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Edge of Your Seat Thrills: Top 10 Audiobook Suspense Stories
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Edge of Your Seat Thrills: Top 10 Audiobook Suspense Stories

Dive into a world of heart-pounding suspense and mind-bending twists with this curated selection of top thrillers. From chilling mysteries to psychological games, these gripping audiobooks will have you guessing until the very end. Whether you're into dark secrets, unexpected betrayals, or shocking twists, each story is crafted to keep you hooked from the first word to the last. Perfect for fans who crave a little adrenaline with their fiction, this playlist promises sleepless nights and edge-of-your-seat tension!

The Couple Next Door

A Novel

By: Shari Lapena
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Not a Happy Family

“The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages.” —People

“I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the storyline.  The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!” —Sue Grafton

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Home Before Dark

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Cady McClain & Jon Lindstrom
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

“I love a book within a book, and this is exactly what Riley Sager provides in Home Before Dark. Maggie Holt returns to her abandoned childhood home after the death of her father. Her family fled this 'House of Horrors' when she was five. Alternating between Maggie's point of view and chapters from her father's nonfiction bestseller about their... Read more

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Razorblade Tears

A Novel

By: S. A. Cosby
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes

“This was just riveting. Two fathers, one black and one white, come together to avenge the murders of their married sons. What was sad, and gratifying, is that these two homophobic dads, realized, too late, that their love for their boys, should have transcended their own hateful beliefs. And, it was hard to read their regret bc they could never... Read more

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The Night She Disappeared

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

“Lisa Jewell is indeed a master of suspense with The Night She Disappeared. Multiple timelines add to the suspense as the characters’ lives began to interweave and the story builds to an unexpected climax. Read more

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The Maidens

A Novel

By: Alex Michaelides
Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith & Louise Brealey
Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

“With references to Greek Mythology and ancient ritualized sacrifices this sinister thriller is a great listen. Read more

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The Last House on Needless Street

By: Catriona Ward
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

“The human mind is mysterious and incredible, and the ways we deal with grief and trauma are on terrifying display in this book. The lonely house, lonely people, and lonely woods will stay in my mind for a long time. Some moments were so scary I thought I would scream. The vulnerability and likability of Ragland’s voice really creates sympathy... Read more

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The Guest List

A Novel

By: Lucy Foley
Narrated by: Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, Aoife McMahon, Sarah Ovens & Rich Keeble
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“Tangled secrets and dark, haunting pasts unravel at the posh wedding of celebrities Will and Jules. As the tension mounted and more was revealed, I couldn’t stop listening until I knew not only “whodunnit”, but to whom it was done. Foley tells her tale from alternating viewpoints, bringing us gradually and suspensefully into the minds and hearts... Read more

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The Silent Patient

By: Alex Michaelides
Narrated by: Jack Hawkins & Louise Brealey
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

“This psychological thriller pulls you in and does not let go until the crazy twisty end. Alicia is a famous painter that mysteriously shoots her husband in the face five times and never speaks again. Theo is a criminal psychotherapist that thinks he can change that. In the mental institution, Alex is speaking through her paintings and as Theo... Read more

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Austen Years

A Memoir in Five Novels

By: Rachel Cohen
Narrated by: Justine Eyre & Rachel Cohen
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

"Narrator Justine Eyre meets all the challenges of author Rachel Cohen's unique memoir, which recounts her deep reading of Jane Austen's novels...Listeners do not need to be Austen aficionados to relate to this well-told personal journey." -- AudioFile Magazine

This program includes a letter read by the author.


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