Belieber!
by
Cathleen Falsani
Call No: 782.42164 BIE FAL Music and Performing Arts - Book on CD
Cathleen Falsani offers a intimate look into the life of superstar Justin Bieber. An exploration of faith and pop culture.
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