Suspenseful Stories

The Heiress

A Novel

By: Rachel Hawkins
Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Eliza Foss, John Pirhalla & Patti Murin
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

“What is not to love about family drama, murder, secrets, twists and lies upon lies upon lies! Kalynn, Anna and I tore through this thriller and could not wait to discuss with each other and recommend to you! Read more

The Tainted Cup

Shadow of the Leviathan: Book #1

By: Robert Jackson Bennett
Narrated by: Andrew Fallaize
Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

“Someone has been murdered! With poison! That made a tree..sprout from..his body? Clearly this is not your average murder mystery, but it is an excellent one. Din, an engraver who has been altered to have a perfect memory, must act as eyes and ears to investigator Ana, who wears a blindfold and prefers not to leave home. In a classic... Read more

Karla's Choice

A John le Carré Novel

By: Nick Harkaway
Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale & Nick Harkaway
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

The instant international bestseller set in the world of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway

It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West’s spy war against the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only for a more peaceful life. And indeed,... Read more

The Boyfriend

A Psychological Thriller

By: Freida McFadden
Narrated by: Victoria Connolly & Robb Moreira
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

“When you meet someone who’s just too good to be true… Tom was a teenager in a home of alcoholism and violence, in love since he was 4, but dreaming dark dreams as girls have been disappearing at night... Now, Sydney has been on one too many bad dates, lost her best friend—but maybe has finally met the one? Exploring the perils of modern dating... Read more

The Drowned

A Novel

Strafford and Quirke: Book #4

By: John Banville
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Amazon Editors' Pick: Best Literature and Fiction books of October

From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of Snow comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman’s sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems.

"John Banville is one of my favorite writers alive, and I... Read more

The Murder of Mr. Ma

Dee and Lao Mystery: Book #1

By: John Shen Yen Nee & SJ Rozan
Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

“When intellectual Lao She is approached by an academic acquaintance for a favor, he has no inkling that he will end up in a London jail - let alone that he will end up in a cell with his famous countryman Judge Dee Ren Jie. Judge Dee has arrived from China to investigate the death of his former friend Mr. Ma, with whom he served in the Chinese... Read more

Middle of the Night

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

“Riley Sager has done it again – taken me totally by surprise! The families that live on Hemlock Circle are still haunted by the disappearance 30 years earlier of ten-year-old Billy. But none as much as his best friend Ethan who was asleep in a tent in the backyard with Billy when he mysteriously went missing. You will find yourself in the middle... Read more

Eruption

A Thriller

By: Michael Crichton & James Patterson
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

The biggest thriller of the year: A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano.

“The book is a classic summer beach read...Eruption will revive the art of speed-reading...told with a singular voice that is a compelling amalgam of... Read more

A Death in Cornwall

A Novel

Gabriel Allon: Book #24

By: Daniel Silva
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in his action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve . . . Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the... Read more

The Last Hope

A Maggie Hope Mystery

Maggie Hope: Book #12

By: Susan Elia MacNeal
Narrated by: Susan Duerden
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • All will be revealed in this no-holds-barred finale of the Edgar Award–nominated Maggie Hope series as the intrepid spy teams up with fashion designer—and possible double agent—Coco Chanel to bring down the physicist behind Nazi Germany’s nuclear program.

“Intrepid Maggie Hope’s high-stakes mission is fraught with danger and... Read more

The Comfort of Ghosts

Maisie Dobbs: Book #18

By: Jacqueline Winspear
Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

A MILESTONE IN HISTORICAL MYSTERY FICTION AS MAISIE DOBBS TAKES HER FINAL BOW

London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers... Read more

Trouble in Queenstown

A Mystery

The Vandy Myrick Mysteries: Book #1

By: Delia Pitts
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

“A fun read with an intriguing new main character. It always comes down to secrets and this book reveals a lot of them. Bahni Turpin, as usual, does a fantastic job and is one of the best narrators out there. Looking forward to more Vandy Myrick in the future! Read more

Harlem Shuffle

A Novel

By: Colson Whitehead
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

“A tribute to Harlem...a mystery...so well written, and great characters too! Read more

Run, Rose, Run

A Novel

By: James Patterson & Dolly Parton
Narrated by: Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini, James Fouhey, Kevin T. Collins, Peter Ganim, Luis Moreno, Soneela Nankani, Ronald Peet, Robert Petkoff, Ella Turenne & Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

“Thank you to Libro.fm for the ALC! Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country music artist who travels to Nashville to pursue her dreams. While on the rise, she begins to find her past creeping up on her, and must figure out what to do to survive. I absolutely adored this book! I wasn’t sure how I was going to like it. I hadn’t read anything by... Read more

Mexican Gothic

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

“Creepy and romantic, Mexican Gothic is easily one of my favorite books of 2020! Upon receiving a strange letter from her cousin, Noemi Taboada goes to investigate the happenings of High Place, a decaying manor filled with secrets, and is plagued by terrifying dreams and visions. Moreno-Garcia delivers a fresh take on a classic gothic novel that... Read more

On Harrow Hill

A Dave Guerney Novel

A Dave Gurney Novel: Book #7

By: John Verdon
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 13 hours 26 minutes

When an old colleague comes to him for help solving the mysterious death of his town's most prominent resident, retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney must use all of his analytical skills to hunt a murderer who just might be killing from beyond the grave.

The idyllic community of Larchfield is rocked to its core when Angus Russell, its wealthiest... Read more

The Turnout: A Read with Jenna Pick

By: Megan Abbott
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

“The Turnout is a deliciously uncomfortable story, from the brutality imposed on dancers’ bodies to the uneasy dynamics of sisterly relationships and the tension when someone new intrudes on their domain. Read more

Quietly In Their Sleep

Commissario Brunetti Mysteries: Book #6

By: Donna Leon
Narrated by: David Colacci
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

In the sixth book featuring Donna Leon's ever-charming and sympathetic protagonist, Commissario Guido Brunetti comes to the aid of a young nursing sister who has had five patients unexpectedly die and decides to leave her convent. In the course of his inquiries, Brunetti encounters an unusual cast of characters but discovers nothing that seems... Read more

The Goodbye Coast

A Philip Marlowe Novel

By: Joe Ide
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

In this colorful reinvention of a classic, Philip Marlowe finds himself tangled in two missing persons cases; “Ide has chiseled off the rust while keeping the soul of one of American fiction’s icons” (Dennis Lehane).

The seductive and relentless figure of Raymond Chandler’s detective, Philip Marlowe, is vividly re-imagined in present-day Los... Read more