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Flashpoint

The brand-new WWII thriller for 2026 from the master of adventure

by Wilbur Smith, David Churchill ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

AN IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A QUEST FOR THE TRUTH. ONLY SHE HAS WHAT IT TAKES . . .1943, AmericaSOE's Saffron Courtney is back in New York, but even as she recovers from her mission to Washington, events on the other side of the Atlantic are making her return to England inevitable. The War Office need someone to extract an asset - a Jewish scientist, Caleb Ezra, a man vital to the war effort - from his ... Read more

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AN IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A QUEST FOR THE TRUTH. ONLY SHE HAS WHAT IT TAKES . . .1943, AmericaSOE's Saffron Courtney is back in New York, but even as she recovers from her mission to Washington, events on the other side of the Atlantic are making her return to England inevitable. The War Office need someone to extract an asset - a Jewish scientist, Caleb Ezra, a man vital to the war effort - from his
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Inspector Savage and Sergeant Eaves

Four Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas

by Allan Prior ...

Narrated by John Bott, Leslie Sands, Sean Barrett, Henry Knowles, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

3 hours

Four gripping full-cast crime dramas from the BAFTA-winning writer of Z-CarsListen now to these four thrilling police dramas featuring Yorkshire-based detective duo Inspector Savage and Sergeant Eaves. Written and set in the 1980s, these stories are packed with all the intrigue, suspense and action you would expect from the creator of Z-Cars.In Girl at Risk Inspector Savage and Sergeant Eaves are ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

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Four gripping full-cast crime dramas from the BAFTA-winning writer of Z-CarsListen now to these four thrilling police dramas featuring Yorkshire-based detective duo Inspector Savage and Sergeant Eaves. Written and set in the 1980s, these stories are packed with all the intrigue, suspense and action you would expect from the creator of Z-Cars.In Girl at Risk Inspector Savage and Sergeant Eaves are
... Read more
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The Bookshop

A History of Bookselling from the Dawn of Print to the Twenty-First Century

by Andrew Pettegree ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Unabridged

11 hours

The global history of the rise and transformation of bookstores, from medieval book merchants to today’s neighborhood indies."This is the arresting and ultimately optimistic story of the making and marketing of print culture. Here is a book for every book-lover to buy.” -Jeff Jarvis, author The Gutenberg ParenthesisWhether it’s a local indie bookshop, an online megaretailer, or a chain bookstore, ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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The global history of the rise and transformation of bookstores, from medieval book merchants to today’s neighborhood indies."This is the arresting and ultimately optimistic story of the making and marketing of print culture. Here is a book for every book-lover to buy.” -Jeff Jarvis, author The Gutenberg ParenthesisWhether it’s a local indie bookshop, an online megaretailer, or a chain bookstore,
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The Name of the Rose

by Umberto Eco, Sean Barrett ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Unabridged

21 hours 5 min

This hugely engaging story of murder, superstition, religious politics and drama in a medieval monastery was one of the most striking novels to appear in the 1980s. The Name of the Rose is a thrilling story enriched with period detail and laced with tongue-in-cheek allusions to fictional characters, the most striking of which is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, who displays many ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

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This hugely engaging story of murder, superstition, religious politics and drama in a medieval monastery was one of the most striking novels to appear in the 1980s. The Name of the Rose is a thrilling story enriched with period detail and laced with tongue-in-cheek allusions to fictional characters, the most striking of which is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, who displays many
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Fear on 4

13 chilling BBC Radio 4 dramas

by BBC, Various ...

Narrated by Edward de Souza, Anna Massey, Bernard Cribbins, Full Cast, Imelda Staunton, Sean Barrett, Thora Hird ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

An unsettling collection of full-cast dramas from the long-running BBC Radio 4 horror series.Throughout five series of Fear on 4 from 1988-1997, Edward de Souza was The Man in Black, a sinister raconteur who introduced a weekly half-hour of terror and suspense. Here, he welcomes us to his house of horrors as he presents thirteen terrifying tales that will make your flesh crawl.The Snowman Killing ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

An unsettling collection of full-cast dramas from the long-running BBC Radio 4 horror series.Throughout five series of Fear on 4 from 1988-1997, Edward de Souza was The Man in Black, a sinister raconteur who introduced a weekly half-hour of terror and suspense. Here, he welcomes us to his house of horrors as he presents thirteen terrifying tales that will make your flesh crawl.The Snowman Killing
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Martin Chuzzlewit

by Charles Dickens, Sean Barrett ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Unabridged

33 hours 33 min

The Chuzzlewits are a family divided by money and selfishness; even young Martin, the eponymous hero, is arrogant and self-centred. He offends his grandfather by falling in love with the latter’s ward, Mary, and sets out to make his own fortune in life, travelling as far as America which produces from Dickens a savage satire on a new world tainted with the vices of the old. Martin’s nature slowly ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

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The Chuzzlewits are a family divided by money and selfishness; even young Martin, the eponymous hero, is arrogant and self-centred. He offends his grandfather by falling in love with the latter’s ward, Mary, and sets out to make his own fortune in life, travelling as far as America which produces from Dickens a savage satire on a new world tainted with the vices of the old. Martin’s nature slowly
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Bleak House

by Charles Dickens, Sean Barrett, Teresa Gallagher ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett, Teresa Gallagher ...

Unabridged

35 hours 15 min

A complex plot of love and inheritance is set against the English legal system of the mid-nineteenth century, with all its tortuous avenues and disguised resolutions. Here is the firm, Jarndyce & Jarndyce, the young orphan and ward of court Esther Summerson (who tells much of the story). As always, it is the skilled pen of Dickens himself that creates the momentum with his acute eye for both ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

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A complex plot of love and inheritance is set against the English legal system of the mid-nineteenth century, with all its tortuous avenues and disguised resolutions. Here is the firm, Jarndyce & Jarndyce, the young orphan and ward of court Esther Summerson (who tells much of the story). As always, it is the skilled pen of Dickens himself that creates the momentum with his acute eye for both
... Read more

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Barnaby Rudge

by Charles Dickens, Sean Barrett ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Unabridged

26 hours 32 min

For the background to this historical novel, a tale of mystery, suspense and unsolved murder, Dickens chose the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780. Mayhem reigns in the streets of London, vividly described by Dickens, and the innocent Barnaby Rudge is drawn into the thick of it. Against the public disorder, Dickens tells of the private discord within families with fathers and sons at loggerheads ... Read more

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For the background to this historical novel, a tale of mystery, suspense and unsolved murder, Dickens chose the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780. Mayhem reigns in the streets of London, vividly described by Dickens, and the innocent Barnaby Rudge is drawn into the thick of it. Against the public disorder, Dickens tells of the private discord within families with fathers and sons at loggerheads
... Read more

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Narrative Verse Volume 4

by John Keats, Walter Scott, Michael Brayton, Robert Browning, Robert Burns ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett, David Shaw-Parker ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Narrative Verse
Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

Volume 4. Poetry can capture the imagination in a few short lines but Narrative Verse or Poetry takes the form of telling a story whether it be simple or complex in a longer form. Among the most ancient forms of poetry it has widespread roots through almost every culture. In Volume 4 we bring you the classics of The Eve Of St Agnes - John Keats, Flodden - Sir Walter Scott, The Ballad Of Agincourt ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Volume 4. Poetry can capture the imagination in a few short lines but Narrative Verse or Poetry takes the form of telling a story whether it be simple or complex in a longer form. Among the most ancient forms of poetry it has widespread roots through almost every culture. In Volume 4 we bring you the classics of The Eve Of St Agnes - John Keats, Flodden - Sir Walter Scott, The Ballad Of Agincourt
... Read more
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The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories

by Rudyard Kipling, Sean Barrett ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

In a remote part of 19th-century Afghanistan, two British adventurers pursue their ambition to rule an empire. Using betrayal, threats and guns they win the respect of a primitive tribe and become worshipped as gods, until one day they draw blood and the game is up. The Man Who Would Be King is an action-packed tale about the pitfalls of colonialism and the temptations and evils of power. This ... Read more

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In a remote part of 19th-century Afghanistan, two British adventurers pursue their ambition to rule an empire. Using betrayal, threats and guns they win the respect of a primitive tribe and become worshipped as gods, until one day they draw blood and the game is up. The Man Who Would Be King is an action-packed tale about the pitfalls of colonialism and the temptations and evils of power. This
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Zeno’s Conscience

Confessions of Zeno

by Italo Svevo, Sean Barrett ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Unabridged

17 hours 16 min

Known for inspiring James Joyce’s Leopold Bloom in Ulysses, Zeno Cosini is the bumbling yet charming alter ego of Italo Svevo, who here lays bare a hilarious litany of neuroticisms about his health, friendships, family and women. Having submitted himself to Freudian psychoanalysis, the narrator keeps a diary with the aim of conquering his addiction to smoking. He describes his marriage to the ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Known for inspiring James Joyce’s Leopold Bloom in Ulysses, Zeno Cosini is the bumbling yet charming alter ego of Italo Svevo, who here lays bare a hilarious litany of neuroticisms about his health, friendships, family and women. Having submitted himself to Freudian psychoanalysis, the narrator keeps a diary with the aim of conquering his addiction to smoking. He describes his marriage to the
... Read more
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The Last Four Things

by Paul Hoffman ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Left Hand of God
Unabridged

12 hours 21 min

The Last Four Things is the second in Paul Hoffman's remarkable series.Death, Judgement, Heaven and HellThese are the Last Four ThingsNow there are FiveMeet Thomas CaleReturning to the Sanctuary of the Redeemers, Thomas Cale is told by the Lord Militant that the destruction of mankind is necessary; the only way to undo God's greatest mistake.Cale seemingly accepts his role in the ending of the ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

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The Last Four Things is the second in Paul Hoffman's remarkable series.Death, Judgement, Heaven and HellThese are the Last Four ThingsNow there are FiveMeet Thomas CaleReturning to the Sanctuary of the Redeemers, Thomas Cale is told by the Lord Militant that the destruction of mankind is necessary; the only way to undo God's greatest mistake.Cale seemingly accepts his role in the ending of the
... Read more

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