Aural Accomplishments

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced its finalists for the 2024 Audie Awards, touted as “the premier awards program recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” There are 27 categories of prizes , but below are the two of greatest interest to crime-fiction aficionados.

Best Mystery:
• The Golden Gate , by Amy Chua; narrated by Robb Moreira, Tim Campbell, and Suzanne Toren (Macmillan Audio)
• A Line in the Sand , by Kevin Powers; narrated by Christine Lakin (Hachette Audio)
• Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide , by Rupert Holmes; narrated by Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers , by Jesse Q. Sutanto; narrated by Eunice Wong (Penguin Random House Audio)
• A World of Curiosities , by Louise Penny; narrated by Robert Bathurst (Macmillan Audio)



Best Thriller/Suspense:
• All the Sinners Bleed , by S.A. Cosby; narrated by Adam Lazarre-White (Macmillan Audio)
• Bad Cree , by Jessica Johns; narrated by Tanis Parenteau (Penguin Random House Audio)
• I Will Find You , by Harlan Coben; narrated by Steven Weber (Brilliance)
• None of This Is True , by Lisa Jewell; narrated by Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey, and a full cast including Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, and Jenny Walser (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• The Woodkin , by Alexander James; narrated by Alex Knox (CamCat)

Blogger B.V. Lawson points out that a few crime-fiction-related works also appear in other categories, including Cosby’s All the Sinners Bleed , which is in contention for Audiobook of the Year.

Winners of the 2024 Audies will be declared during a ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday, March 4.