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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami, read by Kirby Heyborne. The epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of 1Q84. In Killing Commendatore, a thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife...

For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved.

Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, available as a complete and unabridged audiobook. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block...

La vie n'a pas été tendre, ensemble ils vont se reconstruire. Quand Bree Prescott arrive dans la petite ville du Maine, elle espère y trouver la paix qu'elle recherche désespérément. Elle est là pour oublier le traumatisme qu'elle a subi dans sa ville natale et recommencer une nouvelle...

An einem klaren Frühlingmorgen erscheint ein Fremder in Golden, einer amerikanischen Kleinstadt im Süden. Theo besucht das örtliche Café, in dem zweiundneunzig Bleistiftporträts an den Wänden hängen – Porträts der Menschen von Golden, gezeichnet von einem lokalen Künstler. Er beginnt, sie nach und nach zu kaufen und sie den »rechtmäßigen Besitzerinnen und Besitzern« zurückzugeben. Mit jedem Austausch wird eine Geschichte erzählt, eine Freundschaft gestiftet und ein Leben verändert. Und ein neues Geheimnis offenbart.

Några år efter att Linnéas man gått bort börjar livet långsamt ta form igen. När skolan anställer en ny sträng rektor, mitt i terminen, väcks oron på nytt. Linnéa och Johan blir genast osams om Melkers skolgång. Men när det kraschar för allt fler elever behöver de hjälpas åt för att hitta en lösning. I takt med att deras engagemang växer gör även känslorna det.

Benton University is an average college outside of the sleepy town of Benton; a place where nothing ever happens. However, a killer is lurking, dressed in armor and wielding medieval weapons sharpened for the kill. The target? Certain students who seem to be connected by the past. Soon, it falls to a veteran detective and a couple of freshmen to find out who's behind the crimes and stop the next one from happening!

In 1929 Earl and Edie Reddington leave Arkansas for the promise of ranching in western Oklahoma, only to face the one-two punch of the stock market crash and the Dust Bowl. When they are finally able to retreat to family in Arkansas, they pour all of their resilience into family and building a thriving cattle ranch of their own. Through financial worries, black blizzards and a world war, they cling to each other, raising their children and facing whatever comes their way.

Born into tragedy but gifted with a powerful connection to the natural world, a resilient young woman comes of age amid the wild beauty of early-1800s Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas in this incandescent, hauntingly moving epic about home, horses, human connection, and the transcendent awe of...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE DISTINCTIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD AND THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL They tell you to write what you know. But what if that’s a story to die for? All Arnie Tenderton wants is to be a published author. For years he’s been trying to write the...

Brought to you by Penguin. The girl in the lake was never supposed to be found. When her body surfaces in the frozen waters of Cayuga Lake, a note left on the body turns Brendan Holmes from private investigator to prime suspect. With his name on the line and a deadly adversary closing in, Holmes...

From the author of Native Moments comes a haunting and heartfelt portrait of life on the margins of the Florida panhandle. In Panhandlers, Nic Schuck tells a raw and unflinching story of Hank Ackerman, a boy born into poverty in the forgotten lumber town of Sullivan, Florida. As Hank struggles to break free from a legacy of hardship and addiction, he learns that escape isn’t just about leaving—it’s about finding something worth running toward.

Flight instructor Eric Young is chasing the one thing every pilot dreams of—enough hours to reach the airlines. But when a reckless decision, a devastating crash, and a buried secret collide, Eric’s life spirals far beyond the cockpit.

Ruby-des-Ruisseaux, hameau traversé par une rivière aux méandres enchanteurs et doté de trois magnifiques îles, est caractérisé par une culture écossaise encore très présente, due aux premiers arrivants écossais. On raconte que ceux des alentours les qualifiaient de « cheveux rouges du ruisseau », étant donné les cheveux roux d’une grande majorité de ces premiers colons écossais, d’où le nom de Ruby-des-Ruisseaux, le rubis étant une pierre précieuse de couleur rouge.

Ce charmant village, fondé par des Écossais et situé près de la rivière, s’enorgueillit de trois magnifiques îles. Sur l’une d’elles se trouve l’auberge pittoresque, nommée « Les Lupins ». Un événement dramatique s’y produira et la survie de ce lieu s’en trouvera grandement menacé… Que dire du spectre de la compagnie Macleod-Beaudoin qui se dressera à nouveau à l’horizon, causant un bouleversement parmi la population ? Des intrigues se trameront et les personnages de Ruby-des-Ruisseaux vivront de grandes prises de conscience.

** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 ** Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heart-warming story of determination, love and...

#1 New York Times Bestseller! Read by Academy Award–winning actress Viola Davis. “Davis is a force of nature, and her performance is riveting.” — Kirkus Reviews Viola Davis and the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson’s Judge Stone "delivers first-class courtroom drama...

Growing up, Violet was so busy helping others realize their dreams, she found little time to pursue her own. But five years ago, she took the chance of a lifetime, leaving the family bookshop on Brinkley’s Island, Maine, to attend culinary school in Paris. Now she’s working her dream job as a pâtissiere in an upscale Parisian restaurant—yet all she can think about is home.

Grace Evans, an overworked New Yorker looking for a total escape from her busy life, books an Airbnb on a ranch in the middle of Wyoming. When she arrives at the idyllic getaway, she’s pleased to find that the owner is a handsome man by the name of Calvin Wells—and he’s eager to introduce her to his easygoing way of life. But there are things Grace discovers that she’s not too pleased about: A lack of cell phone service. A missing woman. And a feeling that something isn’t right with the ranch.