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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 755801 Title: In a Place of Darkness Author: Stuart MacBride Narrator: Angus King Format: Unabridged Length: 20:59:32 Language: English Release date: 06-20-24 Publisher: PGRH UK Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Police Stories Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The clock is ticking Detective Constable Angus MacVicar has just landed his dream job transferred out of uniform and assigned to Oldcastles biggest ongoing murder investigation: Operation Telegram, hunting the Fortnight Killer. Every two weeks another couple is targeted. One victim is left at the scene, their corpse used as a twisted message board. The second body is never seen again. This should be the perfect chance for Angus to prove himself, but instead of working on the investigations front line, hes lumbered with the forensic psychologist from hell. A jetlagged, sarcastic, know-it-all American, on loan from the FBI, who seems determined to alienate everyone while dragging Angus into a shadowy world of conspiracies, lies, and violence. Its been twelve days since the Fortnight Killer last struck, and the investigations running out of time. The darkness is growing, and if Angus isnt careful, itll swallow him whole ©2024 Stuart MacBride (P)2024 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 630748 Title: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here: A Psychiatrists Life Author: Benji Waterhouse Narrator: Benji Waterhouse Format: Unabridged Length: 08:30:36 Language: English Release date: 05-16-24 Publisher: PGRH UK Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, History & Culture, Mental Health Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A woman with bipolar flies from America in a wedding dress to marry Harry Styles. A lorry driver with schizophrenia believes hes got a cure for coronavirus. A depressed psychiatrist hides his profession from his GP due to stigma. Most of the characters in this book are his patients. Some of them are his family. One of them is him. Unlocking the doors to the psych ward, NHS psychiatrist Dr Benji Waterhouse provides a fly-on-the-padded-wall account of medicines most mysterious and controversial speciality. Why would anyone in their right mind choose to be a psychiatrist? Are the solutions to peoples messy lives really within medical school textbooks? And how can vulnerable patients receive the care they need when psychiatry lacks staff, hospital beds and any actual cures? Humane, hilarious and heart-breaking, You Dont Have to Be Mad to Work Here is an enlightening and darkly comic medical memoir - from both sides of the doctors desk. This is the perfect read for fans of This Is Going to Hurt, Unnatural Causes and The Prison Doctor. A humane, hilarious and heart-breaking window into the world of psychiatry from the Adam Kay of mental healthcare (THE TIMES) 'Very funny and deeply sympathetic. Really excellent' HENRY MARSH 'This is honestly my dream book. Both fascinating and bleakly funny' FERN BRADY Honest, funny, saddening and uplifting all rolled into one JO BRAND ©2024 Benji Waterhouse (P) 2024 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 790084 Title: Understanding Superhero Comic Books: A History of Key Elements, Creators, Events and Controversies Author: Alex Grand Narrator: Alex Grand Format: Unabridged Length: 13:43:38 Language: English Release date: 05-15-24 Publisher: Findaway Voices Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticism Summary: This work dissects the origin and growth of superhero comic books, their major influences, and the creators behind them.It demonstrates how Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America and many more stand as time capsules of their eras, rising and falling with societal changes, and reflecting an amalgam of influences. The book covers in detail the iconic superhero comic book creators and their unique contributions in their quest for realism, including Julius Schwartz and the science-fiction origins of superheroes; the collaborative design of the Marvel Universe by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko; Jim Starlins incorporation of the death of superheroes in comic books; John Byrne and the revitalization of superheroes in the modern age; and Alan Moores deconstruction of superheroes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 502010 Title: Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island: The World War II Battle That Saved Marine Corps Aviation Author: John R Bruning Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Length: 19:53:46 Language: English Release date: 05-14-24 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, World, Military Summary: The pivotal true story of the first fifty-three days of the standoff between Imperial Japanese and a handful of Marine aviators defending the Americans dug in at Guadalcanal, from the New York Times bestselling author of Indestructible and Race of Aces. On August 20, 1942, twelve Marine dive-bombers and nineteen Marine fighters landed at Guadalcanal. Their mission: defeat the Japanese navy and prevent it from sending more men and supplies to "Starvation Island," as Guadalcanal was nicknamed. The Japanese were turning the remote, jungle-covered mountain in the south Solomon Islands into an air base from which they could attack the supply lines between the U.S. and Australia. The night after the Marines landed and captured the partially completed airfield, the Imperial Navy launched a surprise night attack on the Allied fleet offshore, resulting in the worst defeat the U.S. Navy suffered in the 20th century, which prompted the abandonment of the Marines on Guadalcanal. The Marines dug in, and waited for help, as those thirty-one pilots and twelve gunners flew against the Japanese, shooting down eighty-three planes in less than two months, while the dive bombers, carried out over thirty attacks on the Japanese fleet. Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island follows Major John L. Smith, a magnetic leader who became America’s top fighter ace for the time; Captain Marion Carl, the Marine Corps’ first ace, and one of the few survivors of his squadron at the Battle of Midway. He would be shot down and forced to make his way back to base through twenty-five miles of Japanese-held jungle. And Major Richard Mangrum, the lawyer-turned-dive-bomber commander whose inexperienced men wrought havoc on the Japanese Navy.   New York Times bestselling author John R. Bruning depicts the desperate effort to stop the Japanese long enough for America to muster reinforcements and turn the tide at Guadalcanal. Not just the story of an incredible stand on a distant jungle island, Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island also explores the consequences of victory to the men who secured it at a time when America had been at war for less than a year and its public had yet to fully understand what that meant. The home front they returned to after their jungle ordeal was a surreal montage of football games, nightclubs, fine dining with America’s elites, and inside looks at dysfunctional defense industries more interested in fleecing the government than properly equipping the military. Bruning tells the story of how one battle reshaped the Marine Corps and propelled its veterans into the highest positions of power just in time to lead the service into a new war in Southeast Asia. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 700645 Title: Hunted Author: Abir Mukherjee Narrator: Amber Rose Revah, Mikhail Sen, Nikki Patel, Sophia Roberts, Stefan Trout Format: Unabridged Length: 13:21:40 Language: English Release date: 05-09-24 Publisher: PGRH UK Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Political Thriller Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. YOU CAN'T SAVE YOUR KIDS. BUT CAN YOU STOP THEM? 'Twists you won't see coming, nail-biting suspense...and at the heart of this book is a father battling to save his family. Unmissable' Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of THIRTEEN It's a week before the presidential elections when a bomb goes off in an LA shopping mall. In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter, Aliyah entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she's missing, potentially plotting another attack on American soil. But then a woman called Carrie turns up at Sajid's door after travelling halfway across the world. She claims Aliyah is with her son and she has a clue to their whereabouts. Carrie knows something isn't adding up - and that she and Sajid are the only ones who can find their children and discover the truth. On the run from the authorities, the two parents are thrown together in a race against time to save their kids and stop a catastrophe that will derail the country's future forever. For fans of Adrian McKinty's The Chain and Clare Mackintosh's Hostage, this blockbuster contemporary thriller will turn your world on its head. ©2024 Abir Mukherjee (P)2024 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 574406 Title: Black Shield Maiden Author: Jess Hendel, Willow Smith Narrator: Willow Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 14:23:16 Language: English Release date: 05-07-24 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Epic Fantasy Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From Willow Smith and Jess Hendel comes a powerful and groundbreaking historical epic about an African warrior in the world of the Vikings. Lore, legend, and history tell us of the Vikings: warrior-kings on epic journeys of conquest and plunder. But the stories we know are not the only stories to tell. There is another story, one that has been lost to the mists of time: the saga of the dark queen. That saga begins with Yafeu, a defiant yet fiercely compassionate young warrior who is stolen from her home in the flourishing Ghanaian empire and taken as a slave to a distant kingdom in the North. There she is thrust into a strange, cold world of savage shield maidens, tyrannical rulers, and mysterious gods. And there she also finds something unexpected: a kindred spirit. She comes to serve Freydis, a shy princess who couldnt be more different than the confident and self-possessed Yafeu. But they both want the same thing: to forge their own fate. Yafeu inspires Freydis to dream of a future greater than the one that the king and queen have forced upon her. And with the princess at her side, Yafeu learns to navigate this new world and grows increasingly determined to become one of the legendary shield maidens. For Yafeu may have lost her home, but she still knows who she is, and shes not afraid to be the flame that burns a city to the ground so a new world can rise from the ashes. She will alter the course of history - and become the revolutionary heroine of her own myth. ©2024 Willow and Jess Hendel (P)2024 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 764632 Title: What Autism Gave Me: A Devastating Diagnosis to a Triumphant Life Author: Michael Haigwood Goodroe Narrator: Jeremy Gleason Format: Unabridged Length: 03:57:46 Language: English Release date: 03-04-24 Publisher: Authors Republic Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness Summary: An Unexpected Story of Hope & Perserverance: As a young child, something was wrong with Michael. He lacked basic motor skills and was unable to follow simple instructions or answer questions. Testing revealed a diagnosis of autism with a low IQ. Experts insisted that leading an independent life would be impossible for him...and school was not an option. Supported by documentation and interviews, Michael's heartfelt memoir traces the sustained challenges and turbulent journey he faced. His life was plagued by failures, negative results, rejections from schools, and inability to complete simple karate moves or participate in activities --all which confirmed the hopeless situation. But Michael was surrounded by support, and he was encouraged to keep trying no matter how many times he failed. Developmental progress was not always obvious, but Michael was finding his own unique path. What Autism Gave Me is a powerful reminder that the human drive to succeed is stronger than any diagnosis. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 666841 Title: Christmas in Snowflake Canyon Author: RaeAnne Thayne Narrator: Carly Robins Format: Unabridged Length: 10:24:14 Language: English Release date: 10-31-23 Publisher: HarlequinAudio Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Contemporary, Family Life Summary: Holiday gifts don't always come in expected packages…especially in the town of Hope's Crossing.  No one has ever felt sorry for Genevieve Beaumont. After all, she has everything money can buy. That is, until she discovers her fiancé has been two-timing her and she's left with two choices: marry the philanderer to please her controlling father or be disinherited and find a means to support herself.  Genevieve's salvation appears in the most unlikely of prospects: Dylan Caine, a sexy, wounded war vet whose life is as messy as hers. Dylan's struggling to adjust after his time in Afghanistan, and the last thing he needs is a spoiled socialite learning about the real world for the first time. True, she may have unexpected depths and beauty to match. But he knows he could never be the man she needs…and she knows he could never be the man she thinks she wants. So why are they each hoping that a Christmas miracle willl prove them both wrong? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 650344 Title: Sun House: A Novel Author: David James Duncan Narrator: Barrie Kreinik, Elena Rey, Henry Leyva, Jenn Lee, Joseph Discher, L.J. Ganser, Mark Bedard, Robb Moreira Format: Unabridged Length: 42:07:01 Language: English Release date: 09-26-23 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA Genres: Fiction & Literature, Religious & Inspirational, Sagas Summary: An epic comedy about love, spirit, and the quest for transcendence in an anything-but-transcendent America, from the author of the perennial cult bestsellers The River Why and The Brothers K.   A random bolt from a DC-8 falls from the sky, killing a child and throwing the faith of a young Jesuit Jesuit into crisis.  A boy’s mother dies on his fifth birthday, sparking a lifetime of repressed anger that he unleashes once a year in reckless duels with the Fate, God, or Power who let the coincidence happen. A young woman on a run in Seattle experiences a shooting star moment that pierces her with a love that will eventually help heal the Jesuit, the angry young man, and innumerable others. The journeys of this unintentional menagerie carry them to the healing lands of Montana and a newly founded community—where nothing tastes better than Maker's Mark mixed with glacier ice, and nothing seems less likely than the soul-filling delight a troupe of spiritual refugees, urban sophisticates, road-weary musicians, and local cowboys begin to find in each other's company.            With Sun House, David James Duncan continues exploring the American search for meaning and love that he began in his acclaimed novels The River Why and The Brothers K. This stunning novel, set amid the gorgeous landscapes of the American West, illuminates the contemporary world through the prisms of Eastern wisdom, cast-off ecstatic religious ideals, and the unpredictable, expansive yearnings of the human heart. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 650335 Title: Bridge: A Novel of Suspense Author: Lauren Beukes Narrator: Lisa Cordileone Format: Unabridged Length: 13:28:07 Language: English Release date: 08-08-23 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age Summary: In this reality-bending thriller from the author of The Shining Girls, a grieving daughter’s search for her mother becomes a journey across alternate realities. It was a game they played; the other worlds, the other lives. It was part of her mom’s grand delusions. It wasn’t real. Unless it was…  Bridget Kittinger has always been paralyzed by choices. It has a lot to do with growing up in the long shadow of her mother, Jo, a troubled neuroscientist. Jo’s obsession with one mythical object, the “dreamworm”—which she believed enabled travel to other worlds—led to their estrangement. Now, suddenly, Jo is dead. And in packing up her home, Bridge finds a strange device buried deep in Jo’s freezer: the dreamworm. Against all odds, it actually can open the door—to all other realities, and to all other versions of herself, too. Could Bridge find who she should be in this world, by visiting the others? And could her Jo still be alive somewhere? But there’s a sinister cost to trading places, and others hunting the dreamworm who would kill to get their hands on it . . . Across a thousand possible lives, from Portland to Haiti, from Argentina to the alligator-infested riverways of North Carolina, Bridge takes readers on a highly original thrill ride, pushing the boundaries of what we know about mothers and daughters, hunters and seekers, and who we each choose to be. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 637462 Title: Currant Creek Valley Author: RaeAnne Thayne Narrator: Carly Robins Format: Unabridged Length: 08:34:55 Language: English Release date: 07-25-23 Publisher: HarlequinAudio Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Contemporary, Clean & Wholesome Summary: "RaeAnne Thayne gets better with every book." —Robyn Carr, #1 New York TImes bestselling author New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne tells a story of family, healing and second chances in Hope's Crossing. Alexandra McKnight prefers a life of long workdays and short-term relationships, and she's found it in Hope's Crossing. A sous chef at the local ski resort, she's just been offered her dream job at an exclusive new restaurant being built in town. But when it comes to designing the kitchen, Alex finds herself getting up close and personal with construction foreman Sam Delgado… At first glance, Sam seems perfect for Alex. He's big, tough, gorgeous—and in town for only a few weeks. But when Sam suddenly moves into a house down the road, Alex suspects that the devoted single father of a six-year-old boy wants more from her than she's willing to give. Now it's up to Sam to help Alex see that, no matter what happened in her past, together they can build something more meaningful in Hope's Crossing. Hope's Crossing Book 1: Blackberry Summer Book 2: Woodrose Mountain Book 3: Sweet Laurel Falls Book 4: Currant Creek Valley Book 5: Willowleaf Lane Book 6: Christmas in Snowflake Canyon Book 7: Wild Iris Ridge Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 615130 Title: Willowleaf Lane Author: RaeAnne Thayne Narrator: Carly Robins Format: Unabridged Length: 09:34:19 Language: English Release date: 06-27-23 Publisher: HarlequinAudio Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Contemporary, Family Life Summary: Sometimes going back is the best way to start over Candy shop owner Charlotte Caine knows temptation.To reboot her life, shed weight and gain perspective, shes passing up sweet enticements left and right. But willpower doesnt come so easily when hell-raiser Spencer Gregory comes back to Hopes Crossing, bringing with him memories of broken promises and teen angst. A retired pro baseball player on the mend from injuryand a damaging scandalhes interested in his own brand of reinvention. Now everything about Spencers new-and-improved lifestyle, from his mission to build a rehab facility for injured veterans to his clear devotion to his preteen daughter, Peyton, touches Charlottes heart. Holding on to past hurt is her only protection against falling for himagain. But if she takes the risk, will she find in Spencer a hometown heartbreaker, or the hero shes always wanted? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 501878 Title: Jingo: (Discworld Novel 21): from the bestselling series that inspired BBCs The Watch Author: Terry Pratchett Narrator: Bill Nighy, Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz Format: Unabridged Length: 13:38:26 Language: English Release date: 05-25-23 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Satire Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'Neighbours... hah. People'd live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.' When the neighbours in question are the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork, those are going to be some pretty large garden tools indeed. Of course, no-one would dream of starting a war without a perfectly good reason...such as a 'strategic' piece of old rock in the middle of nowhere. It is after all every citizen's right to bear arms to defend their own. Even if it isn't technically their own. And even if they don't have much in the way of actual weaponry. As two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch faces unpleasant foes who are out to get him... and that's just the people on his side. The enemy might be even worse. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Jingo is the fourth book in the City Watch series. 'Generous, amusing and the ideal boarding point for those who have never visited Discworld' Sunday Telegraph © Dunmanifestin Ltd 1997 (P) Penguin Audio 2023 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 501875 Title: Guards! Guards!: (Discworld Novel 8): the bestseller that inspired BBCs The Watch Author: Terry Pratchett Narrator: Ben Aaronovitch, Bill Nighy, Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz Format: Unabridged Length: 13:24:53 Language: English Release date: 05-25-23 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.' Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again. Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It's enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drink more. But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don't fully understand, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city. Time for Captain Vimes to sober up. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Guards! Guards! is the first book in the City Watch series. 'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The Times © Terry Pratchett 1989 (P) Penguin Audio 2023 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 617981 Title: Guest Author: Emma Cline Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Length: 08:36:18 Language: English Release date: 05-18-23 Publisher: PGRH UK Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Literary Fiction, Psychological Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A young woman pretends to be someone she isn't in this stunning novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls Summer is coming to a close on Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome... One misstep at a dinner party and the older man she's been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources, but a gift for navigating the desires of others, Alex stays on the island. She drifts like a ghost through the gated driveways and sun-blasted dunes of a rarefied world, trailing destruction in her wake. Taut, sensual and impossible to look away from, The Guest captures the latent heat and potential danger of a summer that could go either way for a young woman teetering on the edge. PRAISE FOR EMMA CLINE 'Taut, beautiful and savage' GUARDIAN 'So deft, with an undercurrent of unease' PANDORA SYKES 'Stunning . . . thrilling . . . a spectacular achievement' THE TIMES 'Cline's talent at uncovering the seedy and somehow bringing it to beautiful light is brilliant' DAISY JOHNSON 'Something about Cline's intimate tone, her talent for conjuring the feeling of being alive, is entirely and uniquely her own' RACHEL KUSHNER 'An astonishingly gifted stylist' BRANDON TAYLOR ©2023 Emma Cline (P)2023 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 575870 Title: Last One to Fall Author: Gabriella Lepore Narrator: Caitlin Kelly, Gary Tiedemann Format: Unabridged Length: 08:01:55 Language: English Release date: 05-09-23 Publisher: HarlequinAudio Genres: Teen, Mystery & Thriller, Tough Topics Summary: Six friends. Five suspects. One murder. Savana Caruso and Jesse Melo have known each other since they were kids, so when Jesse texts Savana in the middle of the night and asks her to meet him at Cray’s Warehouse, she doesn’t hesitate. But before Savana can find Jesse, she bears witness to a horrifying murder, standing helpless on the ground as a mysterious figure is pushed out of the fourth floor of the warehouse.  Six teens were there that night, and five of them are now potential suspects. With the police circling, Savana knows what will happen if the wrong person is charged, particularly once she starts getting threatening anonymous text messages. As she attempts to uncover the truth, Savana learns that everyone is keeping secrets—and someone is willing to do whatever it takes to keep those secrets from coming to light. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 618411 Title: Night Angel Nemesis Author: Brent Weeks Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 32:11:57 Language: English Release date: 04-25-23 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Epic Fantasy Summary: The incredible return to the New York Times bestselling world of the Night Angel, where master assassin Kylar Stern embarks on a new adventure as the High King Logan Gyre calls on him to save his kingdom and the hope of peace. "Weeks has been showing other fantasy authors how it's done for over fifteen years." — Peter V. Brett, author of The Desert Prince "Weeks is a giant of the genre." — Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld After the war that cost him so much, Kylar Stern is broken and alone. He's determined not to kill again, but an impending amnesty will pardon the one murderer he can't let walk free. He promises himself this is the last time. One last hit to tie up the loose ends of his old, lost life. But Kylar's best — and maybe only — friend, the High King Logan Gyre, needs him. To protect a fragile peace, Logan’s new kingdom, and the king’s twin sons, he needs Kylar to secure a powerful magical artifact that was unearthed during the war. With rumors that a ka'kari may be found, adversaries both old and new are on the hunt. And if Kylar has learned anything, it’s that ancient magics are better left in the hands of those he can trust. If he does the job right, he won’t need to kill at all. This isn’t an assassination — it’s a heist. But some jobs are too hard for an easy conscience, and some enemies are so powerful the only answer lies in the shadows. "Weeks writes in an inescapably engaging style. Breathlessly high stakes, terrible missteps, and unexpected revelations keep the story humming along at a breakneck pace." — Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter For more from Brent Weeks, check out: The Ka'kari Codex The Night Angel Trilogy The Way of Shadows Shadow's Edge Beyond the Shadows The Kylar Chronicles Night Angel Nemesis The Night Angel Trilogy: 10th Anniversary EditionNight Angel: The Complete Trilogy (omnibus) Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel Lightbringer The Black Prism The Blinding Knife The Broken Eye The Blood Mirror The Burning White Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 584113 Title: Fire on the Levee: The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice after Hurricane Katrina Author: Jared Fishman Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Length: 15:40:26 Language: English Release date: 04-25-23 Publisher: HarlequinAudio Genres: Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Social Science, Law Summary:  “A riveting tale told with care and expertise.” —David Simon, creator of The Wire The former federal prosecutor and founder of Justice Innovation Lab tells the story of his struggle to unravel the cover-up of a police shooting, and subsequent incineration of the shooting victim, in Hurricane Katrina–era New Orleans. In 2009, Jared Fishman was a young prosecutor working on low-level civil rights cases in the Justice Department when a file landed on his desk. That folder contained two items: a story from The Nation magazine examining a mysterious death in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, and an autopsy report for a man named Henry Glover, whose charred remains were found in a burned-out car two weeks after the storm. The autopsy report, bafflingly, listed no cause of death. But according to The Nation story, a gravely wounded Glover had last been seen in a car driven by a New Orleans police officer. Intrigued despite the lack of evidence, Fishman set out to learn what happened to Glover. He flew to New Orleans and teamed up with a rookie FBI agent, and together they started to track down anyone with information about what had happened to Glover on that day. Fire on the Levee tells the story of a young idealistic prosecutor determined to bring the truth to light. The case would lead to major reforms in the New Orleans Police Department and ultimately change our understanding of race, policing and justice in post-Katrina New Orleans and beyond. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 591678 Title: Pathogenesis: How germs made history Author: Jonathan Kennedy Narrator: Jonathan Kennedy Format: Unabridged Length: 09:27:44 Language: English Release date: 04-13-23 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: History, World, Science & Technology, Biology & Chemistry Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Humans did not make history - we played host. This humbling and revelatory book shows how infectious disease has shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam. How did an Indonesian volcano help cause the Black Death, setting Europe on the road to capitalism? How could 168 men extract the largest ransom in history from an opposing army of eighty thousand? And why did the Industrial Revolution lead to the birth of the modern welfare state? The latest science reveals that infectious diseases are not just something that happens to us, but a fundamental part of who we are. Indeed, the only reason humans don't lay eggs is that a virus long ago inserted itself into our DNA, and there are as many bacteria in your body as there are human cells. We have been thinking about the survival of the fittest all wrong: evolution is not simply about human strength and intelligence, but about how we live and thrive in a world dominated by germs. By exploring the startling intimacy of our relationship with infectious diseases, Dr Jonathan Kennedy shows how they have been responsible for some of the seismic revolutions of the past 50,000 years. A major reassessment of world history, Pathogenesis also reveals how the crisis of a pandemic can offer vital opportunities for change. ©2023 Jonathan Kennedy (P)2023 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 610788 Title: Forge of the High Mage Author: Ian C. Esslemont Narrator: John Banks Format: Unabridged Length: 17:38:55 Language: English Release date: 04-06-23 Publisher: PGRH UK Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Epic Fantasy Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. After decades of warfare, Malazan forces are now close to consolidating the Quon Talian mainland. Yet it is at this moment that Emperor Kellanved orders a new campaign far to the north: the invasion of Falar. Since the main Malazan armies are otherwise engaged in Quon Tali, a collection of orphaned units and broken squads has been brought together under Fist Dujek - himself recovering from the loss of an arm - to fight this new campaign. A somewhat rag-tag army, joined by a similarly motley fleet under the command of the Emperor himself. There are however those who harbour doubts regarding the stewardship of Kellanved and his cohort Dancer, and as the Malazan force heads north, it encounters an unlooked-for and most unwelcome threat - unspeakable and born of legend, it has woken and will destroy all who stand in its way. Most appalled by this is Tayschrenn, the untested High Mage of the Empire. He is all-too aware of the true nature of this ancient horror - and his own inadequacy in having to confront it. Yet confront it he must, alongside the most unlikely of allies . . . And then the theocracy of Falar is itself far from defenceless - its priests are in possession of a weapon so terrifying it has not been unleashed for centuries. Named the Jhistal, it was rumoured to be a gift from the sea-god Mael. But two can play at that game, for the Emperor sails towards Falar aboard his flagship Twisted - a vessel that is itself thought to be not entirely of this world . . . Here, then, in the tracts of the Ice Wastes and among the islands of Falar, the Empire of Malaz faces two seemingly insurmountable tests - each one potentially the origin of its destruction . . . These are bloody, turbulent and treacherous times for all caught up in the forging of the Malazan Empire. ©2023 Ian C Esslemont (P)2023 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com