Top 2026 Debut Novels

Darkrooms

A Novel

By: Rebecca Hannigan
Narrated by: Clare Harte
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

“I was hooked right away, wanting to know what happened to 9-year-old Rosin 20 years ago. And a good thing I was, because I didn’t like the two main characters at all and might have stopped listening because of that. Neither was at all likeable, but there were definitely reasons that they turned out the way they did, and by the end of the book, I... Read more

The Ending Writes Itself

A Novel

By: Evelyn Clarke
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

A PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E. SCHWABSix authors.One private island.Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives. Named one of the Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2026 by GoodReads, Marie Claire, and Page Six.“In the running for the best mystery of... Read more about The Ending Writes Itself

A Very Vexing Murder

Harriet Smith Investigates

By: Lucy Andrew
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
Length: TBA

Harriet Smith investigates...A murder most Austen. A witty debut whodunit that reimagines Harriet Smith, the gullible sidekick of Jane Austen’s Emma, as a spitfire con woman, hired to break off an engagement and uncover a murderer in the genteel village of Highbury. “Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure.” —Jane... Read more about A Very Vexing Murder

Half His Age

A Novel

By: Jennette McCurdy
Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

“In Half His Age, we're introduced to Waldo, a precocious high school senior who begins an illicit affair with her married English teacher. McCurdy does an excellent job capturing the feeling of being 17. The thought processes that Waldo has are so familiar, they could be remnants from my own teen years. Relatability aside, the plot itself is... Read more

Oxford Blood

By: Rachael Davis-Featherstone
Narrated by: Dédé Davi
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

“So many twists, turns, and surprises! I did NOT see ANY of it coming! Honestly, I had to keep listening because the author keeps readers guessing. The exploration of racism, privilege, white-washed/biased history, family legacy, and prestigious higher education institutions was so well done, and the topics had been woven seamlessly into the... Read more

A Killer in the Family

A Novel

By: Amin Ahmad
Narrated by: Isuri Wijesundara, Lipica Shah & Vikas Adam
Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

An intoxicating drama set in the world of New York City’s elite, A Killer in the Family explores the underside of the American dream and asks, what happens when you marry into a family that keeps secrets?

It’s time for Ali, a good-natured Mumbai party-boy, to grow up. The first step to settling down is an arranged marriage to Maryam, the daughter... Read more about A Killer in the Family

Drop Dead Famous

The crime thriller obsession of the summer!

By: Jennifer Pearson
Length: TBA

THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED YA CRIME THRILLER FROM AWARD-WINNING* AUTHOR, JENNIFER PEARSON

FAME CAN BE A KILLER

Global superstar Blair Baker rises high above the stage for the opening number of her hometown show. The crowd erupts in applause. Then come the screams.

For her sister, Stevie, Blair’s murder is more than a headline. And she will stop at... Read more about Drop Dead Famous

Death and Other Occupational Hazards

By: Veronika Dapunt
Narrated by: Chiara Goldsmith
Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

"Veronika Dapunt masterfully blends dark humor with a compelling mystery, offering a fresh and often hilarious perspective on life and death." — Joanna Wallace, author of You’d Look Better as a Ghost
For fans of Sign Here and Benjamin Stevenson comes a darkly comedic, genre-bending mystery following a female-personified Death who must investigate... Read more about Death and Other Occupational Hazards

Robbie McNeil's Hit List

By: Brianna Heath
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

For fans of This Girl's a Killer and Joanna Wallace comes a quirky, queer, crime-filled mystery following a contract killer who breaks all her rules when she is hired to kill someone who doesn’t exist...
For this hitwoman, curiosity may be killer.
Contract killer Robbie McNeil never asks questions. Her mission is simple. Do the job. Get paid. Get... Read more about Robbie McNeil's Hit List

Every Last Liar

By: Kate Francis
Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

All of them are guilty.
All of them must play the game.
But only one can survive.
On the first anniversary of a tragic fire at their high school, seven teenagers jump at the chance to attend a luxury desert retreat. But when they’re left at a rundown abandoned motel and a sinister text message accuses them of complicity in the fire, they realize... Read more about Every Last Liar

The Counting Game

A Novel

By: Sinéad Nolan
Length: TBA

Into the woods.
Count to ten.
Only one of us comes home again.

When a teenager disappears from her small Irish town and a therapist is brought in to break the silence of the only witness, old wounds are opened in a search that becomes a race against time—perfect for fans of God of the Woods and The Witch Elm.

Southwest Ireland, 1995: Two... Read more about The Counting Game

Aicha

By: Soraya Bouazzaoui
Narrated by: Sarah Slimani
Length: TBA

TEMPTRESS. MONSTER. WARRIOR.

Aicha is the story of Morocco's warrior goddess, her strange magic, fierce rebellion, and devastating romance. Soraya Bouazzaoui weaves an epic tale of female rage and hidden myths, perfect for fans of The City of Brass and The Stardust Thief.
 
The Portuguese empire has planted its flag across Morocco,... Read more about Aicha

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

A Novel

By: Nina McConigley
Narrated by: Reena Dutt
Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

“A poignant, compelling, and original paean against the long reach of capitalism, colonialism, whiteness, and the patriarchy — and a moving coming of age story about a murdered uncle, a pair of guilty sisters, and Cosmo quizzes. Read more

The Beheading Game

A Novel

By: Rebecca Lehmann
Narrated by: Florence Howard
Length: TBA

Disgraced. Beheaded. And out for revenge . . .

We all know what happened to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. But what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon herself to seek justice?

“Fabulous! A marvelously inventive and mythic reworking of the story of Anne Boleyn. I loved it.”—Kelly Link, author of The Book of... Read more about The Beheading Game

Sundown Girls

By: L.S. Stratton
Narrated by: Jade Wheeler
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

In the tradition of Jordan Peele and Tiffany Jackson’s The Weight of Blood, a YA thriller about a Black teen whose fight for survival forces a small southern vacation town to face its dark history of racial violence.

When sixteen-year-old Naomi Ward and her family head to a secluded cabin in the Shenandoah Valley for summer vacation they... Read more about Sundown Girls

The Midnight Taxi

By: Yosha Gunasekera
Narrated by: Isuri Wijesundara & Yosha Gunasekera
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

When the last fare of the night turns up dead in her backseat, a Sri Lankan American taxi driver works off the clock to clear her name in this mystery novel by debut author Yosha Gunasekera.

Siriwathi Perera doesn’t quite know where she’s going in life. She never expected to be a taxicab driver in New York City, struggling to make ends meet and... Read more about The Midnight Taxi

The Exes: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

By: Leodora Darlington
Narrated by: Amaka Okafor, Avita Jay, Leodora Darlington, Sebastian Humphreys & Yasmin Mwanza
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

Who hasn’t wanted to murder an ex—figuratively, at least? In this explosive debut thriller, a woman’s seemingly perfect romantic life is on the verge of collapse as she uncovers a hidden history surfacing dark secrets that have deadly consequences.

Natalie has only ever wanted to find “the one.” The perfect... Read more about The Exes: A GMA Book Club Pick

If Books Could Kill

A Novel

By: Kate Eberle
Length: TBA

A NOVEL LOVE STORY meets LOVE IN THE TIME OF SERIAL KILLERS in this rom-com following Roxie Mitchell, an adventure-loving romance reader who finds herself trapped in a meet-cute turned murderous

When Roxie makes a tongue-in-cheek wish to live out the plot of her favorite author’s next novel, she has romance in mind—namely, the sweet, safe,... Read more about If Books Could Kill

Goldenborn

By: Ama Ofosua Lieb
Length: TBA

A girl with a mission. A god with a deal. A story that could change everything. When 17-year-old Akoma Addo stumbles into a world of ancient gods and modern magic, she'll have to choose between saving her father... or staying true to everything she's ever believed.Akoma Addo has one rule: don't get too close to the supernatural.Ever since a... Read more about Goldenborn

The Story of Marceau Miller

By: Marceau Miller
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, various narrators, Stephanie Németh-Parker & Jean Brassard
Length: TBA

A riveting, layered exploration of memory, betrayal, and the fluid nature of truth, The Story of Marceau Miller is a masterpiece of psychological suspense.In the beautiful and dangerous landscape of Lake Geneva, in the shadow of the Swiss Alps, renowned writer Marceau Miller is found dead. In the wake of the tragedy, his wife, Sarah, discovers a... Read more about The Story of Marceau Miller