Best Craig Schaefer Audiobooks
Craig Schaefer writes noir urban fantasy with the soul of a crime thriller — his Daniel Faust series drops a Las Vegas con man and sorcerer into a criminal underworld where demons are just another faction fighting for turf. The Long Way Down sets the tone immediately: sharp, propulsive prose, morally complicated protagonists, and a city that feels genuinely dangerous rather than decoratively seedy. Schaefer layers occult mythology over heist mechanics with real craft — the magic never overwhelms the plot, it complicates it. Titles like A Plain-Dealing Villain and The Neon Boneyard signal exactly what he's doing: classic noir sensibility reframed for readers who want their darkness supernatural. Adam Verner's narration in the audiobooks is a perfect fit, lean and street-smart. If you love Dresden Files but want something grittier and more grounded in genre crime fiction, Schaefer is the writer you've been looking for.
Where to Start with Craig Schaefer
- Best entry point → The White Gold Score
- Start the Daniel Faust series → The Long Way Down
- What fans keep coming back to → Redemption Song
- Highest rated by listeners → Double or Nothing (Daniel Faust #7)
Best Craig Schaefer Audiobooks
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Double or Nothing
Daniel Faust • Book 7
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.17 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.72 Audible (348)More about this pick
Las Vegas crime boss and sorcerer Daniel Faust must pull off a high-risk heist against his godlike arch-nemesis to pay an old debt. Adam Verner returns to continue this urban fantasy series with perfect noir tone.
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The Castle Doctrine
Daniel Faust • Book 6
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.13 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.63 Audible (427)More about this pick
Daniel Faust returns from prison to find Las Vegas at war between local crime families and Chicago invaders. Urban fantasy where magic meets mob violence in a battle for territory.
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The Neon Boneyard
Daniel Faust • Book 8
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.12 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.69 Audible (287)More about this pick
Sorcerer-turned-mob-boss Daniel Faust juggles underworld responsibilities while his buried past threatens everything he's built in Vegas. Adam Verner captures both the magical and criminal elements with dark charisma.
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Down Among the Dead Men
Daniel Faust • Book 10
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (993) ★ 4.74 Audible (133)More about this pick
Daniel Faust wakes up in hell after a heist gone wrong, racing against time to return to life while hunted through an endless damned city. Verner captures both the supernatural horror and dark humor.
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The Locust Job
Daniel Faust • Book 9
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.69 Audible (198)More about this pick
Daniel Faust discovers he's trapped in the universe's first story, doomed to play the eternal Thief until death. Adam Verner's performance captures the mounting dread of a mobster-magician facing his scripted fate.
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The Killing Floor Blues
Daniel Faust • Book 5
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.10 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (519)More about this pick
Framed for murder, Daniel Faust lands in an inescapable desert prison where gangs rule inside and snipers wait outside the walls.
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A Plain-Dealing Villain
Daniel Faust • Book 4
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.09 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.59 Audible (534)More about this pick
Fleeing Vegas and FBI pursuit, Daniel Faust attempts a risky Chicago heist that promises easy money but hides impossible complications.
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The Living End
Daniel Faust • Book 3
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.06 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.57 Audible (637)More about this pick
Daniel Faust's criminal empire crumbles as the FBI closes in and rival factions wage war for control of Las Vegas's supernatural underworld. Meanwhile, homeless people vanish and something worse than demons stalks the streets.
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Dig Two Graves
Daniel Faust • Book 11
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.03 ABR Score (800 ratings)★ 4.45 Goodreads (735) ★ 4.72 Audible (65)More about this pick
Daniel Faust returns from hell with a new face, hunting the tiger-queen Naavarasi and his traitorous brother for a final reckoning.
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The White Gold Score
Daniel Faust #1.5 • Book 1
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.01 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.6 Audible (262)More about this pick
Vegas sorcerer Daniel Faust must banish a stubborn ghost from a casino penthouse, but the spirit has unfinished business in Sin City. Adam Verner captures both the supernatural mystery and noir atmosphere perfectly.
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The Long Way Down
Daniel Faust • Book 1
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.01 ABR Score (8.1K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (6.5K) ★ 4.18 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Vegas sorcerer Daniel Faust mixes black magic with bullets as a supernatural problem-solver, but a simple revenge job spirals into chaos involving corrupt cops and murderous porn directors. Adam Verner captures the noir grittiness.
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Redemption Song
Daniel Faust • Book 2
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.01 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.49 Audible (807)More about this pick
Las Vegas sorcerer Daniel Faust faces an impossible choice: kill an innocent or lose his lover forever. Adam Verner captures both the noir atmosphere and magical elements perfectly.