True Crime audiobooks

Out of the Shadows

By: Timea Nagy & Shannon Moroney

Narrated by: AJ Bridel

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

An unforgettable story of an ordinary woman in astonishing circumstances who defies the odds.

Timea Nagy was twenty years old when she answered a newspaper ad in Budapest, Hungary, calling for young women to work as babysitters and housekeepers in Canada. Hired by what seemed like a legitimate recruitment agency, Timea left her... Read more

Sins of the Son

By: Carlton Stowers

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

When a hideous murder makes the headlines, a barrage of questions usually appears in its wake: Why did this happen? Could it have been prevented? What kind of family was the criminal from? Are his parents in some way to blame? Any crime writer worth his salt would attempt to answer these questions—but how do you address such questions when the... Read more

Il Deputato

By: Ugo Nasi

Narrated by: Rosanna Lia

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In un prestigioso appartamento di Roma, due uomini stanno trattando l’acquisto di un esemplare unico di una moneta romana, un Sesterzio Illirico dell’epoca di Augusto. Nel frattempo, un giovane avvocato, viene assunto in un prestigioso Studio Legale di Roma diretto da un Deputato della Camera. La sua mansione consiste nel affiancarlo... Read more

Die Ungewissheit des Entführten - 11 Tage zwischen Angst und Hoffnung (Ungekürzt)

By: Michael Wurche

Narrated by: Michael Wurche

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Die dramatische Kidnapping-Geschichte des deutschen Lufthansa Managers Michael Wurche, damals 40, 1983 in La Paz/Bolivi. Wurche erzählt anschaulich vom Ablauf der Entführung durch 5 maskierte Bewaffnete,- wie man ihn dabei dreimal fast erschoß und durch die Injektion der Überdosis eines Betäubungsmittels beinahe umbrachte. Er schildert seine 11... Read more

When the Bullet Hits Bone

By: Lisa Pulitzer

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The last great mafia story: from the former New York Times correspondent and bestselling author Lisa Pulitzer, an enthralling full-access account of the life of a notorious mafioso intimately involved in the Lufthansa Heist, rampant government corruption, and the death of a pope.

Anthony Raimondi has been a gangster for much of his life,... Read more

La ciudad oculta. Volumen 1

By: Héctor de Mauleón

Narrated by: Alonso Gallardo

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

La capital del país es tan grande que puede albergar infinidad de historias ocultas en cada calle, en cada casa. Por ello, Héctor de Mauleón se ha dado a la tarea de capturar algunas de ellas, las más impactantes y entrañables, a través del poder de la crónica. El escritor y periodista sabe que la ciudad cambia, se transforma y corremos el... Read more

The Moscow Rules

By: Antonio J. Mendez & Jonna Mendez

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A “devilishly fun” (New York Times Book Review) account of a deadly serious business: the undercover spies and the tactics they developed to survive the Cold War in Moscow, from legendary former-CIA operatives.
Antonio Mendez and his future wife Jonna were CIA operatives working to spy on Moscow in the late 1970s, at one of the most dangerous... Read more

The Queen

By: Josh Levin

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography
In this critically acclaimed true crime tale of "welfare queen" Linda Taylor, a Slate editor reveals a "wild, only-in-America story" of political manipulation and murder (Attica Locke, Edgar Award-winning author).
On the South Side of Chicago in 1974, Linda Taylor reported a phony... Read more

Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders

By: Greg King

Narrated by: Lewis Arlt

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

It began as a home invasion by the “Manson family” in the early hours of August 9, 1969. It ended in a killing spree that left seven people dead: actress Sharon Tate, writer Voyteck Frykowski, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, hair stylist Jay Sebring, student Steven Parent, supermarket owner Leno LaBianca, and his wife, Rosemary. The shock waves... Read more

Florence Kinrade

By: Frank Jones

Narrated by: Lorene Shyba

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

With the book Florence Kinrade: Lizzie Borden of the North, Durvile’s True Cases series takes a spin into historical true crime. Florence Kinrade, in 1909, seemed merely the dutiful daughter of a wealthy educator and the fiancé of a parson’s son. At the same time she was leading a double life as a vaudeville artiste and soon became the central... Read more

Boxing and the Mob

By: Jeffrey Sussman

Narrated by: David Marantz

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

More than any other sport, boxing has a history of being easy to rig. There are only two athletes and one or both may be induced to accept a bribe; if not the fighters, then the judges or referee might be swayed. In such inviting circumstances, the mob moved into boxing in the 1930s and profited by corrupting a sport ripe for exploitation.

In... Read more

The Killer Across the Table

By: John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker

Narrated by: Jonathan Groff

Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Performed by Jonathan Groff, star of the hit Netflix show Mindhunter, and featuring an exclusive conversation between John E. Douglas and Jonathan Groff at the end of the audiobookIn The Killer Across the Table, John E. Douglas, the legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration... Read more

Riverdish

By: Ryan Bloomquist & Samantha Gold

Narrated by: Ryan Bloomquist & Samantha Gold

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From the hosts of the Riverdish podcast, the unauthorized case files from the world of the CW’s teen drama sensation Riverdale.For Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, high school is more than just pep rallies and milkshakes. Based on the beloved characters from the Archie Comics, Riverdale is a dark, addictive, campy... Read more

Moneyland

By: Oliver Bullough

Narrated by: Oliver Bullough

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"If you want to know why international crooks and their eminently respectable financial advisors walk tall and only the little people pay taxes, this is the ideal book for you. Every politician and moneyman on the planet should read it, but they won't because it's actually about them." —John le Carré, author of A Legacy of Spies

This program is... Read more

Gitchie Girl Uncovered

By: Phil Hamman & Sandy Hamman

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

“Please, no! Don't make me go back to the park. I can draw you a map. I promise I can show you where everything happened.”



The lone survivor trembled as she pleaded with investigators.



For over forty years, the events of what happened at Gitchie Manitou the night of November 17, 1973, remained a mystery to all but a few. Then the lone survivor... Read more

The Mechanism

By: Vladimir Netto

Narrated by: Robert G. Slade

Length: 17 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Mechanism by Vladimir Netto, read by Robert G. Slade.

INTRODUCTION BY MISHA GLENNY, author of McMafia

A gripping narrative of power, corruption and greed, The Mechanism is the true story of how a simple investigation into money laundering uncovered the biggest corruption scandal in human... Read more

Death on the Derwent

By: Robin Bowles

Narrated by: Heather Bolton

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

When Bob Chappell disappeared from his yacht, moored in the Derwent Estuary near the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania's marina, on the night of 26 January 2009, he left behind his pipe and tobacco – something that his partner of 18 years, Sue Neill-Fraser, knew he would never willingly do. What she didn't know was that despite no body, no weapon, no... Read more

Killer Instinct

By: Donald Grant

Narrated by: John Derum

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Forensic psychiatrist Donald Grant asks, what is it about murder that fascinates us? Is it the chill whisper of fear reminding us we too can kill? Grant describes ten true murder cases, each with unique triggers. For most of us, murder is an arm's length experience, close enough to frighten and fascinate yet far enough not to traumatise. For... Read more

The Spy in Moscow Station

By: Eric Haseltine

Narrated by: Eric Haseltine

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

The thrilling, true story of the race to find a leak in the United States Embassy in Moscow—before more American assets are rounded up and killed.

Foreword by Gen. Michael V. Hayden (Retd.), Former Director of NSA & CIA.

In the late 1970s, the National Security Agency still did not officially exist—those in... Read more

Death on the River

By: Diane Fanning

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In Death on the River, bestselling true crime author Diane Fanning recounts a tragic kayak accident that left one man dead—and his fiancée arrested for his murder.



A DREAM GETAWAY. A REAL-LIFE NIGHTMARE ...



It seemed like the perfect romantic afternoon: a kayaking trip for two on the Hudson River. But it ended in tragedy when beautiful, blonde... Read more

The Lazarus Files

By: Matthew McGough

Narrated by: Matthew McGough

Length: 27 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

A deeply-reported, riveting account of a cold case murder in Los Angeles, unsolved until DNA evidence implicated a shocking suspect – a female detective within the LAPD’s own ranks.

On February 24, 1986, 29-year-old newlywed Sherri Rasmussen was murdered in the home she shared with her husband, John. The crime... Read more

Mafia Spies

By: Thomas Maier

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 15 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Bestselling Author and Television Producer of Masters of Sex, a True Story of Espionage and Mobsters, Based on the Never-Before-Released JFK Files, and Optioned by Warner Bros. Mafia Spies is the definitive account of America’s most remarkable espionage plots ever—with CIA agents, mob hitmen, “kompromat” sex, presidential indiscretion,... Read more

Jack the Ripper and Probable Cause

By: Gary Bates, J.D.

Narrated by: Katie Harvey

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

By using the legal term probable cause the author makes a case
that his suspect and Jack the Ripper are the same person. Read more

Defying Hitler

By: Gordon Thomas & Greg Lewis

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 22 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"A terrifying and timely account of resistance in the face of the greatest of evils.”—Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The First Wave

An enthralling story that vividly resurrects the web of everyday Germans who resisted Nazi rule

Nazi Germany is remembered as a nation of willing fanatics. But beneath the surface, countless... Read more