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Brand New Me by Charlotte Crosby - Out Now!

June 28, 2017 23:00

The next chapter in Charlotte Crosby's life - Celebrity Big Brother winner, MTV presenter, fitness DVD and book bestseller and one of the UK's best loved and funniest reality TV stars. Audible UK: http://adbl.co/2t9SoBi Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2rTeQLx

Matt Coyne on why he loves audiobooks: #LoveAudio Week 2017

June 22, 2017 11:00

Matt Coyne, author of Dummy, the hilariously honest book on the mystery and madness of parenting, tells us why he loves audiobooks. Includes an extract from the audiobook of Dummy: The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting.

Simon Scarrow on why he loves audiobooks: #LoveAudio Week 2017

June 19, 2017 11:00

Author Simon Scarrow tells us why he loves audiobooks in this message for Love Audio Week 2017. Includes an extract from The Eagle's Conquest.

Letters From The Suitcase by Rosheen and Cal Finnigan

June 15, 2017 00:00

THE LETTERS FROM THE SUITCASE reveals the vivid, poignant and hugely detailed wartime correspondence between David and Mary Francis from 1938 to 1943, and a unique love story, sure to appeal to readers of Roald Dahl's LOVE FROM BOY, Sheila Hancock's MISS CARTER'S WAR or Helen Simonson's MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND (P)2017 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Audible UK: http://adbl.co/2qAprNC Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2qElrd3

The Letter by Kathryn Hughes - Headline Summer Listening

May 22, 2017 10:23

Every so often a love story comes along to remind us that sometimes, in our darkest hour, hope shines a candle to light our way. Discover the Number One bestseller that has captured thousands of hearts worldwide... Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband. She works all the hours God sends to save up enough money to leave him, also volunteering in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home. Whilst going through the pockets of a second-hand suit, she comes across an old letter, the envel...

Late Summer in the Vineyard by Jo Thomas - Headline Summer Listening

May 22, 2017 10:06

Escape to France with LATE SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD - Jo Thomas's irresistible follow-up to THE OYSTER CATCHER and THE OLIVE BRANCH. 'A fabulous French feast of fun' Milly Johnson Emmy Bridges has always looked out for others. It's time she put down roots of her own. Working for a wine-maker in France is the opportunity of a lifetime for Emmy. Even if she doesn't know a thing about wine - beyond what's on offer at the local supermarket. There's plenty to get to grips with in the rustic...

The Unseeing by Anna Mazzola - Coming 04.05.2017

May 04, 2017 00:00

Set in London in 1837, Anna Mazzola's THE UNSEEING is the story of Sarah Gale, a seamstress and mother, sentenced to hang for her role in the murder of Hannah Brown on the eve of her wedding. Perfect for any reader of Sarah Waters or Antonia Hodgson. 'A twisting tale of family secrets and unacknowledged desires. Intricately plotted and extremely convincing in its evocation of the everyday realities of 1830s London, this is a fine first novel' - The Sunday Times After Sarah petitions for me...

Fire and Sword (Wellington and Napoleon 3) by Simon Scarrow

April 20, 2017 10:52

1804. Napoleon Bonaparte's ultimate aim: to rule Europe. Great Britain, his most hated enemy, stands in his way. The third novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon Quartet. Audible UK: http://adbl.co/2oNQ2FC Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2piKW5F

My Sister by Michelle Adams - Coming 20.04.2017

April 20, 2017 00:00

MY SISTER by Michelle Adams is an addictive, twisty, shocking debut thriller - an intimate tale of family secrets that will grip readers who devoured Clare Mackintosh's I LET YOU GO and S.K. Tremayne's THE ICE TWINS. My name is Irini. I was given away. My name is Elle. I was kept. All her life Irini thought she was given away because her family didn't want her. What if the truth is something worse? Two sisters. Two separate lives. One family bound by a harrowing secret. (P)2017 Head...

Game Over by Quintin Jardine - Coming 20.04.2017

April 20, 2017 00:00

GAME OVER is the twenty-seventh gripping Bob Skinner mystery from crime master Quintin Jardine, author of HOUR OF DARKNESS, LAST RESORT, PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS and many more. When supermodel Annette Bordeaux is found battered and strangled in her Edinburgh flat, former Chief Constable Bob Skinner's old team instantly have a global case on their hands. The victim's husband, world-renowned footballer and recent Merrytown FC signing, is quickly discounted as a suspect. But there are ...

Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop

April 19, 2017 14:48

Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. It is fiction in full colour - magical and unique. 'Victoria Hislop writes so vividly about the Med, you can almost feel the scorching heat' Good Housekeeping Week after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A. With their bright...

Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop

April 19, 2017 14:48

Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. It is fiction in full colour - magical and unique. 'Victoria Hislop writes so vividly about the Med, you can almost feel the scorching heat' Good Housekeeping Week after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A. With their bright...

Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop

April 19, 2017 14:45

Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. It is fiction in full colour - magical and unique. 'Victoria Hislop writes so vividly about the Med, you can almost feel the scorching heat' Good Housekeeping Week after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A. With their bright...

Dummy by Matt Coyne - Sleep

April 07, 2017 09:50

'The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle ... completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.' Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby. This is his book, and it is not your average parenting guide. It's packed with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad - stuff you won't find anywhere else: from 'Profanity Bi...

Dummy by Matt Coyne - Touch the Truck

April 07, 2017 09:49

'The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle ... completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.' Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby. This is his book, and it is not your average parenting guide. It's packed with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad - stuff you won't find anywhere else: from 'Profanity Bi...

Dummy by Matt Coyne - Baby Clothes

April 07, 2017 09:47

'The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle ... completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.' Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby. This is his book, and it is not your average parenting guide. It's packed with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad - stuff you won't find anywhere else: from 'Profanity Bi...

Dummy by Matt Coyne - Matt's Facebook post

April 07, 2017 09:45

'The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle ... completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.' Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby. This is his book, and it is not your average parenting guide. It's packed with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad - stuff you won't find anywhere else: from 'Profanity Bi...

Dummy by Matt Coyne - Introduction

April 07, 2017 09:43

'The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle ... completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.' Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby. This is his book, and it is not your average parenting guide. It's packed with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad - stuff you won't find anywhere else: from 'Profanity Bi...

Keep Me Safe by Daniela Sacerdoti

April 06, 2017 00:00

A lost girl shows a mother and her daughter their way home. Keep Me Safe is the gripping new novel from the author of the bestselling Watch Over Me, Daniela Sacerdoti. If you love Amanda Prowse, Jodi Picoult or Dorothy Koomson, you will love this. When Anna's partner walks away from their relationship, she is shattered. But it is her little girl Ava who takes it hardest of all. The six year old falls silent for three days. When she does speak, her words are troubling. Ava wants to go home. T...

Dance Your Troubles Away by Pam Evans - Coming 06.04.2017

April 06, 2017 00:00

Pam Evans' heartwarming London saga, DANCE YOUR TROUBLES AWAY, is set during the Second World War and is sure to appeal to fans of Katie Flynn and Cathy Sharp. When Polly Pritchard learns that her husband has been killed in action, she brings up their young daughter Emmie alone. To make ends meet she gets a job at the Cherry Ballroom in West London and it is here that she meets James, a Canadian airman, and they fall in love. But then Polly's husband turns up, very much alive... Life is e...

BLOOD TIDE by Claire McGowan - Audiobook extract

March 23, 2017 00:00

Forensic psychologist Paula Maguire returns in BLOOD TIDE, the fifth novel in Claire McGowan's acclaimed series. If you loved Sharon Bolton's LITTLE BLACK LIES or Elly Griffiths' THE WOMAN IN BLUE, you will love this new novel from the author acclaimed as 'the new Ruth Rendell' by Ken Bruen. When ravaged by storms, remote Irish islands become inaccessible... and inescapable. Two scientists inexplicably disappear from remote Bone Island during a vicious storm, and suspicions are quickly rais...

Part Reptile by Dan Hardy - Introduction read by Dan Hardy - Coming 23.03.2017

March 23, 2017 00:00

For fans of Ronda Rousey's My Fight Your Fight and John Kavanagh's Win or Learn comes the first book from UFC fighter and now analyst Dan Hardy, who lifts the lid on his own career and writes with insight and eloquence on all things MMA and UFC, the brutal and ever-evolving sport that launched such superstars as Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Georges St-Pierre, Nate Diaz and Amanda Nunes. Dan Hardy's first book is much more than a straightforward MMA autobiography. Taking the key fights fr...

Interview with Martina Cole and her narrator Annie Aldington

March 22, 2017 14:53

Martina Cole chats with Annie Aldington, who narrates her audiobooks about their favourite characters, books and the world of Martina’s novels to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of publication of Martina’s iconic first novel, DANGEROUS LADY.

The Missing Wife by Sheila O'Flanagan - Audiobook extract

March 13, 2017 17:12

Readers of Marian Keyes, Lisa Jewell and Santa Montefiore will love Sunday Times bestselling author Sheila O'Flanagan's THE MISSING WIFE. Have you ever wanted to disappear? When Imogen Naughton vanishes, everyone who knows her is shocked. She has a perfect marriage. Her handsome husband treats her like a princess. She's always said how lucky she is. So why has she left? And how will she survive without Vince? What goes on behind closed doors is often a surprise, and Imogen surprises herse...

Quieter Than Killing (D.I. Marnie Rome 4) by Sarah Hilary

March 09, 2017 00:00

Sarah Hilary, winner of the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year, returns with a new DI Marnie Rome novel, QUIETER THAN KILLING. For fans of Val McDermid, Alex Marwood and Claire Mackintosh 'Hilary is my drop-everything writer; always original, always bang-on psychologically, always gripping. I am a huge fan' Alex Marwood 'Tremendous' Ian Rankin It's winter, the nights are dark and freezing, and a series of seemingly random assaults is pulling DI Marnie Rome and DS Noah Jake out onto stree...

Young Bloods (Wellington and Napoleon 1) by Simon Scarrow - audiobook extract

February 23, 2017 12:21

YOUNG BLOODS is the first gripping novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon quartet. Perfect for fans of Robert Harris. Arthur Wesley (the future Duke of Wellington) was born and bred to be a leader. With a firm belief that the nation must be led by a king, the red-coated British officer heads for battle against the French Republic, to restore the fallen monarchy. Napoleon Bonaparte joins the French military on the eve of the Revolution. He believes leadership is won by m...

The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams - Out now

February 23, 2017 00:00

Jen Williams, acclaimed author of The Copper Cat trilogy, featuring THE COPPER PROMISE, THE IRON GHOST and THE SILVER TIDE, returns with the first in a blistering new trilogy. 'An original new voice in heroic fantasy' Adrian Tchaikovsky The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. Now its streets are stalked by wolves. Tormalin the Oathless has no taste for sitting around waiting to die while the realm of his storied ancestors falls to pieces - talk about a guilt trip. Better to be amon...

BLOOD TIDE by Claire McGowan - Coming 23.03.2017

February 23, 2017 00:00

Forensic psychologist Paula Maguire returns in BLOOD TIDE, the fifth novel in Claire McGowan's acclaimed series. If you loved Sharon Bolton's LITTLE BLACK LIES or Elly Griffiths' THE WOMAN IN BLUE, you will love this new novel from the author acclaimed as 'the new Ruth Rendell' by Ken Bruen. When ravaged by storms, remote Irish islands become inaccessible... and inescapable. Two scientists inexplicably disappear from remote Bone Island during a vicious storm, and suspicions are quickly rais...

The House of Four by Barbara Nadel - Audiobook extract

February 10, 2017 17:25

THE HOUSE OF FOUR is the brand new Istanbul crime thriller featuring Inspector Ikmen, 'the Morse of Istanbul' (Daily Telegraph) from Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Donna Leon. Everyone in the Istanbul neighbourhood of Moda knows the Devil's House. A crumbling Ottoman mansion, and once the home of a princess, it is a place associated with ill fortune. The princess's four children, now in old age, still live in separate apartments on different floors and are rumoured never to speak to eac...

The Less Stress Lifestyle by Carl Vernon - Audiobook extract

January 26, 2017 00:00

If you are tired of feeling stressed, working too many hours or just feeling miserable, Carl Vernon's The Less-Stress Lifestyle will help you manage it all. As a follow-up to his bestselling book Anxiety Rebalance, Carl shares the tools and techniques he used to go from being highly anxious and stressed to enjoying a lifestyle of freedom and choice. Carl's advice is that we cannot remove stress from life - it helps us get things done - but when stress starts to take over it's time to take ...

DEFENDER by G X Todd - audiobook extract

January 12, 2017 00:00

The primal battle between Good and Evil plays out in a new arena. With nods back to Stephen King's The Stand, DEFENDER is the first in a four part series where your inner voice might kill you. "So accomplished that it's difficult to believe it's a first novel, Defender is already worthy to take its place alongside The Stand in the canon. An absolute gem of a book" - John Connolly DEFENDER is available for pre-order now in hardback, eBook and as an unabridged audiobook download. Stephen Kin...

DEFENDER by G.X. Todd - Coming 12.01.17

December 14, 2016 14:52

The primal battle between Good and Evil plays out in a new arena. With nods back to Stephen King's The Stand, DEFENDER is the first in a four part series where your inner voice might kill you. "So accomplished that it's difficult to believe it's a first novel, Defender is already worthy to take its place alongside The Stand in the canon. An absolute gem of a book" - John Connolly DEFENDER is available for pre-order now in hardback, eBook and as an unabridged audiobook download.

THE TAKE by Martina Cole - Chapter One

December 06, 2016 10:22

Freddie Jackson thinks he owns the underworld when he gets out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections, and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie just wants her husband home, but she's forgotten the rows, the violence, and the girls Freddie can't leave alone. Bitter, resentful, and increasingly unstable, Jackie watches her life crumble while her little sister Maggie's star rises. In love with Freddie's cousin Jimmy, Maggie is determined not to end up like her sister. ...

INVICTUS (EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE 15) by Simon Scarrow - audiobook extract

November 17, 2016 00:00

INVICTUS is a gripping, authentic and exciting novel of the Roman army from bestselling author Simon Scarrow. Not to be missed by readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. It is AD 54. The soldiers of the Roman army patrol a growing Empire, from the Mediterranean to the North Sea, from the Atlantic to the banks of the Nile. Rome brutally enforces its rule, and its legions are the most efficient and aggressive fighting force in the world. Two battle-scarred veterans of this army, Prefect...

THE MONARCH OF THE GLEN by Neil Gaiman - audiobook extract

November 03, 2016 00:00

He was not sure what he had been looking for. He only knew that he had not found it. Shadow Moon has been away from America for nearly two years. His nights are broken with dangerous dreams. Sometimes he almost believes he doesn't care if he ever returns home. In the Highlands of Scotland, where the sky is pale white and it feels as remote as any place can possibly be, the beautiful and the wealthy gather at a grand old house in the glen. And when the strange local doctor offers him work...

PENDULUM by Adam Hamdy - Audiobook extract

November 03, 2016 00:00

James Patterson has hailed Adam Hamdy's PENDULUM as 'one of the best thrillers of the year' saying he read it in 'one gloriously suspenseful weekend'. A photo-journalist is targeted for death in this high-concept, twisting, dangerous journey through a digital underworld. If you love Simon Kernick and Terry Hayes' I AM PILGRIM, read this. You wake. Confused. Disorientated. A noose is round your neck. You are bound, standing on a chair. All you can focus on is the man in the mask tightening t...

BLACK DOG by Neil Gaiman - audiobook extract

November 03, 2016 00:00

'It followed me home,' he said, conversationally. In a rural northern village, legend tells of a ghostly black dog that appears from the darkness before you die. Shadow Moon has been on the road a while now but he can't walk any further tonight, not with the rain lashing down. Gratefully, he heads home with a nice English couple, who offer a box room, hot whisky and local tales. But when the man collapses en route, Shadow realises that something about this place has been left untold. ...

BETRAYAL by Martina Cole - Chapter One

October 20, 2016 00:00

Betrayal is the twenty-third novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, GET EVEN and many more. The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) and the biggest selling female crime writer in the UK, Martina's unique, powerful storytelling will appeal to fans of Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell. Survival. It's all down to who you trust. Aiden O'Hara has been head of the family since he was kid, and he's going to keep it that way. Jade ...

VICTORIA by Daisy Goodwin, read by Anna Wilson-Jones (audiobook extract)

October 20, 2016 00:00

From the creator of the ITV Sunday night drama, VICTORIA, comes the exclusive standalone novel by Daisy Goodwin, author of the bestselling MY LAST DUCHESS and THE FORTUNE HUNTER. Perfect for fans of epics such as War and Peace, Poldark or Granchester In June 1837, the eighteen-year-old Victoria wakes up to find that she is Queen of the most powerful nation in the world. But will she be queen in her own right, or a puppet controlled by her mother and the sinister Sir John Conroy? Can thi...

'The storytellers say...' - Karen Maitland, The Plague Charmer - Audiobook extract

October 20, 2016 00:00

The Plague Charmer, by Karen Maitland, author of the much-loved Company of Liars - her first novel of the plague - will chill and delight fans of Kate Mosse and C.J. Sansom in equal measure. 'A compelling blend of historical grit and supernatural twists' Daily Mail Riddle me this: I have a price, but it cannot be paid in gold or silver. 1361. Porlock Weir, Exmoor. Thirteen years after the Great Pestilence, plague strikes England for the second time. Sara, a packhorse man's wife, remembers t...

BETRAYAL by Martina Cole - Chapter One

October 20, 2016 00:00

Betrayal is the twenty-third novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, GET EVEN and many more. The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) and the biggest selling female crime writer in the UK, Martina's unique, powerful storytelling will appeal to fans of Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell. Survival. It's all down to who you trust. Aiden O'Hara has been head of the family since he was kid, and he's going to keep it that way. Jade ...

'There are a thousand ways to start this book' - Andres Iniesta, The Artist - Audiobook extract

September 28, 2016 00:00

Andrés Iniesta is the Barcelona and Spain legend, rated by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Paul Scholes as one of the greatest footballers of all time. This is the thinking fan's footballer with a thinking fan's football book. Andrés Iniesta was twelve years old when scouts invited him into Barcelona's famous La Masia academy. Shortly after he joined the club, Barca legend Pep Guardiola remarked of him, 'This lad is going to retire us all.' Iniesta rapidly beca...

'I've lost us the World Cup' - Ben Stokes, Firestarter - Audiobook extract

September 14, 2016 00:00

Ben Stokes is not cast in the same mould as the vast majority of English cricketers. Fiery, combative, gladiatorial - he plays the game hard and with great gusto. He is an all-rounder who bats, bowls and fields at full throttle. Some opponents feel threatened by his physical stature and aggressive brand of cricket. Stokes simply doesn't back down, smashing the next ball for six, bowling his 90 mph "chin music", or taking a breathtakingly full-stretch catch at backward point. Whether it's th...

LATE SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD by Jo Thomas - audiobook

August 11, 2016 00:00

Escape to France with LATE SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD - Jo Thomas's irresistible follow-up to THE OYSTER CATCHER and THE OLIVE BRANCH. 'A fabulous French feast of fun' Milly Johnson Emmy Bridges has always looked out for others. It's time she put down roots of her own. Working for a wine-maker in France is the opportunity of a lifetime for Emmy. Even if she doesn't know a thing about wine - beyond what's on offer at the local supermarket. There's plenty to get to grips with in the rustic...

TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD by Eowyn Ivey - audiobook

August 02, 2016 00:00

Set in the Alaskan landscape that she brought to stunningly vivid life in THE SNOW CHILD (a Sunday Times bestseller, Richard and Judy pick and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Eowyn Ivey's TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD is a breathtaking story of discovery set at the end of the nineteenth century, sure to appeal to fans of A PLACE CALLED WINTER. 'Stunning and intriguing... the reader finishes it richer and wiser' Rosamund Lupton, author of Sister and The Quality of Silence Lieutenant Colo...

THE CHRONICLES OF THE INVADERS: CONQUEST - John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard - audiobook clip

July 01, 2016 13:08

The start of an epic new series from bestselling author John Connolly, and Jennifer Ridyard. For fans of THE 5TH WAVE and I AM NUMBER FOUR. Earth is no longer ours. It is ruled by the Illyri, a beautiful, civilised yet ruthless alien species. But humankind has not given up the fight, and Paul Kerr is one of a new generation of young Resistance leaders waging war on the invaders. Syl Hellais is the first of the Illyri to be born on Earth. Trapped inside the walls of her father's stronghold,...

THE SECRET - Kathryn Hughes - audio clip

July 01, 2016 00:00

From the author of the No. 1 Kindle bestseller The Letter comes a heartbreaking novel of tragedy, hope and second chances. Readers who treasure the novels of Lesley Pearse and Susan Lewis will adore this author. Mary has been nursing a secret. Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear. Beth is searching for answers. She has never known the truth about her parentage, but finding out could be the lifeline her sick chi...

THE DEAD WOMAN OF DEPTFORD - Ann Granger - audio clip

June 30, 2016 00:00

On a cold November night in a Deptford yard, dock worker Harry Parker stumbles upon the body of a dead woman. Inspector Ben Ross is summoned from Scotland Yard to this insalubrious part of town, but no witness to the murder of this well-dressed, middle-aged woman can be found. Even Jeb Fisher, the local rag-and-bone man, swears he's seen nothing. Meanwhile, Ben's wife Lizzie is trying to suppress a scandal: family friend Edgar Wellings has a gambling addiction and no means of repaying his...

THE PURSUIT - Janet Evanovich and Lee Golberg - audio clip

June 21, 2016 00:00

Janet Evanovich's novels are: 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' (The Sunday Times); 'Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks' (USA Today); 'Razor-sharp' (Sunday Express). FBI agent Kate O'Hare's covert partner has been kidnapped. But she is in hot pursuit... Nicolas Fox, con man, thief, and one of the top ten fugitives on the most-wanted list, has been kidnapped from a retreat in Hawaii. The kidnapper doesn't know that Nick Fox has been secretly working for the FBI and that his partner, Speci...

TRANSPORT YOURSELF IN 30 MINUTES - Audiobook Samples

June 01, 2016 00:00

‘To celebrate Headline’s momentous 30th birthday, we’ve picked ten of our audio titles that we think rather nicely sum up the sound of Headline. With titles from our bestselling authors Jill Mansell, Victoria Hislop, Simon Scarrow and crime queen Martina Cole, as well as the explosive autobiography from reality-TV royalty, Charlotte Crosby, we’ve got something to please every ear. Plug in to find out a little more of what’s to come and keep an *ahem* ear out throughout June, as we’ll be promo...

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