Where to Start with Mystery Audiobooks Over 30 Hours
- Best place to start → The complete Sherlock Holmes
- Closest to 40 hours → Bright Segments (30h 25m)
- Most popular → Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- Hidden gem → Torrent Witches Cozy Mysteries Complete Box Set: Books 1-10
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
Sherlock Holmes • Book 1
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions
Narrated by Stephen Fry
★ 4.96 ABR Score (239.5K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (217.9K) ★ 4.84 Audible (21.6K)More about this pick
Fry's voicing is perfect, but his personal introductions as a devoted Holmes fanatic make this the only way to listen to the complete canon.
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The Running Grave
Cormoran Strike • Book 7
by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.90 ABR Score (119.3K ratings)★ 4.59 Goodreads (113.0K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.2K)More about this pick
Robert Glenister returns to voice Strike and Robin's most dangerous case yet as they infiltrate a Norfolk cult to rescue a young man trapped by the Universal Humanitarian Church's sinister agenda.
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The complete Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes #1-9
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.81 ABR Score (226.9K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (217.8K) ★ 4.74 Audible (9.0K)More about this pick
Victorian London's greatest detective solves impossible crimes through pure deductive reasoning and careful observation. This complete collection showcases Doyle's genius for puzzle-plotting and the iconic Holmes-Watson partnership across four novels and fifty-six short stories.
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Torrent Witches Cozy Mysteries Complete Box Set: Books 1-10
Torrent Witches • Book 1
by Tess Lake
Narrated by Natalie Duke
★ 4.63 ABR Score (8.1K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (5.8K)More about this pick
Slip witch Harlow Torrent solves supernatural murders across ten books in this massive cozy mystery collection perfect for binge listening.
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The Ink Black Heart
Cormoran Strike • Book 6
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.27 ABR Score (126.9K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (118.0K) ★ 4.4 Audible (9.0K)More about this pick
Strike and Robin investigate online harassment escalating to murder when a webcomic creator faces death threats from her own fanbase. At over 32 hours, Glenister guides listeners through the series' most complex case yet, involving digital detective work and toxic internet culture.
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Hallowe'en Party (The Agatha Christie collection: Poirot)
Hercule Poirot • Book 36
Narrated by Stephen Scalon
★ 3.95 ABR Score (106.7K ratings)★ 3.56 Goodreads (106.4K) ★ 4.53 Audible (363)More about this pick
Joyce's fatal boast about witnessing murder at a Halloween party leads to her drowning in front of a houseful of suspects. The longer runtime allows this version to fully explore Christie's atmospheric seasonal mystery.
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Bright Segments
by James Sallis
Narrated by Dan John Miller, Morgan Hallett, Gideon Emery
★ 3.44 ABR Score (6 ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (6)More about this pick
Six decades of James Sallis's complete short fiction gets expert treatment from three skilled narrators who handle his literary crime and speculative stories with appropriate gravitas.
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