MatchUp Audiobook (Free)

This “highly recommended” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) collection edited by NY Times bestselling author Lee Child pairs the beloved characters of twenty-two internationally bestselling writers in “a must-read for fans from the thriller genre. Extremely rarely does this sort of superstar power assemble for just one anthology, and each tale delivers the goods” (THE TRUE Book Spy).

The incredible follow-up to FaceOff features twenty-two from the world’s bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller about MatchUp writers pairing their series characters in an eleven-story anthology curated by the International Thriller Writers (ITW). MatchUp requires the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious brand-new twist: gender. “Think Dancing With the Celebrities, but with mysteries” (Booklist) as eleven from the world’s greatest female thriller writers from Diana Gabaldon to Kathy Reichs to Charlaine Harris are matched with eleven of the world’s greatest male thriller writers, including John Sandford, C.J. Box, and Nelson DeMille, amongst others. “This box holds a chocolate or two which will be to everyone’s liking” (Kirkus Testimonials).

In these innovative stories, their beloved protagonists, Lee Coburn, Joe Pickett, and Jack Reacher-just to mention a few-team up to unnerve and satisfy thriller fans worldwide. Every one of the contributors are ITW users, and the project is usually edited by ITW member and #1 New York Times bestselling writer Lee Child. The lineup contains:

Sandra Brown’s Lee Coburn vs. C. J. Box’s Joe Pickett

Val McDermid’s Tony Hill vs. Peter James’s Roy Sophistication

Kathy Reichs’s Temperance Brennan vs. Lee Child’s Jack Reacher

Diana Gabaldon’s Jamie Fraser vs. Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone

Gayle Lynds’s Liz Sansborough vs. David Morrell’s Rambo

Karin Slaughter’s Jeffrey Tolliver vs. Michael Koryta’s Joe Pritchard

Charlaine Harris’s Harper Connelly vs. Andrew Gross’s Ty Hauck

Lisa Jackson’s Regan Pescoli vs. John Sandford’s Virgil Bloom

Lara Adrian’s Lucan Thorne vs. Christopher Rice’s Lilliane

Lisa Scottoline’s Bennie Rosato vs. Nelson DeMille’s John Corey

J.A. Jance’s Ali Reynolds vs. Eric Truck Lustbader’s Bravo Shaw