Felicity Jones is making her audiobook narrating debut with James Patterson‘s latest novel “The Picasso Heist.”

The actor — who lately obtained her second Oscar nomination for her flip in Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist — is returning to her audio roots after starting her profession on the BBC Radio 4 cleaning soap opera “The Archers” in 1999.

The synopsis for “The Picasso Heist” reads: “As a uncommon Picasso heads to public sale, gifted artwork pupil Halston Graham sees a possibility. One which not solely may safe thousands and thousands for her future, however extra importantly free her wrongly imprisoned father. To tug off the last word heist in a world the place belief is scarce, Halston should assemble an unlikely crew of fixers, together with an professional in forgery, a cruel mob boss, and an eccentric dressmaker. Will Halston’s brilliance be sufficient to outsmart her enemies, or will one flawed transfer price her all the things?”

It’s the most recent page-turner from Patterson, one of the vital profitable and well-known authors of all time who’s the creator of hit sequence together with “Alex Cross,” “The Girls’s Homicide Membership” and “Non-public.”

“I try to craft unforgettable tales that transfer quick, twist onerous and hold readers guessing. ‘The Picasso Heist’ is all of that and extra,” Patterson mentioned in a press release. “Halston is without doubt one of the most daring characters I’ve ever created, and Felicity brings her and the entire story to life with actual fireplace. I couldn’t be extra excited for individuals to listen to this.”

Added Jones, ““What higher method to problem myself than tackling audiobook narration for the primary time, and ‘The Picasso Heist’ was the proper selection. Halston immediately drew me in. I loved her intelligence, her wit and the way she’s at all times one step forward of everybody else — bringing her to life in audio was extremely thrilling. The writing of this guide stood out to me, too. There’s such a cinematic high quality to ‘The Picasso Heist’ and I may actually see it play out like a movie as I used to be narrating. It isn’t only a fast-paced thriller, Patterson has laced in humor, and I actually preferred having the ability to seize that within the recording.”

James Keyte, head of audio content material at Penguin Random Home Audio, known as Halston one in every of Patterson’s “most authentic characters” whom Jones brings to life “with ability and verve.”

“It’s an unforgettable efficiency, and I’ve little doubt that this shall be one of the vital talked about audiobooks of the yr,” he continued.

“The Picasso Heist” audiobook will launch on Aug. 28 by way of Penguin Random Home Audio within the U.Ok. and internationally and by Hachette within the U.S. Listeners can buy the audiobook to stream on platforms together with Audible, Spotify, Apple Books and Google Play.

Take heed to the primary 10 minutes of “The Picasso Heist” audiobook under.