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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 734590 Title: Horse Under Water: A Novel Author: Len Deighton Narrator: James Lailey Format: Unabridged Length: 08:45:00 Language: English Release date: 02-18-25 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Psychological Summary: 'The poet of the spy story' -Sunday Times A sunken U-Boat has lain undisturbed on the Atlantic ocean floor since the Second World War-until now. Inside its rusting hull, among the corpses of top-rank Nazis, lie secrets people will kill to obtain. The sequel to Len Deighton's game-changing debut The IPCRESS File, Horse Under Water sees its nameless, laconic narrator sent from fogbound London to the Algarve, where he must dive through layers of deceit in a place rotten with betrayals. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 804369 Title: Familiar Violence: A History of Child Abuse Author: Heather Montgomery Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Length: 08:00:00 Language: English Release date: 12-10-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family Summary: Child abuse casts a long shadow over the history of childhood. Across the centuries there are numerous accounts of children being beaten, neglected, sexually assaulted, or even killed by those closest to them. This book explores this darker side of childhood history, looking at what constituted cruelty towards children in the past and at the social responses towards it. Focusing primarily on England, it is a history of violence against children in their own homes, covering a large timeframe which extends from medieval times to the present. Undeniably, the experience of children in the past was often brutal, and children were treated with, what seems to contemporary mores, callousness and cruelty. However, historians have paid far less attention to how the mistreatment of children was understood within its contemporary context. Most parents, both now and in the past, loved their children and there have always been widely shared understandings of the boundaries that separate the acceptable treatment of children from the intolerable and morally wrong. This book will examine how these boundaries have changed and been contested over time and, in doing so, provides a context to the many forms of violence experienced by children in the past. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 804372 Title: Submerged: How a Cold Case Condemned an Innocent Man to Hide a Family's Darkest Secret Author: Hillel Levin Narrator: Brandon Pollock Format: Unabridged Length: 18:30:00 Language: English Release date: 11-26-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Social Science Summary: For most families that have suffered the unsolved murder of a loved one, a successful cold case investigation can finally bring closure to their tragedy and, ideally, bring the perpetrator to justice. But in 2013, when LaPorte, Indiana, police detectives arrested Jason Tibbs for the murder of sixteen-year-old Rayna Rison twenty years before, they sent an innocent man to prison and they also removed a cloud over the victim's brother-in-law, Ray McCarty. MCarty had previously been indicted for killing her and, three years before that, impregnating her at the age of twelve. Today, Tibbs sits in an Indiana prison serving a forty-year sentence for killing Rayna Rison. His conviction in 2014 was partly due to failures in his defense and evidence that the judge would not permit in the trial. But the fact that charges were dropped against McCarty and then filed against Tibbs speaks to the remarkable influence of politics on the criminal justice system in northwestern Indiana. It also shows how easy it can be to concoct a capital case against an innocent man and how the touted triumphs of the justice system can sometimes go horribly wrong. Submerged tells the full story of the Rayna Rison case for the first time in meticulous detail. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 804370 Title: Family, Friends and Neighbors: Stories of Murder and Betrayal Author: Richard Estep Narrator: Perry Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 09:30:00 Language: English Release date: 11-26-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror Summary: Discover the dark secrets that lurk behind closed doors in Family, Friends and Neighbors: Stories of Murder and Betrayal. You will be left questioning just how well you truly know those around you in this gripping true crime collection. You'll investigate thirty-four tales of mind-boggling acts of violence, such as: the captivating downfall of prestigious attorney and community figure Alex Murdaugh, whose addiction spiraled into a web of deceit, fraud, and murder; the heartbreaking story of Michael and Robert Bever, brothers driven to commit unspeakable acts due to a lifetime of torment inflicted by their own parents; the macabre case of Heather Mack and her boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer, who were entangled in a web of greed and trust funds leading to a gruesome discovery inside a suitcase; the shocking crimes committed by Lyle and Erik Menendez, whose privileged lives culminated in the massacre of their own parents, forever shocking the nation; the accused Victorian-era serial poisoner, Mary Ann Cotton, and the mysterious deaths of her husbands and children; the troubled Florida teen Tyler Hadley and his wild house party that went on while his parents' bodies bled in the master bedroom; the bank vice-president-turned-embezzler Steven Sueppel, whose mounting debts compelled him to commit a desperate act of murder; and dozens of other murders and webs of deceit! Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 805486 Title: Hearing Test Author: Eliza Barry Callahan Narrator: Eliza Barry Callahan Format: Unabridged Length: 04:00:00 Language: English Release date: 11-12-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General, Contemporary Women Summary: A young woman reorients her relationship to the world in the wake of sudden deafness in this mesmerizing debut novel for readers of Rachel Cusk, Clarice Lispector, and Fleur Jaeggy When the narrator of The Hearing Test, an artist in her late twenties, awakens one morning to a deep drone in her right ear, she is diagnosed with Sudden Deafness, but is offered no explanation for its cause. As the specter of total deafness looms, she keeps a record of her year—a score of estrangement and enchantment, of luck and loneliness, of the chance occurrences to which she becomes attuned—while living alone in a New York City studio apartment with her dog. Through a series of fleeting and often humorous encounters—with neighbors, an ex-lover, doctors, strangers, family members, faraway friends, and with the lives and works of artists, filmmakers, musicians, and philosophers—making meaning becomes a form of consolation and curiosity, a form of survival. At once a rumination on silence and a novel on seeing, The Hearing Test is a work of vitalizing intellect and playfulness which marks the arrival of a major new literary writer with a rare command of form, compression, and intent. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 805484 Title: Saint Author: Carin Gerhardsen Narrator: Richard Trinder Format: Unabridged Length: 09:30:40 Language: English Release date: 11-12-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Thriller & Horror, International Mystery Summary: Local girls' soccer coach Sven-Gunnar Erlandsson is practically a saint in the community, known for his good works and volunteering. So when his body is found in Stockholm's beautiful Herräng forest, shot at close range in the back of the neck while walking home from a late-night poker game, the police struggle to find a motive. Nothing has been taken from his pockets except his cell phone, and the only other clues left behind are a cryptic handwritten note and a handful of playing cards. The Hammarby murder squad takes the case, splitting up the leads between their eclectic mix of officers. Led by Detective Chief Inspector Conny Sjöberb, the team also includes a veteran inspector who balances his career with caring for his disabled daughter, a widow who has returned to police work after several decades spent as a homemaker and pursuing a law degree, a new transplant who recently achieved minor celebrity status as an Idol contestant, and a young police assistant struggling with trauma she can't share with her colleagues. Each member of the team pursues a different lead and, as they interview Erlandsson's friends and family, they discover a disturbing web of secrets, including a possible link to the cases of two missing girls. Could Erlandsson have been less of a saint than everyone thinks? Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 795860 Title: Edge of the Crazies Author: Jamie Harrison Narrator: Justin Price Format: Unabridged Length: 09:30:00 Language: English Release date: 11-05-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Western, Suspense, General Summary: 'In this madly original debut, Ms. Harrison speaks up in a fresh, animated voice to say something worth saying about the festering animosities of small minds cooped up in small towns.' —The New York Times Book Review Blue Deer, Montana, may seem like a tranquil town nestled at the foot of the Crazy Mountains, but an influx of writers, artists, and actors has driven its inhabitants a little nuts. When someone uses a rifle on George Blackwater as he's working on his new screenplay, Sheriff Jules Clement figures the culprit is George's angry wife, Mona, who has been on the rampage since George's latest batch of affairs. But soon the number of killings multiplies, and Jules is surrounded by a variety of suspects, including George himself, still unhinged by something that happened twenty years ago. As Jules reluctantly digs into the seamy side of his hometown, he finds himself swamped by bad dreams, bad press, and an increasing distaste for his job. This new edition showcases this wickedly brilliant debut to the critically acclaimed mystery series. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 804381 Title: Science and Politics Author: Ian Boyd Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Format: Unabridged Length: 08:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-29-24 Publisher: Kalorama Genres: Politics, Current Affairs Summary: The recent coronavirus pandemic proved that the time-old notion seems now truer than ever: that science and politics represent a clash of cultures. But why should scientists simply 'stick to the facts' and leave politics to the politicians when the world seems to be falling down around us? Drawing on his experience as both a research scientist and an expert advisor at the center of government, Ian Boyd takes an empirical approach to examining the current state of the relationship between science and politics. He argues that the way politicians and scientists work together today results in a science that is on tap for ideological (mis)use, and governance that fails to serve humanity's most fundamental needs. Justice is unlikely—perhaps impossible—while science is not a fully integrated part of the systems for collective decision-making across society. In Science and Politics, Boyd presents an impassioned argument for a series of conceptual and structural innovations that could resolve this fundamental tension, revealing how a radical intermingling of these (apparently contradictory) professions might provide the world with better politics and better science. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 811837 Title: Before Dementia: 20 Questions You Need to Ask About Preventing, Preparing, Coping Author: Dr. Kate Gregorevic Narrator: Ann Sprinkle Format: Unabridged Length: 08:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-29-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases Summary: Structured around twenty questions you need to ask to help prevent, prepare, and cope, this book is a friendly, authoritative guide for anyone facing dementia and those who care for them. How do I know if I have dementia, and how will I live with it if I do? Can people with dementia consent to sex? Can they choose euthanasia for their future selves? And can we prevent or push back its onset? Chances are you know someone with dementia, but how well do you really understand the condition? Dementia is a complex interplay of biological, social, and psychological factors, and understanding it means understanding more about society and ourselves. Approaching the topic through twenty insightful questions, geriatrician Dr. Kate Gregorevic explains the physical state of dementia, how to relate the diagnosis to real life, what questions to ask your doctor, strategies for preventing the condition, and how we can make our homes and society better for people with dementia. While this book tackles some uncomfortable questions, its purpose is to help—to prevent, to prepare, to cope and to understand—and provide you with strategies for moving forward. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 795858 Title: Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Missions Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our Own Author: Jason Steffen Narrator: Perry Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-28-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics, History Summary: Are we alone in the universe? It's a fundamental question for Earth-dwelling humankind. Are there other worlds like ours, out there somewhere? In Hidden in the Heavens, Jason Steffen, a former scientist on NASA's Kepler mission, describes how that mission searched for planets orbiting Sun-like stars—especially Earth-like planets circulating in Earth-like orbits. What the Kepler space telescope found, Steffen reports, contradicted centuries of theoretical and observational work and transformed our understanding of planets, planetary systems, and the stars they orbit. Kepler discovered thousands of planets orbiting distant stars—a bewildering variety of celestial bodies, including rocky planets being vaporized by the intense heat of their host star; super-Earths and sub-Neptunes; gas giants several times the size and mass of Jupiter; and planets orbiting in stellar systems that had only been imagined in science fiction. Steffen offers a unique, inside account of the work of the Kepler science team (and the sometimes chaotic interactions among team members), mapping the progress of the mission from the launch of the rocket that carried Kepler into space to the revelations of the data that began to flow to the supercomputer back at NASA—evidence of strange new worlds unlike anything found in our own solar system. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 777120 Title: Murder Takes the Stage Author: Colleen Cambridge Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-22-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Historical, International Mystery Summary: Housekeeper Phyllida Bright is quite in her element at Mallowan Hall, the charming English manor that she keeps in tip-top shape. By contrast, the bustling metropolis of London, where her famed employer Agatha Christie has temporarily relocated, leaves Phyllida a bit out of her depth. Not only must she grapple with a limited staff, but Phyllida also has to rein in a temperamental French cook who has the looks of Hercule Poirot, but none of the charm. When a man named Archibald Allston is found dead in an armchair onstage at the Adelphi Theater, first impressions are that he died of natural causes. But the very next day, the unlucky actor playing Benvolio at the Belmont Theater is found with his head bashed in. And when a third victim turns up, this time with double-C initials, the fatal pattern is impossible to ignore. With panic erupting among theater folk-a superstitious bunch at the best of times-Phyllida steps up to help with the investigation. The murderer's MO may be easy to read, but can Phyllida uncover the killer's identity before the final curtain falls on another victim? Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 804368 Title: Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening Author: Elizabeth Rosner Narrator: Elizabeth Rosner Format: Unabridged Length: 06:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-15-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases, Language Instruction, Language Arts, Philosophy Summary: This illuminating book weaves personal stories of a multilingual upbringing with the latest scientific breakthroughs in interspecies communication to show how the skill of deep listening enhances our curiosity and empathy toward the world around us Third Ear braids together personal narrative with scholarly inquiry to examine the power of listening to build interpersonal empathy and social transformation. A daughter of Holocaust survivors, Rosner shares stories from growing up in a home where six languages were spoken to interrogate how psychotherapy, neurolinguistics, and creativity can illuminate the complex ways we are impacted by the sounds and silences of others. Drawing on expertise from journalists, podcasters, performers, translators, acoustic biologists, spiritual leaders, composers, and educators, this hybrid text moves fluidly along a spectrum from molecular to global to reveal how third-ear listening can be a collective means for increased understanding and connection to the natural world. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 804347 Title: Unbridled Spirits Author: Michelle Bennington Narrator: Courtney Patterson Format: Unabridged Length: 08:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-08-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: Rook Campbell yearns for a family and stability. With her recent divorce, her dad sitting behind bars for her mom's murder, and her grandma dying of cancer, she can hardly remember what a whole family feels like anymore. However, new details about her mom's case have emerged, giving Rook a reason to hope. She might finally discover who really killed her mom and win her dad's freedom. But a murder at a bourbon release party threatens to derail the investigation. Eerie parallels between both crimes throw Rook into the crosshairs, and she wonders if she's surrounded by killers. In her attempts to uncover the truth, Rook places more than one relationship—and all her dreams—in peril. She can't give up, even if it costs her everything. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 805487 Title: Music, Lyrics, and Life: A Field Guide for the Advancing Songwriter Author: Mike Errico Narrator: Mike Errico Format: Unabridged Length: 07:53:11 Language: English Release date: 10-08-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Non-Fiction, Art & Music Summary: Music, Lyrics, and Life is the songwriting class you always wish you'd taken, taught by the professor you always wish you'd had. It's a deep dive into the heart of questions asked by songwriters of all levels, from how to begin journaling to when you know that a song is finished. With humor and empathy, acclaimed singer-songwriter Mike Errico unravels both the mystery of songwriting and the logistics of life as a songwriter. For years, this set of tools, prompts, and ideas has inspired students on campuses including Yale, Wesleyan, Berklee, Oberlin, and NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Alongside his own lessons, Errico interviews the writers, producers, and A&R executives behind today's biggest hits and investigates the larger questions of creativity through lively conversations with a wide range of innovative thinkers: astrophysicist Janna Levin explains the importance of repetition, both in choruses and in the exploration of the universe; renowned painter John Currin praises the constraints of form, whether it's within a right-angled canvas or a three-minute pop song; bestselling author George Saunders unpacks the hidden benefit of writing, and revising, authentically; and much more. The result is that Music, Lyrics, and Life ends up revealing as much about the art of songwriting as it does about who we are, and where we may be going. This audiobook includes a bonus afterword not included in the print edition. Contact: [email protected]

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 811840 Title: Quarterlife: A Novel Author: Devika Rege Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Length: 13:30:00 Language: English Release date: 10-08-24 Publisher: HighBridge Company Genres: Fiction & Literature, General, Family Life Summary: India's literary novel of the year—an enthralling, award-winning debut from a 'blazingly original voice' (Vauhini Vara). 'In the fashion of the big novels by Salman Rushdie or Amitav Ghosh' (Biblio), Quarterlife is a groundbreaking portrait of a nation on the cusp of a new age. When the Bharat Party comes to power after a divisive election, Naren, a jaded Wall Street consultant, is lured home to Mumbai. With him is Amanda, a restless New Englander eager to embody her ideals through a teaching fellowship in a Muslim-majority slum. Meanwhile, Naren's charismatic brother Rohit, an amateur filmmaker, sets out to explore his roots and befriends the fiery young men of the Hindu nationalist machine. Their journeys lead them into an astonishing milieu of brutal debates and infatuations as fraught as they are addictive, feeding into a festive night when all of Mumbai is on the streets—where the simmering unrest erupts. Hailed as 'a landmark novel' (Indian Express), Quarterlife is a brilliantly innovative work that tests the limits of what the novel can achieve. Contact: [email protected]