Ever wonder what the staff at Quincy Public library enjoy reading or listening to? Tim, from the Circulation department, has shared his all-time favorite five audiobooks. These are:
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones and read by Lorelei King
In the kickoff to this popular series, we meet Charley Davidson. She has been blessed, or cursed, to be able to see spirits and help them cross over to the other side. She is a coffee-loving, snark-sharing, grim reaper extraordinaire that uses her ability to converse with the dead to help her solve mysteries as a private investigator.
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald and read by Fiona Hardingham and Lorelei King
Listen to the story of two women: Sara from Sweden and Amy from the small Midwestern town of Broken Wheel, Iowa. They have never met, but have communicated for years through books they’ve read, letters they’ve written, and thoughts they’ve shared. When Sara’s job suddenly ends, she decides to take her friend Amy’s invitation to visit. Little does she know that she’ll get there just in time for Amy’s funeral. What can she do in Broken Wheel now, but open a bookshop filled with the books and memories that they had shared?
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts and read by Ann Marie Lee
You may be familiar with the story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, that inspired the popular movie, but do you know the story of L. Frank & Maud Baum and what inspired the book? Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the popular film filled with fictionalized and imagined scenarios peppered in with true-to-life stories of the Baum’s life together. You’ll come away with a new appreciation for the real “Dorothy.”
Ghost to the Rescue by Carolyn G. Hart and read by Ann Marie Lee
Meet Bailey Ruth Raeburn, late, of Adelaide, Oklahoma, and emissary from Heaven’s “Department of Good Intentions.” This is not your average ghost story. She is sent to help Deirdre, a single mother of two, when she is accused of murdering Jay Knox. Jay’s advances towards Deirdre were less than above-board at Goddard College’s English Department when Deirdre was trying to secure a position there to advance her career. When he ends up dead, and Deirdre’s fingerprints are on the murder weapon, Bailey Ruth must aid in clearing her name because she knows that she is only sent to help the innocent.
Fairy Tale by Stephen King and read by Seth Numrich with Stephen King
Let Stephen King take you on a fairy tale adventure with Charlie Reade. Charlie is a seventeen-year-old high school student who lost his mother ten years ago and has helped take care of his grief-stricken father who drinks too much. When Charlie befriends his neighbor’s dog, and begrudgingly, the recluse of a neighbor himself, he ultimately learns that the shed in Mr. Bowditch’s backyard holds the portal to another mystical world. This world is looking for a hero again. Before, it was Mr. Bowditch, but will they find that willing and able new hero in Charlie?