The Splendid and the Vile
Featured Article: 20 Best True Crime Audiobooks for Your Inner Detective
There is nothing more thrilling than the unfolding tale of a true crime story. Whether an unsolved mystery, a deep dive into a criminal mastermind, or a look at an infamous serial killer, true crime is gripping, captivating, and engrossing. The best true crime audiobooks will have you on the edge of your seat, anxious for more. Add to that an emphatic and powerful narrator, and you simply won't be able to stop listening. Here are the 20 best true crime audiobooks to satisfy your inner detective.
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The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance19
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Story19
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this “riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult” (Los Angeles Times). “A feast of historical insight...
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Swearing was bleeped out..... Thank you so much for this
- By Nikoman on 2025-05-16
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The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2024-04-30
- Language: English
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall363
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Performance310
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Story310
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2020 BY The Washington Post HuffPost The Seattle Times Lit Hub...
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I never write reviews.....
- By Lisa Slater on 2020-05-08
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 2020-02-25
- Language: English
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$32.48 or free with 30-day trial
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Dead Wake
- The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall99
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Performance86
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Story85
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania “Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly “Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR “Thoroughly engrossing...
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This is a great book
- By Barbara on 2018-09-13
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Dead Wake
- The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 2015-03-10
- Language: English
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$25.32 or free with 30-day trial
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall92
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Performance77
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Story77
“Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.”—New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a...
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Berlin pre-WWII backstory
- By RW on 2025-12-17
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 2011-05-10
- Language: English
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance14
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Story14
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history—from the acclaimed author of The Devil in the White City “A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being...
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Gripping account of a major disaster
- By Will Purcell on 2026-02-16
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2020-04-21
- Language: English
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No One Goes Alone
- A Novel
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Erik Larson
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance24
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Story24
From New York Times bestselling author Erik Larson comes his first venture into fiction, an otherworldly tale of intrigue and the impossible that marshals his trademark approach to nonfiction to create something new: a ghost story thoroughly grounded in history. Pioneering psychologist William...
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another great one
- By jf on 2021-11-12
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No One Goes Alone
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Erik Larson
- Series: A Random House Audiobook Original
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 2021-09-28
- Language: English
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall272
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Performance224
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Story224
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his...
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Dry non-fiction
- By Tee on 2017-10-12
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 2003-09-05
- Language: English
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Thunderstruck
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Bob Balaban
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance29
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Story29
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An “irresistible” (The Washington Post) true story of love, murder, and the last moments of the “great hush” before wireless radio connected the world, from the renowned author of The Devil in the White City and The Demon of Unrest “Gripping . . . an...
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Larson's weakest, made weaker by poor narration
- By Heather on 2022-05-30
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Thunderstruck
- Narrated by: Bob Balaban
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 2006-10-24
- Language: English
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Un rêve de feu
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Yves Aubert
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Après Dans le jardin de la bête et La Splendeur et l'Infamie, le nouveau chef-d'œuvre d'Erik Larson ! 6 novembre 1860 : Abraham Lincoln devient président des États-Unis. Cinq mois plus tard, la guerre de Sécession commence.
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Un rêve de feu
- Narrated by: Yves Aubert
- Length: 18 hrs
- Release date: 2025-09-25
- Language: French
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La splendeur et l'infamie
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Yves Aubert
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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10 mai 1940. Le jour où Churchill est nommé Premier ministre, Adolf Hitler envahit les Pays-Bas et la Belgique. Au cours de l'année qui suit, l'Allemagne nazie mène contre l'Angleterre une campagne de bombardement d'une intensité inédite.
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La splendeur et l'infamie
- Narrated by: Yves Aubert
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2026-03-05
- Language: French
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Hotel Angeline
- A Novel in 36 Voices
- Written by: Erik Larson, Jamie Ford, Deb Caletti, and others
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page....
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Hotel Angeline
- A Novel in 36 Voices
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2013-02-11
- Language: English
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Lethal Passage
- The Story of a Gun
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture - its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists - but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm....
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Lethal Passage
- The Story of a Gun
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 2019-06-27
- Language: English
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Une histoire vraie
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Philippe Smolikowski
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Erik Larson dépeint une nouvelle tragédie américaine, s’intéressant cette fois à la folie des hommes qui pensent pouvoir maîtriser les lois de la nature, et au combat héroïque d’Isaac Cline, coupable d’une erreur fatale qu’il paiera au prix fort.
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Une histoire vraie
- Narrated by: Philippe Smolikowski
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 2025-11-20
- Language: French
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A última viagem do Lusitânia
- Written by: Erik Larson, Berilo Vargas - tradução
- Narrated by: André Brian
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Em 1º de maio de 1915, com a Primeira Guerra Mundial chegando a seu décimo mês, um luxuoso transatlântico, decorado como um palacete inglês, saiu de Nova York com destino a Liverpool, levando um número recorde de bebês e crianças....
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A última viagem do Lusitânia
- Narrated by: André Brian
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 2023-10-02
- Language: Portuguese
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Lusitania 1915 (French Edition)
- Narrated by: Philippe Smolikowski
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 2026-03-05
- Language: French
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O esplêndido e o vil [The Splendid and the Vile]
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Malta Jr.
- Length: 23 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Assim que Winston Churchill assumiu como primeiro-ministro do Reino Unido, Hitler invadiu a Holanda e a Bélgica. A Polônia e a Tchecoslováquia já haviam sucumbido e a evacuação de Dunquerque ocorreria duas semanas depois....
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O esplêndido e o vil [The Splendid and the Vile]
- Narrated by: Malta Jr.
- Length: 23 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 2023-08-17
- Language: Portuguese
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