Mystery & Fantasy Audiobooks

The Girl Next Door

Marcia Brett has noticed unusual activity at the ramshackle and seemingly abandoned mansion next door: a mysterious, veiled lady is seen coming and going out the front door, a different woman is glimpsed through a shuttered window, and most mysterious of all, a pretty, blond girl is seen briefly looking forlornly out an upper window! Along with her best friend, Janet McNeil, the two girls are determined to learn the secrets of the old house and befriend the young girl, but once they do, the secrets only increase. The girl has no idea why she is at this house or even who the women she is living with are! Has she been kidnapped? Are they relatives? No one seems to know. Augusta Huiell Seaman was an American author of children's literatureand the author of over 40 historical fiction and mystery novels for older children

Augusta Huiell Seaman (Author), Jennifer Dallman (Narrator)

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Ginnie Dare: Crimson Sands

Ginnie Dare is the communications officer for her family's space faring shipping company. They arrive at Eshu for a routine supply drop and discover that the entire settlement's population has vanished. Their search of the site reveals nothing out of place, except the people, but ends in a tense confrontation with the natives. During the conflict, Ginnie discovers an alien artifact that may be the key to diffusing the conflict. Can she decode the artifact before it's taken by the Sector Defense Force? Will it help them to discover the missing colony's fate? Or, will the whole thing spark an interstellar war?

Scott Roche (Author), Veronica Giguere (Narrator)

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Where Does It Belong?

A mother and child talk about what they see out their kitchen window. Mom sees something that needs to be rescued and the two play 'I spy.' When the daughter sees that it's a chick that needs to be kept safe, she carefully takes it back to the barn.

Jeanne Barrett Hargett (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Back in Time for Dessert

It's Jed and Mia's turn to do dessert, and they know just what they want to provide. But they'll need to borrow Uncle Filby's wormhole generator and go back in time to get it.

Bradford H. Robie (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Francis, the Lonely Dragon

Francis, a lonely dragon, never has a chance to make a friend since everyone is frightened by his appearance. It's only when Nathan happens to see Francis's harmless and even helpful behavior that Francis finally gets a chance at friendship.

Cindy J. Acab (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Adding Up the Clues

Nina uses her detective skills to solve a tough case.

Courtney Earley (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Portal Through the Pond

They said her grandfather was dead. They said her grandmother was crazy. Christy knows they're wrong. When her grandmother dies, 13-year-old Christy inherits an old family secret: the pond behind her house is in fact a portal to another world. What's more, she learns that her grandfather went through the portal when he mysteriously 'disappeared' nine years ago. Christy but she tries to respect her grandmother's final wishes and not go exploring, but when a classmate named Rob falls into the pond, she has to act. Since no one would believe her if she told them the truth about the pond, Christy arranges her own rescue party. In order to rescue Rob, she'll have to brave a bizarre alien landscape, evade hostile creatures, and protect Danny, the boy from next door who followed her through the portal. Meanwhile on Earth, the grown-ups launch a frantic search, and they're willing to drain the pond to find out what happened. Will Christy be able to find her grandfather, rescue Rob, and return safely to Earth before she becomes a permanent resident of the Empty World? Portal Through the Pond is the first book in the Empty World Saga, a science fiction adventure series for kids aged 8-12. If your kids have blown through the Land of Stories, devoured the Keeper of the Lost Cities, or can't wait for the next Wings of Fire, make the complete Empty World Saga their next read. Grab Portal Through the Pond and land in an alien world!

David K. Anderson (Author), Heather Costa (Narrator)

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This Cruel Design

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada, read by Skye Bennett. Catarina thought they'd stopped the Hydra virus. She was wrong. After laying everything on the line to decrypt the vaccine, Cat realises that Lachlan's daemon code is in the panel of every person on the planet. With it, he can reprogram humanity. She, Cole and Leoben set out to stop him, but they're on a timer. Cartaxus - the shadowy corporation that's both helped and hindered them - has a deadly end game in play. The virus is evolving, the vaccine is dying, and if Cat can't find Lachlan in three days, they'll use lethal code to wipe out everyone. Their path takes them to Entropia, an underground city deep in the desert and home to the most extreme gene hackers, run by the queen of coding, Regina. Struggling with the revelations about her past, and plagued by strange visions, what Cat finds in Entropia is more than just a trail to Lachlan. Because in the vaulted chambers of Regina's kingdom, Cat is forced to question everything she knows and everyone she trusts, and discovers that the biggest threat of all may be buried in her own mind.

Emily Suvada (Author), Skye Bennett (Narrator)

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Trapped in a Video Game (Book 2): The Invisible Invasion

After Full Blast, Jesse Rigsby and his friend Eric has sworn off video games. But when Jesse is offered the chance to save his friend Mark, of course he says, 'Yes.' Problem is, Jesse is invisible now, sucked into the world of Go Wild A Pokemon Go-style mobile game. To reach Mark, Jesse's going to have to shake the Bigfoot chasing him through the school library, survive the velociraptor in the bathroom, and battle the ginormous flame-throwing bat in the cafeteria. Can Jesse stay alive long enough to solve the mystery of what happened to Mark?

Dustin Brady (Author), Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)

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Trapped in a Video Game (Book 4): Return to Doom Island

Alistair Gregory, the man who figured out how to put people into video games, is not what he seems. Jesse Rigsby is sure of that. Jesse's sure of something else, too-he's being watched. To unravel the mystery, Jesse's going to have to transform himself into a superspy with serious retro-gaming skills. Can he pull it off before the bad guys catch on?

Dustin Brady (Author), Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)

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A Wrinkle in Time Archival Edition: Read by the Author

In honor of Madeleine L'Engle's 100th Birthday, fans are invited to enjoy this archival audiobook, originally recorded in 1993 and newly restored! Listen to the voice of the author, as Madeleine L'Engle reads her Newbery Medal-winning novel, A Wrinkle in Time. Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a 'tesseract,' which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father? Bridging science and fantasy, darkness and light, fear and friendship, the story has become a classic of children's literature and is beloved around the world. A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in The Time Quintet, which consists of A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.

Madeleine L'engle (Author), Madeleine L'engle (Narrator)

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Professor van Dusen, Die neuen Fälle, Fall 16: Professor van Dusen nimmt die Beichte ab

Eine harmlose Reise nach Florida entpuppt sich für Professor van Dusen und seinen Begleiter Hutchinson Hatch zu einem gefährlichen Abenteuer. Durch einen Hurrikan vom Weg abgekommen, landen die beiden Männer in einem Nonnenkloster. Dort geht es den Bewohnerinnen zufolge nicht mit rechten Dingen zu. Geheime Zeichen an der Wand versetzen die Nonnen in Aufruhr. Auch die erste Leiche lässt nicht lange auf sich warten. Professor van Dusen nimmt daraufhin die Herausforderung eines Parapsychologen an, in einem Wettstreit die Lösung des Falls zu finden.

Marc Freund (Author), Bernd Vollbrecht, Dirk Müller, Eckart Dux, Franziska Endres, Ilka Teichmüller, Jenny Maria Meyer, Luise Lunow, Nicolai Tegeler, Nicole Hannak, Peter Lontzek (Narrator)

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