29 Best Gothic Books
Gothic is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Gothic audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Gothic audiobooks below.
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One Dark Window
- By: Rachel Gillig
- Narrator: Lisa Cordileone
- Length: 12 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 27, 2022
- Language: English
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4.39(4601 ratings)
4.39(4601 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDFor fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom–but the monster in her head isn’t the only threat lurking. Elspeth needs a monster. TheFor fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom–but the monster in her head isn’t the only threat lurking.
Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder–she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King’s own nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.
He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards–the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
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Rebecca
- By: Daphne Du Maurier
- Narrator: Anna Massey
- Length: 14 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: January 14, 2020
- Language: English
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4.24(313681 ratings)
4.24(313681 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDRebecca: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . . The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashingRebecca: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . .The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady’s maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife will cast over their lives–presenting her with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage from beyond the grave.
First published in 1938, this classic gothic novel is such a compelling read that it won the Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century.
*Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.... Read more -
Rebecca
- By: Daphne Du Maurier
- Narrator: Anna Massey
- Length: 14 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: August 19, 2014
- Language: English
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4.24(313681 ratings)
4.24(313681 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDThe classic Gothic suspense novel by Daphne du Maurier — winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century — is now a Netflix film starring Lily James and Armie Hammer. Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . . TheThe classic Gothic suspense novel by Daphne du Maurier — winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century — is now a Netflix film starring Lily James and Armie Hammer.
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . .
The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady’s maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife will cast over their lives–presenting her with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage from beyond the grave.
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Playing the Part
- By: Jen Turano
- Narrator: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 9 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Vision Audiobooks
- Publish date: November 10, 2020
- Language: English
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4.23(1582 ratings)
4.23(1582 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWhen a fan’s interest turns threatening, Lucetta Plum, an actress on the rise in New York City, is forced to abandon her starring role. Her widowed friend, Abigail Hart, delighted by this opportunity to meddle in Lucetta’s life, promptlyWhen a fan’s interest turns threatening, Lucetta Plum, an actress on the rise in New York City, is forced to abandon her starring role. Her widowed friend, Abigail Hart, delighted by this opportunity to meddle in Lucetta’s life, promptly whisks her away to her grandson’s estate to hide out. But while her grandson Bram Haverstein may appear to simply be a somewhat eccentric gentleman of means, a mysterious career and a secret fascination with a certain actress mean there’s much more to him than society knows. Lucetta, who has no interest in Abigail’s matchmaking machinations, has the best intentions of remaining cordial but coolly distant to Bram. But when she can’t ignore the strange and mysterious things going on in his house, it’ll take more than good intentions to keep her from trying to discover who he is behind the part he plays.
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Nine While Nine
- By: Stasia Morineaux
- Narrator: Blanca Frappier
- Length: 13 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.19(23 ratings)
4.19(23 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDIsabeau Finne’s perfect world completely unravels when she meets Death’s right-hand man one fateful night, sending her life spiraling into a world of chaos and the impossible. Suddenly, she is no longer Isabeau and becomes part of theIsabeau Finne’s perfect world completely unravels when she meets Death’s right-hand man one fateful night, sending her life spiraling into a world of chaos and the impossible. Suddenly, she is no longer Isabeau and becomes part of the most secretive inner workings of Death itself.
She must quickly learn how to traverse this new life … or lose it. As she delves deeper into the mystery and challenges of her new existence, her every move is shadowed by the darkly mysterious Gideon.
Isabeau yearns for the simplicity of her old life–this one is full of dangers, unanswered questions, and cryptic dreams. But she discovers it also seems to come with the unexpected perk an all-access pass to an otherworldly dominion of ancient magic, much to the annoyance of her new boss.
Things become truly precarious when she learns of the Nine While Nine Legacy, bringing her dangerously close to truths that will further dismantle the foundation of her reality. Now someone sees her as a risk … a threat … and wants to eliminate her.
Can her new friends in the Contingency of Death help her? Or are they part of the peril?
She is certain of only one thing …
Something dark is on its way.
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The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow
- By: Rita Leganski
- Narrator: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 11 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 14, 2013
- Language: English
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4.1(5202 ratings)
4.1(5202 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USD“Suffused with the mystical charm of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou, Leganski’s lyrical debut novel conjures dreams of voodoo, the power of healing, and the distinction between hearing and listening. This extraordinary, evocative“Suffused with the mystical charm of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou, Leganski’s lyrical debut novel conjures dreams of voodoo, the power of healing, and the distinction between hearing and listening. This extraordinary, evocative novel will cast a spell over fans of magical realism in the vein of Alice Hoffman, Kaye Gibbons, and Sarah Addison Allen. Simply enchanting.” — Library Journal (starred review)
A magical debut novel from Rita Leganski, The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow is the tale of a mute boy whose gift of wondrous hearing reveals family secrets and forgotten voodoo lore, and exposes a murder that threatens the souls of those who love him.
Bonaventure Arrow didn’t make a peep when he was born, and the doctor nearly took him for dead. But he was listening, placing sound inside quiet and gaining his bearings. By the time he turns five, he can hear flowers grow, a thousand shades of blue, and the miniature tempests that rage inside raindrops. He also hears the voice of his dead father, William Arrow, mysteriously murdered by a man known only as the Wanderer.
Exploring family relics, he opens doors to the past and finds the key to a web of secrets that both hold his family together, and threaten to tear them apart.
Set against the backdrop of 1950s New Orleans, The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow is a magical story about the lost art of listening and a wondrous little boy who brings healing to the souls of all who love him.
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O Caledonia
- By: Elspeth Barker
- Narrator: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.07(1354 ratings)
4.07(1354 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDIn the tradition of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a darkly humorous modern classic of Scottish literature about a doomed adolescent growing up in the mid-19th century–featuring a new introduction by MaggieIn the tradition of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a darkly humorous modern classic of Scottish literature about a doomed adolescent growing up in the mid-19th century–featuring a new introduction by Maggie O’Farrell, award-winning author of Hamnet.
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Janet lies murdered beneath the castle stairs, attired in her mother’s black lace wedding dress, lamented only by her pet jackdaw…
Author Elspeth Barker masterfully evokes the harsh climate of Scotland in this atmospheric gothic tale that has been compared to the works of the Brontes, Edgar Allan Poe, and Edward Gorey. Immersed in a world of isolation and loneliness, Barker’s ill-fated young heroine Janet turns to literature, nature, and her Aunt Lila, who offers brief flashes of respite in an otherwise foreboding life. People, birds, and beasts move through the background in a tale that is as rich and atmospheric as it is witty and mordant. The family’s motto–Moriens sed Invictus (Dying but Unconquered)–is a well-suited epitaph for wild and courageous Janet, whose fierce determination to remain steadfastly herself makes her one of the most unforgettable protagonists in contemporary literature. -
The Reaper Incarnate
- By: R. E. Bond
- Narrator: Avery Reid
- Length: 4 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.03(2931 ratings)
4.03(2931 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDThe Reaper is hot on your tail,What have you done?You’ve made it onto her list,Who did you hurt?The hunt is just the beginning,How far can you run?Your soul is hers to reap,Where can you hide?Watch out for her scythe,Why do you cry? The lifeThe Reaper is hot on your tail,What have you done?You’ve made it onto her list,Who did you hurt?The hunt is just the beginning,How far can you run?Your soul is hers to reap,Where can you hide?Watch out for her scythe,Why do you cry?
The life of a vigilante is meant to be a lonely one. Roaming darkened streets and collecting secrets. Until the four of them forced their way into mine, stirring up feelings I didn’t know I had.
But if they try to fuck with my plans, my pretty knife will be through their throats and my bloody scythe on their foreheads.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- By: Victor Hugo
- Narrator: Victor Hugo
- Length: 22 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: July 06, 1999
- Language: English
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4.01(159013 ratings)
4.01(159013 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USD-Written in 1831 before Hugo was forced to flee from Louis Napoleon’s France. In this novel-perhaps his most popular-Hugo paints a vivid portrait of medieval Paris. Quasimodo, the one-eyed, hunchbacked refugee; Esmeralda, the dancing gypsy-Written in 1831 before Hugo was forced to flee from Louis Napoleon’s France. In this novel-perhaps his most popular-Hugo paints a vivid portrait of medieval Paris. Quasimodo, the one-eyed, hunchbacked refugee; Esmeralda, the dancing gypsy girl, threatened by the gallows; and a world where chaos is in charge-Hugo captures them all in this timeless, almost Gothic, piece of literature.
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The Thirteenth Tale
- By: Diane Setterfield
- Narrator: Bianca Amato
- Length: 15 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2006
- Language: English
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3.97(269158 ratings)
3.97(269158 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.95 USDWinner of the 2007 Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Finalist for Multi-Voiced PerformanceInstant #1 New York Times bestseller “Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power ofWinner of the 2007 Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Finalist for Multi-Voiced Performance
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Instant #1 New York Times bestseller
“Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story.”—People
“Eerie and fascinating.”—USA TODAY
Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny.
Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her own painful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. Margaret is mesmerized by the author’s tale of gothic strangeness‚Äîfeaturing the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Together, Margaret and Vida confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves. -
The Thirteenth Tale
- By: Diane Setterfield
- Narrator: Lynn Redgrave
- Length: 7 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2006
- Language: English
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3.97(269158 ratings)
3.97(269158 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.95 USDWinner of the 2007 Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Finalist for Multi-Voiced PerformanceInstant #1 New York Times bestseller “Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power ofWinner of the 2007 Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Finalist for Multi-Voiced Performance
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Instant #1 New York Times bestseller
“Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story.”—People
“Eerie and fascinating.”—USA TODAY
Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny.
Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her own painful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. Margaret is mesmerized by the author’s tale of gothic strangeness‚Äîfeaturing the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Together, Margaret and Vida confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves. -
The Phantom of the Opera
- By: Gaston Leroux
- Narrator: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 7 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2005
- Language: English
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3.96(193425 ratings)
3.96(193425 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDA shadow of unease; a quickening pulse; an unnamed fear breathing on the collar of those who sit alone in their dressing rooms at the great Paris Opera. An unbearable compulsion to glance quickly over a shoulder in the dark corridors to the stageA shadow of unease; a quickening pulse; an unnamed fear breathing on the collar of those who sit alone in their dressing rooms at the great Paris Opera. An unbearable compulsion to glance quickly over a shoulder in the dark corridors to the stage would sometimes reveal a figure in evening clothes moving softly in the shadows—a figure no one could name. Nothing is done, however, until the disappearance of the young singer Christine Daaé during her triumphant performance. With an increasing pattern of fear and violence, the Phantom of the Opera begins to strike, but always with a beautiful young performer at the center of his deadly desires.
Throughout the twentieth-century and beyond, this haunting tale has gripped audiences the world over—on screen, on stage, and on paper. Blackstone’s thrilling narration of this classic mystery was nominated for a 2006 Audie Award.
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The Postscript Murders
- By: Elly Griffiths
- Narrator: Nina Wadia
- Length: 9 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 02, 2021
- Language: English
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3.95(9102 ratings)
3.95(9102 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USD“This droll romp is a latter-day Miss Marple.‚Äù¬†‚ÄîWashington PostMurder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by internationally best-selling author Elly Griffiths, a literary“This droll romp is a latter-day Miss Marple.‚Äù¬†‚ÄîWashington Post
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Murder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by internationally best-selling author Elly Griffiths, a literary mystery perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Agatha Christie.
The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should not be suspicious. Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing out of the ordinary when Peggy’s caretaker, Natalka, begins to recount Peggy Smith’s passing.
But Natalka had a reason to be at the police station: while clearing out Peggy’s flat, she noticed an unusual number of crime novels, all dedicated to Peggy. And each psychological thriller included a mysterious postscript: PS: for PS. When a gunman breaks into the flat to steal a book and its author is found dead shortly thereafter—Detective Kaur begins to think that perhaps there is no such thing as an unsuspicious death after all.
And then things escalate: from an Aberdeen literary festival to the streets of Edinburgh, writers are being targeted. DS Kaur embarks on a road trip across Europe and reckons with how exactly authors can think up such realistic crimes . . . -
Once Upon a River
- By: Diane Setterfield
- Narrator: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 16 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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3.95(57492 ratings)
3.95(57492 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDFrom the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “eerie and fascinating” (USA TODAY) The Thirteenth Tale comes a “swift and entrancing, profound and beautiful” (Madeline Miller, internationally bestselling authorFrom the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “eerie and fascinating” (USA TODAY) The Thirteenth Tale comes a “swift and entrancing, profound and beautiful” (Madeline Miller, internationally bestselling author of Circe) novel about how we explain the world to ourselves, ourselves to others, and the meaning of our lives in a universe that remains impenetrably mysterious.
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On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation? These questions have many answers, some of them quite dark indeed.
Those who dwell on the river bank apply all their ingenuity to solving the puzzle of the girl who died and lived again, yet as the days pass the mystery only deepens. The child herself is mute and unable to answer the essential questions: Who is she? Where did she come from? And to whom does she belong? But answers proliferate nonetheless.
Three families are keen to claim her. A wealthy young mother knows the girl is her kidnapped daughter, missing for two years. A farming family reeling from the discovery of their son’s secret liaison stand ready to welcome their granddaughter. The parson’s housekeeper, humble and isolated, sees in the child the image of her younger sister. But the return of a lost child is not without complications and no matter how heartbreaking the past losses, no matter how precious the child herself, this girl cannot be everyone’s. Each family has mysteries of its own, and many secrets must be revealed before the girl’s identity can be known.
Once Upon a River is a glorious tapestry of a book that combines folklore and science, magic and myth. Suspenseful, romantic, and richly atmospheric, this is “a beguiling tale, full of twists and turns like the river at its heart, and just as rich and intriguing” (M.L. Stedman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light Between Oceans). -
Garden of Shadows
- By: V.C. Andrews
- Narrator: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 12 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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3.93(28622 ratings)
3.93(28622 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0023.99 USDThe inspiration behind Lifetime’s new miniseries event, Flowers in the Attic: The Origin.Olivia dreamed of a sun-filled love, a happy life. Then she entered Foxworth Hall… V.C. Andrews’ thrilling new novel spins a tale of dreadfulThe inspiration behind Lifetime’s new miniseries event, Flowers in the Attic: The Origin.
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Olivia dreamed of a sun-filled love, a happy life. Then she entered Foxworth Hall…
V.C. Andrews’ thrilling new novel spins a tale of dreadful secrets and dark, forbidden passions–of the time before Flowers in the Attic began. Long before terror flowered in the attic, thin, spinsterish Olivia came to Virginia as Malcolm Foxworth’s bride. At last, with her tall handsome husband, she would find the joy she had waited for, longed for. But in the gloomy mansion filled with hidden rooms and festering desires, a stain of jealous obsession begins to spread…an evil that will threaten her children, two lovely boys and one very special, beautiful girl. For within one innocent child, a shocking secret lives…a secret that will taint the proud Foxworth name, and haunt all their lives forever! -
Broken Glass
- By: V.C. Andrews
- Narrator: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 9 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
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3.93(808 ratings)
3.93(808 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThis second gothic novel in the dark Mirror Sisters trilogy continues the tale of sisterly love at its absolute worst–from the legendary New York Times bestselling author of Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina (now Lifetime movies). ForThis second gothic novel in the dark Mirror Sisters trilogy continues the tale of sisterly love at its absolute worst–from the legendary New York Times bestselling author of Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina (now Lifetime movies). For fans of Ruth Ware (In a Dark, Dark Wood) and Liane Moriarty (The Husband’s Secret).
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Under their mother’s watchful eye, identical twins Haylee and Kaylee Fitzgerald have lived their entire lives in sync. Never alone, never apart, everything about them must be exactly the same: clothes, friends, punishments.
One night, in the darkness of a movie theater, Haylee reveals that she’s leaving to meet up with someone she knows from online. But suddenly feeling ill, and not wanting to disappoint this older man, she convinces Kaylee to go in her stead. He’ll never know, and this way he won’t think she stood him up.
Kaylee reluctantly agrees to go, but when the credits roll and she’s nowhere to be found, Haylee confesses everything to her mom. With the manhunt on, Haylee knows everything must be done to find her sister. Still, for the first time in her life, she’s free from her twin, which, really, isn’t so bad…is it? -
Perfect Villain
- By: J. L. Beck
- Narrator: Anastasia Watley
- Length: 8 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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3.92(1742 ratings)
3.92(1742 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDThe second our eyes connected I felt the shift in the air. The crackle of fire igniting between us. He was dark, dangerous, and secretive. He came into my life like a storm, ripping apart everything I believed in, everything I thought I knew. WithThe second our eyes connected I felt the shift in the air. The crackle of fire igniting between us. He was dark, dangerous, and secretive. He came into my life like a storm, ripping apart everything I believed in, everything I thought I knew. With his mischievous smirk, stunning looks, and alluring behavior, I should’ve ran as far away from him as I could. But I was stupid. I trapped myself in his web. I thought I was safe with him. Safe in his arms, safe from a past that refused to let go. Turns out Christian Russo was the past I was running from, and my first mistake was ever thinking I could escape him.
This is a dark stalker-mafia romance. It contains adult themes, and material that might be triggering to some readers.
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Corrosion
- By: Jon Bassoff
- Narrator: Ramiz Monsef
- Length: 5 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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3.9(281 ratings)
3.9(281 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDA mysterious Iraq war veteran with a horribly scarred face … A disturbed young man in a strange mountain town … A masked preacher with a terrible secret … Amidst a firestorm of violence, betrayal, and horror, their three worldsA mysterious Iraq war veteran with a horribly scarred face … A disturbed young man in a strange mountain town … A masked preacher with a terrible secret … Amidst a firestorm of violence, betrayal, and horror, their three worlds will eventually collide in an old mining shack buried deep in the mountains.
Corrosion, the shattering debut novel by Jon Bassoff, is equal parts Jim Thompson, Flannery O’Connor, and William Faulkner and an unforgettable journey into the underbelly of crime and passion. Drawn from the darkest corners of the human experience, it is sure to haunt listeners for years to come.
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The Familiars
- By: Stacey Halls
- Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 9 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Harlequin Audio
- Publish date: February 19, 2019
- Language: English
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3.89(24324 ratings)
3.89(24324 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.006.99 USDFrom the Author of the Sunday Times Bestseller, Mrs. England! In 1612 Lancaster, England, the hunt for witches has reached a fever pitch… But in a time of suspicion and accusation, to be a woman may be the greatest risk of all. FleetwoodFrom the Author of the Sunday Times Bestseller, Mrs. England!
In 1612 Lancaster, England, the hunt for witches has reached a fever pitch…
But in a time of suspicion and accusation, to be a woman may be the greatest risk of all.
Fleetwood Shuttleworth, the mistress of Pendle Hill’s Gawthorpe Hall, is with child. Anxious to produce an heir, she is distraught to find a letter from her physician that warns her husband she will not survive this pregnancy.
Devastated, Fleetwood wanders the estate grounds, where she catches a young woman poaching. Alice Gray claims she is a local midwife and promises to help Fleetwood deliver a healthy baby. But a witch-obsessed frenzy sweeps the countryside. Even woodland creatures or “familiars” are thought to be dark companions of the unholy. And Alice soon stands accused of witchcraft.
Time is running out. The witch trials are about to begin. With both their lives at stake, Fleetwood must prove Alice’s innocence. Only they know the truth.
Set against the real Pendle witch trials, this compelling novel draws its characters from historical figures as it explores the lives of seventeenth-century women. Ultimately it raises the question: Was witch hunting really just women hunting?
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Wuthering Heights
- By: Emily Bronte
- Narrator: Carolyn Seymour
- Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
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3.88(1437242 ratings)
3.88(1437242 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0020.95 USDThe sole novel of Emily Brontë, who died a year after its publication at the age of thirty, Wuthering Heights is one of the most original classics in the canon of English literature. Set amid the wild and stormy Yorkshire moors, it is the taleThe sole novel of Emily Brontë, who died a year after its publication at the age of thirty, Wuthering Heights is one of the most original classics in the canon of English literature. Set amid the wild and stormy Yorkshire moors, it is the tale of childhood playmates who grow into soul mates, and whose tempestuous natures and obsessive love eventually destroy them and those around them.
High on a windy hill, the old gothic manor of Wuthering Heights is the ancestral home of the lordly Earnshaw family. When kind Mr. Earnshaw adopts Heathcliff, a wild child from the slums, he unwittingly sets in motion a cycle of love and revenge that will possess his family for a generation. Heathcliff is despised and abused by Earnshaw’s son and heir, Hindley, who views him as a rival. But Heathcliff’s tempestuous nature finds its match in Earnshaw’s daughter, Catherine, and the two become inseparable.
When Hindley becomes master of the estate, he forces Heathcliff to work as a degraded hired hand. Cathy, now divided from Heathcliff by social status, decides to marry the civilized Edgar Linton in hopes of gaining leverage to protect Heathcliff from her brother. To her despair, Heathcliff disappears; but he returns a few years later, now a wealthy gentleman, intent on using his new power to ruin Hindley, Edgar, and anyone who dared to drive a wedge between him and Cathy.
Fraught with psychological tension and supernatural atmosphere, Wuthering Heights is a haunting tale of the exalted heights and destructive depths of human passion.
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Swallow it Down
- By: Addison Cain
- Narrator: Marcio Catalano
- Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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3.87(1160 ratings)
3.87(1160 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDI’ve seen the way he looks at me. The Captain. The unquestioned leader of this ship. A ship I wish to be free of. A man I want to be as far away from as my legs might carry me. The society he’s designed, the rules, the endless battle ofI’ve seen the way he looks at me.
The Captain. The unquestioned leader of this ship.
A ship I wish to be free of. A man I want to be as far away from as my legs might carry me.
The society he’s designed, the rules, the endless battle of wills …
Yes, I’ve seen the way he looks at me.
I’ve felt his fingertips brush my skin. Heard his laugh. Experienced his smile.
One that’s only for me, and only in secret.
And I know what he wants.
He told me himself that everyone has to pay; that all who survived the fall of civilization were culpable. That’s how he justifies the decisions he’s made, the necessary evils he allows to take place on this ship … all in the name of a greater good.
And it’s why I resist the starved way his gaze drinks me down. Why I can’t be had at any price.
Swallow it Down is an angst-ridden, enemies-to-lovers romance boasting a strong female lead and a swoon-worthy hero. This standalone features an HEA that will keep you listening all night.
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The Wharton Gothics
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 8 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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3.86(43 ratings)
3.86(43 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDAn original compilation of eight of Edith Wharton’s gothic stories A ghostly presence in “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell” desires revenge against a tyrannical husband. In “Mr. Jones,” Lady Jane Lynke inherits anAn original compilation of eight of Edith Wharton’s gothic stories
A ghostly presence in “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell” desires revenge against a tyrannical husband. In “Mr. Jones,” Lady Jane Lynke inherits an estate unexpectedly and can’t make sense of how to manage the servants–especially since the caretaker has been dead for decades but keeps giving orders.
Meanwhile, in “Afterward,” a newly wealthy American couple moves into a large, isolated house in southern England complete with a ghost–and the mysteries surrounding the husband’s business are slowly uncovered. In “The Hermit and the Wild Woman,” the “hermit,” while a young boy, witnessed the killing of his family during an attack on his town. As a result of this trauma, he has retreated into isolation–until he meets a “wild woman” who comes to live nearby.
These are just a few of the wonderful and unnerving tales gathered together in this new compilation of Wharton’s gothic stories.
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The Lucky Ones
- By: Tiffany Reisz
- Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 10 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Harlequin Audio
- Publish date: February 13, 2018
- Language: English
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3.86(2337 ratings)
3.86(2337 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDThey called themselves “the lucky ones”They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beachThey called themselves “the lucky ones”
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They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her newfound family…until the night she almost died, and was then whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever.
Now, thirteen years later, Allison receives a letter from Roland, Dr. Capello’s eldest son, warning her that their father is ill and in his final days. Allison knows she must go home again and confront the ghosts of her past. She’s determined to find out what really happened that fateful night–was it an accident, or, as she’s always suspected, did one of her beloved family members try to kill her?
But digging into the past can reveal horrific truths, and when Allison pieces together the story of her life, she learns the terrible secret at the heart of the family she once loved but never really knew. -
Shadowplay
- By: Joseph O’Connor
- Narrator: Anna Chancellor
- Length: 11 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: June 16, 2020
- Language: English
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3.86(1771 ratings)
3.86(1771 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWhen Henry Irving decides to open the Lyceum, his own London theater, with the goal of making it the greatest playhouse on earth, he hires a young Dublin clerk harboring literary ambitions by the name of Abraham Stoker as his assistant. Together,When Henry Irving decides to open the Lyceum, his own London theater, with the goal of making it the greatest playhouse on earth, he hires a young Dublin clerk harboring literary ambitions by the name of Abraham Stoker as his assistant. Together, Irving and Stoker fall under the spell of Ellen Terry, a dazzlingly talented Shakespearean actress, known to all as a proto-feminist, and the lives of all three become intertwined with the Lyceum and each other.
Set in the late-Victorian world of the London theater, Shadowplay tells the story of these extraordinary artists: the first superstar thespian–a showman extraordinaire whose impact on popular entertainment invites comparisons to PT Barnum–the era’s greatest Shakespearian actor, and the young man who would go on to write the most iconic and bestselling horror novel of all time.
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A Dreadful Splendor
- By: B.R. Myers
- Narrator: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 11 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 23, 2022
- Language: English
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3.86(2049 ratings)
3.86(2049 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “This gem of a book sparkles with wit and originality. . . . There is no shortage of tricks and feints in this excellent novel and Genevieve is a delightful character.” — The Globe and Mail “A spookyINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
“This gem of a book sparkles with wit and originality. . . . There is no shortage of tricks and feints in this excellent novel and Genevieve is a delightful character.” — The Globe and Mail
“A spooky gothic romance with impeccable vibes. I loved this!” — Erin Sterling, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse
In this wickedly whimsical Gothic murder mystery brimming with romance, betrayals, and chills, a fake spiritualist is summoned to hold a seance for a bride who died on the eve before her wedding, but as nefarious secrets are revealed, the line between hoax and haunting blurs.
Be careful what you conjure…
In Victorian London, Genevieve Timmons poses as a spiritualist to swindle wealthy mourners–until one misstep lands her in a jail cell awaiting the noose. Then a stranger arrives to make her a peculiar offer. The lord he serves, Mr. Pemberton, has been inconsolable since the tragic death of his beautiful bride-to-be. If Genevieve can perform a seance persuasive enough to bring the young lord peace, she will win her freedom.
Soothing a grieving nobleman should be easy for someone of Genevieve’s skill, but when she arrives at the grand Somerset Park estate, Mr. Pemberton is not the heartbroken lover she expected. The surly–yet exceedingly handsome–gentleman is certain that his fiancee was murdered, even though there is no evidence. Only a confession can bring justice now, and Mr. Pemberton decides Genevieve will help him get it. With his knowledge of the household and her talent for illusion, they can stage a haunting so convincing it will coax the killer into the light. However, when frightful incidents befall the manor, Genevieve realizes her tricks aren’t required after all. She may be a fake, but Somerset’s ghost could be all too real…
A Dreadful Splendor is delicious brew of mystery, spooky thrills, and intoxicating romance that makes for a ghoulishly fun and page-turning read.
“A delightful mix of gothic, mystery, and romance. I had such fun reading this book!” — Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Not Your Average Hot Guy
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The Witches of New York
- By: Ami McKay
- Narrator: Julia Whelan
- Length: 14 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: July 11, 2017
- Language: English
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3.84(15998 ratings)
3.84(15998 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDRespectable Lady Seeks Dependable Shop Girl. Those averse to magic need not apply. New York in the spring of 1880 is a place alive with wonder and curiosity. Determined to learn the truth about the world, its residents enthusiastically engage inRespectable Lady Seeks Dependable Shop Girl. Those averse to magic need not apply.
New York in the spring of 1880 is a place alive with wonder and curiosity. Determined to learn the truth about the world, its residents enthusiastically engage in both scientific experimentation and spiritualist pursuits. Seances are the entertainment of choice in exclusive social circles, and many enterprising women–some possessed of true intuitive powers, and some gifted with the art of performance–find work as mediums.
Enter Adelaide Thom and Eleanor St. Clair. At their humble teashop, Tea and Sympathy, they provide a place for whispered confessions, secret cures, and spiritual assignations for a select society of ladies, who speak the right words and ask the right questions. But the profile of Tea and Sympathy is about to change with the fortuitous arrival of Beatrice Dunn.
When seventeen-year-old Beatrice leaves the safety of her village to answer an ad that reads “Respectable Lady Seeks Dependable Shop Girl. Those averse to magic need not apply,” she has little inclination of what the job will demand of her. Beatrice doesn’t know it yet, but she is no ordinary small-town girl; she has great spiritual gifts–ones that will serve as her greatest asset and also place her in grave danger. Under the tutelage of Adelaide and Eleanor, Beatrice comes to harness many of her powers, but not even they can prepare her for the evils lurking in the darkest corners of the city or the courage it will take to face them.
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The Troupe
- By: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Narrator: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Length: 18 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: November 30, 2012
- Language: English
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3.84(1857 ratings)
3.84(1857 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDBest-selling author Robert Jackson Bennett has won widespread critical acclaim for his unique brand of darkly inventive fiction. In The Troupe, 16-year-old George Carole joins vaudeville in search of Heironomo Silenus, the man he believes to be hisBest-selling author Robert Jackson Bennett has won widespread critical acclaim for his unique brand of darkly inventive fiction. In The Troupe, 16-year-old George Carole joins vaudeville in search of Heironomo Silenus, the man he believes to be his father. But what he discovers casts a dark pall over his world: Silenus’ troupe hides a dangerous secret — one that invites death to all in its vicinity.
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The House on the Strand
- By: Daphne Du Maurier
- Narrator: Ron Keith
- Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: August 19, 2014
- Language: English
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3.84(5090 ratings)
3.84(5090 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.98 USDDick Young is lent a house in Cornwall by his friend Professor Magnus Lane. During his stay he agrees to serve as a guinea pig for a new drug that Magnus has discovered in his scientific research. When Dick samples Magnus’s potion, he findsDick Young is lent a house in Cornwall by his friend Professor Magnus Lane. During his stay he agrees to serve as a guinea pig for a new drug that Magnus has discovered in his scientific research.... Read moreWhen Dick samples Magnus’s potion, he finds himself doing the impossible: traveling through time while staying in place, thrown all the way back into Medieval Cornwall. The concoction wear off after several hours, but its effects are intoxicating and Dick cannot resist his newfound powers. As his journeys increase, Dick begins to resent the days he must spend in the modern world, longing ever more fervently to get back into his world of centuries before, and the home of the beautiful Lady Isolda…
“The House on the Strand is prime du Maurier.”-New York Times
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Flowers in the Attic
- By: V.C. Andrews
- Narrator: Mena Suvari
- Length: 15 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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3.84(166672 ratings)
3.84(166672 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDCelebrate the fortieth anniversary of the enduring gothic masterpiece Flowers in the Attic–the unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic. At the top of theCelebrate the fortieth anniversary of the enduring gothic masterpiece Flowers in the Attic–the unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic.
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At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden–blond, innocent, and fighting for their lives…
They were a perfect and beautiful family–until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. They are kept in the attic of their grandmother’s labyrinthine mansion, isolated and alone. As the visits from their seemingly unconcerned mother slowly dwindle, the four children grow ever closer and depend upon one another to survive both this cramped world and their cruel grandmother. A suspenseful and thrilling tale of family, greed, murder, and forbidden love, Flowers in the Attic is the unputdownable first novel of the epic Dollanganger family saga.
The Dollanganger series includes: Flowers in the Attic, Petals in the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, Garden of Shadows, Beneath the Attic, and Out of the Attic.
Cliff Weitzman
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