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THE MADNESS OF CROWDS

CHIEF INSPECTOR GAMACHE/THREE PINES, BOOK 17

Narrator Robert Bathurst returns listeners to the fictional Canadian village of Three Pines in the 17th addition to Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. Bathurst masterfully voices Gamache, his two assistants, and the many characters who inhabit this story. Bathurst’s flawless pronunciation of French phrases contributes to creating the atmosphere of this tiny Quebec village, just coming out of the pandemic and celebrating the Christmas season. Gamache’s holiday is interrupted by the appearance of a visiting statistics professor whose thesis promotes eugenics and threatens Gamache’s sense of justice and his family. Listen to this audiobook not for the crime-solving or the mystery and tension, of which there is little, but for a timely and provocative exploration of the thin line between kindness and cruelty. E.Q. 2022 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

Pub Date: Aug. 24, 2021

Duration: 12 hrs

DD ISBN: 9781250810687

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026

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    IRONWOOD

    A CATALINA NOVEL

    A master crime writer is paired with a narrator at the top of his game.

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    Narrator Will Damron returns to masterfully deliver this second installment of the Catalina series. As the audiobook kicks off, listeners are immediately drawn into a supposed smuggling drop at a remote airport in the Catalina hills. After the fallout from the airport operation, Detective Sergeant Stilwell, frustrated to be sidelined, focuses on a cold case that has him partnering with a crossover character from Connelly's other series, detective Renée Ballard. Fans will be delighted by the cameo appearance of Harry Bosch. Damron expertly differentiates the many characters, male and female, and powerfully ratchets up the tension.

    A master crime writer is paired with a narrator at the top of his game.

    Pub Date: May 19, 2026

    Duration: 7 hrs, 45 mins

    DD ISBN: 9781668655771

    Publisher: Hachette Audio

    Review Posted Online: May 19, 2026

    Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2026

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      26 BEAUTIES

      From the A Women's Murder Club Thriller series

      Listeners will be convinced that they’re listening to a full-cast performance.

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      Narrator January LaVoy is truly a vocal shape-shifter. She skillfully voices female and male characters of all ages and ethnicities in this thriller. A man desperately searching for his teenage daughter approaches journalist Cindy Thomas to enlist her help. Meanwhile, detective Lindsay Boxer is investigating the recent murders of several young women, leading her into the dark world of human trafficking. As with the previous books in this series, the pace is high-speed, and chapters alternate among multiple points of view. Thanks to LaVoy's ability to differentiate the numerous characters, listeners will track the plotlines as they twist and turn and as each member of the Murder Club shares their professional and personal lives.

      Listeners will be convinced that they’re listening to a full-cast performance.

      Pub Date: May 4, 2026

      Duration: 8 hrs, 5 mins

      DD ISBN: 9781668655788

      Publisher: Hachette Audio

      Review Posted Online: May 19, 2026

      Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2026

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