Most Popular Mystery Audiobooks

The most-read mystery audiobooks ranked by total number of reader reviews — a measure of how widely each title has been discovered and discussed.

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Unlike our top-rated list, which ranks by star rating, this page ranks by sheer readership. These are the mystery audiobooks that the most people have actually listened to and reviewed — the titles you're most likely to find recommended in forums, book clubs, and "where do I start?" threads.

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    And Then There Were None

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Dan Stevens

    4.68 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.5K)
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    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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    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    by Mark Haddon

    Narrated by Jeff Woodman

    4.21 ABR Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.35 Audible (16.4K)
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    Christopher's investigation into his neighbor's murdered dog reveals family secrets he never expected in this unique mystery told from an autistic perspective.

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    One of Us Is Lying

    One of Us Is Lying • Book 1

    by Karen M. McManus

    Narrated by Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Shannon McManus, Robbie Daymond

    4.30 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.47 Audible (8.2K)
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    Five students enter detention, but only four leave alive when the creator of a gossip app dies mysteriously. The multi-narrator cast gives each suspect their own voice.

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    The God of the Woods

    by Liz Moore

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    4.29 ABR Score (870.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (856.0K) ★ 4.35 Audible (14.7K)
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    Two Van Laar children vanish decades apart from their family's Adirondack camp, exposing class tensions and buried secrets. Saskia Maarleveld skillfully navigates the multiple timelines and shifting perspectives.

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    Murder on the Orient Express

    A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 10

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Dan Stevens

    4.66 ABR Score (755.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (741.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.8K)
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    Hercule Poirot faces his most confounding case when a passenger is murdered aboard a snowbound luxury train. Stevens's crisp delivery suits Christie's methodical plotting perfectly.

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    In Cold Blood

    by Truman Capote

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.37 ABR Score (751.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (735.8K) ★ 4.44 Audible (15.6K)
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    Capote meticulously reconstructs the senseless murder of a Kansas farm family and tracks the killers' capture in this pioneering work of true crime. Brick's gravitas matches the material's weight.

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    Rebecca

    by Daphne du Maurier

    Narrated by Anna Massey

    4.56 ABR Score (741.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (730.8K) ★ 4.57 Audible (10.7K)
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    A shy bride arrives at her husband's estate, Manderley, only to find herself competing with the ghost of his deceased first wife. Massey's haunting narration perfectly captures the Gothic atmosphere.

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    The Lost Symbol

    Robert Langdon • Book 3

    by Dan Brown

    Narrated by Paul Michael

    3.98 ABR Score (681.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.77 Goodreads (661.2K) ★ 4.19 Audible (20.6K)
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    Robert Langdon races through Washington D.C.'s Masonic mysteries after his mentor's severed hand appears in the Capitol Rotunda, launching another symbol-decoding thriller.

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    The Only One Left

    by Riley Sager

    Narrated by Christine Lakin, Dawn Harvey

    4.45 ABR Score (645.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (635.0K) ★ 4.52 Audible (10.8K)
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    Caregiver Kit arrives at a decaying mansion to tend Lenora Hope, the woman suspected of murdering her family in 1929 but never convicted. Dual narration captures both timelines.

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    The Cuckoo's Calling

    Cormoran Strike • Book 1

    by Robert Galbraith

    Narrated by Robert Glenister

    4.33 ABR Score (668.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (630.7K) ★ 4.45 Audible (37.8K)
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    One-legged Afghanistan veteran Cormoran Strike investigates the supposed suicide of supermodel Lula Landry when her brother insists she was murdered. Robert Glenister captures Strike's gruff determination.

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    One for the Money

    Stephanie Plum (abridged) • Book 1

    by Janet Evanovich

    Narrated by Lori Petty

    3.87 ABR Score (581.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (580.5K) ★ 4.04 Audible (1.2K)
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    Broke and desperate, Stephanie Plum becomes a bounty hunter and gets assigned to track down her ex-boyfriend, now wanted for murder. Lori Petty captures Stephanie's mix of tough talk and complete incompetence perfectly.

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    The Mysterious Affair at Styles

    A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 1

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.30 ABR Score (515.5K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (514.2K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.3K)
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    Hercule Poirot investigates his first case when wealthy Emily Inglethorp dies mysteriously at her country estate. Hugh Fraser's narration introduces the Belgian detective's distinctive mannerisms with theatrical precision.

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    A Study in Scarlet

    Sherlock Holmes • Book 1

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    4.16 ABR Score (499.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (499.1K) ★ 4.63 Audible (73)
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    The first Sherlock Holmes mystery introduces the world's most famous detective through Dr. Watson's eyes. Simon Prebble's performance captures Holmes's analytical brilliance and Watson's loyal bewilderment.

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    A Study in Scarlet

    Sherlock Holmes • Book 1

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    4.19 ABR Score (498.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (498.5K) ★ 4.46 Audible (260)
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    The first Sherlock Holmes mystery introduces the world's most famous detective through Dr. Watson's eyes. Simon Prebble's performance captures Holmes's analytical brilliance and Watson's loyal bewilderment.

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    The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

    by Stuart Turton

    Narrated by James Cameron Stewart

    3.84 ABR Score (496.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.78 Goodreads (488.7K) ★ 4.1 Audible (7.6K)
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    Aiden Bishop must solve Evelyn's murder by inhabiting eight different guests at a country estate—Groundhog Day meets Agatha Christie. Stewart's vocal range becomes essential as he embodies completely different personalities trapped in the same deadly loop.

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    Apples Never Fall

    by Liane Moriarty, Unknown Author

    Narrated by Caroline Lee

    4.09 ABR Score (472.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (449.3K) ★ 4.31 Audible (23.2K)
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    Tennis coaches Stan and Joy Delaney built their life around the sport until a mysterious young woman disrupts their retirement plans. When Joy disappears, family secrets emerge about the cost of competitive parenting and marriage sacrifices.

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    In the Woods

    Dublin Murder Squad • Book 1

    by Tana French

    Narrated by Steven Crossley

    3.89 ABR Score (460.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.78 Goodreads (442.3K) ★ 4.11 Audible (18.3K)
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    French weaves atmospheric horror with police procedural as detective Rob Ryan investigates a child murder eerily similar to his own childhood trauma.

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    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Sherlock Holmes • Book 5

    by Arthur Conan Doyle, Akash Chauhan

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    4.17 ABR Score (393.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (392.2K) ★ 4.36 Audible (873)
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    A supernatural hound supposedly kills the Baskerville heir on the fog-shrouded Devon moors. Simon Prebble's crisp Victorian delivery suits this atmospheric tale where Holmes confronts his most legendary case.

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    The Prince

    by Niccolò Machiavelli

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.04 ABR Score (392.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (386.8K) ★ 4.29 Audible (5.3K)
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    Machiavelli's treatise on political power examines when rulers should choose fear over love. Grover Gardner's measured delivery suits this foundational text that coined the term 'Machiavellian' for ruthless politics.

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    O homem que morreu duas vezes

    Thursday Murder Club • Book 2

    by Richard Osman, Jaime Biaggio

    Narrated by Daniel de Mello, Sônia Schaeffer

    4.05 ABR Score (360.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (360.6K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2)
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    The Thursday Murder Club residents investigate a mystery involving stolen diamonds, Cold War secrets, and a man who appears to have died twice. This second installment maintains Osman's perfect balance of humor and genuine intrigue through its elderly protagonists' sharp observations.

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    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie - HINDI Book 1) (Hindi Edition)

    Hercule Poirot • Book 4

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.63 ABR Score (359.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (354.0K) ★ 4.69 Audible (5.6K)
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    Christie's most controversial Poirot mystery unfolds as Roger Ackroyd dies after learning a blackmailer's identity, with Hugh Fraser guiding listeners through every misdirection.

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    The Pact

    by Jodi Picoult

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.18 ABR Score (332.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (328.9K) ★ 4.36 Audible (3.8K)
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    Two teenagers who've been soulmates since childhood are found in an apparent suicide pact, but only one survives to face murder charges. Guidall's narration captures the devastating impact on both families as they grapple with whether their perfect son could be a killer.

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    Death on the Nile (Poirot)

    Hercule Poirot • Book 18

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Full Cast, John Moffatt

    3.95 ABR Score (312.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (310.9K) ★ 4.11 Audible (1.3K)
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    Christie's classic locked-room mystery aboard a Nile steamer gets full treatment from a cast that captures both Egyptian atmosphere and Belgian detection.

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    The It Girl

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    4.06 ABR Score (311.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (300.1K) ★ 4.29 Audible (11.1K)
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    Hannah's glamorous Oxford friend April was murdered a decade ago, but new evidence suggests they convicted the wrong man. The dual timeline structure works perfectly in audio, with Imogen Church shifting effortlessly between past and present mysteries.

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    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    by John Berendt

    Narrated by Jeff Woodman, Will Damron, John Berendt

    4.32 ABR Score (305.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (297.3K) ★ 4.52 Audible (8.3K)
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    John Berendt chronicles Savannah's eccentric characters during a real-life murder trial involving the city's antique dealer elite. The multiple narrators capture the Southern Gothic atmosphere and colorful local personalities that made this nonfiction read like fiction.

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