Audiobooks Like Magpie Murders

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The dual narration by Samantha Bond and Allan Corduner mirrors the book's nested structure in a way that pays off particularly well in audio — Bond anchors the contemporary editorial frame while Corduner shifts into a clipped, midcentury register for the manuscript-within-the-manuscript, so switching between them feels less like a chapter break and more like physically opening another book. At 16 hours, the length isn't indulgence — it's architecture, giving both layers of the mystery room to breathe and slowly converge. The audiobooks here share that same unhurried confidence: each one runs close to that 16-hour mark, and every title on the list carries the kind of sustained listener approval — 4.3 and above — that tends to mean the mystery is doing real work, not just filling time.

10 audiobooks for fans of Magpie Murders

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    Desperation in Death

    In Death • Book 55

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.84 ABR Score (31.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (26.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (5.0K)
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    Eve discovers a nightmare academy where kidnapped girls are trained as slaves while their spirits are systematically destroyed. Dark subject matter handled with Ericksen's steady, unflinching performance.

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    Portrait in Death

    In Death • Book 16

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.75 ABR Score (46.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (42.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (4.0K)
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    A killer photographs victims after death, sending professional portraits to the media in this chilling entry where Eve Dallas hunts a murderer obsessed with capturing souls through his lens.

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    Reunion in Death

    In Death • Book 14

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.72 ABR Score (36.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.6K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.1K)
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    A birthday party becomes a murder scene when a mysterious woman with emerald eyes poisons the guest of honor, launching Eve Dallas into a case that resurrects dangerous ghosts from her past.

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    Brotherhood in Death

    In Death • Book 42

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (30.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (6.6K)
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    Dennis Mira discovers his cousin secretly plans to sell their family brownstone, then wakes up with a head injury and his cousin missing. Susan Ericksen guides listeners through Eve's investigation with her trademark steady intensity.

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  5. 5
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    Seduction in Death

    In Death • Book 13

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.69 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (33.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.0K)
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    Eve Dallas tracks a killer using rare date-rape drugs worth a quarter million dollars to murder women after elaborate romantic setups.

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    Random in Death

    In Death • Book 58

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.68 ABR Score (29.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (27.1K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.4K)
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    A killer uses a small, silent weapon to murder seemingly random victims, including a young woman at a concert hoping to meet her musical hero. Ericksen's veteran performance captures both the chaos of mass violence and Dallas's methodical hunt for patterns.

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    Divided in Death

    In Death • Book 18

    by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (36.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (33.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.3K)
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    When security specialist Reva Ewing becomes the prime suspect in her cheating husband's murder, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must prove her innocence while navigating corporate espionage and personal betrayal.

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    Echoes in Death

    In Death • Book 44

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (35.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (27.8K) ★ 4.7 Audible (7.4K)
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    When Eve Dallas finds a naked, bloodied woman stumbling into traffic, the case leads to a killer who leaves couples barely alive to remember their terror. Susan Ericksen captures Eve's relentless drive and the victims' fragile recovery.

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    Promises in Death

    In Death • Book 28

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (43.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (39.7K) ★ 4.74 Audible (3.3K)
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    Eve Dallas investigates when a fellow cop is murdered with her own weapon steps from home, making the case personal for everyone involved.

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    Leverage in Death

    In Death • Book 47

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.64 ABR Score (30.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (24.2K) ★ 4.71 Audible (6.4K)
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    Susan Ericksen's sharp narration matches Eve Dallas investigating a Wall Street executive who strapped on explosives and walked into a board meeting.

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