OMP Best Mystery, Thriller and Horror picks 2024

A Deadly Walk in Devon

A Walk Through England Mystery: Book #1

By: Nicholas George
Narrated by: Donald Corren
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

After a long career as a detective in San Diego, Rick “Chase” Chasen has traded in his badge for a change of scenery in the coastal comforts of Devon, England, until a local murder takes him on a deadly detour …

Still grieving the death of his long-time partner, Chase reunites with his dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau for a... Read more

What Mother Won't Tell Me

By: Ivar Leon Menger
Narrated by: Ella Lynch
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Deep in the forests of Nordland, in a cabin on a small island, Juno has lived in almost complete isolation since early childhood. She has only Mother, Father, and her little brother Boy for company. They live in constant fear. Because danger lurks on the other side of the lake, seeking them out—Strangers, as they call them, who want to take... Read more

The Hunter's Daughter

By: Nicola Solvinic
Narrated by: Samantha Desz
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

As seen on the TODAY show as “the best thriller.”

A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a notorious serial killer.

Anna Koray escaped her father’s darkness long ago. When she was a girl, her childhood memories were sealed away from her conscious mind by a controversial hypnosis treatment.... Read more

Cold

A Novel

By: Drew Hayden Taylor
Narrated by: Wesley French, Lawrence Bayne, Susan Roman, Jani Lauzon, Cara Gee, Mirphie Kinanga & Drew Hayden Taylor
Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

“Winter holds its own horrors for me (I am not a fan of cold weather), so in my opinion, it's the perfect season for reading horror, especially winter/cold-oriented stories. As the title may hint, this is indeed one of those. I was intrigued by the description of the book as both horror and comedy, a pairing that I don't always enjoy, but... Read more

Buried Road

A Novel

By: Katie Tallo
Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

“A gripping thriller that follows Gus Monet and her daughter, Bly, as they uncover dark secrets about Howard's disappearance. As they delve deeper into Howard's investigation, they encounter sinister small-town secrets and dangerous adversaries, leading to a heart-pounding, shocking finale. Read more

Return to Blood

Hana Westerman: Book #2

By: Michael Bennett
Narrated by: Miriama McDowell
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

From the author of Better the Blood, the gripping second novel in a crime series starring Maori detective Hana Westerman, in which the discovery of human bones in the dunes of New Zealand upends a long-ago murder conviction

After the perils of a case that landed much too close to home, Hana Westerman turned in her badge and abandoned her career... Read more

I Was A Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Michael Crouch & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

“Anyone who's a fan of horror - especially slashers - needs to read this. It's the perfect blend of homage to and fresh take on the genre, and Stephen Graham Jones's writing is both fresh and nostalgic. Read more

The Angel of Indian Lake

The Indian Lake Trilogy

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, Angela Goethals, Andrew J. Robinson & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 16 hours 30 minutes

“It's been 4 years since Jade Daniels last set foot in Proofrock, Idaho and things are still not yet settled for either the town, nor the people that call it home. One final obstacle awaits them all - the 'Curse of the Lake Witch'. Fans of Stephen Graham Jones and his lndian Lake Trilogy will delight at the twists and turns of the finale! Read more

Assassins Anonymous

By: Rob Hart
Narrated by: Neill Thorne
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

“A bloody good time. If you liked Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn, you'll like this one too. 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

A New Lease on Death

The Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries: Book #1

By: Olivia Blacke
Narrated by: Stefanie Kay & Petrea Burchard
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Death is only the beginning in Olivia Blacke's A New Lease on Death, a darkly funny supernatural mystery that introduces an unlikely crime-solving duo. Ruby Young's new Boston apartment comes with all the usual perks. Windows facing the brick wall of the next-door building. Heat that barely works. A malfunctioning buzzer. Noisy neighbors. A dead... Read more

Bury Your Gays

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: André Santana, Charlie Jane Anders, CJ Leede, Georgia Bird, Liz Kerin, Mara Wilson, Mark Oshiro, Sarah Gailey, Stephen Graham Jones, T. Kingfisher & TJ Klune
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“This one is for all the disappointed fans who never got to see their queer ships become canon on TV. Misha Byrne, once that devastated fan, is now a TV writer who will fight the horrors of homophobia and capitalism to get that coveted on screen kiss. A true hero! Read more