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- New to Mystery? Start here → And Then There Were None
- Shortest on this list → A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (10h 53m)
- For a long haul → In the Woods (20h 24m)
- Most popular of all time → The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Hidden gem → The Man Who Died Twice (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #2)
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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) -
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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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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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
★ 4.28 ABR Score (870.8K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (856.0K) ★ 4.35 Audible (14.7K)More about this pick
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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The Thursday Murder Club
A Thursday Murder Club Mystery • Book 1
by Richard Osman
Narrated by Lesley Manville
★ 4.17 ABR Score (812.1K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (802.1K) ★ 4.37 Audible (10.0K)More about this pick
Lesley Manville's warm, wry narration transforms a cozy mystery into something genuinely moving—she nails the banter between four retirees so perfectly you'll forget you're listening to a performance.
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Good Girl, Bad Blood
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Book 2
by Holly Jackson
Narrated by Bailey Carr, MacLeod Andrews, Donte Bonner, James Fouhey, Neil Hellegers, Cary Hite, Amy Landon, Raymond J. Lee, Keylor Leigh, Maggi-Meg Reed, Shezi Sardar
★ 4.51 ABR Score (799.8K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (796.0K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.8K) -
Murder on the Orient Express
A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 10
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.66 ABR Score (755.1K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (741.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.8K)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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 Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley
Narrated by Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Julia Winwood, Sope Dirisu, Sofia Zervudachi, Charlie Anson
★ 3.98 ABR Score (740.5K ratings)★ 3.64 Goodreads (728.0K) ★ 4.27 Audible (12.5K)More about this pick
Foley's twisty thriller is set almost entirely in a Parisian building that slowly reveals its secrets — atmospheric, propulsive, and full of unreliable witnesses.
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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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.32 ABR Score (668.5K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (630.7K) ★ 4.45 Audible (37.8K)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.29 ABR Score (515.5K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (514.2K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.3K)More about this pick
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
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.17 ABR Score (499.1K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (499.1K) ★ 4.63 Audible (73)More about this pick
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
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.19 ABR Score (498.8K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (498.5K) ★ 4.46 Audible (260)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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
★ 4.08 ABR Score (472.5K ratings)★ 3.75 Goodreads (449.3K) ★ 4.31 Audible (23.2K)More about this pick
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
★ 3.88 ABR Score (460.6K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (442.3K) ★ 4.11 Audible (18.3K)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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
★ 4.03 ABR Score (392.0K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (386.8K) ★ 4.29 Audible (5.3K)More about this pick
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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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) -
O homem que morreu duas vezes
Thursday Murder Club • Book 2
by Richard Osman, Jaime Biaggio
Narrated by Daniel de Mello, Sônia Schaeffer
★ 4.06 ABR Score (360.6K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (360.6K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2)More about this pick
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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