Speak to Me

Just last evening, the Audio Publishers Association revealed the recipients of this year’s Audie Awards, recognizing quality in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainments. There were 27 winners, but two are likely of greatest interest to Rap Sheet followers.

Mystery: Gone Before Goodbye, by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben; narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld, and James Fouhey (Hachette Audio)

Also nominated: Gray Dawn, by Walter Mosley, narrated by Michael Boatman and Walter Mosley (Hachette Audio); The Queens of Crime, by Marie Benedict, narrated by Bessie Carter (Macmillan Audio); Secret Sister, by Sarah A. Denzil, narrated by Jessica Gunning, Sacha Dhawan, Joanne Froggatt, Nathaniel Curtis, and Hopi Grace (Audible Originals); and Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man), by Jesse Q. Sutanto, narrated by Eunice Wong (Penguin Ranndom House Audio)

Thriller/Suspense: Don't Let Him In, by Lisa Jewell; narrated by Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, Tamaryn Payne, Gemma Whelan, Louise Brealey, and Patience Tomlinson (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Also nominated: Beautiful Ugly, by Alice Feeney, narrated by Richard Armitage and Tuppence Middleton (Macmillan Audio); Everyone Is Lying to You, by Jo Piazza, narrated by Rachel F. Hirsch, Sarah Reny, Vas Eli, and Saskia Maarleveld (Penguin Random House Audio); Havoc, by Christopher Bollen, narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed (HarperAudio); and To Die For, by David Baldacci, narrated by Zach Villa, Mela Lee, Cassandra Morris, Rena Marie Villano, Christine Lakin, Will Collyer, Kiff Vandenheuvel, and Erin Bennett (Hachette Audio)