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Historical Audiobooks

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    The Librarian of Crooked Lane

    by C.J. Archer ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Glass Library

    Unabridged

    8 hours 9 min

    A librarian with a mysterious past, a war hero with a secret, and the heist of a magic painting. THE LIBRARIAN OF CROOKED LANE is an intriguing new fantasy from C.J. Archer, the USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series.Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Women in the Shadows

    by Harriet Fox ...
    Narrated by Bronwen Price ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 53 min

    Included in THE TIMES Best Historical Fiction Books of 2025: 'A lively new perspective on a grimly familiar tale'Audiobook included in THE SUNDAY POST 'Books of the Week'The world's most famous unsolved serial killer mystery, told from the perspective of a gang of women.'A fresh and captivating retelling of the Jack the Ripper mystery, brimming with authentic historical detail and well-drawn, ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Magician's Diary, The

    Glass And Steele, book 4

    by C.J. Archer ...
    Narrated by Marian Hussey ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - Glass and Steele

    Unabridged

    9 hours 55 min

    USA Today BestsellerIndia and Matt thought all their problems would come to an end once they found Chronos. But the watch magician brings with him as many questions as answers, and a load of trouble. To fix Matt’s magic watch, they must find an old diary that once belonged to a doctor magician murdered decades ago. The hunt drags them into a sordid mystery involving two of London’s craft guilds. ... Read more

    $23.35 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Midnight at Malabar House

    The Malabar House Series, Book 1

    by Vaseem Khan ...
    Narrated by Maya Saroya ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Malabar House Series

    Unabridged

    10 hours 41 min

    Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's most unwanted unit of police officers. Six months after joining the force she remains India's first female police detective, mistrusted, sidelined and now consigned to the midnight shift.And so, when the phone rings to ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Adam and Eve

    by Jeffrey Archer ...
    Narrated by Jeffrey Archer, Ben Miles ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 38 min

    The instant Sunday Times #1 bestsellerTHE ULTIMATE TALE OF COURAGE AND SACRIFICE FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLERNovember 11th, 1918. As the guns of the First World War fall silent, two babies draw their first breath.Eve is the daughter of an Earl. Adam, a shepherd's son. Yet from their first meeting they form an extraordinary bond that neither privilege nor prejudice can break.Then on a single ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Secrets of the Lost Ledgers

    by C.J. Archer ...
    Narrated by Marian Hussey ...
    Series Audiobook 5 - The Glass Library

    Unabridged

    8 hours 17 min

    An invisible message from a dead man resurrects a decades-old mystery.With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She’s shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier, pleaded for help. She’s even more shocked to discover the author of the message was married to a paper magician. Could there be a connection ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Operation Berlin

    A BRAND NEW post-war mystery from Sunday Times bestselling author Michael Ridpath

    by Michael Ridpath ...
    Narrated by Simon Mattacks ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Foreign Correspondent Series

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    Discover the first in a BRAND-NEW series of post-WW1 mysteries, from international bestselling author Michael Ridpath. An absolute must-read for fans of Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Robert Goddard.'The perfect marriage of thriller and whodunit' Simon BrettIn a city rebuilding from war, truth can be the most dangerous weapon of all.Berlin, 1930.Historian Archie Laverick, scarred mentally and phy.. ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    An Ordinary Sort of Evil

    A Rip Through Time Novel

    by Kelley Armstrong ...
    Narrated by Kate Handford ...
    Series Audiobook 5 - Rip Through Time Novels

    Unabridged

    12 hours 53 min

    New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Victorian Scotland in the latest in the genre-blending Rip Through Time series.Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Mitchell has grown accustomed to life in Victorian Scotland after travelling 150 years into the past into the body of a housemaid. She’s built a new life for herself. Even though she works as an assistant to forensic ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Body Brace (Caught Dead in Wyoming, Book 10)

    by Patricia McLinn ...
    Narrated by Betsy Moore ...
    Series Audiobook 10 - Caught Dead in Wyoming

    Unabridged

    9 hours 31 min

    Everything can change … except murder.In the television production world, a body brace is used to shift the weight of the camera to the operator's shoulder. This allows for smoother shots and reduces stress and tiredness. And, at the small-town Wyoming TV station KWMT, cameras are older and bulkier than those used in network news-gathering. Almost as old as some of the equipment used in a ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Murder at the Cave of Harmony

    a 1920s cozy historical mystery

    by Lee Strauss ...
    Narrated by Elizabeth Klett ...
    Series Audiobook 26 - Ginger Gold Mysteries

    Unabridged

    5 hours 4 min

    Murder's off the scale!Ginger Gold and her husband, Chief Inspector Basil Reed, enjoy a night out at the popular jazz club, the Cave of Harmony, run by the captivating Elsa Lanchester—a name well-known in London’s society pages in 1928. But after an evening of dancing and celebration, a band member plays a sour note and drops dead. What initially seems like a sudden, natural death soon turns ... Read more

    $12.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    A Moveable Feast

    by Jennifer Ashley ...
    Narrated by Anne-Marie Piazza ...
    Series series Below Stairs Mysteries

    Unabridged

    3 hours 28 min

    Spring 1884Kat Holloway's employer abruptly decides the family will spend Easter dinner at a friend's house in Portman Square, where Kat will substitute for that home's cook, who has fallen ill. Kat strongly objects but has no choice but to obey.Intrigue and sudden death in that household, however, catches Kat off-guard and plunges her, Daniel, and their friends into yet another dangerous mystery. ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Invisible Library

    by Genevieve Cogman ...
    Narrated by Kristin Atherton ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Invisible Library series

    Unabridged

    12 hours 2 min

    **One spy. One dangerous book. One deadly mission. Discover the first book in this gripping fantasy mystery series – The Invisible Library is the astounding debut from bestselling author Genevieve Cogman.Perfect for fans of Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair or Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London.'I absolutely loved this' – N.K. Jemisin, author of The ... Read more

    $23.96 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding

    A Historical Mystery

    by Jennifer Ashley ...
    Narrated by Anne-Marie Piazza ...
    Series series Below Stairs Mysteries

    Unabridged

    2 hours 24 min

    December 1882When cook Kat Holloway is blamed when a dinner guest mysteriously takes ill after eating one of her meals, she sets out to prove she had nothing to do with the gentleman’s sickness. She discovers a whole host of people who might wish to do away with the man, and she and her friends—Daniel McAdam, Lady Cynthia, Mr. Thanos, and various members of the household staff—begin to hunt for ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Hollow of Fear

    by Sherry Thomas ...
    Narrated by Kate Reading ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - The Lady Sherlock Series

    Unabridged

    10 hours 52 min

    **“I cannot recommend this series enough.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Ali HazelwoodAS SEEN ON THE TODAY SHOW • Solving crimes as Sherlock Holmes gets entirely too personal for Charlotte Holmes in this enthralling Victorian mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of A Study in Scarlet Women.**Under the cover of "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," Charlotte Holmes puts her ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Case of the Christie Honeymoon Murder

    A BRAND NEW gripping 1930s cozy mystery set on The Nile (The Detection Club Book 5)

    by Kelly Oliver ...
    Narrated by Penelope Rawlins ...
    Series Audiobook 5 - The Detection Club

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    A BRAND NEW cozy mystery from BESTSELLER Kelly OliverAgatha Christie’s latest book, The Seven Dials, has set the literary world alight. With a new marriage to Max Mallowan and a honeymoon cruise down the Nile ahead, she’s looking forward to the trip of a lifetime. But the publication has also drawn the attention of the Secret Service, who have spotted strange coincidences within its pages.When ... Read more

    $35.03 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Mummy of Mayfair

    by Jeri Westerson ...
    Narrated by Noah James Butler ...
    Series series Irregular Detective

    Unabridged

    7 hours 53 min

    Private investigators Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson take on another unusual and baffling case in Victorian London when a mummy unwrapping party takes a chilling turn.London, 1895. Although their last high-profile case was a huge success, private detectives Tim Badger and Benjamin Watson know they can't afford to turn down any work, despite financial assistance from their mentor, Sherlock ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Murder at the Polo Club

    by C.J. Archer ...
    Narrated by Marian Hussey ...
    Series Audiobook 7 - Cleopatra Fox Mysteries

    Unabridged

    7 hours 50 min

    The sport of kings is the backdrop for a game of murder where one player loses more than the match. Can Cleo solve the case, or will the murderer win?Summer has arrived along with a plethora of social events that keep Cleo and her cousins busy. Between balls, dinners, concerts and picnics, they attend the final match between two proud polo clubs. When the winning team’s captain is found murdered ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Mersey Mothers

    The gritty historical saga from Sheila Riley

    by Sheila Riley ...
    Narrated by Julie Maisey ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Reckoner's Row

    Unabridged

    8 hours 23 min

    The final instalment in the intriguing adventure of Sheila Riley's brilliant and gritty Reckoner's Row seriesIt's all hands on deck on Reckoners Row...Liverpool 1953January sees the dawn of the Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation year as the mothers of Reckoners Row unite in preparation for the celebration of the new Queen.Meanwhile Evie Kilgaren is dreaming of her summer wedding to Danny Harris, but ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    To Ruin a Queen

    A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court

    by Fiona Buckley ...
    Narrated by Wanda McCaddon ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - The Ursula Blanchard Mysteries

    Unabridged

    10 hours 19 min

    As the thrilling adventures continue for Ursula Blanchard, secret agent for Queen Elizabeth I, she finds herself in France, reunited with her husband, Matthew de la Roche, in a passionate but flawed relationship. But when Ursula learns that her daughter, Meg, has mysteriously disappeared, she immediately sets out on a frantic and dangerous search. The trail leads back to England, to Vetch Castle, ... Read more

    $29.35 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Vanity and Vampyres

    by Tilly Wallace ...
    Narrated by Marian Hussey ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - Manners and Monsters

    Unabridged

    7 hours 21 min

    Being a reveller is such a drain...Someone is supping upon young noblemen and it's up to Hannah and Wycliff to investigate. If only they could agree on how the men are being drained of their life's blood. Is it a vampyre, known for their impeccable fashion sense, nocturnal roaming, and dislike of rain, who lurks in the shadows of London? Or is some more earthly method at play, like an attack of ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Murder on Threadneedle Street

    by Andrea Penrose ...
    Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...
    Series series Wrexford & Sloane Mystery

    Unabridged

    11 hours 34 min

    Lord Wrexford and Charlotte's growing family ensures that life is a source of constant adventure. The addition of Wrexford's half-sister to their household is proving an unexpected delight. But some surprises are less welcome—and trouble strikes when Hawk, one of the young boys in their care, arrives home distraught after learning that his new drawing teacher has been found murdered on ... Read more

    $34.34 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Death on the Walk

    Mr. Hardy Investigates

    by Wendy M. Wilson ...
    Narrated by Sam Devereaux ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Mr. Hardy Investigates

    Unabridged

    5 hours 11 min

    A body plunging off a cliff, a new craze for pedestrianism or race-walking with gambling, a constable willing to make a gruelling ninety miles through the tree-covered ranges without a break, and a testing undercover assignment for Mr. Hardy.Napier to The Hot Lakes, New Zealand, 1882: When a race walking champion is forced off a cliff to his death, and his fellow race-walkers are all suspects, Mr. ... Read more

    $12.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Murder in a Chelsea Garden

    An utterly addictive 1920s historical cozy mystery

    by L.B. Hathaway ...
    Narrated by Clare Wille ...
    Series Audiobook 12 - The Posie Parker Mystery Series

    Unabridged

    9 hours 39 min

    A glamorous perfume launch with death as the top note… a captivating case for Posie Parker!Summer, 1925.Posie Parker, Private Detective, has been summoned to Chelsea, to the House of Sinne, the London perfume house. Anouk Sinne, the most brilliant perfumier of her age, and famous for her spoiled bald cat, has been receiving blackmail demands, and she asks Posie to investigate. But is blackmail ... Read more

    $19.93 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Framed in Fire

    by Iona Whishaw ...
    Narrated by Marilla Wex ...
    Series Audiobook 9 - A Lane Winslow Mystery

    Unabridged

    13 hours 7 min

    It’s early spring 1948 and Lane arrives in New Denver to find that her friend, Peter Barisoff, is not at home. Instead, in a nearby meadow, she encounters Tom, an Indigenous man in search of his ancestral lands. Lane is intrigued. Unfortunately, once Peter returns home, the day takes a gloomy turn when the trio uncovers human remains next to Peter’s garden, and Lane must tell her husband, ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD