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

“A murderous black fog has wiped out all of humanity except for the inhabitants of an island off the coast of Greece. The village was established 90 years ago by scientists who were trying to devise a way to destroy the fog. There are three scientists - Thea, Niema and Niema's son Hephaestus living above ground, and 149 other humans below... 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

“I tend to struggle a little with fiction on audio - I'm always afraid I'll lose the characters or the story! But The Frozen River is an engaging listen that hooked me from the first hour. The story is interesting and a part of history I know little about. The narration is wonderful; I feel like I'm back in 1700s Maine and it's been a great book... 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

“I listened to Hester via Libro.fm and loved the book. I was originally a little hesitant but that quickly went away once the story began to unwind. Hester is the fictionalized story of the woman who inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne's Hester Prynn in The Scarlet Letter. But this story is so much more than that. It is the story of a woman who... Read more

I Have Some Questions for You

A Novel

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

“Rebecca Makkai’s latest novel explores the true crime genre with an awareness of its troubling use of murder as profitable entertainment. At the same time, however, her main character partly makes her living from a podcast about Hollywood’s abuse of actresses during the Golden Age, using her influential platform to help solve a decades-old... 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

“This book is truly a work of art, and it’s also incredibly topical. Set in a futuristic dystopia (though not unlike the world in which we currently live), it’s told from the perspectives of multiple characters, many of whom are imprisoned within America’s incarceration system. Rather than wasting away under the watch of cruel guards, each of... Read more

Daisy Darker

A Novel

By: Alice Feeney
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

“Alice Feeney’s novel feels familiar in that it pulls inspiration from veterans of the 'locked-room mysteries,' like Agatha Christie, while simultaneously bringing a fresh take to the genre. Full of twists, I was endlessly applauding myself for calling an event before it was revealed and finding myself shocked by the next. 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

“The Fury is a perfectly paced, charming, devious mystery novel to fall in love with. On a small, private, Greek island, mythology, history, and personal baggage put our small cast to the test. Intense, captivating, and satisfying. Read more

The Bandit Queens

A Novel

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

“This was even better than I was expecting! Shroff's writing felt heartfelt, honest, and full of real-life conversations between friends. I'll be honest, I struggled with the Indian language, the amount of r*pe and violence toward women, and culture history. But it didn't keep me from being totally invested in Geeta's life (and vulgar dialogue -... 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 * New York Times Notable Book * NPR Best Book of the Year

Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.

“Sometimes the universe throws you a rope.” —BILL HODGES

Stephen... 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

“Mad Honey entranced me by using honeybee metaphors to describe communities, with a provocative plot and one especially memorable character coming to grips with their gender identity. Read more

Mexican Gothic

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

“This was gothic vibes, horror, murder mystery…I couldn’t look away. I was fascinated by where the story was going. It was a cozy read and yet I was on the edge of my seat making all kinds of wild guesses about what was going on. I loved it. Read it immediately so we can discuss! Read more