True Crime audiobooks

Bringing Ben Home

By: Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Narrated by: Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Length: 14 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

How states are making their legal systems more equitable, seen through the story of a Black man falsely imprisoned for thirty years for murder.

In 1987, Ben Spencer, a twenty-two-year-old Black man from Dallas, was convicted of murdering white businessman Jeffrey Young—a crime he didn’t commit. From the day of his arrest, Spencer insisted that it... Read more

The Devil Behind the Badge

By: Rick Jervis

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The shocking true-crime story of a U.S. Border Patrol agent turned serial killer, the four sex workers whom he mercilessly killed, and the upended border town of Laredo where his heinous crimes occurred.Twelve days is all it took.Melissa Ramirez, Claudine Anne Luera, Guiselda Hernandez, and Janelle Ortiz were four marginalized women striving to... Read more

I Am on the Hit List

By: Rollo Romig

Narrated by: Rollo Romig

Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

“Romig makes for a powerful, effective chronicler of this bleak moment in Indian politics.”—The New York Times

A gripping investigation into the mysterious assassination of a journalist in India, revealing the courage and vulnerability of those who are fighting the decline of democracy around the world

When Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken journalist... Read more

Killer Stories

By: Brin Hodgskiss & Nicole Engelbrecht

Narrated by: Gavin Gomes

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

'If you made me angry, to me, for that anger to go away, I have to get hold of you ... I have to do something to you.''I didn't feel myself. I felt numb, like a zombie, like a switch had been flicked and a light had gone off.'These are the words of some of South Africa's most terrifying serial killers, who spoke to psychologist Brin Hodgskiss in... Read more

McMillions

By: James Lee Hernandez & Brian Lazarte

Narrated by: Brian Lazarte & James Lee Hernandez

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In this stranger than fiction story of the massive crime network that rigged the McDonald’s monopoly game for decades, unlock new, exclusive interviews and stories that couldn't make it into the HBO docuseries, McMillion$. Perfect for readers of Argo, The Wizard of Lies, and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.

In March of 2001, Federal... Read more

Cryptomania

By: Andrew R Chow

Narrated by: Eric Yang

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Bad Blood and Too Big to Fail, an explosive, page-turning account of one of the largest financial frauds in US history, chronicling the utopian promises, human collateral, and incineration of billions of dollars in the 2022 crypto crash, by Time magazine’s technology correspondent.

As cryptocurrency rose in popularity during the... Read more

GOD, RACE AND NATION

By: Brian Gibson

Narrated by: John Sullivan

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

This book analyzes the profound symbolism encapsulated in the white robe and hood famously worn by the modern Ku Klux Klan, exploring their central role in shaping the racial consciousness of contemporary America. Tracing the historical evolution of Klan regalia, the book illustrates how the visual representation of the Klansman in uniform... Read more

Padmanabha Padukolai

By: J. Ramki

Narrated by: Pushpalatha Parthiban

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Padmanabha Padukolai / பத்மநாபா படுகொலை An Aurality Tamil Audiobook Productionஆயுதமேந்திய குழுவொன்று வீடு புகுந்து பட்டப்பகலில் 14 பேரைச் சுட்டுக்கொன்ற சம்பவம், தமிழ்நாட்டிற்குப் புதிது. அதுவரை தமிழர்கள் ஏ.கே 47 துப்பாக்கியைத் திரைப்படங்களில் மட்டுமே கண்டிருக்கிறார்கள். தமிழகத்தில் துப்பாக்கிக் கலாசாரத்தை அறிமுகப்படுத்தியது பத்மநாபாவின் படுகொலை.... Read more

Five Worthy Souls

By: David B Ahern

Narrated by: David B Ahern

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Five prostitutes are murdered in the East London districts of Spitalfields and Whitechapel in 1888. In present-day Australia, Henry Evans, is a fourth-generation doctor. He and his wife, Claire have three children: Harriet, 13, Lucy, 10 and John, six. Henry and Harriet both relive in their dreams the murders of the so-called canonical five.... Read more

Murder in the Gulag

By: John Sweeney

Narrated by: John Sweeney

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

'Murder in the Gulag is brilliant journalistic writing: punchy, eloquent, page-turning and factual. It's a powerful reminder of what an extraordinary man Navalny was' - Roland Oliphant, Telegraph

The gripping sequel to the bestselling Killer in the Kremlin

2:19pm, Moscow time, 16 February 2024. The Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets... Read more

Ted Bundy: The Horrifying Story of the Charming Serial Killer (True Crime)

By: Dawson West

Narrated by: Thomas Rode

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the twisted mind of America’s most infamous serial killer.Out of all of the world’s most dangerous serial killers, none are more infamous than Ted Bundy. Known as the charming, charismatic killer who stalked young women to commit his unspeakable crimes, Ted Bundy left a dark shadow on America’s history that has haunted our collective... Read more

Jack the Ripper: The Gruesome True Crime Story of the Mysterious Serial Killer

By: Dawson West

Narrated by: Thomas Rode

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Step back in time and explore the grisly real-life mystery behind Victorian England’s most terrifying killer.Infamous as one of London’s most puzzling and fascinating criminal mysteries, the story of the shadowy serial killer known as Jack the Ripper has captured the imaginations of detectives, writers, artists, and pop culture to this very day.... Read more

College Girl, Missing

By: Shawn Cohen

Narrated by: Kyle Snyder

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**



"This book is the heartbreaking story that every parent dreads . . . Cohen sheds light on what really happened the night Lauren was never seen again." —David Crow, author of The Pale-Faced Lie



She visited friends. She walked to a bar. She was right there . . . until she was gone.



College student Lauren Spierer... Read more

Sunshine State Mafia

By: Doug Kelly

Narrated by: Steve Menasche

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A vivid, wild ride through a century of Mafia lore, this book tells stories of organized crime rings that have settled in Florida and made the state their base of operations for bootlegging, gambling, extortion, money laundering, and drug running.



Featuring Al Capone and crime rings in Miami and South Florida, the Trafficante family in Tampa,... Read more

On Trial… For Murder

By: Emily G. Thompson

Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The dramatic events of some of the world’s most controversial murder trials

The stakes are never higher when the charge is murder…

Explore the riveting twists and turns of some of the most notorious and controversial murder trials in history, such as the O. J. Simpson, Phil Spector, and Oscar Pistorius cases.

Each of the trials detailed in this... Read more

The Poser

By: David Temple

Narrated by: David Temple

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s Oscar night in Hollywood, and media darling Meredith Johansen has taken home a gold statue, while across town rookie Detective Patricia Norelli works late with hopes of breaking through her own glass ceiling in the LAPD.
Their paths collide when Johansen is found dead in her Bel Air home, only hours after The Oscars ended. With a note but... Read more

The Gunman And His Mother

By: Steven Beschloss

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The narrative of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been told from many points of view, most significantly in the wave of books exploring the Warren Commission's findings and the conspiracy theories that followed. But for journalist Steven Beschloss, the story of Lee Harvey Oswald began with the troubled bond with his... Read more

Charles Manson Anarchy

By: Davis Truman

Narrated by: John Sullivan

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Charles Manson rose to infamy in 1969 with the orchestration of seven gruesome murders in Los Angeles, California. What shocked the world even more than the heinous acts themselves was the fact that Manson did not personally commit any of the murders. Instead, he wielded an eerie control over a group of devoted followers known as the Manson... Read more

Schlussakkord

By: Ingo Scheel

Narrated by: Ingo Scheel

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Was haben so unterschiedliche Künstler wie Alexandra, GG Allin und Michael Hutchence gemeinsam? Sie sind alle tot. Und niemand von ihnen starb an Altersschwäche. Was die Menschheit bei einem selbst – in hoffentlich erst vielen Jahren – achselzuckend zur Kenntnis nehmen wird, erschüttert im Falle der Popstars Millionen: Der Tod. Ehrliche... Read more

Kriminologie für Einsteiger: Wie Sie Schritt für Schritt die Grundlagen der Kriminologie, der Kriminalsoziologie und der Kriminalpsychologie verstehen und Ermittlungsvorgänge leicht durchschauen

By: Holger Zietz

Narrated by: Wolfgang Grüter

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Wenn Sie "True Crime"-Podcasts hören, "Medical Detectives" eine Serie ist, die Sie schon lange begleitet, oder Sie "Das Schweigen der Lämmer" mit Jodie Foster gesehen haben, dann haben Sie schon einiges an kriminologischer Arbeit aufgesogen – wenn auch unbewusst. Dieses Buch bietet Ihnen einen umfassenden, aber einfach verständlichen Einstieg in... Read more

Nur der See war Zeuge

By: Walter Christian Kärger

Narrated by: Mike Maas

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Max Madleners achter Fall - Cold Case am Bodensee. Madlener und Harriet ermitteln in einem Fall, der 30 Jahre zurückliegt. Am Bodensee wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden, doch während ihre Kollegen nach dem Mörder fahnden, ermitteln Kommissar Madlener und seine Partnerin Harriet in einem Cold Case: Ein kürzlich verstorbener Mann hat... Read more

Get Rich, Quick!

By: Chancemore Matonhodze

Narrated by: Kevin Howard

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"Get Rich Quick! Another Miracle Cure?" by ChancemoreIn a world where promises of instant wealth and effortless success abound, the allure of getting rich quickly can be irresistible. But behind the glittering façade of these too-good-to-be-true offers lies a stark reality: scams are more prevalent and sophisticated than ever, preying on our... Read more

The Umbrella Murder

By: Ulrik Skotte

Narrated by: Justin Avoth

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War.

Many years later, young journalist Ulrik Skotte is approached with explosive new... Read more

I Will Ruin You

By: Emilio Corsetti III

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Did the State of Kentucky convict an innocent man?



Moments before boarding a passenger flight on 11 May 2019 as the first officer, pilot Christian "Kit" Martin, a former army ranger, was arrested by a swarm of heavily armed officers for the murders of three of his neighbors. The arrest captured global attention as Martin's mugshot, clad in a... Read more