10 audiobooks for fans of Fingersmith
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Moorcock, Sharyn McCrumb, Stephen Baxter, Anne Perry, Barbara Hambly, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman, Rob Rogers, Naomi Novik, Anthony Burgess, Dominic Green, Laurie R. King, Barbara Roden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Tremayne, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Mary Robinette Kowal, H. Paul Jeffers, Geoffrey A. Landis, Amy Myers, Chris Roden, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Mark Valentine
Narrated by Simon Vance, Anne Flosnik
★ 3.88 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (22.7K) ★ 3.96 Audible (736)More about this pick
Twenty-five years of the best Holmes short fiction gets collected, featuring Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and other masters reimagining the detective across genres. Simon Vance and Anne Flosnik handle the varied styles with appropriate range.
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Sycamore Row
Jake Brigance • Book 2
by John Grisham
Narrated by Michael Beck
★ 4.52 ABR Score (170.6K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (141.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (29.5K)More about this pick
Jake Brigance returns to defend a controversial will that leaves a fortune to a black housekeeper instead of the deceased's white family—Grisham's sequel to his breakout novel.
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Brimstone
Pendergast • Book 5
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.38 ABR Score (48.7K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (43.6K) ★ 4.55 Audible (5.1K)More about this pick
Bodies appear burned from the inside with claw marks on walls and brimstone in the air, pulling FBI Agent Pendergast into a case that seems supernatural.
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The Likeness
Dublin Murder Squad • Book 2
by Tana French
Narrated by Heather O'Neill
★ 4.35 ABR Score (187.7K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (181.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (5.8K)More about this pick
Detective Cassie Maddox discovers a murder victim who looks exactly like her and was using her old undercover identity, launching an investigation that becomes deeply personal.
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The Punishment She Deserves
Inspector Lynley • Book 20
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.35 ABR Score (21.0K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (19.0K) ★ 4.58 Audible (2.1K)More about this pick
A beloved deacon's mysterious death in police custody unravels decades of buried secrets in medieval Ludlow. Simon Vance expertly handles George's intricate plotting and the complex psychology driving both her investigators and suspects.
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The Lake House
by Kate Morton, Unknown Author
Narrated by Caroline Lee
★ 4.34 ABR Score (152.9K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (131.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (21.1K)More about this pick
A child vanishes during a 1933 midsummer party, and seventy years later a detective discovers the abandoned estate where the Edevane family's tragedy began.
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The Alienist
Laszlo Kreizler and John Schuyler Moore • Book 1
by Caleb Carr
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.34 ABR Score (190.0K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (182.1K) ★ 4.49 Audible (7.9K)More about this pick
Set in 1896 New York, a psychologist and reporter hunt a serial killer targeting boy prostitutes using revolutionary criminal psychology methods.
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The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins
Narrated by Ian Holm
★ 4.31 ABR Score (168.6K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (167.1K) ★ 4.59 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
Ian Holm guides you through Collins' labyrinthine Victorian mystery with the patient authority needed for this intricate tale of identity theft.
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The Trespasser
Dublin Murder Squad • Book 6
by Tana French
Narrated by Hilda Fay
★ 4.25 ABR Score (108.3K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (97.4K) ★ 4.44 Audible (10.9K)More about this pick
Detective Conway investigates a domestic murder that seems too neat while battling harassment from her own colleagues. Hilda Fay's Irish accent perfectly captures Conway's tough exterior and vulnerability.
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A Banquet of Consequences
Inspector Lynley • Book 19
Narrated by John Lee
★ 3.96 ABR Score (19.9K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (18.6K) ★ 4.28 Audible (1.2K)More about this pick
Family secrets buried for decades explode into murder in George's 19th Inspector Lynley novel, with John Lee's steady narration anchoring the emotional complexity across 21 hours.
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