Best The Twist Ending Mystery Audiobooks

The highest-rated mystery audiobooks featuring the twist ending, ranked by listeners. Browse 20 titles.

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The best mystery audiobooks featuring the the twist ending trope, ranked by listener and reader ratings from Audible and Goodreads.

The Twist Ending shows up across many genres, but it plays out differently in mystery — these are the highest-rated examples.

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    And Then There Were None

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Dan Stevens

    4.68 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.5K)
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    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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    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)
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    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 Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes • Book 4

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    4.33 ABR Score (106.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (106.3K) ★ 4.59 Audible (388)
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    Conan Doyle's collection includes some of Holmes's most ingenious cases, from locked-room mysteries to elaborate revenge schemes. Simon Prebble's performance captures the Victorian atmosphere while keeping each story's unique puzzle clear.

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    The Woman in White

    by Wilkie Collins

    Narrated by Ian Holm

    4.31 ABR Score (168.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (167.1K) ★ 4.59 Audible (1.4K)
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    Ian Holm guides you through Collins' labyrinthine Victorian mystery with the patient authority needed for this intricate tale of identity theft.

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    Shutter Island

    by Dennis Lehane

    Narrated by Tom Stechschulte

    4.27 ABR Score (232.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (229.2K) ★ 4.42 Audible (3.6K)
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    U.S. Marshals investigate a patient's disappearance from a remote psychiatric hospital as a hurricane bears down on the island. Tom Stechschulte guides you through Lehane's psychological maze.

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    The Man in the Brown Suit

    Colonel Race • Book 1

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Nicola Barber, Graeme Malcolm

    4.25 ABR Score (129.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (126.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (3.1K)
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    Adventure-seeking Anne witnesses a suspicious death at a London tube station and pursues international intrigue from England to South Africa. Nicola Barber and Graeme Malcolm share duties in this globe-trotting mystery.

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    Magpie Murders

    Susan Ryeland • Book 1

    by Anthony Horowitz

    Narrated by Samantha Bond, Allan Corduner

    4.21 ABR Score (183.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (170.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (13.2K)
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    Editor Susan investigates when crime writer Alan Conway dies before finishing his final Atticus Pünd mystery, leaving crucial pages missing. Samantha Bond and Allan Corduner distinguish between the modern mystery and the 1950s pastiche with perfect period-appropriate performances.

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    The Mother-in-Law

    by Sally Hepworth

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    4.18 ABR Score (208.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (204.9K) ★ 4.42 Audible (3.3K)
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    Lucy's desperate attempts to win over her husband's perfect mother Diana end in death—but was it suicide, accident, or something more calculated?

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    Photograph

    by Brian Freeman

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.08 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.63 Audible (215)
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    A private investigator helps a woman discover her true identity, only to find her client murdered—LaVoy's nuanced narration captures every twist in this identity mystery.

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    The It Girl

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    4.06 ABR Score (311.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (300.1K) ★ 4.29 Audible (11.1K)
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    Hannah's glamorous Oxford friend April was murdered a decade ago, but new evidence suggests they convicted the wrong man. The dual timeline structure works perfectly in audio, with Imogen Church shifting effortlessly between past and present mysteries.

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    The Six

    by Anni Taylor

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    3.96 ABR Score (9.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.35 Audible (996)
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    The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes cover

    The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

    by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Moorcock, Sharyn McCrumb, Stephen Baxter, Anne Perry, Barbara Hambly, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman, Rob Rogers, Naomi Novik, Anthony Burgess, Dominic Green, Laurie R. King, Barbara Roden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Tremayne, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Mary Robinette Kowal, H. Paul Jeffers, Geoffrey A. Landis, Amy Myers, Chris Roden, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Mark Valentine

    Narrated by Simon Vance, Anne Flosnik

    3.88 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (22.7K) ★ 3.96 Audible (736)
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    Twenty-five years of the best Holmes short fiction gets collected, featuring Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and other masters reimagining the detective across genres. Simon Vance and Anne Flosnik handle the varied styles with appropriate range.

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    A Narrow Door

    St Oswald's • Book 3

    by Joanne Harris

    Narrated by Alex Kingston, Steven Pacey

    3.87 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (6.9K) ★ 4.28 Audible (174)
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    Rebecca Buckfast becomes St. Oswald's first female headmistress in a power struggle that Alex Kingston and Steven Pacey navigate through shifting alliances and buried secrets.

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    The Chimney Sweeper's Boy

    by Barbara Vine

    Narrated by Jenny Sterlin

    3.80 ABR Score (5.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.32 Audible (116)
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    After acclaimed novelist Gerald Candless dies suddenly, his daughters discover their father's life was built on lies, and Jenny Sterlin guides listeners through their shocking investigation into his true identity.

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    The House on Sunset Lake

    by Tasmina Perry

    Narrated by Gemma Whelan

    3.65 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 5 Audible (1)
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    Set in 1995 Savannah where sultry sunsets hide dark secrets, this Southern Gothic romance layers mysteries within love stories. Heart-wrenching tale that peels back family secrets against the backdrop of Georgia's haunting beauty.

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    Pretty as a Picture

    by Elizabeth Little

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    3.58 ABR Score (9.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.48 Goodreads (9.2K) ★ 4.12 Audible (440)
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    Julia Whelan's narration transforms this twisty psychological thriller into an immersive experience, her controlled delivery perfectly capturing a protagonist unraveling on a chaotic film set where nothing adds up.

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    Fiddle Game

    Herman Jackson • Book 1

    by Richard A. Thompson

    Narrated by Robertson Dean

    3.57 ABR Score (82 ratings)
    ★ 3.58 Goodreads (78) ★ 3.75 Audible (4)
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    Former Detroit bookie Herman Jackson tries to live quietly as a St. Paul bail bondsman until a priceless violin collateral changes everything. A young woman's antique security deposit launches Jackson into danger he thought he'd left behind.

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    Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel

    Kay Scarpetta • Book 23

    by Daily Books

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    3.57 ABR Score (2.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.4 Goodreads (20) ★ 4.06 Audible (2.8K)
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    Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta receives disturbing videos implicating her niece Lucy in twenty-year-old crimes that could destroy their family bond.

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    Best of "The Strand Magazine": 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction

    by Andrew F. Gulli - editor, Lamia J. Gulli - editor

    Narrated by January LaVoy, Gerard Doyle, Simon Vance, Dion Graham, Dan Bittner, Roger Clark, Edoardo Ballerini, Grover Gardner, Christopher Tester, Jean Brassard, Scott Brick, Tim Campbell, Robin Miles, Joel Froomkin, full cast

    3.49 ABR Score (7 ratings)
    ★ 4.67 Goodreads (3) ★ 3.75 Audible (4)
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    A murderer's row of narrators tackles stories from Jo Nesbø, Tennessee Williams, and Ray Bradbury in this anniversary anthology. January LaVoy, Simon Vance, and the stellar cast capture each author's distinct voice perfectly.

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    The Witch Elm

    Dublin Murder Squad

    by Tana French

    Narrated by Paul Nugent

    3.46 ABR Score (119.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.58 Goodreads (110.9K) ★ 3.85 Audible (8.7K)
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    After burglars nearly kill charming Toby, he retreats to his uncle's house where a skull turns up in the garden's ancient elm tree. This slow-burn psychological thriller asks whether we ever really know ourselves.

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