Best Marisa Calin Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Marisa Calin — 8 titles spanning Mystery, Fantasy, Horror, averaging 4.17 ABR stars.

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Marisa Calin brings a sharp, youthful energy to mystery and fantasy that makes her a standout narrator for twisty, propulsive fiction. Her reading of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is addictively paced — she captures Pip's determination and intelligence with a voice that feels authentically young without being cloying. Calin handles V.E. Schwab's darker fantasy work with equal assurance, bringing dimension to Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil and The Fragile Threads of Power. Her voice is clear and versatile, with a slightly British inflection that suits both cozy mystery and epic fantasy settings. She reads with genuine engagement, making plot twists land with real impact. Listeners who love smart, character-driven mysteries and portal fantasies will find Calin a thoroughly enjoyable companion.

Where to Start with Marisa Calin

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    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder cover

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Book 1

    by Holly Jackson

    Narrated by Bailey Carr, Marisa Calin, Michael Crouch, Gopal Divan, Robert Fass, Kevin R. Free, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Carol Monda, Patricia Santomasso, Shezi Sardar, Amanda Thickpenny, Various

    4.59 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.57 Audible (10.2K)
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    Kingdom of the Cursed cover

    Kingdom of the Cursed

    Kingdom of the Wicked • Book 2

    by Kerri Maniscalco

    Narrated by Marisa Calin

    4.45 ABR Score (225.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (222.4K) ★ 4.65 Audible (3.2K)
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    The sequel trades infatuation for intrigue: you're trapped in a demon's court with princes who desire and betray you, where every secret is a lethal gamble.

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    The Fragile Threads of Power

    Threads of Power • Book 1

    by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab

    Narrated by Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Michael Kramer

    4.42 ABR Score (47.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (47.0K) ★ 4.66 Audible (847)
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    Three skilled narrators return to Schwab's magical London across parallel worlds, where the balance between four realities threatens to collapse seven years after the previous crisis.

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    Kingdom of the Wicked

    Kingdom of the Wicked • Book 1

    by Kerri Maniscalco

    Narrated by Marisa Calin

    4.32 ABR Score (368.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (364.0K) ★ 4.5 Audible (4.5K)
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    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil cover

    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, Marisa Calin

    4.28 ABR Score (178.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (174.6K) ★ 4.43 Audible (3.4K)
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    María's quest for freedom in 1532 Spain becomes something darker when hunger awakens within her. Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin create distinct voices for this genre-bending tale of immortality and appetite across centuries.

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    The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories

    by Peter Lovesey

    Narrated by Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Antony Ferguson, Henrietta Meire, Tim Bruce

    3.97 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (319) ★ 4.51 Audible (719)
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    Lovesey's razor-sharp crime stories snap to life with a full ensemble cast, each narrator perfectly capturing the twist that makes every tale sting.

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    Teeth in the Mist

    by Dawn Kurtagich

    Narrated by Marisa Calin, Polly Lee, Gemma Dawson, Allan Corduner, Steve West

    3.69 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.64 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.16 Audible (73)
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    For the Sake of the Game

    Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon

    by Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger

    Narrated by Grover Gardner, Simon Vance, Derek Perkins, Julie McKay, James Langton, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Suzanne Elise Freeman

    3.60 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.45 Goodreads (803) ★ 4.18 Audible (563)

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