Adult DAISY Audio Books and Online Digital Audio - Fiction
Adventure
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Last of the breed by Louis L'Amour.
1 disc. Narrated by Harold Roberts.
A test pilot for experimental aircraft, U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph "Joe Mack" Makatozi, part Sioux and Cheyenne, part Scot, is forced down over the Bering Sea by Russians. He must seek safety in the uncharted wilds of Siberia, pursued by Russian intelligence officer Colonel Zamatev and by a Yakut tracker. Bestseller 1986.
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Family Stories (Fiction)
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The Beaufort sisters by Jon Cleary.
1 disc. Narrated by Carmen Lynn.
The story of four sisters, the beautiful and wilful daughters of Lucas Beaufort, the richest man in Kansas City. Throughout their loves and marriages, Nina, Margaret, Sally, and Prue remain independent yet emotionally tied to one another. 1979.
DC23363
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz.
1 disc. Narrated by Annie Wauters.
In March 1919, nurse Amanda Starkey, seeking refuge, returns to her family home to live with her younger sister Mathilda and Mathilda's three-year-old child, Ruth. Within a year, Mathilda is dead and Amanda is raising Ruth as her own. But both Amanda and Ruth are hiding memories of the night Mathilda died. Bestseller 2000.
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DC15020
Marling Hall: a Barsetshire novel by Angela Thirkell.
1 disc. Narrated by Anne Flosnik.
Mr. Marling, of Marling Hall, realizes he will probably never be able to hold onto his wonderful old estate to pass down to his children. World War II is bringing an end to so many things, but in the months prior to Pearl Harbor, the Marlings carry on as best they can in the face of rationing and changed living conditions. 1990, c1942.
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Fantastic Fiction
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Agyar by Steven Brust.
1 disc. Narrated by Barrett Whitener.
Mysterious Jack Agyar has come to Lakota, Ohio, against his wishes. He has been called by Laura Kellem, who plans to use him as the fall guy for her own crimes, which also have links to the supernatural. Agyar's attempt to save himself from Laura is thwarted by a new experience - he falls in love. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1993.
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General Fiction
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Mapp and Lucia by E. F. Benson.
1 disc. Narrated by Jill Tanner.
When Mrs. Emmeline (Lucia) Lucas, the undisputed leader of society in Riseholme, moves to Tilling, she begins a social war with her rival, Miss Mapp. Sequel to "Lucia in London" (DC36379), followed by Lucia's progress" (DC36377). 1977, c1931. (Make way for Lucia ; 4)
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Trouble for Lucia by E.F. Benson ; foreword by Nancy Mitford.
1 disc. Narrated by Rachel Gurney.
Lucia, the mayor-elect of Tilling, bullies, cajoles, irritates and charms everyone about her. Pitted against Miss Mapp, Lucia sets tea cups trembling as she wages war in gardens and drawing rooms. Sequel to "Lucia's progress" (DC36377). 1978, c1939. (Make way for Lucia ; 6)
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DC11477
The commitments by Roddy Doyle.
1 disc. Narrated by George Backman.
When Dubliner Jimmy Rabbitte decides to start a band, he chooses soul music, reasoning that the Irish are the blacks of Europe and Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. Amidst squabbles and jealousies, the band takes off. Strong language and some violence. Followed by "The snapper". 1987.
DC07795
A mother's secret: a novel by Carolyn Haddad.
1 disc. Narrated by Suzanne Toren.
Jewish partisan Eliza Wolf and her daughter are separated after the war when the daughter is sent to America and Eliza moves to Israel. A chance discovery starts the daughter on a search for her true identity. Some strong langauge and some descriptions of sex. 1988.
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DC15246
The book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton.
1 disc. Narrated by Caitlin Smith.
Ruth Grey provides a window into her life and her tragic family. Growing up in poverty, she lived in the shadow of her brother, a math prodigy, and her mother, who was coping with the death of her husband in World War II. Ruth is left to survive on her own meagre resources, with affection only from her Aunt Sid and, later, her troubled husband, Ruby. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1990, c1988.
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Mother of pearl: a novel by Melinda Haynes.
1 disc. Narrated by Ann Hodapp.
Petal, Mississippi; 1956. Valuable, a fourteen-year-old white who has basically raised herself, is pregnant. Even, twenty-seven, a black orphan, loves Joody Two Sun, a prophetess. As these and other outcast residents search for identity, commitment, and love, they begin to form a family that crosses over racial lines. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1999.
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DC23901
A little love by C.C. Medina.
1 disc. Narrated by Erin Jones.
In alternating chapters of the book, four Latina women in Miami discuss their romantic lives in English and Spanish. Divorced Cuban Isabel feels like a failure, Mercy concentrates on selling real estate while waiting for "señor right," Lucinda's husband betrays her, and Julia resists marrying her lover. Some descriptions of sex. c2000.
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I would have loved him if I had not killed him by Edgard Telles Ribeiro ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret A. Neves.
1 disc. Narrated by Phil Regensdorf.
Guilhermina was all of fourteen when she was given in marriage to the Honourable Carlos Augusto Maia Macedo, then sixty-six years old. She spent the next seven years planning his death. Years later Guilhermina discovers Andrea, a grandniece, who becomes her confidante and beneficiary. Andrea meets up with an old lover and filmmaker, and together they research Guilhermina's story with the plot of a screenplay in mind. 1994.
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Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio.
1 disc. Narrated by Madelyn Buzzard.
Growing up in the 1950s in a small Kentucky town, Icy realizes that she is different from the other kids. She endures alienation at school and a stay in the state hospital while gradually coming to terms with her disorder, Tourette Syndrome. Some strong language. 1998.
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Brainchild by John Saul.
1 disc. Narrated by Joan Bell.
Alex Lonsdale was one of the most popular kids in La Paloma, California, until the horrifying car accident. A brilliant doctor brought him back from the brink of death and Alex seems the same, but if his parents, his friends, his girlfriend could see inside his brain, inside his dreams, they would be terrified. One hundred years ago in La Paloma, a terrible deed was done and a cry for vengeance pierced the night - and that vengeance still waits... for Alex Lonsdale. Some descriptions of violence. 1985.
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Historical Novels
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Testimony of two men by Taylor Caldwell.
1 disc. Narrated by Burt Blackwell.
A story of love, murder and medicine set in Philadelphia between the years of the civil war and the turn of the century. 1968.
DC06518
Elena: a love story of the Russian Revolution by Judith Egan.
1 disc. Narrated by Jacqueline Bishop.
At her first ball, Elena falls in love with an army officer and marries him despite the opposition of her aristocratic family. Their privileged lives are shattered by the Russian Revolution. 1981.
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Law & Order
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Closing arguments by Frederick Busch.
1 disc. Narrated by Ray Foushee.
After 20 years, attorney Mark Brennan is still haunted by his experiences as a soldier and prisoner in Vietnam. When he takes on a murder case, he is drawn into a dangerous affair with his client, a sado-masochistic woman who is accused of strangling her lover. Strong language, some violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.
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Love Stories
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Cheyenne surrender by Madeline Baker.
1 disc. Narrated by Mitzi Friedlander.
When he learns of his parents' deaths, "half-breed" Caleb Stryker returns to Cheyenne to claim his hated father's ranch. He is approached by Callie McGuire, who claims that Caleb`s father was her mother's lover and had promised to provide for Callie. Caleb is very attracted to Callie, but she refuses to follow in her mother's footsteps. To keep Callie near, Caleb hires her as a housekeeper. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. c1994.
DC00984
The golden collar by Elizabeth Cadell.
1 disc. Narrated by Julie Shaw.
In this smooth paced romantic novel, architect Henry Eliot is sent to Portugal to purchase a plot of land for his fiancée's father, Sir Stoner. 1969.
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DC15133
An eligible man by Rosemary Friedman.
1 disc. Narrated by Helen Copp.
Even though Judge Christopher Osgood knew his wife's illness was fatal, he was still unprepared when her swift death left him on his own. He was even more unprepared for the new experiences he would have as an attractive, eligible widower who is much in demand. Many women were interested in him, but with which of them would he find happiness? Descriptions of sex. 1989.
DC01400
Regency buck by Georgette Heyer.
1 disc. Narrated by Meg Wynn-Owen.
A romance set in regency England. When a young heiress and her brother travel from Yorkshire to London to meet their guardian, a number of surprising events occur. c1935.
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DC01595
Wicked loving lies by Rosemary Rogers.
1 disc. Narrated by Mitzi Friedlander.
Centres on Marisa, the goddaughter of Napoleon's first wife, Josephine, whose life begins in a sheltered convent, but degenerates into a series of sordid episodes. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1976.
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The voyage unplanned by Frank Yerby.
1 disc. Narrated by George Backman.
As a member of the French resistance, John Farrow falls in love with Simone Levy, a comrade-in-arms. Twenty years later, while searching for Simone, he falls in love with her sister, an Israeli intelligence agent. 1974.
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Mysteries (Fiction)
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Bitter finish by Linda Barnes.
1 disc. Narrated by James Delotel.
Michael Spraggue, private detective turned actor, is summoned by his old love when she is jailed as a murder suspect. Some strong language. c1983.
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Monsieur Pamplemousse takes the cure by Michael Bond.
1 disc. Narrated by John C. Reed.
Pamplemousse and his faithful bloodhound, Pommes Frites, set out to investigate the luxurious, but sinister, Chateau Morgue health spa which has been the scene of unexplained fatalities and blackmail. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1987. (Monsieur Pamplemousse)
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DC06484
Oxford blood by Antonia Fraser.
1 disc. Narrated by Jacqueline Bishop.
A glamorous TV investigator, Jemima Shore, is drawn into the quest for an heir's true parentage. A nursemaid's deathbed confession of switched babies starts Jemima on her task. c1985.
DC06434
I am the only running footman by Martha Grimes.
1 disc. Narrated by Malcolm Armstrong.
Superintendent Richard Jury must determine if the case of Ivy Childess, strangled in London, is related to a similar crime in Devon. c1986.
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DC13518
Foursome: a John Cuddy novel by Jeremiah Healy.
1 disc. Narrated by Nick Sullivan.
The Vandemeers and the Sheas are spending a weekend at the Sheas' Maine summer house when three of the foursome are killed by a crossbow. Either Steve Shea did it or someone framed him, so Boston P.I. John Cuddy is called in to scare up some evidence to clear Shea. Shea suspects a business-motivated vendetta, but Cuddy focuses on the locals who had to endure Shea's clear-cutting of his land and his monstrous home. Strong language and violence. c1993.
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Death comes for the fat man by Reginald Hill.
1 disc. Narrated by Inez Somerville.
Caught in the blast of a huge Semtex explosion, the only thing preventing Superintendent Andy Dalziel from stepping through Death's door might be his own size (and indomitable willpower). As he lies on a hospital bed, it falls to DCI Peter Pascoe to seek justice for Andy. Who are the Knights Templar, a shadowy group exacting summary public justice on their enemies? Some descriptions of sex, strong language and violence. 2007.
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DC30415
Looking good dead by Peter James.
1 disc. Narrated by Maarten Van Dijk.
Londoner Tom Bryce makes the mistake of putting a CD he found into his computer - it logs him onto a snuff film Web site, where he watches helplessly as a woman is butchered. Soon after, DS Grace and his partner find the body of the victim, Janie Stretton, whose murder reminds Grace of the unsolved disappearance of his wife, Sandy, nine years earlier. While the lawmen pursue elusive leads, Bryce draws the ire of the twisted criminals behind the Web site. Strong language, descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2006.
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Masquerade by William X. Kienzle.
1 disc. Narrated by Roy Avers.
When Father Koesler is invited to help with a seminar on religion in murder mysteries, he is surprised to learn that the guest speaker is televangelist Klaus Krieg, whose publishing house produces racy novels. The other speakers, two ministers, a nun, and a rabbi, write mysteries with sleuths who correspond to themselves. They dislike Krieg, who wants them all to sign with him. When one of them is murdered, Koesler seeks a hidden motive. 1991, c1990.
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DC31007
The cheetah chase by Karin McQuillan.
1 disc. Narrated by Dorothy Kelleher.
Jazz Jasper, American owner of a Kenyan safari company, sets out to solve a murder and protect an endangered species. She witnesses the gruesome death of investigative reporter Nick Hunter. Aided by Nick's widow, an animal-rights activist, and police detective Omondi, Jazz traces Nick's last moves, gradually discerning that whoever is behind his murder may also threaten the survival of the cheetah. Some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Elephant's graveyard" (DC31008). c1994.
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Trophies and dead things by Marcia Muller.
1 disc. Narrated by Barbara Karmazyn.
While trying to locate four heirs of the estate of an ex-hippie from the turbulent Berkeley days, PI Sharon McCone becomes embroiled in murder and suicide that seem to emanate from the Vietnam era. Maintaining her dignified demeanour doesn't preclude her running down and capturing a sniper, rowing to an island to save two children, or confronting a news anchor whom she later has to rescue from the San Francisco Bay. 1990.
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DC11202
Pushover by Lillian O'Donnell.
1 disc. Narrated by Terry Hayes Sales.
While investigating the murder of an aging screen star and the disappearance of her grandson, Lieutenant Norah Mulcahaney is asked to assist the New York City transit authority in finding the person who pushes women to their death from subway platforms. Violence and some strong language. 1992. (Norah Mulcahaney mystery)
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The body in the belfry by Katherine Hall Page.
1 disc. Narrated by John Stratton.
Faith Fairchild's busy city life is interrupted when she marries the minister of a New England village church. She finds the quiet of the country difficult to tolerate, but her discovery of a dead body and the ensuing investigation make her yearn for the quiet life to return. Followed by "Body in the kelp" (DC11656). 1990.
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DC01991
And on the eighth day by Ellery Queen.
1 disc. Narrated by Alan Hewitt.
A mystery set in a hidden California valley inhabited by a bizarre religious group. 1964.
DC13202
Murder in the Red Room by Elliott Roosevelt.
1 disc. Narrated by Flo Gibson.
While Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt are entertaining the Supreme Court justices, someone is murdering Shondor Jack in the Red Room. Shondor Jack has a shady past in Cleveland, where he narrowly escaped murder charges. Why was he in the White House? And is it a coincidence that two attorneys seen wandering the halls that night are also from Ohio? In fact, all of the clues seem to point to that state. Some strong language. 1992.
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DC06398
The Queen's secret by Charles Templeton.
1 disc. Narrated by Roger Norman.
An intruder is discovered in the heavily guarded Buckingham Palace, in Queen Mary III's bedroom. The resulting investigation uncovers a scandal which threatens to end the British monarchy. 1986.
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Native People (Fiction)
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Sachem's daughter by Donald Clayton Porter.
1 disc. Narrated by Roy Avers.
Now fifteen years old, Renno's daughter Renna is attracting the attention of the Seneca men. But it is Lieutenant Philip Woods (whom she had met in Pennsylvania as a girl) who steals her heart. Soon after their marriage, the couple are attacked by Frenchman Othon Hugues, who draws power from his witch companion. Renna's father and brother help her fight the couple's magic. Some descriptions of sex and violence. Sequel to "Sachem's son", followed by "Seneca patriots" (DC12390). 1991. (White Indian series ; book 21)
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Science Fiction
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The great starship race by Diane Carey.
1 disc. Narrated by Bob Askey.
A newly discovered alien people is eager to join the Federation of planets, and they sponsor a starship race to promote their membership. The U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Kirk, is sent to compete. But the good-natured contest turns ominous when a Romulan warship shows up and enters the race with an unknown motive. A Star Trek novel. c1993.
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Sea Stories
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The mutiny run by Frank Eccles.
1 disc. Narrated by Rick Rohan.
England and France are at war, but numerous British ships are tied up at Spithead by a mutiny. So Captain Brewster of the HMS Adamant has been ordered to Brest, France, as a show of force to keep French troops from sailing to Ireland. He is joined by the Russian sloop Catherine, which just happens to have on board a lovely young lady who catches the eye of Adamant midshipman John Lawson. 1994.
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Short Stories
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Journey into Christmas and other stories by Bess Streeter Aldrich.
1 disc. Narrated by Julie Shaw.
A dozen short stories, embodying all the traditional warmth and sentimentality of the Christmas season. 1949.
DC35546
Once: stories by Rebecca Rosenblum.
1 disc. Narrated by Nancy Van Kessel.
Urban stories with a strong contemporary feel, recording incidents in the lives of twenty-somethings - students, techies in an office building, a girl toiling in the warehouse of a wholesale fruit and vegetable distributor, a boy who hustles for drug money, waitresses. These are constricted and often random lives and Rosenblum's vision mercilessly portrays their shapelessness. Strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008.
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DC04843
Tomorrow I die by Mickey Spillane ; introduced and edited by Max Allan Collins.
1 disc. Narrated by David Bratcher.
Cynical, gutsy and violent collection of 9 short suspense stories. Some strong language. c1984.
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Suspense (Fiction)
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Dead reckoning by Clive Egleton.
1 disc. Narrated by Graeme Malcolm.
London. A murdered woman is discovered to be impersonating SIS agent Peter Ashton's wife, Harriet, an ex-operative. The intelligence agency then discovers that their personnel files have been compromised. As Ashton investigates, he uncovers a sinister Pakistan/Indian plot involving anthrax. Some violence and some strong language. 1999. (Peter Ashton novels ; 7)
DC21498
The color of night by David Lindsey.
1 disc. Narrated by David Hartley-Margolin.
Former spy and recent widower Harry Strand has a second career as an art dealer in Houston. When client Mara Song contacts him about a portfolio of drawings, Harry's life changes. Then a videotape in Mara's VCR reveals that his past is not yet behind him. Some violence and some strong language. c1999.
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DC07859
Little Saigon by T. Jefferson Parker.
1 disc. Narrated by Edward Blake.
Bennett Frye, a disabled Viet Nam veteran, searches for his wife and her kidnappers with the help of his brother, Chuck. Soon Chuck is in the middle of a plot to use stolen money to fund a real-estate deal. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988.
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Westerns
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Tucker by Louis L'Amour.
1 disc. Narrated by John Stratton.
When Shell Tucker begins to pursue the gunslingers who killed his father for his gold, he is just a boy. At the end of his bloody trail, Tucker is a legend and a man. 1971.
DC28552
Lone star law by edited by Robert J. Randisi.
1 disc. Narrated by Stephen Pineo.
Twelve stories about the Texas Rangers, by such Western authors as Louis L'Amour and Elmer Kelton. From fending off hostile Comanche to tracking serial killers, from aiming Winchesters and Colt revolvers to firing up laptops and state-of-the-art forensics technology, from targeting rustlers and outlaw gangs to leading harrowing hostage negotiations, the men and women who don the badge and white hat of the Texas Ranger stand as steadfast deliverers of American justice - the Lone Star way. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. 2005.
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