S.W. Hubbard has 9 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 15 ratings. The most-rated is Another Man's Treasure.
Another Man's Treasure
Summary
On a snowy Christmas Eve, a beautiful young mother goes out to buy a few last minute gifts and never returns.... ....thirty years later, her daughter picks up her trail. As the owner of an estate sale business, Audrey Nealon knows a lot about art, antiques, and the unlikely places old people hide their treasures. But the shabby home of an elderly widow holds alarming surprises: street drugs in the silverware drawer, a trunkful of jewels in the attic, and the distinctive ring Audrey's mother was wearing the night she disappeared. Believing the truth will bring her peace, Audrey relentlessly pursues clues to her family's troubled history. But each fact Audrey uncovers drags her further away from the love she craves, and puts her on a collision course with people more determined, more ambitious, and more dangerous than she can fathom. As the twist ending reveals, some truths are too awful to bear, and too terrible to share.
©2012 S.W. Hubbard (P)2016 S.W. Hubbard
Treasure of Darkness
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What lies buried in a hoarder's house - precious treasure or ghastly secrets? One moment of misguided generosity throws estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon's life into turmoil. She loses a client's money, cripples her budding romance, and witnesses a murder. Strapped for cash, she accepts a questionable project: clearing out the home of a mentally ill hoarder who may have hidden valuable Civil War letters. What really lies at the bottom of 20 years' worth of collected buttons and dolls and stuffed owls and atlases? As Audrey digs through the hoarder's obsessions, she unleashes a vengeful response from all sides. The house has destroyed lives in the past. Will Audrey and those she loves - her friends, her father, and even her dog - be its next victims? As the final twist reveals, secrets can remain buried, but they never disappear.
©2015 S.W. Hubbard (P)2016 S.W. Hubbard
Treasure in Exile
Summary
A reclusive heiress...a loyal servant...a mansion frozen in time. After her husband's plane goes down in a WWII battle, a poor nurse becomes the wealthiest widow in town. And she never leaves her mansion for 70 years. When estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon enters the Tate Mansion after the widow's death, she discovers nothing's been changed since the day the house was built. Why did the heiress and her maid eat canned soup and read used paperbacks surrounded by magnificent art and antiques? Why were the house and its contents bequeathed to a small local charity? Audrey's idle curiosity soon turns into a desperate need to know. Because someone wants to profit from the Tate Mansion's secrets. And if others have to die to make that happen, so be it. Can Audrey outwit a wily con man? Or is she is too smart to live? Tired of predictable mysteries that you have figured out long before the end? Rejoice! Here is a mystery with a strong female protagonist and plenty of plot twists to keep you challenged. The characters you love - amateur sleuth Audrey, Ty, Sean, and Ethel the shelter dog - are back in another adventure full of antiques, family secrets, and murder. Download now and listen all night!
©2018 S.W. Hubbard (P)2018 S.W. Hubbard
The Lure
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Small town charm. Big city evil. In a small Adirondack Mountain town, secrets are closely guarded. And outsiders with crazy ideas are not welcome. So Police Chief Frank Bennett has his hands full when a group of environmental activists shows up in Trout Run, New York, trying to close down Raging Rapids, a popular tourist attraction. Frank thinks they're all noise. Until their leader turns up with a bullet in his heart. Now Frank must figure out why this group targeted Trout Run. And how they're connected to a feral family who lives off the grid. As Frank untangles the clues, he confronts the lure of cash, the lure of power, and the lure of a happy family. Now Frank must navigate the dangerous intersection of love and greed. And one wrong turn could spell death to those he most wants to protect.
©2015 S. W. Hubbard (P)2019 Tantor
Dead Drift
Summary
Short mysteries. Big twists. The beauty of the Adirondack Mountains offers no protection from evil. Join small-town Police Chief Frank Bennett as he investigates three puzzling crimes in idyllic Trout Run, New York. In the Christmas mystery "Chainsaw Nativity", Frank's relentless pursuit of the thief who stole the Joseph statue from the town's Nativity scene brings him up against the limits of compassion. In "Losers Weepers", a locket that's lost, found, and stolen holds the secret to past betrayals. And in "Coyote Justice", Frank's simmering attraction to Penny the librarian threatens to divert him from the path of justice. These three mystery short stories explore twisting Adirondack Mountain trails just as surely as the dangerous terrain of the human heart.
©2013 S. W. Hubbard (P)2019 Tantor
Blood Knot
Summary
Tough love...or torture? A tough-love school for troubled teens opens its doors in Trout Run, New York. What could go wrong? The locals are thrilled. The North Country Academy promises more jobs and more money flowing into town. But all Police Chief Frank Bennett sees is a throng of juvenile delinquents unpacking on his turf. Then Frank's worst fears are confirmed. An Academy teacher leading a wilderness expedition is mauled to death by a bear. Evidence points to sabotage. As Frank investigates, he learns more about the school's controversial techniques: isolation, restraints, and mind control. He meets students who might be terrified...or might be brilliant liars. And he uncovers disturbing information about the Academy's headmaster. What is more impressive? His track record of putting teens back on the right path...or his skill in covering up past scandals? When an Academy student turns up dead, Frank must unravel a knot of deceit and revenge whose threads lead right into the heart of the Trout Run community. Frank's pursuit of the truth brings him up against a hard choice every good cop dreads.
©2015 S. W. Hubbard (P)2019 Tantor
False Cast
Summary
Now you see him...now you're dead. An escaped prisoner eludes police in the thick forests and remote fishing cabins of the Adirondack Mountains. Using his backwoods skills, he stays one step ahead of his pursuers, mocking them as he slips away. To some, Ronnie Gatrell is a folk hero, bravely resisting government authority. To others, he's a harmless prankster. Everyone in Trout Run, New York, seems to enjoy watching him play the police for fools. Everyone except Police Chief Frank Bennett. He knows Ronnie is dangerous and unstable, and he's determined to bring him to justice. Then the game of hide-and-seek turns deadly. Frank knows the only way he can catch Ronnie before he kills again is to figure out who's helping the prisoner stay on the lam and why. But the price of knowledge is steep. Frank may solve his most baffling case but lose the friends he holds most dear.
©2017 S. W. Hubbard (P)2019 Tantor
Treasure Built of Sand (A Twisty Domestic Thriller)
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Any risk is worth taking when you have this much to lose. Estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon combines business with pleasure as she plans a sale at the exquisite beach home of the Gardner family. But the romantic getaway weekend with her husband is shattered when the body of a teenage boy washes up on the sand. The death soon proves to be more than an unpleasant distraction from Audrey’s work. Sophia, the troubled young woman who lives next door to the Gardners, is wracked with guilt over the death of her friend. When Audrey rescues Sophia from a rash action, she is pulled into the vortex of lies and cover-ups swirling through the exclusive community of Sea Chapel, NJ. Where should Audrey place her trust - with the client who hired her or with the melodramatic Sophia, who reminds her of her teenage self. Someone in this enclave knows how and why the boy died, but these families will close ranks to protect their own. And they won’t hesitate to destroy an outsider like Audrey who threatens their way of life. Audrey’s curiosity and compassion pull her into danger. Will her wit and determination be enough to restore justice? Or has Audrey met her match in this killer who has everything to lose? Plot twists and lovable, believable characters are what keep listeners coming back for more adventures in the Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery Series. Start now and listen all night!
©2019 S.W. Hubbard (P)2019 S.W. Hubbard
Tailspinner
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S. W. Hubbard presents the fifth book in her Frank Bennett Adirondack Mountain Mysteries series. Full moon or full evil? Cops and ER nurses agree - a full moon brings out the crazy in people. Police Chief Frank Bennett isn't superstitious. But he can't explain why the people - and even the animals - of Trout Run are behaving out of character. A wild animal at his door, a hallucinating hiker, a violent freak-out at the general store - what's going on in his normally placid town in the Adirondacks? Then weird turns to deadly, and Frank has a violent death and a missing person to investigate. Is the missing man a perpetrator or a victim? Some people suspect the strange doings in town are related to the arrival of an unusual new church. But maybe the Tabernacle of Living Light is just a convenient scapegoat for something much darker eating at the town's soul. Something powerful people and their allies will kill to conceal. Bringing the evil to justice requires risking the life of an idealistic young woman. Frank’s desire to stay in control of events is put to the test. Will he win the battle but lose the war? Join Police Chief Frank Bennett as he solves another perplexing case and struggles to protect the town he loves.
©2018 S. W. Hubbard (P)2019 Tantor