Hear! Hear!

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) today announced its finalists, in 24 categories, for the 2020 Audie Awards. Below are the nominees in the two fields of greatest likely interest to Rap Sheet readers.

Mystery:
• Along Came a Spider (25th anniversary edition), by James Patterson, narrated by Taye Diggs (Hachette Audio)
• The Boy, by Tami Hoag, narrated by Hillary Huber (Brilliance)
• The Chestnut Man, by Søren Sveistrup, narrated by Peter Noble (HarperAudio)
• The Lost Man, by Jane Harper, narrated by Stephen Shanahan (Macmillan Audio)
• The New Iberia Blues, by James Lee Burke, narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Thriller/Suspense:
• Blood in the Water, by Jack Flynn,
narrated by Dion Graham (Recorded Books)
• Freefall, by Jessica Barry, narrated by Hillary Huber, Karissa Vacker, and MacLeod Andrews (HarperAudio)
• The Institute, by Stephen King,
narrated by Santino Fontana (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Lady in the Lake, by Laura Lippman,
narrated by Susan Bennett (HarperAudio)
• Winter Dark, by Alex Callister,
narrated by Ell Potter (Audible Originals)

To see the full list of contenders, click here. Winners are slated to be revealed during an Audie Awards Gala in New York City, on March 2. During that same ceremony, the APA will present best-selling author Stephen King with its Lifetime Achievement Award.