Audio Book of the Month Winners October 2019
Welcome to the October 2019 Audio Book of the Month Winners!
The top two will go through to the Audio of the Year Poll!
FIRST PLACE:
Southernmost Murder by C.S. Poe (Author) & Wyatt Baker (Narrator)
Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Southernmost Murder
AUTHOR: C.S. Poe
NARRATOR: Wyatt Baker
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019
LENGTH: 7 hours, 13 minutes
BLURB:
Aubrey Grant lives in the tropical paradise of Old Town, Key West, has a cute cottage, a sweet moped, and a great job managing the historical property of a former sea captain. With his soon-to-be-boyfriend, hotshot FBI agent Jun Tanaka, visiting for a little R&R, not even Aubrey’s narcolepsy can put a damper on their vacation plans.
But a skeleton in a closet of the Smith Family Historical Home throws a wrench into the works. Despite Aubrey and Jun’s attempts to enjoy some time together, the skeleton’s identity drags them into a mystery with origins over a century in the past. They uncover a tale of long-lost treasure, the pirate king it belonged to, and a modern-day murderer who will stop at nothing to find the hidden riches. If a killer on the loose isn’t enough to keep Aubrey out of the mess, it seems even the restless spirit of Captain Smith is warning him away.
The unlikely partnership of a special agent and historian may be exactly what it takes to crack this mystery wide-open and finally put an old Key West tragedy to rest. But while Aubrey tracks down the X that marks the spot, one wrong move could be his last.
SECOND PLACE:
The Necromancer’s Reckoning (Beacon Hill Sorcerer #3) by SJ Himes (Author) & Joel Leslie (Narrator)
Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: The Necromancer’s Reckoning
SERIES: Beacon Hill Sorcerer #3
AUTHOR: SJ Himes
NARRATOR: Joel Leslie
PUBLISHER: Tantor Audio
RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2019
LENGTH: 9 hours, 31 minutes
BLURB:
For a decade, Angel Salvatore has been the most powerful sorcerer and only necromancer in all the Northeast. Never one to ask permission nor apologies, he has acted with near impunity for years.
The High Council of Sorcery has come to Boston, and Angel is their target. Charged with numerous violations of practitioner laws, his freedom and family are placed in jeopardy.
If found guilty, Angel’s apprentice Daniel will be imprisoned to serve out the remaining years of his apprenticeship. Isaac, his brother, is too vulnerable to be left unguarded, and Angel fears for his sanity and health. And Simeon, Elder vampire and Angel’s mate, refuses to see Angel convicted under the laws of the Council and his actions to keep Angel free threaten to start a war that could destroy their world. And Angel faces the severest of punishments – the castration of his gifts.
Dealing with an impending trial, a wayward ghost, and a grave-robbing ring of thieves leaves Angel on the edge. He thinks he may have a handle on things until violence erupts across the city, and a stranger comes to town…a stranger with his own dark powers of necromancy.