DEEP & TWISTY - SUSPENSE STORIES (GROWN-UPS)

The Last Murder at the End of the World

A Novel

By: Stuart Turton
Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

“The inhabitants of a seemingly idyllic island, perhaps the last people alive on post-apocalyptic Earth, have had their memories stripped of the night before, a night in which their most revered scientist was murdered. Now they have to solve that murder, even if it means finding out they’re the suspect, or the victim’s failsafe that has protected... Read more

The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

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

“A great historical fiction title! A kick ass woman as a lead character, unforgettable story. Read more

Killingly

By: Katharine Beutner
Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
Length: 12 hours 23 minutes

Massachusetts, 1897: Bertha Mellish, “the most peculiar, quiet, reserved girl” at Mount Holyoke College, is missing.

As a search team dredges the pond where Bertha might have drowned, her panicked father and sister arrive desperate to find some clue to her fate or state of mind. Bertha’s best friend, Agnes, a scholarly loner studying medicine,... Read more

Hester

A Novel

By: Laurie Lico Albanese
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“A magical retelling of a strong woman coming into her power. I would have enjoyed The Scarlet Letter in high school if this was the book we were forced to read. I love the incorporation of synesthesia and the art of the needle and thread. Read more

I Have Some Questions for You

A Novel

By: Rebecca Makkai
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & JD Jackson
Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

“A complex campus novel whose sharp prose and meta narrative creates an immersive, multi-layered experience. I especially loved the references to classic film and the complicated comparisons to and nature of memory. Fans of the Serial podcast won't want to miss this - especially the audiobook form! Read more

Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick

National Book Award Finalist

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & Lee Osorio
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

“Wow! This emotionally gripping novel about an imagined entertainment system built on a terrible for-profit incarceration system, is an amazing book. Both scathing and tender, serious and satirical, dark and hopeful, it’s a love-story between two convicted women as well as an indictment of our prison system. Intense. A must-listen. Read more

Daisy Darker

A Novel

By: Alice Feeney
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

“The psychological thriller we recommend constantly! Read more

Just the Nicest Couple

By: Mary Kubica
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Gary Tiedemann
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Grabs you on the first page and doesn’t let go until you reach the end.” —Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me

A husband’s disappearance links two couples in this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing, Mary Kubica 

Jake Hayes is missing.... Read more

The Death of Us

A Novel

By: Lori Rader-Day
Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Michael David Axtell & Mark Bramhall
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

From the award-winning author of Death at Greenway and The Lucky One comes a chilling suspense novel in which the discovery of a submerged car in a murky pond reveals betrayals and family secrets that will tear a small town apart.One rainy night fifteen years ago, a knock at the door changed Liss Kehoe’s life forever.On that night, Ashley Hay... Read more

Under a Dark Sky

A Novel

By: Lori Rader-Day
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

“Great psychological ‘Locked Room’ mystery with a fascinating narrator. Interesting characters, amazing setting and just all around wonderful book. Read more

Death at Greenway

A Novel

By: Lori Rader-Day
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

From the award-winning author of The Day I Died and The Lucky One, a captivating suspense novel about nurses during World War II who come to Agatha Christie’s holiday estate to care for evacuated children, but when a body is discovered nearby, the idyllic setting becomes host to a deadly mystery.Bridey Kelly has come to Greenway House—the... Read more

The Lucky One

A Novel

By: Lori Rader-Day
Narrated by: Leslie Howard
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

 “This might well be my favorite Rader-Day so far: a brilliant premise intriguingly developed, totally believable characters and a climax that took my breath away.”  — Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of The Shetland and Vera Series  From the author of the Edgar Award®-nominated Under A Dark Sky comes an unforgettable, chilling... Read more

The Fury

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

“A fast paced page turner that made my plane ride go by in the blink of an eye. What really happened on the island? Is our narrator reliable or not? This one will keep you on your toes! Read more

The Bandit Queens

A Novel

By: Parini Shroff
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

“Murder and mayhem abound in a small Indian village, and I couldn’t get enough of it! With a delightful cast of characters and wonderful dark humor (because sometimes you have to laugh to keep from despairing), Parini Shroff paints an in-depth picture of life in 21st-century India. Through the eyes of the main character Geeta, her life and those... Read more

The Other Black Girl

A Novel

By: Zakiya Dalila Harris
Narrated by: Aja Naomi King, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Heather Alicia Simms & Bahni Turpin
Length: 13 hours 33 minutes

“This is the tale of two Black women co-workers in the cutthroat publishing industry trying to determine if they are friends or enemies. A literary fiction tale with a side of suspense, this expertly woven critique on society is bound to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Read more

Holly

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Justine Lupe & Stephen King
Length: 15 hours 35 minutes

#1 New York Times Bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book * An NPR Best Book of the Year

Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling “exploration of grief and delusion, just pure undistilled evil” (New York magazine) as she uncovers the truth behind multiple disappearances in a... Read more

Zero Days

By: Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Imogen Church
Length: 14 hours 9 minutes

“When summer arrives, lots of people turn to romantic comedies and light beach reads. I, on the other hand, lean toward dark thrillers, with murders and adrenaline fueled suspense. Ruth Ware is always a reliable source for my kind of book, and her newest, Zero Days, does not disappoint. When Jacintha “Jackie” Cross becomes the prime suspect in... Read more

Greenwich Park

By: Katherine Faulkner
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

“Such a fun and addicting thriller! I was torn between reading slowly to catch all the nuances and speed reading to figure out what happens. The book pulls punches to the very end. Highly recommended for psychological thriller lovers! Read more

Mad Honey

A Novel

By: Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan
Narrated by: Carrie Coon, Key Taw, Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan
Length: 15 hours 12 minutes

“This is an incredibly powerful story that I think everyone should read. Told from the perspective of two different characters, who despite being at different stages in their lives, are trying to figure out who they are. It examines the traumas that we experience in life, how we process those (or don't), and how they shape us. It looks at who we... Read more

Mexican Gothic

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

“Delightfully creepy. Dread builds steadily throughout the book. As a listener, you know that something is wrong but it’s hard to put your finger on it. Like the main character, you will doubt everything: the characters, their motivations and even your own deductive abilities. This book keeps you on your toes, flitting from one theory to the... Read more