A new year brings new audiobook releases! Here are the top releases for the month!

The Waters

Written by Bonnie Jo Campbell

Performed by Lili Taylor

Published by Recorded Books

A master of rural noir returns with a fierce, mesmerizing novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town.

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This Plague of Souls

Written by Mike McCormack

Performed by Dan Murphy

Published by Recorded Books

After a period of imprisonment, Nealon returns to an empty house in the west of Ireland to find his wife and young son missing. Then he gets a call from a man who claims to know what’s happened to them—a man who’ll tell Nealon all he needs to know in return for a single meeting.

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The Grift

Written by Clay Cane

Performed by Clay Cane

Published by Recorded Books

Part history and part cultural analysis, The Grift chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans. Clay Cane lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for racism.

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No Reserve (A Dick Frances Novel)

Written by Felix Frances

Performed by Martin Jarvis

Published by Recorded Books

Theo Jennings, an auctioneer in Newmarket, England, has been climbing the ladder at the bloodstock sales company for the past three years. He’s planning on making his first ever multi-million sale with a yearling colt. When he finds the colt dead a few days after the auction, Theo is suspicious that there was foul play involved. As Theo begins to investigate the death, he finds that answers aren’t coming readily from those who he questions.

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Sanctuary of the Shadow

Written by Aurora Ascher

Performed by Samantha Brentmoor

Published by Recorded Books

Enter at your own risk—and discover the greatest show unearthed in this explosive, darkly imaginative debut fantasy.

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Victory, Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

Written by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile

Performed by Korey Jackson

Published by Recorded Books

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.

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Hero

Written by Thomas Perry

Performed by Christina Delaine

Published by Highbridge

A private security agent finds that being branded as the City of Angels’ latest hero could also make her its next victim.

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Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation

Written by Dr. Jen Gunter

Performed by Dr. Jen Gunter

Published by Highbridge

Dr. Jen Gunter fights myths and fearmongering with real science, inclusive facts, and shame-free advice on the topic that impacts more than 72 million Americans every month: menstruation.

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Kinning (Everfair series, Book 2)

Written by Nisi Shawl

Performed by Allyson Johnson

Published by Tantor Audio

Kinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl’s acclaimed debut novel Everfair, continues the stunning alternate history where bark cloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together, and colonies claim their freedom from imperialist tyrants.

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Double Take (Lake City Heroes series, Book 1)

Written by Lynette Eason

Performed by Lauren Pedersen

Published by Tantor Audio

Detective James Holton has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division due to wounds sustained when an IED blew up near him. Physician Assistant Lainie Jackson is eighteen months out from an attempted murder perpetrated by her ex, which ended when she managed to grab the weapon and shoot him. Together, Lainie and James must work together to find out who, exactly, is after her and why he wants her dead. And failure is not an option.

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