Ann Marie Lee's emotional narration allows listeners to engage further with this audiobook's characters. The story's principals have connections to each other through shared experiences, bereavement, memories, and their concepts of time. After Helen Clapp, a pragmatic MIT physicist, learns of her college roommate Charlie Boyce's death, she begins receiving mysterious text messages and emails on her phone. In spite of their disparate lives on opposite coasts, the bond between them deepens in death as the past becomes ever present. Lee varies her tone and pitch as she reveals the deep emotions experienced by people integral to Charlie's life. Helen's first-person perspective of her professional trajectory and family life with her young son provides additional intimacy with listeners.
Pub Date: April 2, 2019
Duration: 13 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781984840097
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Capturing the mystery and atmosphere of Old Shanghai, this audiobook is a thrilling experience.
Chang reimagines 1910s Shanghai with a Gothic flair, brought to life by Katharine Chin, Saskia Maarleveld, and Caroline Hewitt. Lisan Liu, portrayed by Chin, is hired by American heiress Caroline Stanton, portrayed by Maarleveld, as her secretary at Lennox Manor. Hewitt provides the voice of Rosalie, an ill-fated singer. The manor’s dark past and crumbling walls fill Lisan with dread as secrets from her own past begin to resurface. Nightmares of a woman in red plague Lisan, while Caroline is preoccupied with family and financial woes. When Caroline’s husband takes ill, whispers of a curse stir up fear amongst the staff.
Capturing the mystery and atmosphere of Old Shanghai, this audiobook is a thrilling experience.Pub Date: Feb. 10, 2026
Duration: 10 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9780063308152
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Feb. 24, 2026
Aysha Kala crafts a delicate performance surrounding a surprisingly complex story about a carousel. The carousel, originally built in 1900s Paris, is shrouded in a mystery and linked to a history of missing children. Kala narrates as Maisie, an immigrant just arriving in Chicago in 1920, uncovers the dark secret of said carousel alongside Det. Laurent. Kala's elegant narration style blends perfectly with the thrilling writing, clever descriptions of the magical settings, and a cunning mystery, delivering a catchy listen for a wide audience. The dialogue between the protagonists progresses the plot while also allowing for satisfying character development. Kala's narration is a mix of whimsical wonder and gritty determination.
Pub Date: Jan. 13, 2026
Duration: 12 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781488237003
Publisher: Harlequin Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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