Mystery & Thriller audiobooks

The Greatest Mysteries of All Time

By: Otto Penzler, Lawrence Block, Robert Barr, Erne...

Narrated by: Jean Smart

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Crime, thriller, and noir fans will delight in this fourth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, an exciting series featuring short fiction by legendary writers, past and present. From Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, and Georges Simenon to Lawrence Block and Sara Paretsky, this unique collection— compiled and edited by... Read more

The Greatest Mysteries of All Time

By: Otto Penzler

Narrated by: Harlan Ellison

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Just when you think you will sleep at night, the best writers of the stuff nightmares are made of offer tales of suspense, fantasy, horror, and cold-blooded crime. Challenging twists of plot make this collection a chilling audio experience. Featuring the finest short story mystery fiction by such acclaimed writers as Harlan Ellison, Ruth... Read more

Heart of War - Abridged

By: Lucian Truscott

Narrated by: David Dukes

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A female lawyer for the JAG must uncover the truth behind a brutal murder.Lieutenant Sheila Worthy has been viciously slain, and it's up to Major Kara Guidry, the top lawyer in the Judge Advocate General's office, to track down her killer. But Guidry finds she must tread lightly. Rumors have linked the dead lieutenant to General William... Read more

Sins of the Mother - Abridged

By: Cheryl Saban

Narrated by: Jill Eikenberry

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A woman' s long-held secret comes back to jeopardize not only her but her entire family.Alison Young seems to have it all: a brilliant career, a beautiful San Francisco townhouse, a loving husband, and a talented teenage daughter. But for 18 years, Alison has kept a terrible secret: She was the victim of a violent rape, and her... Read more

The Heretic's Apprentice - Abridged

By: Ellis Peters

Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Heresy, murder, and the contents of a mysterious treasure chest challenge Brother Cadfael—12th-century herbalist, sleuth, and sometime cupid—in his 16th chronicle.In the summer of 1143, William of Lythwood arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, but it is not a joyous occasion—he's come back from his pilgrimage in a coffin.... Read more

The Potter's Field - Abridged

By: Ellis Peters

Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

During the ploughing of the Potter's Field, the Brothers unearth the grisly remains of a woman's body. Rumors had it that the wild, beautiful Welsh woman had gone away with a lover, returning to her homeland, but now it seems as if she had been murdered. With the arrival of a young monk fleeing from the devastating civil war in East Anglia, the... Read more

The Summer of the Danes - Abridged

By: Ellis Peters

Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The armies of King Stephen and Empress Maudhave temporarily exhausted each other. Brother Cadfael, herbalist-sleuth of Shrewsbury's Benedictine Abbey, agrees to accompany wise young Brother Mark on Church business in Wales. But the brothers soon find themselves caught up in yet another... Read more

Monk's Hood - Abridged

By: Ellis Peters

Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

It's Christmas, and a local visiting dignitary suddenly takes ill immediately following his decision to bequeath his manorial estate to the abbey. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the herbalist Brother Cadfael, who hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted with two surprises: the man's wife is Richildis—whom Cadfael loved... Read more

St. Peter's Fair - Abridged

By: Ellis Peters

Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the summer of 1139, there is a pause in the civil war racking the country. St. Peter's Fair attracts merchants from across England and beyond, promising to bring some much-needed gaiety to Shrewsbury—that is, until the dead body of a wealthy merchant is found in the river Severn. Brother Cadfael offers to help the merchant's lovely niece... Read more

Mind Prey - Abridged

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: John Shea

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the bestselling author of night prey and winter prey...an all-new Lucas Davenport thriller.
Run for it...
It was raining when psychiatrist Andi Manette left the parent-teacher conference with her two young daughters, and she was distracted. She barely noticed the red van parked beside her, barely noticed the van door slide open as they dashed... Read more

Brother Cadfael's Penance - Abridged

By: Ellis Peters

Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

While Brother Cadfael has bent Abbey rules, he has never broken his monastic vows—until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left 30 of Empress Maud's knights imprisoned during England's dynastic war between two grandchildren of William the Conqueror. All have been ransomed except Cadfael's secret son, Olivier.... Read more

The Adventures of Brother Cadfael - Abridged

By: Ellis Peters

Narrated by: Sir Jacobi, Derek

Length: 17 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection of recordings about Brother Cadfael—a Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth in the 12th century—are performed here by the ideal actor. Sir Derek Jacobi, who portrayed Cadfael in several television adaptations, captivates listeners with his renderings of Monk's Hood, Saint Peter's Fair, The Heretic's Apprentice, The Potter's Field,... Read more

My Gal Sunday - Abridged

By: Mary Higgins Clark

Narrated by: Megan Follows

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A dashing ex-president and his young congresswoman bride become an irresistible sleuthing duo in four acclaimed stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling Queen of Suspense.

Henry Parker Britland IV—wealthy, worldly, and popular—is enjoying an early retirement. His new wife, Sunday—as clever as she is lovely—has just been elected to Congress... Read more

Bloodline - Abridged

By: Sidney Sheldon

Narrated by: Jenny Agutter

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Intelligent, tough, beautiful, and sole heir to a billion-dollar fortune, Elizabeth suddenly finds herself head of an empire after her father mysteriously dies. Surrounded by cash-hungry family members, the young heiress fights to save the family business. And after narrowly escaping death, she realizes that someone is determined to kill her.... Read more

Harvest - Abridged

By: Tess Gerritsen

Narrated by: Jayne Brook

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this harrowing medical thriller filled with suspense and brilliantly crafted twists, Tess Gerritsen—the author of the acclaimed Rizzoli & Isles series that inspired the hit television show—delivers a pulse-pounding tale that “will make your heart skip a beat” (USA TODAY).

For Dr. Abby DiMatteo, the long road to Boston’s Bayside Hospital... Read more

Cadillac Jukebox

By: James Lee Burke

Narrated by: Mark Hammer

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

James Lee Burke has been hailed as a “national treasure” (Tampa Bay Times), and in his ninth Dave Robicheaux thriller, it’s easy to see why. This taut, twisted tale of corruption in the Louisiana bayou truly brands Burke as “America’s best novelist” (Denver Post).

Aaron Crown comes from a long line of shady Cajun characters, and rumors of Klan... Read more

A Stained White Radiance - Abridged

By: James Lee Burke

Narrated by: Will Patton

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Detective Dave Robicheaux travels to the mountains of Montana to help his best friend and unearths a larger plot that threatens them both.

Oil speculator Weldon Sonnier is the patriarch of a troubled family intimately bound to the CIA, the Mob, and the Klan. Now, the murder of a cop and a bizarre assassination attempt pull Detective Dave... Read more

Simple Simon - Abridged

By: Ryne Douglas Pearson

Narrated by: Joe Morton

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: Yes

An autistic teenager. A ruthless assassin. An FBI agent who must risk everything to protect an innocent person from a savage.

All three are thrust together when Simon Lynch, a sixteen-year-old savant, unknowingly breaks the newest, most secure code developed by the National Security Agency. Corrupt elements within that government behemoth,... Read more

Malice Domestic 2

By: Mary Clark, Frances Fyfield, K.K. Beck, Gary Al...

Narrated by: Mason Adams

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Following the success of Malice Domestic 1— recipient of the Agatha Award for Best Short Story and called "outstanding" by Publishers Weekly— acclaimed author Mary Higgins Clark serves a feast of original traditional mystery stories in classic Agatha Christie style. Featured writers include Amanda Cross, Frances Fyfield,... Read more

Final Jeopardy - Abridged

By: Linda Fairstein

Narrated by: Diane Venora

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the former chief of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office comes the bestselling thriller featuring a New York City prosecutor unraveling a terrifying and brutal murder mystery.

Alexandra Cooper, Manhattan’s top sex crimes prosecutor, awakens one morning to shocking news: a tabloid headline announcing her own... Read more

Murder for Love, Murder for Men

By: Otto Penzler, William J. Caunitz, John Gardner,...

Narrated by: Susan Anspach

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Crimes of passion are as old as love itself. A man, a woman, a weapon: it's the perfect recipe for love gone wrong. And Murder for Love: Murder for Men is the perfect— and only— collection of love stories with a delectable devious twist: Murder. Eight works of short fiction from the very best male writers inside— ... Read more

Murder for Love, Murder for Women

By: Otto Penzler, Bobbie Ann Mason, Carol Higgins C...

Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Murder for Love: Murder for Women is a collection of wickedly witty crime-of-passion short stories by some of the best women writers inside and out of the mystery field. These eight thrilling never-before-published stories include: • “ For Whom the Beep Tolls” by Carol Higgins Clark
• “ ... Read more

The Dead Sea Cipher

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Grace Conlin

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

It was the start of a grand adventure in a land of antiquity: a rare opportunity to visit biblical places rich in tradition and shrouded in mystery. But in the middle of Beirut, a world away from everything she knows, Dinah Van der Lyn suddenly hears angry voices through the wall of her hotel. The voices are followed by a crash and cries for... Read more

Sudden Prey - Abridged

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Revenge is the engine which powers this entry in John Sandford's Prey series starring superslick Minnesota cop Lucas Davenport. When a dangerous female bank robber is killed in a shootout, her even more dangerous husband escapes from prison and begins a campaign of retribution against the families of Davenport and his team. Read more