Best Catherine Maiorisi Audiobooks

The best Catherine Maiorisi audiobooks — 6 titles ranked by listening experience across Mystery, Romance, averaging 3.95 ABR stars.

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Catherine Maiorisi has carved out a distinct niche in crime fiction: tightly plotted police procedurals with a romantic undercurrent that never softens the edge of the mystery. Her Chiara Corelli series follows a sharp, complicated NYPD detective through cases that are genuinely dark — A Matter of Blood and The Blood Runs Cold don't flinch from violence — while the emotional tension between characters gives each book a pull beyond the procedural. Maiorisi's prose is clean and propulsive, moving fast enough to keep pages turning without sacrificing the atmospheric detail that makes New York feel lived-in. Abby Craden's narration in the audiobooks is a natural fit, bringing Corelli's guarded intensity to life with precision. Readers who want their mysteries to have real stakes, morally complex leads, and a slow-burn romantic thread alongside the crime will find this series hard to put down.

Catherine Maiorisi's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is A Matter of Blood, narrated by Abby Craden (4.03 ABR stars). Performed by Abby Craden. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

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    A Matter of Blood cover

    A Matter of Blood

    Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 1

    by Catherine Maiorisi

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (832 ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (464) ★ 4.65 Audible (368)
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    Fresh from Afghanistan, Detective Chiara Corelli's undercover mission to expose dirty cops goes sideways when she won't commit murder, leaving her exposed and ostracized by her own department.

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    The Blood Runs Cold

    Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 2

    by Catherine Maiorisi

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    ★ 4.07 ABR Score (546 ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (300) ★ 4.77 Audible (246)
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    NYPD detectives Corelli and Parker investigate a ritualized gay murder scene complete with rosary, incense, and Gregorian chants, while battling the blue wall of silence.

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    A Message in Blood

    Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 3

    by Catherine Maiorisi

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    ★ 4.08 ABR Score (476 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (257) ★ 4.76 Audible (219)
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    Detectives Corelli and Parker investigate three powerful men murdered during what appears to be a sex orgy, but political pressure threatens their pursuit of justice.

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    Legacy in the Blood

    Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 4

    by Catherine Maiorisi

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    ★ 4.05 ABR Score (374 ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (194) ★ 4.86 Audible (180)
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    Detectives Corelli and Parker investigate what appears to be a simple park murder until the victim turns out to be a paranoid reporter living beyond his apparent means.

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    Blood of the Innocents (A Chiara Corelli Mystery, 5)

    Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 5

    by Catherine Maiorisi

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    ★ 3.86 ABR Score (142 ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (76) ★ 4.88 Audible (66)
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    Singer Alessandra Moreau's murder in a senator's home reveals both women shared a dangerous secret about their transgender identities. Abby Craden narrates this investigation where personal identity becomes motive for murder.

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    Behind the Veil

    by Catherine Maiorisi

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    ★ 3.60 ABR Score (23 ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (23)
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    A pop star survives a devastating crash that kills her band, then retreats behind literal veils to hide her scars from the world.

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Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

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