Best Serial Killer Mystery Audiobooks

The Man Who Died Twice

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery • Book 2

by Richard Osman

Narrated by Lesley Manville

Desert Star

Renée Ballard • Book 5

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles

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.

Portrait in Death

In Death • Book 16

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

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.

Reunion in Death

In Death • Book 14

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

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.

Seduction in Death

In Death • Book 13

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Eve Dallas tracks a killer using rare date-rape drugs worth a quarter million dollars to murder women after elaborate romantic setups.

Origin in Death

In Death • Book 21

by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

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.

Random in Death

In Death • Book 58

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

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.

Devoted in Death

In Death • Book 41

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

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.

Visions in Death

In Death • Book 19

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Eve Dallas hunts a killer who poses victims like prayers and removes their eyes with surgical precision in Central Park's humid summer darkness.

Judgment in Death

In Death • Book 11

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Eve Dallas investigates the brutal murder of a cop in an uptown strip club, uncovering corruption that reaches deep into the police force. Susan Ericksen brings intensity to Robb's gritty procedural.

Creation in Death

In Death • Book 25

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Eve Dallas faces her most chilling case when a killer from nine years past returns to New York with the same twisted signature and refined methods.

Golden in Death

In Death • Book 50

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Echoes in Death

In Death • Book 44

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

When Eve Dallas finds a naked, bloodied woman stumbling into traffic, the case leads to a killer who leaves couples barely alive to remember their terror. Susan Ericksen captures Eve's relentless drive and the victims' fragile recovery.

Conspiracy in Death

In Death • Book 8

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Someone's harvesting organs from New York's homeless with surgical precision, and Eve Dallas faces her most chilling case yet in this futuristic procedural exploring medical ethics.

Betrayal in Death

In Death • Book 12

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Elite assassin Sly Yost leaves a hotel maid strangled with silver wire, but Eve Dallas discovers this murder is personal—someone wants her destroyed.

The Dark Hours

Ballard and Bosch • Book 4

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin

Loyalty in Death

In Death • Book 9

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Bombs target Eve Dallas personally while an unknown terrorist taunts her with letters in futuristic New York. Susan Ericksen handles the cat-and-mouse tension with characteristic precision.

Holiday in Death

In Death • Book 7

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Lieutenant Eve Dallas tracks a ritualistic killer targeting clients of New York's most exclusive dating service during the holiday season. Susan Ericksen's performance captures both the futuristic setting and holiday atmosphere of this seventh In Death novel.

The Waiting

Renée Ballard • Book 6

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver, Madison Lintz

A serial rapist resurfaces after twenty years, pulling Ballard and Harry's daughter into a cold case that turns personal. Christine Lakin's narration captures Ballard's methodical determination perfectly.

Career of Evil

Cormoran Strike • Book 3

by Robert Galbraith

Narrated by Robert Glenister

Strike and Robin investigate a package containing a severed leg, leading them through four suspects from the detective's violent past. Robert Glenister returns to voice Galbraith's gripping procedural.

Kindred in Death

In Death • Book 29

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Susan Ericksen handles the brutal subject matter with sensitivity as Eve Dallas investigates the savage murder of a police captain's teenage daughter.

Festive in Death

In Death • Book 39

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Christmas shopping meets murder investigation when a narcissistic trainer ends up stabbed during holiday season. Eve juggles suspects and seasonal obligations with her trademark cynicism.

Fantasy in Death / Indulgence in Death / Treachery in Death

In Death #30-32 • Book 30

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Three Eve Dallas mysteries pack virtual reality murders, serial killers targeting the wealthy, and police corruption into one adrenaline-fueled collection.

Secrets in Death

In Death • Book 45

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Eve Dallas investigates when a celebrity gossip columnist bleeds out in an upscale Manhattan bar, her secrets proving deadlier than expected. Susan Ericksen balances the procedural elements with the series' signature relationship dynamics.

Dark in Death

In Death • Book 46

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

An ice pick murder during a *Psycho* screening in Times Square launches Eve Dallas into a case where someone's copying classic film murders across futuristic New York.

Rapture in Death

In Death • Book 4

by J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Three apparent suicides share mysterious brain burns and smiles frozen on their faces—Ericksen's performance captures Eve Dallas's suspicion that something sinister connects these deaths.

Concealed in Death

In Death • Book 38

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Roarke's building renovation uncovers twelve murdered teenagers from decades past, pulling Dallas into a cold case that's still claiming victims. Ericksen balances the procedural investigation with the emotional weight of young lives cut short.

Deadly Secrets

Detective Erika Foster • Book 6

by Robert Bryndza

Narrated by Jan Cramer

Detective Erika Foster investigates when a daughter is found frozen in her own blood on her mother's doorstep, uncovering a pattern of local assaults.

The A.B.C. Murders

Hercule Poirot • Book 13

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser guides you through Poirot's race against an alphabetical killer who leaves railway guides beside victims from Andover to Bexhill and beyond.

Echo Park

Harry Bosch • Book 12

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Len Cariou

A serial killer's confession reopens the Marie Gesto case that's haunted Bosch for over a decade, but something doesn't add up.

The Ghostway

Leaphorn & Chee • Book 6

by Tony Hillerman

Narrated by George Guidall

Old Joseph Joe witnesses a deadly encounter at a Navajo laundromat, setting Jim Chee on a trail that weaves through reservation mysteries and ancient traditions.

The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch Series)

Harry Bosch #1-3 • Book 3

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Dick Hill

The first three Bosch mysteries establish the Vietnam vet detective's obsessive pursuit of justice, from tunnel rat flashbacks to serial killer hunts across Los Angeles.

21st Birthday

Women's Murder Club • Book 21

by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Narrated by January LaVoy

Why Mermaids Sing

Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 3

by C.S. Harris

Narrated by Davina Porter

In 1811 London, someone's killing prominent families' sons, leaving mutilated bodies in public with strange objects in their mouths—and Sebastian St. Cyr must hunt them down.

Brimstone

Pendergast • Book 5

by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by Scott Brick

Bodies appear burned from the inside with claw marks on walls and brimstone in the air, pulling FBI Agent Pendergast into a case that seems supernatural.

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

Narrated by Scott Brick

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.

The Body Farm

Kay Scarpetta • Book 5

by Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by C.J. Critt

Cornwell drops forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta into rural North Carolina where an 11-year-old's murder disrupts the sleepy town's peace in this methodical procedural.

The Alienist

Laszlo Kreizler and John Schuyler Moore • Book 1

by Caleb Carr

Narrated by George Guidall

Set in 1896 New York, a psychologist and reporter hunt a serial killer targeting boy prostitutes using revolutionary criminal psychology methods.

Fatal Witness

Detective Erika Foster • Book 7

by Robert Bryndza

Narrated by Jan Cramer

Detective Erika Foster investigates a true-crime podcaster's murder that connects to a serial predator case. Jan Cramer handles the procedural elements and personal stakes with equal skill.

16th Seduction

Women's Murder Club • Book 16

by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Narrated by January LaVoy

Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates mysterious heart attacks while dealing with her husband's betrayal and a new threat to San Francisco.

The Black Ascot

Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries • Book 21

by Charles Todd

Narrated by Simon Prebble

7th Heaven

Women's Murder Club • Book 7

by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Narrated by Carolyn McCormick

Arsonist-murderers target wealthy couples while Michael Campion's disappearance takes a devastating turn. McCormick handles Patterson's rapid-fire plot twists and the Women's Murder Club's collaborative investigation with crisp efficiency.

What the Devil Knows

Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 16

by C.S. Harris

Narrated by Davina Porter

Davina Porter's crisp, commanding narration anchors this locked-room mystery with such authenticity that you'll swear you're eavesdropping on 1814 London. Harris delivers the perfect blend of historical detail and serial killer dread that keeps you hooked for all 9+ hours.

The 9th Judgment

Women's Murder Club • Book 9

by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Narrated by Carolyn McCormick

A mother and child are gunned down in a mall garage while an actor's wife receives death threats, forcing Lindsay Boxer to connect seemingly unrelated crimes.

The Scarecrow

Jack McEvoy • Book 2

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Peter Giles

Reporter Jack McEvoy's final assignment uncovers a serial killer targeting data theft victims across multiple states. Giles maintains journalistic urgency as the investigation reveals connections to Jack's past nemesis.

From Potter's Field

Kay Scarpetta • Book 6

by Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by C.J. Critt

Christmas in New York becomes a nightmare as Scarpetta hunts a killer targeting society's most vulnerable victims during the holiday season.

All That Remains

Kay Scarpetta • Book 3

by Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by C. J. Critt

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.

3rd Degree

Women's Murder Club • Book 3

by James Patterson, Andrew Gross

Narrated by Carolyn McCormick

Detective Lindsay Boxer rescues survivors from a burning house but discovers a missing baby and cryptic message, launching another Women's Murder Club case. Patterson and Gross pile on the suspense as more bodies surface.

2nd Chance

Women's Murder Club • Book 2

by James Patterson, Andrew Gross

Narrated by Melissa Leo, Jeremy Piven

The Women's Murder Club investigates a sniper targeting a church gathering and an elderly woman's lynching for possible connections. Melissa Leo and Jeremy Piven handle the dual perspectives as personal stakes escalate.

The Sins of the Wolf

William Monk • Book 5

by Anne Perry

Narrated by Davina Porter

Nurse Hester's simple job escorting an elderly Scottish lady to London becomes a murder charge when her patient dies overnight from poison. Davina Porter's performance heightens the Victorian courtroom drama's life-or-death stakes.