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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) -
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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Divided in Death
In Death • Book 18
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.66 ABR Score (36.3K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (33.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.3K)More about this pick
When security specialist Reva Ewing becomes the prime suspect in her cheating husband's murder, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must prove her innocence while navigating corporate espionage and personal betrayal.
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Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple • Book 12
Narrated by Stephanie Cole
★ 4.30 ABR Score (54.4K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (53.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (819)More about this pick
Gwenda's new house triggers terrifying memories of a murder she witnessed as a child, leading Miss Marple to investigate a decades-old crime that someone desperately wants forgotten.
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All That Remains
Kay Scarpetta • Book 3
Narrated by C. J. Critt
★ 4.24 ABR Score (80.7K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (77.4K) ★ 4.46 Audible (3.3K)More about this pick
Young couples keep disappearing around Richmond, found months later as mutilated corpses — when the drug czar's daughter vanishes, Scarpetta knows the clock is ticking.
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The 8th Confession
Women's Murder Club • Book 8
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
★ 4.19 ABR Score (64.8K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (62.0K) ★ 4.41 Audible (2.8K)More about this pick
San Francisco's elite become targets in a revenge plot that strikes during the city's most glamorous party, leaving no evidence behind. McCormick's narration captures the high-stakes world of wealth and murder.
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The High Window
Philip Marlowe • Book 3
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.13 ABR Score (26.2K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (25.8K) ★ 4.51 Audible (397) -
Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters
Narrated by Juanita McMahon
★ 4.11 ABR Score (124.4K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (120.0K) ★ 4.32 Audible (4.4K)More about this pick
Sue Trinder, raised among London's thieves, is recruited for an elaborate con targeting a wealthy heiress named Maud. Juanita McMahon navigates Waters' intricate Victorian thriller across its shocking reversals and twisted revelations.
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
Hercule Poirot • Book 6
Narrated by Sean Pratt
★ 4.00 ABR Score (84.8K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (84.7K) ★ 4.63 Audible (67)More about this pick
Christie places Poirot aboard the luxury train to the French Riviera where an American heiress dies for her legendary ruby. Sean Pratt's narration captures the classic Golden Age atmosphere while building tension toward the revelation.
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A Slowly Dying Cause
Inspector Lynley • Book 22
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 3.94 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (7.2K) ★ 4.28 Audible (255)More about this pick
Simon Vance guides listeners through Cornwall's tin mining country where Michael Lobb's suspicious death coincides with a mining company's aggressive land acquisition.
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Hollywood Ending
Detective By Day • Book 2
by Kellye Garrett
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 3.92 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.63 Audible (128)More about this pick
Bahni Turpin's performance cuts through the glamour and chaos of awards season with pitch-perfect comic timing, making Dayna's investigation feel like gossiping with a friend who actually knows how to solve murders.
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No Night is Too Long
by Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell
Narrated by Alex Jennings, Shelley Thomson, Samuel West
★ 3.76 ABR Score (2.9K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.26 Audible (88)More about this pick
Tim Cornish believes he escaped consequences for murdering his lover off Alaska's coast until threatening letters prove someone witnessed his crime.
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Careless in Red
Inspector Lynley • Book 15
Narrated by Charles Keating
★ 3.68 ABR Score (18.1K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (17.6K) ★ 3.97 Audible (502)More about this pick
Inspector Lynley stumbles onto a clifftop murder case while hiking Cornwall's coast, pulling him back into investigation despite his personal grief.
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