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- New to Mystery? Start here → The complete Sherlock Holmes
- No series commitment → And Then There Were None
- Shortest on this list → Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection (71h 57m)
- For a long haul → The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike #7) (34h 14m)
- Most popular of all time → The Man Who Died Twice (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #2)
- Hidden gem → Desperation in Death (In Death #55)
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
Sherlock Holmes • Book 1
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions
Narrated by Stephen Fry
★ 4.95 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
★ 4.89 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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Resurrection Walk
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7
Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin
★ 4.84 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller takes on impossible innocence cases while Harry Bosch sorts through prison letters, their partnership crackling through multiple narrators.
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Desperation in Death
In Death • Book 55
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.84 ABR Score (31.8K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (26.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (5.0K)More about this pick
Eve discovers a nightmare academy where kidnapped girls are trained as slaves while their spirits are systematically destroyed. Dark subject matter handled with Ericksen's steady, unflinching performance.
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Shadows in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel
In Death • Book 51
by J. D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.83 ABR Score (5.5K ratings)★ 4.81 Audible (5.5K) - 6
The Man Who Died Twice
A Thursday Murder Club Mystery • Book 2
by Richard Osman
Narrated by Lesley Manville
★ 4.82 ABR Score (369.7K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (361.0K) ★ 4.82 Audible (8.7K) - 7
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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Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles
★ 4.80 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)More about this pick
Ballard and Bosch pursue the family killer who's haunted Harry for decades in this return to LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit. Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin anchor the dual narration with familiar authority.
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Faithless in Death
In Death • Book 52
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.79 ABR Score (32.0K ratings)★ 4.49 Goodreads (26.4K) ★ 4.82 Audible (5.6K) - 10
Troubled Blood
A Cormoran Strike Novel • Book 5
by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.78 ABR Score (161.5K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (149.1K) ★ 4.77 Audible (12.4K) - 11
Portrait in Death
In Death • Book 16
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.75 ABR Score (46.4K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (42.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (4.0K)More about this pick
A killer photographs victims after death, sending professional portraits to the media in this chilling entry where Eve Dallas hunts a murderer obsessed with capturing souls through his lens.
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Survivor in Death
In Death • Book 20
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.74 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (35.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.6K)More about this pick
Eve Dallas investigates the military-precision murder of an entire family, but the sole survivor—a traumatized nine-year-old—may be the only witness to an impossible crime.
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Forgotten in Death
In Death • Book 53
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.74 ABR Score (32.4K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (4.9K) - 14
Reunion in Death
In Death • Book 14
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.71 ABR Score (36.7K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.6K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.1K)More about this pick
A birthday party becomes a murder scene when a mysterious woman with emerald eyes poisons the guest of honor, launching Eve Dallas into a case that resurrects dangerous ghosts from her past.
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The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Harry Bosch • Book 19
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.71 ABR Score (101.8K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (80.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (21.5K)More about this pick
Private investigator Bosch hunts for an aging billionaire's potential heir while moonlighting with a small police force, and Welliver's weathered voice perfectly captures the detective's dual loyalties.
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Innocent in Death
In Death • Book 24
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.8K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (34.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
A history teacher dies from poisoned coffee while Eve investigates and Roarke reconnects with a dangerous ex-lover. Susan Ericksen captures the domestic tension between Eve and Roarke alongside the methodical police procedural elements.
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Brotherhood in Death
In Death • Book 42
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (30.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (6.6K)More about this pick
Dennis Mira discovers his cousin secretly plans to sell their family brownstone, then wakes up with a head injury and his cousin missing. Susan Ericksen guides listeners through Eve's investigation with her trademark steady intensity.
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Seduction in Death
In Death • Book 13
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.69 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (33.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.0K)More about this pick
Eve Dallas tracks a killer using rare date-rape drugs worth a quarter million dollars to murder women after elaborate romantic setups.
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Origin in Death
In Death • Book 21
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.69 ABR Score (35.3K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a pioneering plastic surgeon in 2059 New York, uncovering a conspiracy involving illegal human experimentation. Susan Ericksen's sharp delivery fits the futuristic police procedural perfectly.
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The Longmire Defense
Walt Longmire • Book 19
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.68 ABR Score (12.8K ratings)★ 4.54 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Fresh from confronting his past and questioning justice itself, Walt faces an unprecedented crime scene in Wyoming's countryside that challenges everything he believes about law enforcement.
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Random in Death
In Death • Book 58
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.68 ABR Score (29.6K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (27.1K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.4K)More about this pick
A killer uses a small, silent weapon to murder seemingly random victims, including a young woman at a concert hoping to meet her musical hero. Ericksen's veteran performance captures both the chaos of mass violence and Dallas's methodical hunt for patterns.
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And Then There Were None
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.68 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.5K)More about this pick
Ten strangers trapped on a remote island face methodical murder based on a sinister nursery rhyme in this perfectly paced psychological thriller.
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Devoted in Death
In Death • Book 41
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.68 ABR Score (30.5K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (24.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (5.6K)More about this pick
Dallas hunts a killer couple carving hearts into their victims while traveling cross-country on a murder spree. Susan Ericksen continues her stellar work as the voice of this long-running futuristic police procedural.
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Born in Death
In Death • Book 23
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.68 ABR Score (35.4K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.2K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
Two young lovers from the same accounting firm are brutally murdered, while Eve juggles the case with planning a baby shower. Susan Ericksen's narration balances the procedural elements with the series' character relationships.
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Visions in Death
In Death • Book 19
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.68 ABR Score (34.8K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.4K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
Eve Dallas hunts a killer who poses victims like prayers and removes their eyes with surgical precision in Central Park's humid summer darkness.
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