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Relic
Pendergast • Book 1
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.49 ABR Score (117.1K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (116.2K) ★ 4.83 Audible (870)More about this pick
The Natural History Museum becomes a hunting ground for an impossible predator that removes victims' hypothalamuses, while museum researcher Margo Green searches for answers among ancient artifacts. A monster stalks the halls as science confronts the unexplainable.
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The Rainmaker
by John Grisham
Narrated by Frank Muller
★ 4.46 ABR Score (213.5K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (209.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (4.5K)More about this pick
A broke law student takes on a massive insurance fraud case in this David-versus-Goliath legal thriller that exposes corporate corruption at its ugliest.
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The Camel Club
The Camel Club • Book 1
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.34 ABR Score (98.8K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (98.8K)More about this pick
Eccentric conspiracy theorists accidentally witness a murder that exposes government corruption at the highest levels. The thriller escalates from paranoid theory to deadly reality.
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The Whistler
The Whistler • Book 1
by John Grisham
Narrated by Cassandra Campbell
★ 4.29 ABR Score (172.2K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (150.7K) ★ 4.3 Audible (21.5K)More about this pick
Investigator Lacy Stoltz targets a corrupt judge connected to organized crime and casino money, risking everything to expose judicial corruption. Grisham returns to form with a legal thriller that questions who watches the watchers.
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Chasing the Dime
Harry Bosch Universe • Book 12
Narrated by Jonathan Davis
★ 4.09 ABR Score (46.3K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (42.9K) ★ 4.17 Audible (3.3K)More about this pick
Pierce inherits a phone number meant for missing escort Lilly, dragging the scientist away from his breakthrough research into LA's dangerous underworld in Connelly's standalone thriller.
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Mortal Sin
Jake Lassiter • Book 4
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.05 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.42 Audible (322)More about this pick
Jake Lassiter's sleeping with his client's wife while defending the mob-connected millionaire in court—a perfect storm of Florida noir corruption. Luke Daniels captures the sleazy desperation as Jake navigates Everglades schemes that could make him gator bait.
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True Fiction
Ian Ludlow Thrillers • Book 1
by Lee Goldberg
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.05 ABR Score (20.1K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (18.4K) ★ 4.15 Audible (1.7K)More about this pick
A thriller writer who consulted for the CIA realizes a plane crash matches his fictional terrorism scenario exactly, launching Adam Verner into this meta adventure with energetic pacing.
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A Young Lawyer's Story
Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.02 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.12 Audible (155)More about this pick
Adam Verner captures young Thaddeus Murfee's desperation and determination as the broke law graduate takes a mysterious government job that requires spying on his own boss.
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Trial By Jury
Rain City Legal • Book 2
by Stephen Penner
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.99 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.27 Audible (15)More about this pick
Struggling attorney Daniel Raine attends a Seattle art gallery fundraiser hoping for clients but finds them when a young artist turns up dead in the restroom.
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Night Film
by Marisha Pessl
Narrated by Jake Weber
★ 3.96 ABR Score (99.9K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (96.3K) ★ 4.05 Audible (3.6K)More about this pick
Journalist McGrath investigates cult horror director Cordova when the filmmaker's daughter dies under suspicious circumstances. Jake Weber guides listeners through the labyrinthine mystery spanning decades.
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The Mark
Henry Parker • Book 1
by Jason Pinter
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.93 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.12 Audible (102)More about this pick
Henry Parker's dream journalism job becomes a nightmare when his first assignment ends with a corpse and him framed for murder, launching a desperate manhunt.
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The Florentine Deception
by Carey Nachenberg
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 3.83 ABR Score (488 ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (361) ★ 4.18 Audible (127)More about this pick
What starts as casual snooping through a charity computer becomes a deadly chase for a priceless artifact called the Florentine, with Nick Podehl building tension through Alex's digital detective work.
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The Innocence Game
by Michael Harvey
Narrated by Robbie Daymond, Robertson Dean
★ 3.73 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 3.61 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 3.59 Audible (17)More about this pick
Three graduate students dive into cold cases through an elite university seminar, only to discover that proving innocence can be deadlier than any crime they're investigating.
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Like a Sister
by Kellye Garrett
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 3.70 ABR Score (14.9K ratings)★ 3.24 Goodreads (14.2K) ★ 4.13 Audible (634)More about this pick
When reality TV star Desiree Pierce is found dead in the Bronx, only her estranged half-sister refuses to accept the official story. Turpin's powerful narration captures both the family dynamics and the systemic indifference that drives the mystery.
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Realer
Nic Costa
by David Hewson
Narrated by Gemma Whelan
★ 3.69 ABR Score (39 ratings)★ 3.64 Goodreads (33) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)
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