Audiobooks Like The Maltese Falcon

10 audiobooks for fans of The Maltese Falcon

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   The Kill-Off (Mulholland Classic)

   by Jim Thompson

   Narrated by Robertson Dean, Coleen Marlo

   ★ 3.65 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.73 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 3.8 Audible (15)

   7h 43m listening time • Released 2012

   Every neighbor in declining Manduwoc wants bedridden Luane Devore dead—some for her hidden cash, others to stop her life-ruining gossip. Robertson Dean and Coleen Marlo capture multiple perspectives in this noir tale where murder seems inevitable.

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   Every neighbor in declining Manduwoc wants bedridden Luane Devore dead—some for her hidden cash, others to stop her life-ruining gossip. Robertson Dean and Coleen Marlo capture multiple perspectives in this noir tale where murder seems inevitable.

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   Fiddle Game

   Herman Jackson • Book 1

   by Richard A. Thompson

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 3.57 ABR Score (82 ratings)

   ★ 3.58 Goodreads (78) ★ 3.75 Audible (4)

   7h 47m listening time • Released 2008

   Former Detroit bookie Herman Jackson tries to live quietly as a St. Paul bail bondsman until a priceless violin collateral changes everything. A young woman's antique security deposit launches Jackson into danger he thought he'd left behind.

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   Former Detroit bookie Herman Jackson tries to live quietly as a St. Paul bail bondsman until a priceless violin collateral changes everything. A young woman's antique security deposit launches Jackson into danger he thought he'd left behind.

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3. 3

   

   Frag Box (Herman Jackson)

   Herman Jackson • Book 2

   by Richard A. Thompson

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 3.55 ABR Score (54 ratings)

   ★ 3.82 Goodreads (51) ★ 3 Audible (3)

   6h 38m listening time • Released 2009

   Vietnam veteran Herman Jackson confronts his buried past when fellow vet Charlie Victor turns up murdered. Robertson Dean voices Jackson's reluctant journey into memories he'd rather keep buried.

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   Vietnam veteran Herman Jackson confronts his buried past when fellow vet Charlie Victor turns up murdered. Robertson Dean voices Jackson's reluctant journey into memories he'd rather keep buried.

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4. 4

   

   10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help

   by Benjamin Wiker

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 3.50 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.43 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.06 Audible (432)

   6h 54m listening time • Released 2008

   From Machiavelli's The Prince to Kinsey's Sexual Behavior, Wiker examines how influential books led to war, genocide, and social destruction. These aren't the Great Books—they're their toxic opposites that poisoned civilization with dangerous ideas.

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   From Machiavelli's The Prince to Kinsey's Sexual Behavior, Wiker examines how influential books led to war, genocide, and social destruction. These aren't the Great Books—they're their toxic opposites that poisoned civilization with dangerous ideas.

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5. 5

   

   Daughter of the Morning Star

   Walt Longmire • Book 17

   by Craig Johnson

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (15.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (12.1K) ★ 4.72 Audible (3.5K)

   8h 25m listening time • Released 2021

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   Land of Wolves

   Walt Longmire • Book 15

   by Craig Johnson

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.56 ABR Score (17.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (12.6K) ★ 4.7 Audible (4.8K)

   8h 10m listening time • Released 2019

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   Deadly Secrets

   Detective Erika Foster • Book 6

   by Robert Bryndza

   Narrated by Jan Cramer

   ★ 4.45 ABR Score (18.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (16.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (1.5K)

   8h 42m listening time • Released 2018

   Detective Erika Foster investigates when a daughter is found frozen in her own blood on her mother's doorstep, uncovering a pattern of local assaults.

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   Detective Erika Foster investigates when a daughter is found frozen in her own blood on her mother's doorstep, uncovering a pattern of local assaults.

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   The Emancipation Proclamation

   by Abraham Lincoln

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 3.92 ABR Score (791 ratings)

   ★ 4.44 Goodreads (772) ★ 4.79 Audible (19)

   Robertson Dean delivers Lincoln's historic document that legally freed enslaved people in rebellious states, a turning point that redefined the Civil War's purpose.

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   Robertson Dean delivers Lincoln's historic document that legally freed enslaved people in rebellious states, a turning point that redefined the Civil War's purpose.

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   Echos (Rivages noir)

   by Richard Matheson, François Guérif, Jean-Paul Gratias

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 3.75 ABR Score (15.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.86 Goodreads (15.4K) ★ 3.83 Audible (59)

   12h 46m listening time • Released 2011

   Matheson's supernatural thriller follows Tom Wallace as a ghost demands he solve its murder. Robertson Dean navigates the French noir atmosphere while keeping the supernatural elements grounded and unsettling.

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   Matheson's supernatural thriller follows Tom Wallace as a ghost demands he solve its murder. Robertson Dean navigates the French noir atmosphere while keeping the supernatural elements grounded and unsettling.

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    Murder on the Orient Express

    A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 10

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Dan Stevens

    Both audiobooks deliver classic detective mysteries with sharp, atmospheric narration that keeps you engaged through intricate plots and morally complex characters. Where Hammett's hardboiled detective work unfolds through gritty urban streets, Christie's locked-room puzzle offers the same intellectual satisfaction and expertly paced revelations, just with a more refined setting and equally skilled narrator bringing the tension to life.

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    Both audiobooks deliver classic detective mysteries with sharp, atmospheric narration that keeps you engaged through intricate plots and morally complex characters. Where Hammett's hardboiled detective work unfolds through gritty urban streets, Christie's locked-room puzzle offers the same intellectual satisfaction and expertly paced revelations, just with a more refined setting and equally skilled narrator bringing the tension to life.

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (755.1K ratings)

    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (741.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.8K)

    6h 37m listening time • Released 2013

    Hercule Poirot faces his most confounding case when a passenger is murdered aboard a snowbound luxury train. Stevens's crisp delivery suits Christie's methodical plotting perfectly.

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    Hercule Poirot faces his most confounding case when a passenger is murdered aboard a snowbound luxury train. Stevens's crisp delivery suits Christie's methodical plotting perfectly.

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