Best The Red Herring Audiobooks

Survivor in Death

In Death • Book 20

by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Eve Dallas investigates the military-precision murder of an entire family, but the sole survivor—a traumatized nine-year-old—may be the only witness to an impossible crime.

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.

Peril at End House

Hercule Poirot • Book 8

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Hugh Fraser

Poirot investigates a series of near-fatal 'accidents' targeting young Nick Buckley at her clifftop estate. Hugh Fraser's familiar voice guides you through Christie's intricate plotting with comfortable authority.

The Drop

Harry Bosch • Book 15

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Len Cariou

Detective Harry Bosch juggles two cases in his final years—a DNA match to an impossible child killer and a suspicious suicide—while racing against mandatory retirement.

After the Funeral (The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection; Imitation Leather)

Hercule Poirot • Book 30

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Hugh Fraser

Cora's blunt comment about her brother being murdered gets her hatcheted to death the next day, transforming family grief into deadly suspicion. Hugh Fraser's familiar Poirot narration guides us through Christie's web of inheritance, secrets, and Victorian family dynamics.

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

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.

A Caribbean Mystery

Miss Marple • Book 9

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Emilia Fox

Miss Marple's tropical vacation turns deadly when a fellow guest claims to have photographed a murderer, then winds up dead himself the next morning. Emilia Fox brings warmth to Christie's sun-soaked mystery.

Sad Cypress

Hercule Poirot • Book 21

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by David Suchet

Suchet's iconic Poirot investigates a poison murder case where the obvious suspect may be framed. His meticulous Belgian detective work races against an execution date.

The Body in the Library

Miss Marple • Book 2

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Stephanie Cole

The respectable Bantrys wake to find a heavily made-up young woman dead in their library, prompting them to call Miss Marple in Stephanie Cole's crisp narration.

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Miss Marple • Book 8

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Emilia Fox

Fox channels Miss Marple's gentle persistence as she investigates a movie star's frozen horror and a fan's fatal poisoning at a village fête.

Three Act Tragedy

Hercule Poirot • Book 11

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Hugh Fraser

A vicar chokes on his cocktail at actor Sir Charles Cartwright's dinner party, beginning a series of poisonings that unfold like theatrical acts. Hugh Fraser's narration maintains Christie's trademark pacing while Poirot investigates whether the mild-mannered reverend was murdered or simply unlucky.

At Bertram's Hotel

Miss Marple • Book 10

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Stephanie Cole

Cole perfectly embodies Miss Marple's deceptive frailty as she senses danger beneath a posh London hotel's impeccable Victorian service and traditional charm.

The clocks Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot • Book 34

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Hugh Fraser

Typist Sheila Webb discovers a corpse surrounded by mysterious clocks at 19 Wilbraham Crescent, launching Poirot into one of Christie's most puzzling cases about time and deception.

Taken at the Flood

Hercule Poirot • Book 27

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Hugh Fraser

Gordon Cloade dies in the London Blitz, leaving his fortune to his young widow—but spirits warn that her first husband still lives. Hugh Fraser channels Poirot's methodical brilliance as he untangles wartime deceptions.

The Wives of Hawthorne Lane

by Stephanie DeCarolis

Narrated by January LaVoy

Four neighbors become murder suspects when their perfect Halloween festival turns deadly. Domestic suspense that peels back the facade of suburban bliss to reveal dark secrets.

Legacy in the Blood

Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 4

by Catherine Maiorisi

Narrated by Abby Craden

Detectives Corelli and Parker investigate what appears to be a simple park murder until the victim turns out to be a paranoid reporter living beyond his apparent means.

The Confession

Inspector Ian Rutledge • Book 14

by Charles Todd

Narrated by Simon Prebble

A dying man's confession about killing his cousin during WWI sends Inspector Rutledge on an investigation with no body and few leads, complicated by the confessor's evasive answers and mysterious motives.

The Lying Game

by Ruth Ware

Narrated by Imogen Church

Four women return to their boarding school twenty years later when human remains surface near their old playground. The secrets they buried as teenagers threaten to destroy their adult lives in this atmospheric psychological thriller.

The Dance of the Seagull

Commissario Montalbano • Book 15

by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

Narrated by Grover Gardner

Montalbano witnesses a seagull's death dance before discovering his trusted deputy Fazio has vanished — Gardner's familiar voice guides us through Camilleri's signature Sicilian atmosphere.

Highgate Rise

Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 11

by Anne Perry

Narrated by Davina Porter

Inspector Pitt investigates whether Clemency Shaw died in a tragic fire or deliberate arson targeting her prominent doctor husband. Davina Porter navigates Victorian social tensions with her signature period authenticity.

Friday the Rabbi Slept Late

The Rabbi Small Mysteries • Book 1

by Harry Kemelman

Narrated by George Guidall

When the new rabbi becomes the prime suspect in a young woman's murder, this cozy mystery unfolds with small-town secrets and religious community politics. Guidall's warm narration captures both the rabbi's wisdom and the congregation's petty squabbles perfectly.

Death on the Nile (Poirot)

Hercule Poirot • Book 18

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Full Cast, John Moffatt

Christie's classic locked-room mystery aboard a Nile steamer gets full treatment from a cast that captures both Egyptian atmosphere and Belgian detection.

They Do It with Mirrors

Miss Marple • Book 5

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Emilia Fox

Miss Marple investigates danger at a Victorian mansion housing young delinquents when gunshots shatter the rehabilitation center's peace. Classic Christie puzzle-solving at its finest.

Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief

The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries • Book 4

by Benjamin Stevenson

Narrated by Barton Welch

Ernest finds himself hostage in a chained bank where someone gets murdered during the heist. Stevenson puts his puzzle-loving detective in an impossible locked-room scenario with escalating danger.

Sherlock

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

Narrated by Simon Vance, Mark Gatiss

Moffat and Gatiss curate nineteen essential Holmes stories that inspired their BBC series, from first case to final bow. Simon Vance's crisp delivery paired with Gatiss's insider perspective creates an ideal bridge between classic Doyle and modern adaptation.

The Coded Blue Envelope: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.6 • Book 22

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells

Lucy's mother Zoe becomes an unwitting messenger for the deadly Black Hand gang when she carries a mysterious blue envelope. Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells create period atmosphere for this 1899 mystery where a musical setting masks lethal danger.

The White Lioness

Kurt Wallander • Book 3

by Henning Mankell

Narrated by Dick Hill

Dick Hill's gruff narration suits Wallander's methodical investigation of what appears to be a simple domestic murder but connects to South African apartheid politics.

The Knocker on Death's Door

The Felse Investigations • Book 10

by Ellis Peters

Narrated by Simon Prebble

Gothic door knocker legend meets modern murder when the cursed artifact moves to a village church. Simon Prebble's atmospheric reading enhances the supernatural elements and British countryside setting.

Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man

87th Precinct • Book 27

by Ed McBain

Narrated by Dick Hill

The 87th Precinct's most cunning nemesis returns, promising to steal half a million dollars while taunting detectives with clues. Dick Hill's familiarity with McBain's characters adds weight to this cat-and-mouse game.

City of Gold and Shadows

The Felse Investigations • Book 12

by Ellis Peters

Narrated by Simon Prebble

Charlotte investigates her missing archaeologist uncle at a Welsh Roman site, uncovering more than ancient stones in this atmospheric mystery.

The Murder of Mr. Wickham

Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney • Book 1

by Claudia Gray

Narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown

Billie Fulford-Brown guides listeners through a country house party where Austen's beloved characters become murder suspects after Wickham meets his inevitable end.

A Sleeping Life

Inspector Wexford • Book 10

by Ruth Rendell

Narrated by George Baker

Inspector Wexford investigates a mysterious woman whose past twenty years remain completely unknown to everyone. George Baker brings his classic touch to this puzzle of identity.

The Ice House

by Minette Walters, Unknown Author

Narrated by Simon Prebble

Three women living in countryside seclusion become suspects when a faceless corpse appears in their ice house. Simon Prebble navigates the gothic atmosphere and unreliable testimony with understated British precision.

The Tooth Tattoo

Peter Diamond • Book 13

by Peter Lovesey

Narrated by Clive Anderson

Detective Peter Diamond's Vienna vacation ends when Bath CID calls about a missing violinist and a body with a musical note tattooed on her tooth. Clive Anderson handles both the classical music world and police procedural elements.

The Empty Hours

87th Precinct • Book 15

by Ed McBain

Narrated by Dick Hill

Two interwoven mysteries—a wealthy woman strangled in a slum and a rabbi's brutal Passover murder—unfold through cancelled checks and bloody clues.

Bread

87th Precinct • Book 29

by Ed McBain

Narrated by Dick Hill

Cash-related crimes connect a prostitute's murder, warehouse fire, and suspicious redevelopment deal in this gritty 87th Precinct entry. The investigation reveals how money corrupts across different levels of society.

The New Neighbors

by Simon Lelic

Narrated by Adam Newington, Gemma Whelan

Jack and Syd's dream London home becomes a nightmare when their grisly attic discovery connects to a fresh murder. Adam Newington and Gemma Whelan create palpable tension as the couple's perfect life unravels through their dangerous choices.

Angel with Two Faces

Josephine Tey • Book 2

by Nicola Upson

Narrated by Davina Porter

Josephine Tey's Cornwall retreat turns deadly when a young man's drowning reveals darker secrets beneath the village's surface. Porter's narration captures both the atmospheric setting and the mounting tension of Tey's investigation.

Mischief

87th Precinct • Book 45

by Ed McBain

Narrated by Len Cariou

Graffiti artists are being murdered and painted with their own blood while the Deaf Man returns to torment the 87th Precinct. Cariou's veteran performance matches the seasoned feel of this long-running police procedural.

A Spot of Folly: Ten and a Quarter New Tales of Murder and Mayhem

by Ruth Rendell, Sophie Hannah

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Gemma Whelan, Hattie Morahan

Ruth Rendell's final short story collection features cheating husbands, haunted rectories, and psychological suspense. Multiple narrators handle each tale's distinct atmosphere expertly.