‘Pirates of Sausalito’ Audiobook Is Live on AMPlify. Yay! Plus Free Ebook Starting Monday

by John Byrne Barry

I’m thrilled to announce that the audiobook of Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery is now available on AMPlify Audiobooks, narrated by BAIPA president and founder of Pro Audio Voices, Becky Parker Geist, and yours truly, the author of the novel.

The novel lends itself especially well to audio because it was adapted from a play I wrote and directed in 2023 — “Sausalypso Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery” — and is full of snappy dialogue. 

Eventually it will be available through other vendors, but AMPlify gives the most royalties and it’s part of Becky’s company, so please, go there and buy it. If you don’t listen to audiobooks, now would be the perfect time to start. Also, you must know someone who, like me, “reads” more books on audio than they do in paperback or Kindle. Tell them.

This is my first foray into audiobooks and it was intense and fun to work with Becky and her super-professional team. 

You can listen to a sample of the audiobook here. It’s Chapter 1.

Also, you might enjoy this interview of me by Becky, which we did during the production. We had a blast. I hope it’s as much fun to listen to as it was to record.

I really, really want you to buy and listen to this audiobook, but if that’s not your thing, well, the ebook is free, this coming Monday through Wednesday, November 18-20. Tell your friends and family. Of course, I’d like some sales, but what I want more than anything is enthusiastic readers. 

Here’s what one recent reviewer said.

I would love to hear what you think. You can reach me at [email protected]. And learn more at johnbyrnebarry.com.

P.S. I now have a professional microphone setup, which Pro Audio Voices helped me put together, so maybe I’ll do this again.

John Byrne Barry

John Byrne Barry is author of four "page-turners with a conscience" — Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery, When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller, Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher, and Wasted, a "green noir" mystery set in the Berkeley recycling world. He's also an actor, pickleball player, and and crossing guard. He lives in Mill Valley.