Adult DAISY Audio Books and Online Digital Audio - Fiction

• Adventure
• Family Stories (Fiction)
• Fantastic Fiction
• Friendship Fiction
• General Fiction
• Historical Novels
• Law & Order Fiction
• Love Stories (Fiction)
• Mysteries (Fiction)
• Science Fiction
• Short Stories
• Suspense (Fiction)
• Westerns

Adventure

DC35673
Ghost sea: a novel by Ferenc Maté.
1 disc. Narrated by Bryon Johnsen.
An action-packed sea adventure that's also an anthropological thriller. Ghost sea takes the reader on a terrifying search for a kidnapped woman, into the waters and cultures of British Columbia's wild coast of nearly a century ago. 2006.

Family Stories (Fiction)

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World's fair by E.L. Doctorow.
1 disc. Narrated by Merwin Smith.
This nostalgic recreation of a sensitive boy's life captures the sights and sounds of the Great Depression and the intimacies of Jewish family life. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1985.

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The Corrigan women by M.T. Dohaney.
1 disc. Narrated by Marion Dennis-Brown.
In 1914, Bertha Ryan arrives in a small Newfoundland town to work for the Corrigan family. Raped by her employer's son, Bertha becomes pregnant and eventually ends up with the Corrigan property. A saga of three generations of women. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988.

DC34219
Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley Farquharson.
1 disc. Narrated by Female narrator.
Meet Elsie Dinsmore, a lovely eight-year-old heiress who lives on a Southern cotton plantation in the mid-1800's. Her mother is dead and she has never known her father. Living in her grandfather's home, she often finds herself feeling rejected, unloved and misunderstood. Elsie is sustained by her deep Christian faith and her hope to one day be loved by her father. But will Horace Dinsmore ever come home? Will he love her? 1867.

DC35658
The goat lady's daughter by Rosella Leslie.
1 disc. Narrated by Pat Barlow.
In an isolated cabin on the Sunshine Coast, two eccentric sisters find themselves taking in an abandoned baby. Gentle Florrie welcomes baby Jen, but wily Mag finds is much harder to accept Jen into her life. Jen grows up torn between the rural lifestyle she loves and her quest for acceptance from her classmates in the nearby town of Sechelt. 2006.

Fantastic Fiction

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The mirror of her dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson.
1 disc. Narrated by Sally Darling.
Terisa Morgan knows that she exists only because she can always see herself in her apartment full of mirrors. When Geraden suddenly appears in one of her mirrors, Terisa is swept into the fantastic land of Mordant. Descriptions of sex. Followed by "A man rides through". 1986. (Mordant's need ; 1)

DC34147
The house on the strand by Daphne du Maurier with an introduction by Celia Brayfield.
1 disc. Narrated by Michael Tudor Barnes. Lucy Scott.
Dick Young is lent a house in Cornwall by his friend Professor Magnus Lane. During his stay he agrees to serve as a guinea pig for a new drug that Magnus has discovered in his biochemical researches. The effect of this drug is to transport Dick from the house at Kilmarth to the Cornwall of the 14th century. There, in the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champernoune, he witnesses intrigue, adultery and murder. As his time travelling increases, Dick resents more and more the days he must spend in the modern world. 2003, c1969.

DC34176
Cross stitch by Diana Gabaldon.
1 disc. Narrated by Sally Armstrong.
In 1945, Claire Randall is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon in Scotland. Innocently she walks through a stone circle in the Highlands, and finds herself in a violent skirmish taking place in 1743. Suddenly she is a Sassenach, an outlander, in a country torn by war and by clan feuds. Followed by "Dragonfly in amber" (DC28958). Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1994. (Outlander ; 1)

Friendship Fiction

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Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger.
1 disc. Narrated by Susan Kyle.
New Yorkers Leigh, Emmy, and Adriana, friends since college, seek changes in their lives as they near thirty. Newly dumped Emmy wants to date lots of men, gorgeous Brazilian Adriana decides to pick a man to marry, and editor Leigh meets a brilliant author. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008.

General Fiction

DC34224
Falling man: a novel by Don DeLillo.
1 disc. Narrated by Jeff Harding.
There is September 11 and then there are the days after, and finally the years. This book begins in the smoke and ash of the burning towers and traces the aftermath of this global tremor in the intimate lives of a few people. First there is Keith, walking out of the rubble into a life that he'd always imagined belonged to everyone but him. Then Lianne, his estranged wife, memory-haunted, trying to reconcile two versions of the same shadowy man. And their small son Justin, standing at the window scanning the sky for more planes. 2007.

DC20208
Jacques the fatalist: and his master by Denis Diderot ; translated by Michael Henry with an introduction and notes by Martin Hall.
1 disc. Narrated by Mac Samples.
The world of Jacques is one of dizzying variety and unpredictability. A proliferation of anecdotes, characters and philosophical problems spring up around the apparently central theme of the relationship between Jacques and his master. c1986.

DC15885
The final cut by Michael Dobbs.
1 disc. Narrated by Jonathan Oliver.
Francis Urquhart, in power as Prime Minister for a record length of time, is not ready to retire, but the country appears to be growing tired of him. If new blood is what the public want, blood is what he will give them, as he takes his battle to survive to the international stage. Sequel to "To play the king." 1995.

DC35634
Skinner's drift by Lisa Fugard.
1 disc. Narrated by Jacqui Bishop.
South Africa's Skinner's Drift was Eva van Rensburg's home. Years pass and the summer storms finally arrive. The violence that was buried beneath the parched earth begins to break through and looks set to shatter the lives of all who remain. And Eva knows she must flee the place she loves if she is to survive. 2005.

DC34132
Cockroach by Rawi Hage.
1 disc. Narrated by James Warner.
Montreal. A self-described thief has just tried but failed to commit suicide. Obliged to attend sessions with a well-intentioned but naïve therapist, the narrator describes his violent childhood in a war-torn country, and his current life as an émigré, where he lives on the edge, imagining himself to be a cockroach invading the lives of the privileged, but willfully blind, citizens who surround him. Explicit descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, and some strong language. c2008.

DC33827
Girls fall down by Maggie Helwig.
1 disc. Narrated by Anne Malo.
On a Toronto subway car, two girls faint after smelling something strange. Panic quickly seizes the city as more and more people begin hitting the ground. Alex, who was standing near the girls on the subway, is a photographer contending with failing eyesight and the reappearance of an old flame. The flame, however, has problems of her own: Susie is searching for her missing schizophrenic brother, and the streets of Toronto are more hostile than ever. Descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, strong language. 2008.

DC34183
A load of old bones by Suzette A Hill.
1 disc. Narrated by Simon Hurst. Grant Russell. Leslie Phillips.
This book takes a nostalgic romp through a mythical 1950s Surrey, where murky deeds and shady characters abound. Moving from the inner city to the country, the Reverend Francis Oughterard is anticipating an easy life and a bit of peace and quiet. Instead he becomes entangled in a nightmare world of accidental murder, predatory females, officious policemen, wrathful parishioners and a drunken bishop. As the vicar's life spirals out of control it is up to his supercilious cat and bone-obsessed hound to take the initiative and save his skin. 2006.

DC35653
Pandemic by Daniel Kalla.
1 disc. Narrated by Richard Nazarewich.
Dr. Noah Haldane knows that humanity is overdue for a new killer flu, so when a mysterious new strain of flu is reported in China, he expects trouble. He discovers that Acute Respiratory Collapse Syndrome is far more deadly than SARS. Noah and his colleagues struggle to contain the spread of the virus... and it's being spread on purpose. 2005.

DC34187
The secret dreamworld of a shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella.
1 disc. Narrated by Charlie Norfolk.
Meet Rebecca Bloomwood. She's a journalist. She spends her working life telling others how to manage their money. She spends her leisure time shopping. Retail therapy is the answer to all her problems. She knows she should stop, but she can't. The stories she concocts become more and more fantastic as she tries to untangle her increasingly dire financial difficulties. Strong language. 2000.

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Return of the sphinx by Hugh MacLennan.
1 disc. Narrated by Deborah Kipp.
A Canadian writer fictionalizes the seemingly insoluble conflict between the establishment and the French-speaking population, in this story of the hot-headed son of a Minister of Culture, who leads a riotous demonstration against the government. Some descriptions of sex. 1967.

DC33816
Authenticity by Deirdre Madden.
1 disc. Narrated by Patricia Reid.
When painter Roderic Kennedy meets young artist Julia Fitzpatrick, it seems as though a long spell of turbulence and misfortune - including alcoholism and a broken marriage - has finally come to an end. But when Julia has a chance meeting with a desperately unhappy stranger, the encounter sets in motion a chain of events that has dramatic consequences for all three. Some descriptions of sex. c2005.

DC30319
A perfect pledge by Rabindranath Maharaj.
1 disc. Narrated by Joyce Clark.
Narpat, 55, and Dulari live with their three girls and one son, Jeeves, in the village of Lengua in Trinidad. Narpat, an East Indian cane farmer, is in constant conflict with his world, but has high ideals and great ambitions. A story of rural Trinidad, a rich tropical world of red mangoes, bats, insects, pineapple, coconut jelly, cucumber stems, and eccentric characters. Descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, and strong language. 2005.

DC34164
An unofficial rose by Iris Murdoch.
1 disc. Narrated by Male narrator.
This is the story of nine people, each of whom is looking for love, and the resulting complex relationships between them. Impelled by affection, lust, lost scruples, illusion and disillusion, wanting to be free yet needing to be involved, these characters live out their linked destinies. 1964, c1962.

DC30305
Home game by Paul Quarrington.
1 disc. Narrated by Dan Condie.
Nathaniel "Crybaby" Isbister was once the greatest baseball player in the world, but now he's a down-on-his-luck drifter on the road to oblivion. That is, until he meets up with a circus sideshow troupe stranded in a tiny Michigan state which needs his help to keep their place in the town. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1996, c1983.

DC35643
Certainty by Madeleine Thien.
1 disc. Narrated by Trish Grainge.
Her parents' hidden past in wartorn Asia continues to shadow Gail Lim's life. When she meets a man who was a war photographer in Jakarta, she is brought closer to the truth she's been seeking. This is a story of the legacies of loss, the dislocations of war, and the redemptive qualities of love. 2006.

DC33824
Farewell, Shanghai: (a novel) : by Angel Wagenstein ; translated by Elizabeth Frank and Deliana Simeonova.
1 disc. Narrated by Nancy Mathewson.
Chronicles the lives of European émigrés and refugees in WWII Shanghai, including Elisabeth and Theodore Weissberg, a German mezzo-soprano and her German-Jewish virtuoso violinist husband, who flee Dresden to eke out an existence in Shanghai's burgeoning Jewish ghetto. While some of the inhabitants work with the Resistance to undermine Hitler, there are growing tensions between the Japanese, who occupy Shanghai, and the Germans, with whom they've formed an uneasy alliance. Some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. c2007, 2004.

DC34199
Second time around by Marcia Willett.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
When Mathilda Rainbird bequeaths her beautiful house on the cliffs of an isolated cove to three unknown relatives, she brings together a group of people who have had little in common. Tessa, preferring to be alone than with the wrong people; Will, a retired widower; and Beatrice, who has spent 35 years as a school matron. Soon it is as though they have known each other all their lives. 1997.

Historical Novels

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The stone that the builder refused by Madison Smartt Bell.
1 disc. Narrated by Bernard Boland.
The Haitian slave revolt, 1802. A French army commanded by Leclerc lands in Haiti to crush Toussaint's government and restore slavery. Moves from the burning of the town of Cap Francais - ordered by one of Toussaint's generals, Christophe, in response to Leclerc's demand to submit - to the war in the Haitian countryside, ending with Toussaint's unexpected surrender and his betrayal. Sequel to "The master of the crossroads". c2004.

DC34257
The breached wall by Anita Burgh.
1 disc. Narrated by Diana Bishop.
Spring 1915. Far away in France, the Great War was not over by Christmas as was confidently predicted. It shows no sign of ending, and the peaceful calm of Cresswell Manor in Devon has been shattered. It is now a convalescent home for soldiers from the Front. The old social order is crumbling as surely as time begins to breach the walls of the ancient manor house. Sequel to "The heart's citadel". 2007. (Wheels of fortune ; 3)

DC34173
Long summer day by R. F. Delderfield.
1 disc. Narrated by Christopher Oxford.
Set in the West Country, it charts the fortunes and disappointments of Paul Craddock - a young man wounded in the Boer War, who sets out with zest and understanding to nurse back to prosperity the country estate he had recently begun to manage. Followed by "Post of Honour" (DC34174). 1968. (A horseman riding by ; 1)

DC34174
Post of honour by R. F. Delderfield.
1 disc. Narrated by Christopher Oxford.
On village greens throughout Britain, stone memorials stand witness to the Great War and its terrible cost in human life. The remote Devon village of Shallowford is no exception. Many of its men fail to return, and many of those who do are forced to adapt painfully to the changing conditions of country life. As the aftermath of one war gives way to the gathering storm of the next, it is Paul Craddock's faith and firmness that help Shallowford to overcome slump and misery, and to face new danger with confidence and courage. Sequel to "Long Summer Day" (DC12345). 1968. (A horseman riding by ; 2)

DC30444
The Halifax connection by Marie Jakober.
1 disc. Narrated by Margaret Johnson.
1862. As the American Civil War heats up, Southern Confederates flood into Montreal and Halifax, planning secret missions against the Union, missions they hope will provoke a war between England and the United States. Erryn Shaw, a British aristocrat banished to the colonies, is convinced to spy for the British. On a mission to Montreal, he gets wind of a sinister plot - and he can't seem to find a way to stop it. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2007.

DC35669
The marriage spell: a novel by Mary Jo Putney.
1 disc. Narrated by Jacqui Bishop.
Jack Langdon, Lord Frayne, takes his family's honour very seriously. He also hides a shameful secret: a talent for sorcery he has been raised to suppress and openly reject. But after an injury lands Jack at deaths door, his only chance at survival lies with Abigail Barton, a peer's daughter and skilled wizard. Her price: Jack's hand in marriage. 2006.

DC29684
Wacousta, or, The prophecy: a tale of the Canadas by John Richardson ; with an afterword by James Reaney.
1 disc. Narrated by Fred Granger.
It is the 1760s, at the time of Pontiac's Indian alliance against the British. His campaign against Fort Detroit is masterminded by the mysterious Wacousta, whose thirst for vengeance against the fortress commander borders on madness. He creates a world of deception and terror in which motive is ambiguous and the boundary between order and anarchy unclear. c1991, 1832.

DC34222
The visible world by Mark Slouka.
1 disc. Narrated by Garrick Hagon.
The narrator of The Visible World, the American-born son of Czech immigrants living in New York, grows up in an atmosphere haunted by fragments of a past he cannot understand. It is only as an adult, when he makes his own journey to Prague, that he is finally able to piece together the truth of his parents' past: what they did, who his mother loved, and why they were never able to forget. Strong language. 2008, c2007.

DC34032
The language of threads by Gail Tsukiyama.
1 disc. Narrated by Harriet Lampert.
Pei, brought to work in the silk house as a young girl, is now 28 and living in 1930's Hong Kong. With a young orphan, Ji Shen, in her care, Pei finds a new life in the home of Mrs. Finch, a British expatriate. But with the arrival of war and the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, Pei is once again struggling to survive. Sequel to "Women of the silk". 2000.

DC26720
Prisoners of war by Steve Yarbrough.
1 disc. Narrated by Carol Litz.
In 1943, as German prisoners work the plantations of Mississippi Delta country, Dan Timms roves the area in a "rolling store" selling goods for his uncle. While Dan's partner, L.C., a young black man, struggles against the inequities surrounding him, Dan romanticizes World War II and dreams of his eventual participation. But when his battleweary friend returns from the action, Dan gains a new, shattering perspective. Some descriptions of sex and violence, explicit strong language. PEN/Faulkner Award finalist 2005. 2004.

Law & Order Fiction

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Needles by William Deverell.
1 disc. Narrated by Kirk Hansen.
Novel of a tense courtroom battle which exposes some of the most brutal aspects of Vancouver's heroin trade. Some strong language. 1979.

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The heart of the matter by Graham Greene.
1 disc. Narrated by Peter Goss.
Scobie is another failed hero (he commits adultery, connives at murder, takes communion without absolution and finally commits suicide), yet all the while, as a Catholic, has the possibility of judging his own actions and is truly the hero. 1969.

Love Stories

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An innocent courtesan by Elizabeth Beacon.
1 disc. Narrated by Charlotte Strevens.
Caroline Besford will no longer be any man's pawn. Her father forced her into marriage with a man who refused to share her bed. In making her escape, Caro became Cleo - an untouched courtesan. The husband who ignored his plain bride is now pursuing her. As Cleo is drawn into a web of lies and deception, she cannot deny her growing desire for her husband. What will the Colonel do when he discovers that his darling Cleo is his dowdy wife, Caroline? 2007.

DC08635
Wishes by Jude Deveraux.
1 disc. Narrated by Madelyn Buzzard.
To earn her way out of limbo and into paradise, selfish Berni returns to Earth to help unattractive Nellie catch Jace Montgomery's eye. This task is complicated by the jealousy of Nellie's beautiful sister, Tercel. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1989.

DC00262
Inland paradise by Joyce Dingwall.
1 disc. Narrated by Toby Tarnow.
Impersonating a man, Georgiana gets a job in the Australian outback and meets the handsome Larry Roper. A Harlequin romance. 1976.

DC34261
The millionaire tycoon's English rose by Lucy Gordon.
1 disc. Narrated by Emma Powell.
Independent and strong-willed, Celia Ryland has never let her blindness affect the way she lives her life - she thrives on feeling free! Gorgeous Italian Francesco Rinucci has never met a woman with such a zest for life - he loves everything about Celia. But he finds himself wanting to wrap her in cotton wool, to protect his precious English rose from all that's dangerous in the world. Descriptions of sex. 2007.

Mysteries (Fiction)

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In too deep by Terri Alcock.
1 disc. Narrated by Pat Barlow.
Samantha Hope is a born snoop and budding mystery writer. When her friend asks her to go into the private investigations field with him, she jumps at the chance. With the help of her roommate and their two sheepdogs, they try to discover who is responsible for the death of a young girl. 2000.

DC31002
Stain of the berry: a Russell Quant mystery by Anthony Bidulka.
1 disc. Narrated by Michael Saperia.
Private detective Russell Quant is asked by the family of a suicide victim to uncover the real cause of death. He works to narrow his list of suspects only to find the number of victims growing, and the trail of fear connects him to a vast landscape of people, including an elegant potash miner, dubious trailer park denizens, reticent farm folk, and the Pink Gopher choir. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2006. (A Russell Quant mystery)

DC19733
A nice little business by Eileen Dewhurst.
1 disc. Narrated by Gillian Neumann.
When Cathy Carter arrives for a fitting with Mrs. Willoughby, her dressmaker and clairvoyant, Mrs. Willoughby is dead. Cathy's husband, Detective Inspector Neil Carter, investigates the case. His attempts at some unconventional sleuthing only bring about some more deadly results. 1987.

DC18042
The jewel that was ours by Colin Dexter.
1 disc. Narrated by William Samples.
When the American tourists arrive at the hotel in Oxford, Laura Stratton heads straight for her room to soak her aching feet. It is the last thing she does. Within an hour her husband discovers her body, and Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis are on the way. Missing from the room is the valuable artifact Laura was to present to the Ashmolean Museum. Morse soon has the murder of the museum's curator to deal with as well. Some strong language. 1991.

DC29658
Cradle song by Robert Edric.
1 disc. Narrated by Desmond Scott.
An imprisoned child murderer unexpectedly appeals his conviction, offering to implicate those involved in the crimes who were never caught; provide evidence of police corruption and reveal where the corpses of several teenage girls are buried. Desperate to locate the body of his own missing daughter, the father of one of the girls approaches Private Investigator Leo Rivers with a plea for help. Rivers' enquiries stir cold and bitter memories, and a succession of new killings. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2004, c2003.

DC35678
The water room by Christopher Fowler.
1 disc. Narrated by Bryon Johnsen.
Detectives John May and Arthur Bryant have a reputation for solving the trickiest cases. When the elderly sister of Bryant's friend is found dead, they discover some very unnatural behaviour surrounding her death. Bryant and May must rely on instinct, experience and their own peculiar methods. 2004.

DC30050
The red power murders: a DreadfulWater mystery by Thomas King writing as Hartley GoodWeather.
1 disc. Narrated by Bryon Johnsen.
A string of random occurrences is causing Thumps DreadfulWater, photographer and ex-cop, some real discomfort. First Noah Ridge, the RedPower activist, arrives in Chinook; then the body of a retired FBI agent turns up; and the ghostly presence of Lucy Kettle hovers in the background. Now the sheriff wants Thumps to return to his cop beat temporarily. 2006.

DC35640
The Thai amulet: an archaeological mystery by Lyn Hamilton.
1 disc. Narrated by Pat Barlow.
Lara agrees to search for a missing antiques dealer while on vacation in Bangkok. While questioning his friends and neighbours, Lara loses herself in the sights and sounds of Thailand. She uncovers a deadly conspiracy and a family tragedy... played out right before her eyes. 2003.

DC31099
Gasa-gasa girl by Naomi Hirahara.
1 disc. Narrated by Deborah Kipp.
Japanese-American Mas Harai - Hiroshima survivor, Californian, gardener and sleuth - is in New York City to help his son-in-law Lloyd restore a traditional Japanese garden attached to a mansion. The father of the owner, tycoon Kazzy Ouchi, was the original owner's gardener, and Ouchi's daughter now oversees the development of the mansion into a museum about the Japanese in New York. Vandalism, theft and neighbourhood opposition already threaten the project, but it hits a really big snag when Mas discovers Ouchi's corpse in the dry koi pond. Some strong language. 2005.

DC31074
Summer of the big bachi by Naomi Hirahara.
1 disc. Narrated by Joan Fritz.
A Japanese PI unsettles Mas Arai, a Hiroshima survivor, and the other elderly Japanese-American gardeners who hang out at Wishbone Tanaka's Lawnmower Shack in the seedy L.A. suburb of Altadena. The PI's disturbing questions concern Joji Haneda, reported dead in the atomic blast, but who was actually still alive in California in June 1999. A month later, Haneda is brutally murdered, and Mas must revisit his past in order to solve the crime. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.

DC35685
The Marx sisters by Barry Maitland.
1 disc. Narrated by Jacqui Bishop.
Jerusalem Lane is a little piece of Dickensian London untouched by development. Could elderly Meredith Winterbottom have been killed for the politics of another age? DS Kolla and DCI Brock investigate the lane's eccentric melting pot, past and present interlink in unexpected ways. 1994.

DC35671
Have your cake and kill him too: a Blackbird Sisters mystery by Nancy Martin.
1 disc. Narrated by Pat Barlow.
Family and friends count for Nora, and soon she's poking around the grandest estates in Philadelphia to help a friend accused of killing the tycoon owner of a tacky sports bar. Nora trails a politician with a secret, a former rock star now a pastry chef, and a dangerous aristo-brat who wants to parlay her high society roots into fame and fortune. 2006.

DC35665
The firemaker by Peter May.
1 disc. Narrated by Jacqui Bishop.
Margaret Campbell is a forensic pathologist from Chicago. Li Yan is a Beijing detective with a horribly burned corpse on his hands. She has a broken life behind her and a lonely life ahead. He has survived decades of violent change by marrying himself to his career. Neither of them is ready for the consequences of asking the wrong questions. 1999.

DC34221
The savage garden by Mark Mills.
1 disc. Narrated by Daniel Philpott.
Behind a villa in the heart of Tuscany lies a Renaissance garden of enchanting beauty. Its grottoes, pagan statues and classical inscriptions seem to have a secret life of their own, and a secret message, too, for those with eyes to read it. Young scholar Adam Strickland is just such a person. Arriving in 1958, he finds the Docci family, their house and the unique garden as seductive as each other. But post-War Italy is still a strange, even dangerous place, and the Doccis have some dark skeletons hidden away which Adam finds himself compelled to investigate. 2007.

DC35650
Too many crooks spoil the broth: a Pennsylvania-Dutch mystery with recipes by Tamar Myers.
1 disc. Narrated by Barbara Karmazyn.
Magdalena Yoder, Mennonite proprietor of the quaint PennDutch Inn, runs a thriving hostelry catering to sophisticated urbanites with a yen for Amish ambience. A reclusive guest is found dead, apparently as the result of a fall. After a second questionable death, everyone at the inn is under suspicion, including the proprietor. 1994.

DC30176
The Four Courts murder by Andrew Nugent.
1 disc. Narrated by John Cormack.
When an unpopular judge is found kicked to death in his chambers, police detectives Denis Lennon and Molly Power uncover a wide variety of suspects, some of whom could be linked to the judge's questionable dealings in the art world. Strong language. 2006.

DC34150
The naming of the dead by Ian Rankin.
1 disc. Narrated by Crawford Logan.
It's a crucial time for Rebus, his superiors are getting increasingly impatient with his erratic behaviour and his relationship with Siobhan becomes ever more complicated. Most worryingly of all, Rebus is starting to feel closer to the criminals he fights than to the force he works for. Set against the backdrop of the explosive 2005 G8 summit amongst the hordes of protesters filling the streets, a serial killer lurks. Descriptions of violence and strong language. 2006.

Science Fiction

DC34245
The inheritors by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
"I come from the Fourth Dimension", she said patiently. So began the bizarre acquaintance of an unsuccessful writer with an unfathomable young female, one of a race of people endowed with superior powers yet emotionally cold. Their aim: to inherit the earth. 1991.

DC26184
The dark ascent by Walter H. Hunt.
1 disc. Narrated by John Lane.
The war between humans and the zor race, aliens with a religious devotion to their hero, Qu'u, and to a lost magic sword, the gyaryu, is now long past. They work together to battle a race of mind-controllers, the vuhl. Jackie Lappierre finds herself appointed to retrieve the sword and use its powers to confront the vuhl. Some strong language, and some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "The dark path", followed by "The dark crusade". c2004. (Dark wing ; 3)

Short Stories

DC34027
The crystal frontier: a novel in nine stories by Carlos Fuentes ; translated from the Spanish by Alfred Mac Adam.
1 disc. Narrated by Trevor Balena.
Nine stories by the award-winning Mexican author are tied together by the title reference to the border between Mexico and the United States. Fuentes explores the cultural and economic differences between the Hispanics and the Anglos where they intermingle geographically. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 1998, c1995.

DC34253
Selected short stories by H G Wells.
1 disc. Narrated by Katherine Spencer.
A collection of some of Wells' best-known short stories, including 'The time machine', 'The door in the wall', and 'The country of the blind'. 1970.

Suspense (Fiction)

DC34227
Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham.
1 disc. Narrated by Tim Bruce. Penelope Freeman.
It's rare for a young woman to die from a stroke and when three such deaths occur in short order it starts to look like an epidemic. Then a sharp pathologist notices traces of benzodiazepine in one of the victim's blood samples and just traceable damage to the ligaments in her neck, and their cause of death is changed from natural to murder. The police aren't making much progress in their hunt for the killer until he appears to make a mistake: Alison Willetts is found alive. 2002. (Tom Thorne ; 1)

DC34262
Killing floor by Lee Child.
1 disc. Narrated by Jay Benedict.
Margrave is a no-account little town in Georgia. Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and walks fourteen miles in the rain, just passing through. An arbitrary decision, a tribute to a guitar player who died there decades before. But Margrave has just had its first homicide in thirty years. And Reacher is the only stranger in town. So the murder is pinned on him. As nasty secrets leak out and the body count mounts, only one thing is for sure: They picked the wrong guy to take the fall. Descriptions of violence and strong language. 1999. (Jack Reacher novels ; 1)

DC34266
Hold tight by Harlan Coben.
1 disc. Narrated by Larry Belling.
Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd become the type of parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill, they can't help but worry. They install a sophisticated spy program on Adam's computer, and within days they are jolted by a message from an unknown correspondent addressed to their son: "Just stay quiet and all safe." When Adam goes missing, it soon becomes clear that something deep and sinister has infected their community. 2008.

DC02584
Spy story by Len Deighton.
1 disc. Narrated by John Beary.
War games and super secrets involve the transferral of a defecting Russian admiral to Britain under the command of a tough-sounding retired American marine corps commander. Submarine espionage under the Arctic and a bittersweet love affair add to the suspense. Strong language. 1974.

DC03355
High crimes by William Deverell.
1 disc. Narrated by Monte Snider.
With a $2 million budget, the RCMP stages an elaborate scheme to entrap drug smugglers who plan to ship 50 tons of marijuana from Colombia to Newfoundland. Some strong language. 1981.

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Chameleon by William Diehl.
1 disc. Narrated by Merwin Smith.
A one-time C.I.A. agent and investigative journalist sets out to uncover an international assassin's ring, headed by the mysterious chameleon. Bestseller. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1982.

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Devil may care by Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.
1 disc. Narrated by Crawford Logan.
Dr Julius Gorner is a name that will become seared into James Bond's consciousness. The name of a man who knows no master but his own power-crazed ego, whose wealth is exceeded only by his greed and who will stop at nothing until he has destroyed the very heart of Britain. A savage execution in the desolate outskirts of Paris sets in motion a chain of events designed to lead only to global catastrophe. Descriptions of violence and strong language. 2008.

Westerns

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Hideout by Eugene Clifton.
1 disc. Narrated by Jay Benedict.
Cal Mason has a price on his head and a posse on his tail, but it looks like his luck has changed when he makes it to Shorty Prentice's hideout. The trouble is the old man's cabin is already occupied and when Cal turns down an offer to join the Hinds gang he finds he has enemies on both sides of the law. 2007.

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Moon raiders by Skeeter Dodds.
1 disc. Narrated by James Jordan.
The town of Wayne Creek is a family town, but not overly prosperous. Then Samuel Lane arrives in town with his own enrichment in mind and change is immediately in the air. Now Wayne Creek will become an open town if Lane gets his way. The town might find wealth prosperous, but it would also be dangerous, as the dregs of the West flood in. 2007.

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Border showdown by Matthew S. Hart.
1 disc. Narrated by Carl Soholt.
Texas Ranger Cody must stop a ruthless band of desperadoes who have been holding up stages, menacing settlers, and gunning for anyone who gets in their way. Cody decides to infiltrate the gang, while an unknown ringleader watches and waits, ready to step in for the final kill. Sequel to "Die lonesome" (DC29398), followed by "Bounty man" (DC29489). Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 1991. (Cody's law ; 3)

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Mano a mano by Matthew S. Hart.
1 disc. Narrated by Stephen Pineo.
Kidnapped and delivered to a ruthless murderer, Rose, a well-known singer, must rely on the help of Cody, the one man with the skill and guts to track down the kidnapper and rescue her. Sequel to "Bounty man" (DC29489). Followed by "Renegade trail". Some description of sex, descriptions of violence, and some strong language. 1992. (Cody's law ; 5)

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The Laredo gang by Alan Irwin.
1 disc. Narrated by John Chancer.
When ex-deputy US marshal Jack Tracy returns to the Box T Ranch in Colorado after a lengthy absence, he arrives just after his parents and brother have been murdered by the infamous Laredo gang. 2007.

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Battle of the Teton Basin by Jason Manning.
1 disc. Narrated by Mac McDonald.
Zach Hannah wants to be left alone high in the mountains with his Indian bride, but as long as Sean Devlin lives, Zach can find no peace. Zach must track down Devlin, the former friend who stole his wife and left him to die at the hands of the Blackfeet. It is an odyssey of vengeance that will lead him from the Yellowstone to St. Louis along the Santa Fe Trail. 1994. (High country ; 3)

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Sons and gunslicks by Chap O'Keefe.
1 disc. Narrated by Kenneth Jay.
Where was Emily Greatheart? The pretty young lady from Denver who had gone to Arizona to meet her dead fiancés mother had vanished. Only a bloodstained jacket was found in an abandoned spring buggy hired from the Pike's Crossing livery stable. Strong language. 2007.

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The long trail by Corba Sunman.
1 disc. Narrated by Jay Benedict.
Texas Ranger Mike Hart rode back to Amarillo after a successful case in which he captured Buck Radd, the notorious bank robber. But his euphoria vanished when he reported to Captain Buckbee and learned that Radd had already been busted out of the jail where he was awaiting trial, and was again robbing banks and committing murder. 2007.