Mystery & Thriller bestsellers

All the Colors of the Dark

By: Chris Whitaker
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

“Heartbreaking and loving all at once, this gripping and fast paced thriller drew me in from page one. Silence of the Lambs meets My Girl with it's simultaneous horror and found family in 1970s Missouri. I couldn't put it down, and I'm not sure to forget it any time soon! Read more

Listen for the Lie

A Novel

By: Amy Tintera
Narrated by: January LaVoy & Will Damron
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

“Where are my true-crime-podcast junkies at? You're lying to yourself if this book doesn't intrigue you. Then again, they say the truth doesn't matter. Tintera deftly doles out information in this small-town whodunnit that's anything but cozy. Our could-be-murderer and unreliable narrator Lucy charmed me with her gallows humor and unapologetic... Read more

The Thursday Murder Club

A Novel

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #1

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Lesley Manville
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

“Richard Osman is my new favorite mystery writer. Starting with The Thursday Murder Club to The Man Who Died Twice and now The Bullet That Missed there’s fun, suspense, and superb writing and characters throughout! Read more

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

A Novel

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Barton Welch
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

“Being such an avid Mystery/Thriller reader, I am always trying to figure out the twists and turns of a story before the main character is able to solve it- and I'm usually pretty spot on. This book, however, was a breath of fresh air- a clever, surprisingly deep mystery that kept me on my toes throughout, even though the self-proclaimed... Read more

None of This is True

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker & Jenny Walser
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

“Wow - many of the characters in this book reaffirm my belief that the more people I meet the more I love my dogs! Nasty, dysfunctional, controlling and selfish are the nicest descriptors I can thank of for a member of the Fair clan. I liked the inserts of the fall out of what has not happened yet in the book so that you know something awful is... Read more

The Midnight Feast

A Novel

By: Lucy Foley
Narrated by: Joe Eyre, Sarah Slimani, Roly Botha, Laurence Dobiesz & Tuppence Middleton
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

“Irresistible…Blair Witch meets Fyre Festival.” – People ""Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet."" -- Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark“A deliciously juicy, smartly paced blend of folk horror, psychological thriller, and social satire… Thoroughly satisfying.” -- AirMail Secrets. Lies.... Read more

The Frozen River

A Novel

By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

“The Frozen River was one of the best historical fiction novels I have read in a while. The audio was fantastic. Based on the diary of a real midwife in the late 1700’s it tells the story of Martha Ballard and her husband Ephraim, their family, and the small town in Maine they live in. The emphasis of the novel was on the laws of the time and how... Read more

The Black Bird Oracle

A Novel

All Souls Series: Book #5

By: Deborah Harkness
Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
Length: 17 hours 2 minutes

“To no one’s surprise, Deborah Harkness has done it again. Returning to Diana and Matthew’s world feels as comforting as being enveloped in a warm blanket and savoring a perfectly searing cup of tea. And, delightfully, The Black Bird Oracle expands that already richly wrought and deftly woven world of the supernatural with even more layers -... Read more

Middle of the Night

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

“Riley Sager has done it again – taken me totally by surprise! The families that live on Hemlock Circle are still haunted by the disappearance 30 years earlier of ten-year-old Billy. But none as much as his best friend Ethan who was asleep in a tent in the backyard with Billy when he mysteriously went missing. You will find yourself in the middle... Read more

First Lie Wins

A Novel

By: Ashley Elston
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

“This fun thriller that was an easy and fast audiobook. I loved the twists and turns of the cat and mouse elements, and it’s best to go into without much information. No one is who they seem and everyone has ulterior motives and secret lives that will slowly be revealed. Excellent southern setting. Read more

I Was A Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Michael Crouch & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“Readers get an inside look into Tolly’s daily life, thoughts, and observations as he slashes his way through life’s challenges. As you read on, it becomes quickly obvious that he’s just a kid trying his best – and, in this case, that might be enough to cheer him on. Read more

The Briar Club

A Novel

By: Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 15 hours 3 minutes

The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the... Read more

Mexican Gothic

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

“Mexican Gothic is a fairytale turned nightmare, perhaps with a nod to Jordan Peele’s Get Out. In 1950’s Mexico, glamorous debutante Noemí receives a mysterious letter from her newlywed cousin Catalina. In frantic prose, she pleads for Noemí to visit her at High Place, the family residence of her husband, an English expat whom she has grown to... Read more

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

A Novel

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Barton Welch & Megan Smart
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

“Benjamin Stevenson, writing as his hapless, true-crime-author protagonist, Ernest Cunningham, is a sharp and humorous observer of clichéd human behavior. In this sequel to Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, Cunningham is invited to a crime-writing festival aboard Australian’s cross-continental luxury train line, where he will rub elbows... Read more

The Man Who Died Twice

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #2

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Lesley Manville
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

“The Man Who Died Twice is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club series, and it was even better than the first. The four pensioners are back at it, solving a mystery slightly closer to home and allowing us to learn more about Ibrahim's and Elizabeth's past. The main characters make an unlikely, yet fierce foursome and I found myself... Read more

Murder Your Employer

The McMasters Guide to Homicide

By: Rupert Holmes
Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris & Simon Vance
Length: 14 hours 13 minutes

“I started writing this before I even finished listening. I practically could have written it before I even started to listen, I've been so excited about this book. I have never felt so conflicted over laughing so much. And Neil Patrick Harris...I've not heard his narration before, but I'm pretty sure Cliff Iverson was written for him. Absolute... Read more

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

By: Sangu Mandanna
Narrated by: Samara MacLaren
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

“This book is such a cozy, comforting read. If you're looking for a good book to curl up with, this will whisk you away to a safe, magical place filled with characters that will feel like family from start to finish. Read more

A Discovery of Witches

A Novel

All Souls Series: Book #1

By: Deborah Harkness
Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
Length: 23 hours 56 minutes

“Sexy, smart, & magical. Historic romance meets prophecy driven fantasy meets realistic scientific intrigue. Read more

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide To Murder: Book #1

By: Holly Jackson
Narrated by: Bailey Carr, Marisa Calin, Michael Crouch, Gopal Divan, Robert Fass, Kevin R. Free, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Carol Monda, Patricia Santomasso, Shezi Sardar, Amanda Thickpenny & Various
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

“CHILLS. This book was AMAZING. Experiencing the twists and turns of this case along side Pip and taking risks along side of her sucked me into the audiobook. I particularly enjoyed how all of her logs, interviews, and case notes were laid out throughout the story. Each interview sounded like something straight from a true-crime documentary. Pip... Read more

The Guest List

A Novel

By: Lucy Foley
Narrated by: Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, Aoife McMahon, Sarah Ovens & Rich Keeble
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“The Guest List kept me hooked through several epic gooseberry processing sessions. (When I hadn't quite finished, I had to quickly pick more berries to carry me through to the end.) When all the guests arrive for a seemingly idyllic wedding, numerous audio narrators quickly reveal that the skeletons in the bride's and groom's pasts–infidelities,... Read more

The Silent Patient

By: Alex Michaelides
Narrated by: Jack Hawkins & Louise Brealey
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

“When Theo Faber starts his new job at the Grove, a forensic psychiatric hospital, he is determined to work with the famous painter Alicia Berenson, who allegedly murdered her husband. What follows is a tale that will grip you and keep you guessing. With the incredible voice talent of Jack Hawkins, the audiobook elicits the feeling of something... Read more

The Hunter

A Novel

By: Tana French
Narrated by: Roger Clark
Length: 16 hours 23 minutes

“This story has all the right twists. Good plot, good characters, great dialog, and Tana French's trademark atmosphere. Read more

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

“Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto is a sweet, found family, murder mystery. The main character is a hilarious, bossy woman who finds a dead body in her tea shop one morning. She decides the police are not investigating properly, so she does her own version of detective work. In the process, she helps a group of... Read more

The Once and Future Witches

By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

“Alix E. Harrow's second novel propels the listener from the year 1893 through a past and the future, with fantasy releasing the spells the Sisters Grimm have hidden in plain sight. I also delighted in the witchy affirmation of historical moments and unions at the turn of the 20th Century. Read more

The Last Devil to Die

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #4

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Fiona Shaw
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

“Who would think I'd be sobbing while reading a clever mystery novel? The Last Devil to Die is a romp of a mystery as we follow the octogenarian sleuths as they dissect Britain's heroin trade, art forgeries, and more as they try to find out who murdered their friend. But the part that will stick with me long after I've forgotten the red herrings... Read more

Firekeeper's Daughter

By: Angeline Boulley
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
Length: 14 hours 13 minutes

“LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book on Libro.fm, as an audiobook. To hear the Ojibwe words spoken is a treat not to be missed. Great reader in Isabella Star Lablanc! Read more

The Tainted Cup

Shadow of the Leviathan: Book #1

By: Robert Jackson Bennett
Narrated by: Andrew Fallaize
Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

“Someone has been murdered! With poison! That made a tree..sprout from..his body? Clearly this is not your average murder mystery, but it is an excellent one. Din, an engraver who has been altered to have a perfect memory, must act as eyes and ears to investigator Ana, who wears a blindfold and prefers not to leave home. In a classic... Read more

The Maid

A Novel

Molly the Maid: Book #1

By: Nita Prose
Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

“This book was great! The way Molly loved her job resonated with me. I was totally shocked by the ending. It is a cozy and fun read! Read more

Ninth House

Ninth House Series: Book #1

By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang & Michael David Axtell
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes

“Galaxy (Alex) Stern has had a hard life so when she is offered the chance to attend Yale free of charge, she is immediately suspicious. There is only one catch. She must join the mysterious Lethe House, which is tasked with monitoring the occult activities of the eight secret societies that are housed on campus. There is a reason that the... Read more

Horror Movie

A Novel

By: Paul Tremblay
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Dani Martineck, Micky Shiloah, Michael Crouch, Frankie Corzo, Stacy Gonzalez, Tyla Collier, Ariel Blake, Johnathan McClain, Dan Bittner, Eva Kaminsky & Gisela Chipe
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

“After reading Horror Movie, I'm pretty sure I need to stay in 'Wholesome Horror' level horror and not 'Paul Tremblay Horror' level horror. Everything about this story is nightmare inducing -- the story structure, the characters, the consequences. The entire storyline felt like it actually happened to a bunch of small town teens testing the... Read more

The Fury

By: Alex Michaelides
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

“While I certainly don’t want to participate in any of the murderous plots that take place in Michaelides’s stories, I have always wanted to travel to Greece. The Fury takes place on a private Greek island (a common setting for foul play, am I right?) with a limited number of suspects (who all have a past, a secret, etc.). While the setting and... Read more

The Book of Life

A Novel

All Souls Series: Book #3

By: Deborah Harkness
Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
Length: 23 hours 53 minutes

“Deborah Harkness' books are brain candy for the educated person. Her contemporary fantasies, filled with vampires, witches, and deamons, veer into historical fantasy (thanks to the long lives of characters). With a reader who can shift accents with ease, this audio book is enthralling. You'll be just as smitten by Harkness' descriptions of... Read more

The Last Thing He Told Me

A Novel

By: Laura Dave
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

“I adore Laura Dave and absolutely loved The Last Thing He Told Me. Wonderful characters, amazing writing, and a twisty plot kept me turning the pages as fast as I could. Truly unputdownable and a thoroughly enjoyable read! Read more

Starling House

A Reese's Book Club Pick

By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

“Come for the gothic horror romance small-town-with-a-dark-past drama... Stay for the dreaming house, its grumpy selfless warden, and the terrified brave woman fed up with everybody's bullshit. An empathetic book about a few people and their desires. Also, monsters! Read more

Lady in the Lake

A Novel

By: Laura Lippman
Narrated by: Susan Bennett
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

“Lady In The Lake is a sultry mystery with a noir vibe. Set in the 60's, it covers the world of newspapers, race and class, and a woman striving for independence and purpose. Lippman is an ace at flawed characters and she always keeps me guessing. Narration on the audio was astounding. And I have a musical pairing: Etta James' "Sunday Kind of... Read more

The Last Mrs. Parrish

A Novel

By: Liv Constantine
Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman & Meghan Wolf
Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

“I decided to listen to the audio version from Libro.fm when I saw Constantine has a new book coming out and when I read that The Last Mrs. Parrish is under production. I think listening as opposed to reading made me feel like the characters were more real - still obnoxious but more like people you might know. As it turns out the book was well... Read more

Ghost Radio

By: Leopoldo Gout
Narrated by: Pedro Pascal
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

The chilling first novel by filmmaker, composer, and graphic novelist Leopoldo Gout, performed by actor Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us; Narcos; Game of Thrones)“Ghost Radio reminded me of early Stephen King. The story sticks with you long after you’ve finished the final page.” —James PattersonFrom the cramped bowels of a dimly lit radio station,... Read more

The Trees

A Novel

By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

“I don't know what I was expecting, but 'gruesomely hilarious 70's-cop-show/zombie flick mashup with enough satire to satisfy the hippest professor, and enough slapstick to keep any reader guffawing while barreling through the suspense' is what the book delivered. By which I mean to say: this book is downright Shakespearean. I'll probably listen... Read more

The Unwedding

Reese's Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Ally Condie
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

“Vacationing alone on her wedding anniversary shortly after her divorce, Ellery finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. Lonely and mourning her own marriage on the night of a wedding at the resort, she heads for a swim, only to find the groom's body floating in the pool. Determined to discover the truth behind his death, she and... Read more

We Used to Live Here

A Novel

By: Marcus Kliewer
Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Corey Brill
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit.

As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on... Read more

A Death in Cornwall

A Novel

Gabriel Allon: Book #24

By: Daniel Silva
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in his action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve . . . Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the... Read more

The Bullet That Missed

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #3

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Fiona Shaw, Richard Osman & Steph McGovern
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

“Part of the beauty of this series is that one book leads into the next without any contrivances. This book is a dash darker and grittier than the previous ones. It examines the imperfect things we do for the people we love, and the sacrifices we make. It reminds us to be true to ourselves, and to not take life for granted. The mystery is full of... Read more

Love Letters to a Serial Killer

By: Tasha Coryell
Narrated by: Andi Arndt
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

“This made me wonder: who's crazier? The main characters, the family of the serial killer, or me for saying "No, she's not going to do that," and then she does? If you want a book that leaves you with "Wow did that actually just happen" on your brain, this is it! Read more

Devolution

A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

By: Max Brooks
Narrated by: Judy Greer, Max Brooks, Jeff Daniels, Nathan Fillion, Mira Furlan, Terry Gross, Kimberly Guerrero, Kate Mulgrew, Kai Ryssdal & Steven Weber
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

“Incredible. Every Max Brook book is everything you could ever want it to be and then some and Devolution is no exception. His most traditionally structured work yet, Devolution is an epistolary account of the town of Greenloop, a small, isolated, high- tech community situated in the middle of the Cascades and what befalls it after the fictional... Read more

Dark Matter (Movie Tie-In)

A Novel

By: Blake Crouch
Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

“Dark Matter is equal parts science fiction, thriller, and theoretical self-examination, complete with an overarching love story. Crouch does a fantastic job of keeping readers grounded while traveling through multiple dimensions, and he offers introspection on how each of the life choices a person makes recreates that person in a new and... Read more

The Perfect Couple

By: Elin Hilderbrand
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

From New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, comes a novel about the many ways family can fill our lives with love...if they don't kill us first.

*New York Times bestseller*

It's Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The... Read more

All the Sinners Bleed

A Novel

By: S. A. Cosby
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

“I can't believe I waited as long as I did to read this! I can't remember the last time I was so enthralled in a book. From the first sentence to the last, I was hooked. I won't go into detail so as not to spoil the amazing plot, but WOW can S.A. Cosby tell a story that puts you on the edge of your seat, hanging on every word. Read more

The Paris Apartment

A Novel

By: Lucy Foley
Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Julia Winwood, Sope Dirisu, Sofia Zervudachi & Charlie Anson
Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th!THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension – an undeniably engrossing guessing game.”  — Vogue""[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller."" — PeopleFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The... Read more

Leather & Lark

The Ruinous Love Trilogy: Book #2

By: Brynne Weaver
Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor & Eric Nolan
Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

“I don’t just want to hear her laugh, I need to earn it. Every time I gain a little ground, I want more. I want to break out of the shade and back into her light. Without even realizing it, I’ve become addicted to it. To her.”

From the author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird comes the second book in the... Read more

Gone Girl

A Novel

By: Gillian Flynn
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Kirby Heyborne
Length: 19 hours 56 minutes

“This book took so many directions it made my head spin, and I loved it. It really made me think about the depths of who a person is and just how multi-dimensional a character can be with the written word. Read more