THE BURNING LIBRARY

Narrators Rose Robinson and Steph de Whalley masterfully juggle a large cast of male and female characters in this academic thriller set in England, Scotland, and Italy. It begins with the murder of Eleanor Bruton, a woman who had in her possession a scrap of fraying embroidery that might be the key to finding the elusive--and valuable--Book of Wonders. Two opposing, secretive feminist organizations, the traditionalist Order of St. Katherine and the progressive Fellowship of the Larks--also called Kats and Larks--are in a deadly, long-running battle to find it. Cambridge-educated Dr. Anya Brown is recruited to find it, unknowingly stepping into this ancient feud. The narrators keep listeners on track through many characters, and twists and turns that lead to an audacious denouement. Here's an audiobook that requires a certain willingness to suspend skepticism but delivers a big payoff to those who do. [Published: JANUARY 2026]