10 audiobooks for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
Narrated by Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Antony Ferguson, Henrietta Meire, Tim Bruce
★ 3.97 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (319) ★ 4.51 Audible (719)More about this pick
Lovesey's razor-sharp crime stories snap to life with a full ensemble cast, each narrator perfectly capturing the twist that makes every tale sting.
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For the Sake of the Game
Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon
by Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger
Narrated by Grover Gardner, Simon Vance, Derek Perkins, Julie McKay, James Langton, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Suzanne Elise Freeman
★ 3.60 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)★ 3.45 Goodreads (803) ★ 4.18 Audible (563) - 3
Brooklyn Noir
Brooklyn Noir • Book 1
by Tim McLoughlin
Narrated by Michael Braun, Adam Chase, Karen Chilton, Paul L. Coffey, Jane Cramer, Kevin R. Free, Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 3.58 ABR Score (506 ratings)★ 3.51 Goodreads (491) ★ 3.67 Audible (15)More about this pick
Crime stories span Brooklyn's neighborhoods from Coney Island to Park Slope, exploring the borough's criminal legacy through contemporary voices. Seven narrators including Tim Gerard Reynolds capture each story's distinct voice and local atmosphere.
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D.C. Noir
D.C. Noir • Book 1
by George P. Pelecanos, Quintin Peterson, James Grady, Jim Beane, Rubén Castañeda, Jennifer Howard, Lester Irby, Robert Andrews, David Slater, Jim Fusilli, Robert Wisdom, Richard Currey, Laura Lippman, James M. Patton, Kenji Jasper, Norman W. Kelley
Narrated by Lisa Renee Pitts, Cassandra Campbell, William Dufris, Mirron Willis, Carol Monda, Ray Porter, Nick Sullivan, Victor Bevine
★ 3.57 ABR Score (636 ratings)★ 3.42 Goodreads (610) ★ 3.88 Audible (26)More about this pick
Sixteen authors explore Washington's criminal underbelly across neighborhoods from Dupont Circle to Southeast. Multiple narrators guide you through each district's distinct flavor of corruption.
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The Man Who Died Twice
A Thursday Murder Club Mystery • Book 2
by Richard Osman
Narrated by Lesley Manville
★ 4.82 ABR Score (369.7K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (361.0K) ★ 4.82 Audible (8.7K) - 6
Letters of Note: Art
by Shaun Usher
Narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jude Law, Helen McCrory, Stephen Mangan, Clarke Peters, Various
★ 3.94 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (5)More about this pick
A star-studded ensemble cast brings intimacy to letters from history's greatest artists—each narrator perfectly matched to their subject's voice, making this feel less like a collection and more like eavesdropping on genius.
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Letters of Note: Love
by Shaun Usher
Narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Adrian Edmondson, Danny Huston, Toby Jones, Jude Law, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Mangan, Miriam Margolyes, Clarke Peters, Various
★ 3.91 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 5 Audible (2)More about this pick
A all-star cast of actors—Cumberbatch, Jude Law, Miriam Margolyes, and more—each voicing a different love letter transforms these 30 intimate missives into something closer to theater than audiobook. The performances elevate already-moving words into genuinely affecting moments.
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Resurrection Walk
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7
Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin
★ 4.84 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller takes on impossible innocence cases while Harry Bosch sorts through prison letters, their partnership crackling through multiple narrators.
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Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles
★ 4.80 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)More about this pick
Ballard and Bosch pursue the family killer who's haunted Harry for decades in this return to LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit. Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin anchor the dual narration with familiar authority.
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Survivor in Death
In Death • Book 20
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.74 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (35.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.6K)More about this pick
Eve Dallas investigates the military-precision murder of an entire family, but the sole survivor—a traumatized nine-year-old—may be the only witness to an impossible crime.
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