AUDIE AWARD FINALISTS 2024

MYSTERY 

The Golden Gate By Amy Chua Narrated by Robb Moreira, Tim Campbell, and Suzanne Toren Published by Macmillan Audio 

A Line in the Sand By Kevin Powers Narrated by Christine Lakin Published by Hachette Audio 

Murder Your Employer By Rupert Holmes Narrated by Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance Published by Simon & Schuster Audio 

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers By Jesse Q. Sutanto Narrated by Eunice Wong Published by Penguin Random House Audio 

A World of Curiosities By Louise Penny Narrated by Robert Bathurst Published by Macmillan Audio  

THRILLER/SUSPENSE 

All the Sinners Bleed By S.A. Cosby Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White Published by Macmillan Audio  

Bad Cree By Jessica Johns Narrated by Tanis Parenteau Published by Penguin Random House Audio 

I Will Find You By Harlan Coben Narrated by Steven Weber Published by Brilliance Publishing 

None of This Is True By Lisa Jewell Narrated by Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey, and a full cast including Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, and Jenny Walser Published by Simon & Schuster Audio 

The Woodkin By Alexander James Narrated by Alex Knox Published by CamCat Books

 And other categories that include Mysteries/Thrillers:

AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

All the Sinners Bleed By S.A. Cosby
Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White
Published by Macmillan Audio

And others...

AUDIO DRAMA

None of This Is True
By Lisa Jewell
Performed by Nicola Walker and Louise Brealey with a full cast including Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, and Jenny Walser
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

And others...

Audie Awards 2018

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2018 Audie Awards.

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye has won top honors in the Mystery category, and The Fourth Monkey has won for the best Thriller/Suspense audiobook.

The 23rd Annual Audies Gala was held on May 31st at the New-York Historical Society in New York City. Often referred to as the “Oscars of spoken word entertainment,” the evening marks a gathering of authors, narrators and publishers excited to hear who will win the most prestigious awards in the United States honoring audiobooks.

Award-winning narrator, Simon Vance hosted the event, delighting the audience with his wit and spontaneity. Linda Lee, President of the APA, had this to say about this prestigious event, “The Audies Awards Gala gives us a time to recognize all the hard work that so many talented people put into thousands of productions each year. Each of the nominees and winners are to be commended for the tremendous contributions they have made to our flourishing industry and this special event is the perfect venue for us to show appreciation to each and every one of them.”

Mystery and Thriller/Suspense audiobook winners: 

MYSTERY 
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
By David Lagercrantz
Read by Simon Vance
Random House Audio

THRILLER/SUSPENSE 
The Fourth Monkey
By J.D. Barker
Read by Edoardo Ballerini and Graham Winton
Recorded Books

To hear audio clips, go here www.theaudies.com

Audie Award Finalists

The Audio Publishers Association announced the finalists for its 2017 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment.” There are 26 categories of nominees, but here re the Mystery and Thriller/Suspense Categories.

Mystery:
• Crimson Shore, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, narrated by Rene Auberjonois (Hachette Audio)
• The Crossing, by Michael Connelly, narrated by Titus Welliver (Hachette Audio)
• A Great Reckoning, by Louise Penny, narrated by Robert Bathurst (Macmillan Audio)
• The Heavens May Fall, by Allen Eskens, narrated by R.C. Bray,
David Colacci and Amy McFadden (Tantor Media)
• IQ, by Joe Ide, narrated by Sullivan Jones (Hachette Audio)

Thriller/Suspense:
• Cross Justice, by James Patterson, narrated by Ruben Santiago Hudson and Jefferson Mays (Hachette Audio)
• The Fall of Moscow Station, by Mark Henshaw, narrated by
Eric G. Dove (Dreamscape Media)
• Hidden Bodies, by Caroline Kepnes, narrated by Santino Fontana (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Home, by Harlan Coben, narrated by Steven Weber (Brilliance)
• The Short Drop, by Matthew FitzSimmons, narrated by James Patrick Cronin (Brilliance)

Two other crime/mystery works of import in the general fiction category:
Darktown, by Thomas Mullen, narrated by Andre Holland (Simon & Schuster Audio)
End of Watch, by Stephen King, narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio).

This year’s Audie winners will be announced on June 1.

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