Call it Southwestern noir.
Combining an easy Western drawl with a classic private-eye, tough-guy edge, narrator E.M. Wylde takes on the voice of Moses Kincaid, an Upper Midwest Native American Army veteran bounty hunter who crosses into Oklahoma to track down a man wanted on a murder charge. From the Okie twang of the local deputy to the junkyard growls of a biker gang, Wylde guides the listener into perilous territory where asking the wrong questions leads to a tragic love affair and lands Kincaid in the state penitentiary working undercover. Wylde nicely captures the tones of violence, gallows humor, and even a little bit of hope in this fresh take on the detective genre.
Call it Southwestern noir.Pub Date: Nov. 11, 2025
Duration: 7 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668152133
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: March 10, 2026
C.J. Box writes about life in wild Wyoming, short stories of people living a rugged life by choice or by circumstance. David Chandler narrates in a rough-edged whiskey voice that suggests summer heat, bitter winters, and windswept prairies, guiding the listener through 10 adventures of men like Fish and Game Officer Joe Pickett. Chandler brings the listener into this strange world where, more often than not, men have to create their own justice. His performance of the economical stories, some rarely seen, is perfect. The tale of the frozen body of a Native American basketball player turned speed freak, her arm reaching through the ice of a lake in a final jump shot, is one of the most fascinating in the collection.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 7 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781470392796
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Listeners will be drawn into questions of privilege, technology, and the consequences of interfering with history.
Louise Brealey guides this time-travel mystery with a controlled, atmospheric performance that suits its shifting layers of danger and uncertainty. Filmmaker Phoebe Hunt has a corporate gig to create a documentary about touristy time travel, but things go awry with a billionaire family’s jaunt to WWII-era London. When Phoebe realizes she may have a personal connection to the unfolding crisis, Brealey conveys her growing alarm. Brealey gives the supporting characters individual vocal personas, which makes it easy to follow along as the story moves between contemporary London and the events of 1941. Brealey builds a sense of unease through measured pauses and subtle changes in intensity.
Listeners will be drawn into questions of privilege, technology, and the consequences of interfering with history.Pub Date: Aug. 4, 2026
Duration: 11 hrs, 26 mins
DD ISBN: 9780063323087
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Sept. 3, 2026
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