Sound Judgments

As promised, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) last evening announced the winners of its 2024 Audie Awards during a ceremony in Los Angeles. There were 27 categories of prizes, but below are the two of greatest interest to Rap Sheet readers.

Best Mystery: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse Q. Sutanto; narrated by Eunice Wong (Penguin Random House Audio)

Also nominated: The Golden Gate, by Amy Chua; narrated by Robb Moreira, Tim Campbell, and Suzanne Toren (Macmillan Audio); A Line in the Sand, by Kevin Powers; narrated by Christine Lakin (Hachette Audio); Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide, by Rupert Holmes; narrated by Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance (Simon & Schuster Audio); and A World of Curiosities, by Louise Penny; narrated by Robert Bathurst (Macmillan Audio)

Best Thriller/Suspense: All the Sinners Bleed, by S.A. Cosby; narrated by Adam Lazarre-White (Macmillan Audio)

Also nominated: Bad Cree, by Jessica Johns; narrated by Tanis Parenteau (Penguin Random House Audio); I Will Find You, by Harlan Coben; narrated by Steven Weber (Brilliance); 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 (Simon & Schuster Audio); and The Woodkin, by Alexander James; narrated by Alex Knox (CamCat)

Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees!