Mystery & Thriller audiobooks

Blood Betrayal

By: Ausma Zehanat Khan

Narrated by: Fareeda Pasha

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In Blackwater Falls, Colorado, veteran police officer Harry Cooper is hot on the
heels of some local vandals when the situation turns deadly: Harry, believing one
of them has a gun, opens fire and Duante Young, a young Black man, is killed. The
“gun” in Duante’s hands was a bottle of spray paint. Meanwhile, in nearby
Denver, a drug raid goes... Read more

Pen Pal

By: J.T. Geissinger

Narrated by: Tara Langella & Troy Duran

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant USA Today bestseller!

It all began with just one line.

“I’ll wait forever if I have to.”

The BookTok sensation PEN PAL is a high-octane, tautly written dark romance with an unforgettable twist that will leave readers gasping. This breathtaking romance about undeniable love from superstar J.T. Geissinger is not to be missed!

The first... Read more

Queen Hereafter

By: Isabelle Schuler

Narrated by: Sara Vickers

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“A bruising tale of passion, ambition, power, vengeance, and desire . . . a stunning retelling.” —Entertainment Weekly, Most Anticipated Books of Fall“Suspenseful, atmospheric and full of twists and turns, I loved the brutal, backstabbing world that Isabelle Schuler conjures up where only the most ruthless can survive. A thoroughly enjoyable... Read more

Midnight is the Darkest Hour

By: Ashley Winstead

Narrated by: Sarah Welborn

Length: 12 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Verity and A Flicker in the Dark, Midnight is the Darkest Hour is a twisted tale of murder, obsessive love, and the beastly urges that lie dormant within us all . . . even the God-fearing folk of Bottom Springs, Louisiana. In her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like an outsider, even as her beloved father rains... Read more

The Clementine Complex

By: Bob Mortimer

Narrated by: Bob Mortimer & Sally Phillips

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Bob Mortimer, beloved comedian and #1 Sunday Times (London) bestselling author of the memoir And Away…, returns with a delightfully quirky mystery in the vein of Richard Osman and Nita Prose.

Unremarkable legal assistant Gary Thorn goes for a pint with his coworker Brendan, unaware his life is about to change. There, Gary meets a beautiful woman,... Read more

I'm Not Done with You Yet

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen, Saskia Maarleveld, Leiana Ber...

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Some friends—and friendships—are worth killing for in this dark, twisty suspense novel by national bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto.

Jane is unhappy.  

A struggling midlist writer whose novels barely command four figures, she feels trapped in an underwhelming marriage, just scraping by to pay a crippling Bay Area mortgage for a house—a... Read more

Dark Corners

By: Megan Goldin

Narrated by: André Santana, January LaVoy & Samantha Desz

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration.

"Samantha Desz and January LaVoy take this novel to new heights by giving a realistic voice to every emotion and scene. Brava!"- The Reading Frenzy

"Narrators ... Samantha Desz and January LaVoy are ... perfect [in] Megan Goldin's latest thriller involving a true-crime podcaster and her coverage of a rape... Read more

Deadlock

By: James Byrne

Narrated by: John Keating

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In this sequel to the highly praised The Gatekeeper, Dez Limerick, one of the best new thriller heroes returns.

Desmond Aloysius Limerick ("Dez" to his friends and close personal enemies) is a man with a shadowy past, certain useful hard-won skills, and, if one digs deep enough, a reputation as a good man to have at your back. Now retired from... Read more

Gone Tonight

By: Sarah Pekkanen

Narrated by: Kate Mara

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by Kate Mara, best known for her roles in hit TV shows like A Teacher and House of Cards, as well as films such as The Martian and Chappaquiddick.

New from the #1 bestselling co-author of The Golden Couple and The Wife Between Us!

"I'm a huge fan of Sarah Pekkanen's books, and Gone Tonight is her best yet." —Colleen... Read more

Cutting Teeth

By: Chandler Baker

Narrated by: Chandler Baker & January LaVoy

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes a bonus conversation between the author and Emma Rosenblum, author of Bad Summer People.

"LaVoy is a well-accomplished audio narrator across multiple genres, and most audiobook lovers will immediately recognize her virtuosic voice with its incisive tones. Here, for the large cast, she gives exceptional and distinct narration... Read more

Dead of Winter

By: Darcy Coates

Narrated by: Emily Ellet

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she's hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest. But when a bitterly cold snowstorm sweeps the region, the small group is forced to take shelter in an abandoned hunting cabin. Despite the uncomfortably claustrophobic quarters... Read more

Dead Man's Wake

By: Paul Doiron

Narrated by: Henry Leyva

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Henry Leyva's narration shapes the story wonderfully because he keeps his regional accents in line with the writer's intent." —Audiofile on Hatchet Island

Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is interrupted by the discovery of a gruesome double murder in this new thriller from Edgar Award-winning author Paul Doiron.

On the evening of... Read more

The Woman Inside

By: M. T. Edvardsson

Narrated by: Josh Dylan, Nathalie Buscombe & Sofia Engstrand

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration and an author's note read by the author.

A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively listenable thriller from M. T. Edvardsson.

Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide for his daughter, Sally. Struggling to pay rent, he welcomes a lodger into their... Read more

The Puzzle Master

By: Danielle Trussoni

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Reality and the supernatural collide when an expert puzzle maker is thrust into an ancient mystery—one with explosive consequences for the fate of humanity—in this suspenseful thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Angelology

“This novel has it all and more. In the nimble, talented hands of Trussoni the pages fly.”—#1 New York... Read more

The Antiquity Affair

By: Lee Kelly & Jennifer Thorne

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Holly Linneman

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

An archaeologist’s estranged daughters.1907: The dawn of Egyptology is a time of imperialism and plunder, opulence and unrest, and Dr. Warren Ford, esteemed archaeologist, is the man of the hour. His daughters—intellectual Lila, on the eve of her debut as a Manhattan socialite, and nonconformist Tess, who dreams of following in his... Read more

Beware the Woman

By: Megan Abbott

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

An NPR Best Book of the Year

By the "master of thinly veiled secrets often kept by women who rage underneath their delicate exteriors" (Kirkus Reviews), Beware the Woman is Megan Abbott at the height of her game.

Honey, I just want you to have everything you ever wanted. That’s what Jacy’s mom always told her. And Jacy felt like she finally did.... Read more

Killing Me

By: Michelle Gagnon

Narrated by: Jaime Lamchick

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist for the CALIBA 2023 Golden Poppy Award

A LibraryReads Pick

Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess.

She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird.

Amber Jamison can’t believe she’s about to become the latest victim of a serial killer. She’s savvy... Read more

Fire with Fire

By: Candice Fox

Narrated by: Jay Aaseng

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Jay Aaseng takes an outstanding, edge-of-your-seat crime thriller and makes it even better with a pitch-perfect execution." —AudioFile

Candice Fox's Fire with Fire is a non-stop, gripping thriller from "a bright new star in crime fiction." (James Patterson)

A pair of desperate parents. A man on the run. A rookie cop.
Four people with... Read more

The Fall Between

By: Darcy Tindale

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

'Rural noir at its very best.' Candice Fox

'Unpredictable, authentic, a thrilling debut. This gripping tale kept me up all night.' Margaret Hickey

On a hot November morning, the first body lies in a cattle trough . . . It will be another two hours before rigor mortis sets in. Until then, the slim fingers will float below the water's surface,... Read more

Heart of the Nile

By: Will Thomas

Narrated by: Antony Ferguson

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"Antony Ferguson transports listeners to London in late 1983 for a mystery involving a mummy, a giant ruby, and a murder...The sharp writing and Ferguson's narration capture all the bizarre twists and turns."- AudioFile Magazine

London, 1893: deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn... Read more

The Dig

By: Anne Burt

Narrated by: Siiri Scott

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

When Sarajevo-born siblings Antonia and Paul were adopted by a wealthy Midwestern family in the 1990s, a series of events with deadly consequences was set in motion. Now, with her career on the line and her idealistic brother missing, Antonia must race against the clock to uncover a sinister secret and prevent history from repeating... Read more

The Kind Worth Saving

By: Peter Swanson

Narrated by: Keith Szarabaijka, Kathleen Early, Helen Laser ...

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down. With The Kind Worth Saving, he surpasses his own high standard.” — Tom Nolan, Wall Street JournalIn this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson, a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the... Read more

The Sanctuary

By: Katrine Engberg

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

From internationally bestselling author Katrine Engberg, the series that is a “gripping addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction pantheon” (Oprah Daily) comes to a stunning conclusion as Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner rush to untangle a long-simmering mystery before a brutal killer strikes again.

Jeppe Kørner, on leave from the police force and... Read more

The Black Queen

By: Jumata Emill

Narrated by: Angel Pean & Erin Spencer

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.

Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the... Read more