<p>Any favorites that would be on audible?
I want fiction and to be truthful something kind of easy. I don’t want something that is “hard to get into but worth it”
I have a lot of house work to get through and I would like a page turner.
Thanks!</p>
<p>I used to listen to a lot of audio books when I worked out of town and of all I’ve heard, there is nothing better than the Harry Potter series with Jim Dale narrating. My kids and I literally wore out out first set of cassette tapes and I had to replace them with DVDs which I still listen to on long trips!</p>
<p>I have so many favorites on Audible. There are so many excellent narrators that I have been known to choose a book based on the narrator.I rely on audiobooks almost completely now for my reading. Here are a few that come to mind, in no particular order, based on your request:</p>
<p>Beautiful Ruins
The Gillian Flynn novels - I liked her other two better than Gone Girl. Movies are being made from all three.
The Other Child by Charlotte Link
The Light Between the Oceans
The Witness by Nora Roberts, read by one of my favorites, Julia Whelan
Stay by Allie Larkin - a true beach type read - quick and light, and great for dog lovers, picked because of Julia Whelan
Suspect by Robert Crais, another great one for dog lovers. Robert Crais is one of my favorite authors and this book is not a part of the series he writes so it’s a stand alone.
I find all of the Kate Morton books to be easy reads and page turners but not everyone might.</p>
<p>Thanks to you both!</p>
<p>Depends on the genre you prefer. </p>
<p>In the mystery/thriller category, I like authors like Tess Gerritsen (eg. The Bone Garden and some of the Rizolli/Isles series), Lee Child (eg. Gone Tomorrow, Bad Luck and Trouble), and Frederick Forsyth (The Afghan). In the medical thriller category I like some of Robin Cook’s books such as “Cure” and “Foreign Body”. In science fiction I like Michael Crichton (such as "Next " and “The lost world”). </p>
<p>In the “chick-lit” category, I like Sophie Kinsella (“The undomestic Goddess” and “twenties Girl”) and in the legal fiction, for me, Grisham rules (Pelican Brief). In the “feel good” category, I liked Danielle Steel’s Amazing Grace, and in the shorter/lighter category, something like “The inimitable Jeeves” by Wodehouse.</p>
<p>In the category of history and fiction, Shaara’s trilogy of WWII is very long but it did give me a better understanding of the war in general.</p>
<p>If you want to look into non-fiction, I like the modern scholar series - Dershowitz has a book I really liked on multiple important cases from the 20th century, but mainly I listen to lectures involving the sciences.</p>
<p>It may be just me, but the one thing I try to avoid is abridged readings. But then I commute a couple of hours every day and I can get through even long books, and I also do two or three concurrently in case I get tired of one.</p>
<p>If you like mystery, any of the Iris Johansen, David Balducci, Jonathan Kellerman, Faye Kellerman books could fit the bill. Janet Evanovich is very quick and has humor thrown in for good measure. There is also a humorist, Jeanne Robertson that is so very funny, you can see her on youtube and sirius radio. I would think that she has an audio book.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. I am not really tied to one genre. I tend to like mystery and some light sic-fi or fantasy. Not a chic-lit kind of person.
Thanks again for all the ideas</p>
<p>I like British books too. I am a bit of an Anglophile
Thanks</p>
<p>I second the Harry Potter audiobooks. I also like Terry Pratchett books. One thing my daughter mentioned was that she really liked one voice actor, so if you find one actor particularly good, you might want to find other audiobooks they’ve read - that can take you into other genres.</p>
<p>If you want easy, fun mysteries, try Sue Grafton’s alphabet books. We always enjoy the latest when we’re doing a long drive. Judy Kaye reads them and she’s one of the best at it.</p>
<p>Veruca: Try P.D. James’ Death Comes to Pemberely–mystery based on Pride and Prejudice–Darcy and Elizabeth are married and there’s a murder at Pemberely. Other PD James mysteries are excellent–she’s written many books featuring the exploits of Inspector Dagleish–Detective/Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard. James is almost 90-something and still writing.</p>
<p>Based on new info, I’d bump up the Kate Morton books and The Other Child. Kate Morton is Australian. Charlotte Link is German but The Other Child is set in England. Might also add the Tana French books - good mysteries. She’s Irish. For crime mystery, I’d start with The Monkey’s Raincoat by Robert Crais and read through that series. Second to Crais for me is Carl Hiaason. Both have a great sense of humor.</p>
<p>Not for OP maybe, but anything written and narrated by Bill Bryson has been great --A Walk in the Woods (narrated by Bryson–there is more than one narration), Home, Short History of Nearly Everything, A Sunburned Country. Bryson has a great voice and great stories to go with it. A Walk in the Woods (humorous trek on the Appalachian Trail) is especially good.</p>
<p>There are lots of great audio books, mysteries etc but while some are good for the car (highway) not all are good for housework–once your attention wanders from the book you can lose some vital info and you find yourself rewinding too often. Guess it depends on what you’re doing.</p>
<p>For housework I love to listen to podcasts–NPR, Marc Maron (he interviews comics–great stuff), Garrison Keillor.</p>
<p>Thanks all</p>
<p>I find I can’t do much of anything while I listen to books. I like to listen to them at bedtime when I can really devote my full attention and get lost in the environment created by the book. I think I get a lot more out of books listening to them. I didn’t expect to feel that way but I find I really get much more absorbed than I do when I just read.</p>
<p>For sci-fi/fantasy—try Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden series. Urban fantasy about a contemporary wizard living in Chicago. They’re read by James Marsters who does a fantastic job.</p>
<p>Also look at the Monster Haven series by R.L. Naquin. The reader (Rebecca Gibel) is the daughter of a close friend and she also goes a great job.</p>
<p>I also personally enjoy the Liaden books written by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller. Space opera mixed with comedy of manners. Various different narrators–some of whom I like better than others.</p>
<p>Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan series is brilliant, but her reader is not my cuppa. I find his voice irritating, but listen to a sample — because preferences are so personal. (If you do go for this series, start with Shards of Honor, not Falling Free.)</p>
<p>Way out West Mom -I have listened to all the Vorkosigan books and really enjoyed them. I have read similar complaints about the narrator- but he doesn’t bother me. </p>
<p>Thanks for all these great suggestions -a few I have read or listened to -but most I haven’t I look forward to doing some research</p>
<p>Cartera -I listen to “trash” so I can do the housework and listen at the same time. LOL</p>
<p>I just listened to Backseat Saints while on a trip and it’s read by the author Joshilyn Jackson. Utterly charming southern accent, good story.</p>
<p>Check your local library for free audio book downloads.</p>
<p>I second the suggestion to download free audiobooks from the library. I do this all the time.</p>
<p>I also second the suggestion for Tana French’s books. She’s wonderful, but she’s only written about 3 books so far.</p>
<p>I like mysteries, too. Martha Grimes has written some great mysteries set in England. I don’t think she’s all that active now but she wrote quite a few in the past. Elizabeth George has written a mystery series set in England. I love these books, they’re quite complex with strong characters. But some of her more recent books have been weird, and I didn’t like them. </p>
<p>The Maisie Dobbs books by Jacqueline Winspear are set in England after WWI. They are very well-written and enjoyable. Louise Penny has a series set in Canada, also well-written with strong continuing characters.</p>