10 audiobooks for fans of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier
Narrated by Anna Massey
★ 4.56 ABR Score (741.5K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (730.8K) ★ 4.57 Audible (10.7K)More about this pick
A shy bride arrives at her husband's estate, Manderley, only to find herself competing with the ghost of his deceased first wife. Massey's haunting narration perfectly captures the Gothic atmosphere.
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In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.37 ABR Score (751.4K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (735.8K) ★ 4.44 Audible (15.6K)More about this pick
Capote meticulously reconstructs the senseless murder of a Kansas farm family and tracks the killers' capture in this pioneering work of true crime. Brick's gravitas matches the material's weight.
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
by John Berendt
Narrated by Jeff Woodman, Will Damron, John Berendt
★ 4.32 ABR Score (305.5K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (297.3K) ★ 4.52 Audible (8.3K)More about this pick
John Berendt chronicles Savannah's eccentric characters during a real-life murder trial involving the city's antique dealer elite. The multiple narrators capture the Southern Gothic atmosphere and colorful local personalities that made this nonfiction read like fiction.
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Mystic River
by Dennis Lehane
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.32 ABR Score (170.1K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (166.9K) ★ 4.46 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
Three childhood friends reunite over a murder in working-class Boston, with Scott Brick's Boston-tinged delivery grounding every character interaction.
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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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O homem que morreu duas vezes
Thursday Murder Club • Book 2
by Richard Osman, Jaime Biaggio
Narrated by Daniel de Mello, Sônia Schaeffer
★ 4.05 ABR Score (360.6K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (360.6K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2)More about this pick
The Thursday Murder Club residents investigate a mystery involving stolen diamonds, Cold War secrets, and a man who appears to have died twice. This second installment maintains Osman's perfect balance of humor and genuine intrigue through its elderly protagonists' sharp observations.
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White Jazz
L.A. Quartet • Book 4
by James Ellroy
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.77 ABR Score (10.4K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (10.1K) ★ 4.09 Audible (264)More about this pick
Corrupt LAPD Lieutenant Dave Klein operates as enforcer and bagman until a federal corruption investigation makes him the fall guy. Scott Brick captures Klein's paranoid, violent mindset in Ellroy's staccato prose.
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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)More about this pick
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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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)More about this pick
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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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)More about this pick
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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