Narrator Susie Riddell envelops young listeners in a British mystery as she gives voice to a myriad of characters, children and adults. When young Tabitha Crum receives an invitation to attend a weekend at Hollingsworth Hall, the home of Countess Camilla DeMoss, she joins select other children—one of whom will be determined to be the grandchild of the Countess, and will inherit one thousand pounds. In the narrator role, Riddell exhibits perfect elocution and an unflagging pace as she serves up the story with a gentle British accent. When some of the children disappear, Tabitha and her pet mouse, Pemberley, investigate mysterious passages, question the motives of suspicious servants, hear unsettling noises, and befriend her eclectic companions to find out what’s really going on.
(Mystery. 8-12)Pub Date: June 30, 2015
Duration: 7 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781681410708
Publisher: Dreamscape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Ebner’s well-paced narration will engage listeners to the very end of this excellent audiobook.
Jeff Ebner's youthful, enthusiastic voice immediately pulls listeners into this fun-filled summer adventure. Eleven-year-old Felix and his neighbor, Marigold, find a mysterious wooden box that contains a field recorder and a coded message that subsequently sends them on a fantastically sound-filled scavenger hunt. The inclusion of actual sound effects—an ice cream truck’s jingle, a barking dog, bird song, and more—throughout the audiobook enhances the listening experience. The music, the voices, and the clues as Felix and Marigold run all over town are irresistible. The story’s conclusion features an unexpected reconnection.
Ebner’s well-paced narration will engage listeners to the very end of this excellent audiobook. (Mystery. 7-11)Pub Date: April 21, 2026
Duration: 4 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217351961
Publisher: Listening Library
Review Posted Online: June 9, 2026
A not-too-scary horror audiobook.
Dan Bittner gives a polished performance of Stine’s middle-grade horror novel, narrating with melodramatic flair and dramatic pauses at the end of each cliffhanger chapter. When the Ferber family moves into a creepy old house on Nightmare Street, Joe’s parents are oblivious to the scary things happening in the house. In a parallel story, the Hannigan family moves into the same house, where Shawn has different creepy experiences. Both Joe and Shawn have nightmares in which they encounter horror tropes—headstones, a creepy rag doll, a looping camera, a ventriloquist’s dummy, and masked teachers—in their house and at school. Bittner’s pacing works well, and fans of the Goosebumps series will enjoy the familiar shivers and tongue-in-cheek humor.
A not-too-scary horror audiobook.Pub Date: April 18, 2026
Duration: 2 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9798228588288
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Review Posted Online: April 7, 2026
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