Short Stories (single Author)

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Bullseye An Original Will Robie / Camel Club Short Story, David Baldacci

Bullseye

by David Baldacci

Rent: $5.14

In this all-new short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, wo...

Unabridged: 2 hr 2 min
Narrator: Ron McLarty
Published: 02/04/2014
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The Book Case A Murder Mystery Featuring Detective John Corey, Nelson DeMille

The Book Case

by Nelson DeMille

Rent: $3.58

"The Book Case" is a story that features Nelson DeMille's most famous (successful) chara...

Unabridged: 1 hr 58 min
Narrator: Scott Brick
Published: 11/01/2011
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No Time Left, David Baldacci

No Time Left

by David Baldacci

Rent: $2.02

An original short story by New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.Frank Becker...

Unabridged: 35 min
Narrator: Scott Brick
Published: 05/02/2011
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Stowaway and Milk Run Two Unabridged Stories From Mary Higgins Clark, Mary Higgins Clark

Stowaway and Milk Run

by Mary Higgins Clark

Rent: $4.96

Mary Higgins Clark is a master storyteller, who keeps hr readers spellbound. Now, in her ...

Abridged: 1 hr 15 min
Narrator: Jan Maxwell
Published: 12/01/1999
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A Textbook Case (a Lincoln Rhyme story), Jeffery Deaver

A Textbook Case (a Lincoln Rhyme ...

by Jeffery Deaver

Rent: $2.54

From Jeffery Deaver--the New York Times bestselling author of the upcoming Lincoln Rhyme...

Abridged: 1 hr 43 min
Narrator: January LaVoy
Published: 04/02/2013
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Triple Threat, Jeffery Deaver

Triple Threat

by Jeffery Deaver

Rent: $3.58

From Jeffery Deaver--the New York Times bestselling author of the upcoming Lincoln Rhyme...

Abridged: 4 hr 29 min
Narrator: January LaVoy
Published: 01/01/2013
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Mist, James Lee Burke

Mist

by James Lee Burke

Rent: $1.96

A short story from one of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists James ...

Unabridged: 36 min
Narrator: Ron McLarty
Published: 07/10/2007
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The Half Life, Jennifer Weiner

The Half Life

by Jennifer Weiner

Rent: $5.96

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner’s short story, The Half Life, ...

Unabridged: 1 hr 12 min
Narrator: Katie Finneran
Published: 02/01/2011
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The Rich Brother, Tobias Wolff

The Rich Brother

by Tobias Wolff

Rent: $2.99

A classic tale of brotherly love and rivalry from short-story master Tobias Wolff Pete h...

Unabridged: 35 min
Narrator: Anthony Heald
Published: 12/15/2013
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A Hero of the Empire, Robert Silverberg

A Hero of the Empire

by Robert Silverberg

Rent: $3.97

Another story of Roma Eterna. A Roman nobleman is sent in punishment to a remote corner o...

Unabridged: 1 hr 29 min
Narrator: George Guidall
Published: 11/07/2000
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The Burning of the Flag, James Lee Burke

The Burning of the Flag

by James Lee Burke

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A short story from one of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists James ...

Unabridged: 34 min
Narrator: Ron McLarty
Published: 07/10/2007
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The Dark Tower, and Other Stories, C. S. Lewis

The Dark Tower, and Other Stories...

by C. S. Lewis

Rent: $8.46

The revered author’s definitive collection of short fiction, which explores endurin...

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min
Narrator: Simon Vance
Published: 12/31/2019
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Jesus' Son, Denis Johnson

Jesus' Son

by Denis Johnson

Rent: $6.49

Jesus' Son is a visionary chronicle of dreamers, addicts, and lost souls. These stories t...

Unabridged: 2 hr 43 min
Picador Modern Classics #3
Narrator: Will Patton
Published: 10/13/2009
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Around the World with Auntie Mame, Patrick Dennis

Around the World with Auntie Mame...

by Patrick Dennis

Rent: $6.99

Encore, Encore! The brilliant sequel to the smash bestseller Auntie Mame is back and the ...

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min
Narrator: Christopher Lane
Published: 01/19/2016
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Parker: Selected Stories, Dorothy Parker

Parker: Selected Stories

by Dorothy Parker

Rent: $6.99

Parker's quips and light verse have become embedded in the American literary landscape. I...

Unabridged: 2 hr 57 min
Narrator: Elaine Stritch
Published: 08/21/2018
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Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin

Story of an Hour

by Kate Chopin

Rent: $1.96

Kate Chopin is a widely considered the forerunner to the feminist authors of the twentiet...

Unabridged: 9 min
Going Public in Shorts
Narrator: Tish Hicks
Published: 12/03/2013
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The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher Stories, Hilary Mantel

The Assassination of Margaret Tha...

by Hilary Mantel

Rent: $6.49

One of the most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a ...

Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min
Narrator: Jane Carr
Published: 09/30/2014
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Learning to Talk Stories, Hilary Mantel

Learning to Talk

by Hilary Mantel

Rent: $6.49

Learning to Talk is a dazzling collection of short stories from the two-time winner of th...

Unabridged: 3 hr 37 min
Narrator: Anna Bentinck
Published: 06/21/2022
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The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell

The Most Dangerous Game

by Richard Connell

Rent: $2.63

A mysterious island, shrouded in fear, evil, and darkness. Here the amoral General Zaroff...

Unabridged: 58 min
Narrator: B.J. Harrison
Published: 08/13/2007
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Riding the Bullet, Stephen King

Riding the Bullet

by Stephen King

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A Stephen King ghost story in the grand tradition, Riding the Bullet is the ultimate warn...

Unabridged: 1 hr 36 min
Narrator: Josh Hamilton
Published: 05/01/2002
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A Week in Summer A Short Story, Maeve Binchy

A Week in Summer

by Maeve Binchy

Rent: $2.78

After many happy years of marriage and raising a family, Brian and Kathleen suddenly find...

Unabridged: 33 min
Narrator: Maeve Binchy
Published: 05/03/2011
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How We Lost the Moon, Paul J. McAuley

How We Lost the Moon

by Paul J. McAuley

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"On the busy, bustling, colonized future Moon, McAuley reminds us that although everyone ...

Unabridged: 37 min
Narrator: Kerin McCue
Published: 11/28/2000
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The Chain, Tobias Wolff

The Chain

by Tobias Wolff

Rent: $2.99

When Golds daughter is viciously attacked by a neighbors dog and barely escapes with her ...

Unabridged: 31 min
Narrator: Anthony Heald
Published: 12/15/2013
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Three Twisted Stories Go Deep, Necessary Women, and Remmy Rothstein Toes the Line, Karin Slaughter

Three Twisted Stories

by Karin Slaughter

Rent: $7.96

This genre-bending collection proves that not only is Karin Slaughter one of the best cri...

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min
Narrator: Kathleen Early
Published: 02/10/2015
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BEDTIME STORIES FOR KIDS A Short Stories Collection | AGES 2-6. Help Your Children Fall Asleep. Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy Every Day With Relaxing Stories. NEW VERSION, Simply Insight Team

BEDTIME STORIES FOR KIDS

by Simply Insight Team

Rent: $8.46

Discover over 30 relaxing, enjoyable bedtime stories in this amazing short story collecti...

Unabridged: 3 hr 22 min
Narrator: Erika Mary
Published: 04/06/2020
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The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant

The Necklace

by Guy de Maupassant

Rent: $2.46

A lesson on the power of vanity, The Necklace tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel a...

Unabridged: 20 min
Going Public in Shorts
Narrator: Hillary Huber
Published: 11/28/2013
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Gimpel the Fool, Isaac Bashevis Singer

Gimpel the Fool

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Rent: $1.96

Widely considered one of Isaac Bashevis Singer's most notable works of short fiction, "Gi...

Unabridged: 39 min
Narrator: Theodore Bikel
Published: 09/01/2014
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Short Cuts Selected Stories, Raymond Carver

Short Cuts

by Raymond Carver

Rent: $7.99

The nine stories and one poem in this volume formed the basis for the astonishingly origi...

Unabridged: 4 hr 59 min
Narrator: Norman Dietz
Published: 07/11/2017
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Raymond Carver

What We Talk About When We Talk A...

by Raymond Carver

Rent: $7.99

In his second collection, including the iconic and much-referenced title story featured i...

Unabridged: 3 hr 53 min
Narrator: Norman Dietz
Published: 02/21/2017
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Tales from the Folly A Rivers of London Short Story Collection, Ben Aaronovitch

Tales from the Folly

by Ben Aaronovitch

Rent: $7.49

Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from bestsel...

Unabridged: 4 hr 50 min
Narrator: Ben Aaronovitch
Published: 10/06/2020
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BEDTIME MEDITATIONS FOR KIDS A Short Stories Collection | Ages 2-6. Help Your Children to Feel Calm and Reduce Stress Through Mindfulness Bringing Peacefulness and Natural Sleep. NEW VERSION, Simply Insight Team

BEDTIME MEDITATIONS FOR KIDS

by Simply Insight Team

Rent: $8.46

Uncover how you can teach your child mindfulness with this fun collection of short storie...

Unabridged: 3 hr 44 min
Narrator: Erika Mary
Published: 04/06/2020
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The Early Stories of Truman Capote, Truman Capote

The Early Stories of Truman Capot...

by Truman Capote

Rent: $6.99

The early fiction of one of the nation’s most celebrated writers, Truman Capote, as...

Unabridged: 3 hr 44 min
Narrator: Hilton Als
Published: 10/27/2015
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Christmas Short Stories, Charles Dickens

Christmas Short Stories

by Charles Dickens

Rent: $5.48

Charles Dickens is known for writing the greatest of all Christmas stories...A Christmas ...

Unabridged: 2 hr 17 min
Narrator: James Adams
Published: 09/01/2011
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The Night Johnny Ace Died, James Lee Burke

The Night Johnny Ace Died

by James Lee Burke

Rent: $1.96

A short story from one of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists James ...

Abridged: 46 min
Narrator: Ron McLarty
Published: 07/10/2007
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The Molester, James Lee Burke

The Molester

by James Lee Burke

Rent: $1.96

A short story from one of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists James ...

Abridged: 33 min
Narrator: Ron McLarty
Published: 07/10/2007
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Water People, James Lee Burke

Water People

by James Lee Burke

Rent: $1.96

A short story from one of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists James ...

Abridged: 25 min
Narrator: Ron McLarty
Published: 07/10/2007
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Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, Maile Meloy

Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want ...

by Maile Meloy

Rent: $7.96

On Oprahs Summer Reading List for 2010 Awardwinning writer Maile Meloys return to short ...

Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min
Narrator: Kirsten Potter and...
Published: 07/12/2010
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The Deposition, Tobias Wolff

The Deposition

by Tobias Wolff

Rent: $1.98

Burke, a San Francisco lawyer, is defending a woman who has been disabled by a botched su...

Unabridged: 23 min
Narrator: Anthony Heald
Published: 12/15/2013
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Sublimating, John Updike

Sublimating

by John Updike

Rent: $1.98

The Maples Stories consists of eighteen classic stories from across John Updike's career,...

Unabridged: 20 min
Narrator: Peter Van Norden
Published: 07/01/2014
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The Black Wedding, Isaac Bashevis Singer

The Black Wedding

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Rent: $1.96

This short story from the collection Gimpel the Fool, and Other Stories is infused with t...

Unabridged: 24 min
Narrator: Theodore Bikel
Published: 09/01/2014
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Snowman Shivers: Two Dark Humor Tales About Snowmen, Mark Leslie

Snowman Shivers: Two Dark Humor T...

by Mark Leslie

Rent: $2.99

You might never build another snowman again!If you ever cast an uncomfortable glance over...

Unabridged: 46 min
Narrator: Mark Leslie
Published: 09/17/2019
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Bones and Arrows A Sarah Booth Delaney Short Mystery, Carolyn Haines

Bones and Arrows

by Carolyn Haines

Rent: $5.49

USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Haines is a recipient of the Harper Lee Award and th...

Unabridged: 1 hr 42 min
Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries
Narrator: Kate Forbes
Published: 06/09/2017
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A Paris Affair, Tatiana de Rosnay

A Paris Affair

by Tatiana de Rosnay

Rent: $6.49

From the internationally best-selling author of SARAH'S KEY comes an irreverent yet heart...

Unabridged: 2 hr 50 min
Narrator: Sam Taylor
Published: 07/07/2015
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Chekov - Eleven Stories, Anton Chekhov

Chekov - Eleven Stories

by Anton Chekhov

Rent: $7.49

With amazing insight, Anton Chekhov wrote of the lives of the Russian common man as well ...

Unabridged: 4 hr 43 min
Narrator: Ralph Cosham
Published: 01/01/2003
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Tiny Shoes Dancing and Other Stories, Audrey Kalman

Tiny Shoes Dancing and Other Stor...

by Audrey Kalman

Rent: $4.96

This collection of short fiction, shortlisted for the 2019 Rubery Book Award, opens a doo...

Unabridged: 4 hr 49 min
Narrator: Audrey Kalman
Published: 04/05/2020
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This Year It Will Be Different And Other Stories, Maeve Binchy

This Year It Will Be Different

by Maeve Binchy

Rent: $7.56

From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake comes ...

Abridged: 4 hr 54 min
Narrator: Fionnula Flanagan
Published: 07/05/2000
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What Men Live By, Leo Tolstoy

What Men Live By

by Leo Tolstoy

Rent: $8.18

A heart-opening tale of transformation.One winter evening a shoemaker finds a mysterious ...

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min
Narrator: Max Highstein
Published: 01/01/2013
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The Portal in the Pyramid, Martin Lundqvist

The Portal in the Pyramid

by Martin Lundqvist

Rent: $1.24

Martin was on holiday in Cairo, Egypt, where he checked in to a cheap and dingy 3-star ho...

Unabridged: 31 min
Narrator: Elaine Hidayat
Published: 02/16/2019
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Scar Tissue Seven Stories of Love and Wounds, Marcus Sakey

Scar Tissue

by Marcus Sakey

Rent: $5.99

An anthology of seven short stories: * “The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away...

Unabridged: 2 hr 30 min
Narrator: Marcus Sakey
Published: 06/12/2012
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The Horse of the Invisible, William Hope Hodgson

The Horse of the Invisible

by William Hope Hodgson

Rent: $3.46

Supernatural detective Thomas Carnacki is on the case of a mysterious horse in this haunt...

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min
The Carnacki the Ghost Finder Series
Narrator: David Ian Davies
Published: 08/15/2013