Audiobooks by Brianna Labuskes

[French] - La bibliothèque des livres brûlés

"mondiale. Berlin, 1933. Après le succès de son premier roman, l'écrivaine américaine Althea reçoit une invitation pour participer à un programme d'échange culturel en Allemagne. À la barre, un charismatique nouveau chancelier… Paris, 1936. Elle a peut-être fui Berlin pour Paris, mais Hannah découvre que la Ville Lumière n'est pas le refuge contre l'antisémitisme qu'elle pensait trouver. Tourmentée par le rôle qu'elle a joué dans la trahison qui a détruit sa famille, Hannah se consacre à son travail à la Bibliothèque allemande des livres brûlés. New York, 1944. Depuis que son mari a été tué en combattant les nazis, Vivian mène sa propre guerre : empêcher les tentatives d'un puissant sénateur de censurer les Armed Service Editions, des livres de poche qui sont expédiés par millions aux soldats à l'étranger. Leur combat commun contre la censure et la haine réunira ces trois inoubliables héroïnes dans un flot d'émotions et de poésie inouï."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Chloé François (Narrator)

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[French] - Le livre perdu d'une pirate de l'Edelweiss

"Après La Bibliothèque des livres brûlés, le nouveau roman historique de Brianna Labuskes. Allemagne, 1946. Emmy Clarke est une bibliothécaire, pas un soldat. Et pourtant, elle est envoyée en Allemagne pour aider les Monuments Men à répertorier la littérature pillée par les nazis. Dès son premier jour, elle tombe sur un recueil de poésie de Rainer Maria Rilke, avec sur la page de titre une dédicace… « À Annelise, ma courageuse pirate de l'Edelweiss. » Fascinée, Emmy se promet de découvrir l'histoire cachée derrière cette note manuscrite. Ses recherches la conduisent à deux sœurs, à une horrible trahison et à une extraordinaire manifestation contre les nazis, qui s'est tenue à Berlin au plus fort de la guerre. Près d'une décennie plus tôt, des centaines de femmes se sont en effet rassemblées devant le centre de détention où leurs maris juifs avaient été enfermés par la Gestapo. Malgré la pluie verglaçante et les bombardements de la RAF, elles ont affronté une mort certaine pour faire ce que si peu d'autres ont osé sous le IIIe Reich : dire non. À travers les fantômes de ces deux mystérieuses sœurs, Emmy découvre une puissante histoire d'amour, de pardon et de courage, qui éclaire même les jours les plus sombres de la Seconde Guerre mondiale."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Morgane Casaucau (Narrator)

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[French] - La bibliothécaire du dernier wagon

"Inspiré d'une histoire vraie, ce roman mêle les destinées de femmes courageuses à celles des travailleurs de l'Ouest américain, en quête de lumière. Lorsque Millie Lang est envoyée dans le Montana pour redresser la situation d'une maison d'édition, elle fait face à une équipe éclectique affirmant que leurs délais non respectés sont dus à un sabotage. Peut-être tout le monde ne souhaite-t-il pas voir l'histoire de l'état étalée au grand jour? Or la mystérieuse bibliothécaire de la ville, Alice Monroe, semble en savoir plus qu'elle n'est prête à le dire. Plus d'une décennie plus tôt, Alice avait créé la Bibliothèque du dernier wagon pour transporter des livres dans des villes minières isolées où les hommes aspiraient à échapper à leur vie de misère. Alice pensait avoir trouvé la bibliothécaire idéale pour gérer le wagon en la personne de Colette Durand, la fille d'un mineur avec son lot de secrets. Mais Colette n'est jamais revenue du voyage inaugural du wagon-bibliothèque. Les histoires des trois femmes convergent de façon spectaculaire dans la recherche de ce que quelqu'un tente si désespérément de cacher : ce qui est arrivé à Colette Durand. À travers elles transparaît la capacité des livres à apporter connexion et lumière à ceux qui en ont le plus besoin."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Emmanuelle Mesnard (Narrator)

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The Boxcar Librarian: A Novel

"Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman’s quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and the Boxcar Library—a converted mining train that brought books to isolated rural towns in Montana. When Works Progress Administration (WPA) editor Millie Lang finds herself on the wrong end of a potential political scandal, she’s shipped off to Montana to work on the state’s American Guide Series—travel books intended to put the nation’s destitute writers to work. Millie arrives to an eclectic staff claiming their missed deadlines are due to sabotage, possibly from the state’s powerful Copper Kings who don’t want their long and bloody history with union organizers aired for the rest of the country to read. But Millie begins to suspect that the answer might instead lie with the town’s mysterious librarian, Alice Monroe. More than a decade earlier, Alice Monroe created the Boxcar Library in order to deliver books to isolated mining towns where men longed for entertainment and connection. Alice thought she found the perfect librarian to staff the train car in Colette Durand, a miner’s daughter with a shotgun and too many secrets behind her eyes. Now, no one in Missoula will tell Millie why both Alice and Colette went out on the inaugural journey of the Boxcar Library, but only Alice returned. The three women’s stories dramatically converge in the search to uncover what someone is so desperately trying to hide: what happened to Colette Durand. Inspired by the fascinating, true history of Missoula’s Boxcar Library, the novel blends the story of the strong, courageous women who survived and thrived in the rough and rowdy West with that of the power of standing together to fight for workers’ lives. And through it all shines the capacity of books to provide connection and light to those who need it most."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)

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The Lost Book of Bonn: A Novel

"USA Today Bestseller For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books. Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian not a soldier. But that doesn’t stop the Library of Congress from sending her overseas to Germany to help the Monuments Men retrieve and catalog precious literature that was plundered by the Nazis. The Offenbach Archival Depot and its work may get less attention than returning art to its rightful owners, but for Emmy, who sees the personalized messages on the inside of the books and the notes in margins of pages, it feels just as important. On Emmy’s first day at work, she finds a poetry collection by Rainer Maria Rilke, and on the title page is a handwritten dedication: “To Annelise, my brave Edelweiss Pirate.” Emmy is instantly intrigued by the story behind the dedication and becomes determined to figure out what happened. The hunt for the rightful owner of the book leads Emmy to two sisters, a horrific betrayal, and an extraordinary protest against the Nazis that was held in Berlin at the height of the war. Nearly a decade earlier, hundreds of brave women gathered in the streets after their Jewish husbands were detained by the Gestapo. Through freezing rain and RAF bombings, the women faced down certain death and did what so few others dared to do under the Third Reich. They said no. Emmy grapples with her own ghosts as she begins to wonder if she’s just chasing two more. What she finds instead is a powerful story of love, forgiveness, and courage that brings light to even the darkest of postwar days. "

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Christa Lewis (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La guardiana de los libros quemados

"Ambientada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, La guardiana de los libros quemados es una inolvidable novela histórica sobre los destinos cruzados de tres mujeres que creen en el poder de los libros para superar los momentos más oscuros de la guerra. Berlín, 1933. A raíz del éxito de su primera novela, la escritora americana Althea James es invitada por el mismísimo Joseph Goebbels a participar en un programa de intercambio cultural en Alemania. Allí conoce a una hermosa mujer que le promete enseñarle el auténtico Berlín, y no tarda en sumarse a un grupo de resistentes que la llevan a cuestionarse todo lo que sabe sobre sus anfitriones... y sobre sí misma. París, 1936. Aunque llegó a la Ciudad de la Luz huyendo de Berlín, Hannah Brecht pronto descubre que no está en un refugio contra el antisemitismo que pensaba haber dejado atrás. Desconsolada y atormentada por el papel que desempeñó en la traición que destruyó a su familia, Hannah se zambulle en su trabajo en la Biblioteca Alemana de Libros Quemados. Nueva York, 1944. Desde que su marido Edward murió luchando contra los nazis, Vivian Childs ha estado librando su propia batalla: impidiendo los intentos de un poderoso senador de censurar las Ediciones de las Fuerzas Armadas, libros de bolsillo que se envían a millones de los soldados destinados en el extranjero. Viv sabe hasta qué punto son importantes para los soldados gracias a las cartas que recibe..., incluida la última que le escribió su marido. Cuando Viv, sin saberlo, hace que su lucha contra la censura colisione con los secretos del pasado reciente, los destinos de estas tres mujeres confluyen... y las tres cambiarán para siempre."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Olga María García (Narrator)

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The Lies You Wrote

"For a brilliant forensic linguist, crimes of the past hold clues to new series of murders in a twisting novel of suspense by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of A Familiar Sight. The double murder of a married couple in a small Washington town draws FBI forensic linguist Raisa Susanto into an investigation that mirrors a decades-old crime. Twenty-five years ago—to the day—Alex Parker murdered his parents, then took his own life, leaving behind a note admitting everything. Raisa, paired with forensic psychologist Callum Kilkenny, uses her skills to read between the lines. Especially now that paranoid postings on a conspiracy thread suggest that Alex was a victim himself—theories that have piqued the interest of a perceptive content moderator and a true-crime podcaster eager for a big break. As old and new crimes converge, messages from the living and the confessions of the dead take on new meaning for Raisa. Something more sinister than a copycat crime is at play, and plundering the darkest corners of a killer’s mind leaves her vulnerable to a deadly twist even she never saw coming."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Caroline Hewitt (Narrator)

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[German] - Lieblingstochter

"Wie stoppt man einen Psychopathen? Dr. Gretchen White hat als Spezialistin für Persönlichkeitsstörungen und Gewaltverbrechen schon viele prominente Fälle gelöst. Dabei ist sie selbst diagnostizierte Soziopathin und wurde einst verdächtigt, ihre Tante getötet zu haben. Detective Shaughnessy glaubt, dass sie mit einem Mord davongekommen ist. Dennoch soll sie die Polizei im Fall Viola Kent unterstützen. Das Mädchen soll seine Mutter getötet haben, gilt als erbarmungslos und manipulativ. Doch Gretchen glaubt an ihre Unschuld. Um die Wahrheit zu finden, muss sie eine Leere betreten, die dunkel, kaltblütig und erschreckend vertraut ist."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Anke Reitzenstein (Narrator)

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See It End

"A cold-blooded murder. A confession. And a mystery that’s just beginning in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of A Familiar Sight. Criminologist Dr. Gretchen White thought Detective Lauren Marconi could never cross certain lines. Then Lauren, with fresh blood on her hands, is arrested for an execution-style slaying. Even as the evidence mounts, Gretchen is convinced she’s innocent. Because Lauren would have known how to get away with murder. Forced to team up with Lachlan Gibbs, the combative by-the-book star of Internal Affairs and Lauren’s boyfriend, Gretchen starts digging for the truth. But when she begins to uncover Lauren’s closely guarded secrets, the investigation raises more questions than answers. As Lauren’s decade-long obsession with the victim comes to light, Gretchen can’t help but doubt her own instincts. She knows better than most that not everything is as it seems. And with Lauren’s future on the line, it’s more important than ever to see this mystery through to the end."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Kate Marcin (Narrator)

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The Librarian of Burned Books: A Novel

"For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWII-era novel about the intertwined fates of three women who believe in the power of books to triumph over the very darkest moments of war. Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town in Maine, 1933 Berlin seems to be sparklingly cosmopolitan, blossoming in the midst of a great change with the charismatic new chancellor at the helm. Then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the real Berlin, and soon she’s drawn into a group of resisters who make her question everything she knows about her hosts—and herself. Paris 1936. She may have escaped Berlin for Paris, but Hannah Brecht discovers the City of Light is no refuge from the anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathizers she thought she left behind. Heartbroken and tormented by the role she played in the betrayal that destroyed her family, Hannah throws herself into her work at the German Library of Burned Books. Through the quiet power of books, she believes she can help counter the tide of fascism she sees rising across Europe and atone for her mistakes. But when a dear friend decides actions will speak louder than words, Hannah must decide what stories she is willing to live—or die—for. New York 1944. Since her husband Edward was killed fighting the Nazis, Vivian Childs has been waging her own war: preventing a powerful senator’s attempts to censor the Armed Service Editions, portable paperbacks that are shipped by the millions to soldiers overseas. Viv knows just how much they mean to the men through the letters she receives—including the last one she got from Edward. She also knows the only way to win this battle is to counter the senator’s propaganda with a story of her own—at the heart of which lies the reclusive and mysterious woman tending the American Library of Nazi-Banned Books in Brooklyn. As Viv unknowingly brings her censorship fight crashing into the secrets of the recent past, the fates of these three women will converge, changing all of them forever. Inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime—the WWII organization founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use books as “weapons in the war of ideas”—The Librarian of Burned Books is an unforgettable historical novel, a haunting love story, and a testament to the beauty, power, and goodness of the written word."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Caroline Hewitt, Eleanor Caudill, Karissa Vacker (Narrator)

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One Step Behind

"London, 1812. When the unconventional Gemma Lancaster embarked on a mission to infiltrate high society and avenge her beloved cousin's murder she never would have guessed she'd end up in the arms of a thief. At least, that's what she assumes when she discovers Lucas Stone breaking into a private safe. Lucas Stone, the Earl of Winchester, has a reputation for arrogance and a soft-spot for his sister, which is how he ends up in the predicament of hiding behind a curtain at midnight with the dreadfully dull Miss Gemma Lancaster. But he soon discovers appearances can be deceiving when the country mouse turns into a spitfire in front of his eyes and she makes it clear she wants nothing to do with him. Though one is chasing a blackmailer and the other a murderer, they quickly realize they are on the hunt for the same villain. Now they must work together, which would be fine, if they could decide if they'd rather fall in love or kill one another. Contains mature themes."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Anne Flosnik (Narrator)

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What Can't Be Seen

"A brilliant psychologist faces the secrets and lies of her own dark past in a shocking novel of suspense by the Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author of A Familiar Sight. “Gretchen…What have you done?” Psychologist and criminologist Dr. Gretchen White, top consultant for the Boston PD, has solved countless cases—but never her own. Since the age of eight, she has lived her life thinking she killed her aunt. After all, she was found standing over the body, clutching a bloody knife. Most people, including Detective Patrick Shaughnessy, believe the little sociopath got away with murder. Thirty years later, Detective Lauren Marconi wants to prove them wrong. When plucking at the threads of the past unravels a decades-old case tied to the White family, both Lauren and Gretchen grapple with the question, What if Gretchen really is guilty? As old secrets come to light and Gretchen’s lifelong grip on her darkest impulses threatens to erode, Shaughnessy is there watching, waiting for her to lose control one more time. Everyone thinks they know what happened that night. But the truth is beyond what anyone imagines—even Gretchen herself."

Brianna Labuskes (Author), Chris Ciulla, Kate Marcin (Narrator)

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