Each month Audible.com offers some FREE audio books.

All Audible Originals. Many are novellas.

I tried a few. One I listened through was Buried Deep by Margot Hunt (2 hrs and 38 mins).

After two decades in a near-perfect marriage, Maggie and James Cabot are enjoying their first year as empty-nesters in their charming Florida suburb, until two detectives arrive at their front door and change their lives forever.

The remains of a young woman have been found at a campsite in the Florida Keys. Hannah Nilsson, only 21 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen on a camping trip with a group of friends—including James, who dated Hannah long before he and Maggie ever met. …

The 6th book in the Dublin Murder Squad series is the best I’ve read so far.

Tana French is an excellent writer. This is a book that should be studied by Murder Mystery authors. 

“Tana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years.”
                                                               —The Washington Post

Antoinette Conway is intense, tough, complex, paranoid, unlikable-in-any-way. A protagonist that not even her mother sympathizes with.

She’s the only female detective on the Dublin squad, dealing with the cruel practical jokes of colleagues who want to see her quit.

Antoinette and her inexperienced partner are assigned an easy solve — boyfriend murders girlfriend.

Top brass expects them to close the case quickly. … But it’s a much more complicated story than meets the eye.

By James A McLaughlin.

WINNER OF THE 2019 EDGAR FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL

I believe this is an excellent book. But I’m not sure. 

It’s weird. Original. Unpredictable.

Bookpage: “Part thriller, part crime novel, part dreamscape …”

The plot involving bear poachers selling parts to Asian buyers is fascinating.

Rice Moore is just beginning to think his troubles are behind him.

He’s found a job protecting a remote forest preserve in Virginian Appalachia where his main responsibilities include tracking wildlife and refurbishing cabins.

It’s hard work, and totally solitary—perfect to hide away from the Mexican drug cartels he betrayed back in Arizona.

But when Rice finds the carcass of a bear killed on the grounds, the quiet solitude he’s so desperately sought is suddenly at risk. …

The Cabin at the End of the World is a horror novel by American writer Paul Tremblay.

The novel won the Horror Writers Association‘s Bram Stoker Award for Novel in 2019.

It kept me going. Very suspenseful.

The entire book set in and around a cabin.

The character of Leonard is one of the most interesting in fiction I can recall.

I’m still not sure how I felt about the ending.

A gay couple named Andrew and Eric and their adopted daughter, Wen, are taking a vacation in a secluded cabin in New Hampshire. Their dwelling is invaded by four strangers named Redmond, Leonard, Sabrina, and Adriane who take the family captive and tell them that, to prevent the upcoming apocalypse, one of them must be killed by the others.

Tom Hanks (Narrator) really made the book for me. 

He’s so easy to listen to.

I recommend The Dutch House. 

… a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. 

The Dutch House … digs deeply into questions of inheritance, love, and forgiveness, of how we want to see ourselves, and of who we really are … 

The book is set in Dublin, featuring undercover detective Frank Mackey, who was a supporting character in French’s previous novel, The Likeness.

It is the third installment of French’s loosely related “Dublin Murder Squad” series.

Each follows a case in the heart of Ireland, with overlapping, complex characters that get involved in cases tied to their pasts.

I won’t be dropping my Audible membership any time soon. 

Love the service though it’s not inexpensive. 

I’ll quit Scribd after my free month. Their IOS app is lousy for listening to audiobooks compared with the Audible app which is near perfect.

Audible is still the best source for audio books, too, even though many titles I want are not available in audio editions.  😕

PRO TIP – Before buying from Audible I always check if it’s available from my public library first. 

Here’s another person’s review:

In this article, I’ll compare Audible, one the real audiobook OGs, with Scribd, who I think has the potential to be their biggest competitor over the coming years. …

For me, Audible is still the best option if you want to only listen to Audiobooks.

What takes the cake for me is the selection of Audiobooks on Audible, along with the fact that you own the books you purchase on Audible. …

Scribd vs Audible: Which is best for audiobooks?