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Featured in Mysteries & Thrillers
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The Lost Man
- Written by: Jane Harper
- Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall99
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Performance81
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Story81
"Australian narrator Stephen Shanahan returns for another knockout performance...It's a slow and bleak affair, but no less enthralling than Harper's and Shanahan's previous efforts." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner Two brothers meet in the remote Australian outback when the third...
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Nowhere near the Dry
- By Aditi Sen on 2020-11-18
A scorching Aussie whodunit
Deep in the outback of Queensland, dozens of kilometres from the nearest sheep station, Cameron Bright, a successful cattleman with everything to live for, lies dead beneath the skin-blistering sun. How he got there is the central mystery to Jane Harper's standalone thriller, The Lost Man. I loved the twists and turns of Harper's debut The Dry, also set in the remote Australian wilderness, but nothing could prepare me for the slow burn and shocking reveals of this expertly plotted whodunit. Initially, it appears that the scorching outback is the prime antagonist of the story, but in learning more about Bright’s family history and Cameron’s brother Nathan’s standing in the tiny rural community, we find that the real danger in this nearly uninhabitable climate is entirely human.
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Kingdom of the Blind
- A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
- Written by: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall306
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Performance279
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Story276
**Winner of the 2020 Audie Award for Best Male Narrator** "[Narrator Robert Bathurst] engages us completely...If you haven't listened to this series, start at once. You'll love your stay in Three Pines." — AudioFile Magazine on A Great Reckoning Kingdom of the Blind, the new Chief Inspector...
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Gamache ... I mean Penny, does it again!
- By Tina Fehr Kehler on 2018-12-12
A dominant force in the Canadian mystery genre
Louise Penny is a dominant force in the Canadian mystery genre, and you don't need to start at Book 1 in her acclaimed series to appreciate her mastery. In Kingdom of the Blind, the legendary Chief Inspector Gamache is once again faced with a troubling crime in a small Quebec village. He must face both present demons as well as those from his past if he is going to solve the case in Three Pines.
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The Silent Patient
- Written by: Alex Michaelides
- Narrated by: Jack Hawkins, Louise Brealey
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,039
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Performance3,447
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Story3,437
"The perfect binge listen." — Yahoo Lifestyle Instant #1 New York Times bestseller. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly...
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Couldn't stop listening
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-02-21
Suspense at its best!
This recently released debut novel by Alex Michaelides has been called a psychological thriller, but I think the more appropriate term would be a psychological suspense, and a fantastic one at that. The reader is not anxiously awaiting another attack from an unknown villain, but rather sits in page-turning anticipation of understanding the ‘why’ of a known killer. Since the murder takes place in the very beginning of the book and we are pretty sure (with occasional moments of doubt) that we know who the murderer is, the brilliance is how the author takes us through numerous twists and turns as we follow the mystery of why and how this event occurred.
The writing is tight, the characters engrossing in a macabre sense, and the darkness so well orchestrated that the reader is left with the sense that one can really never know oneself, let alone someone else…or what we/they are capable of. Bravo. Great debut novel.
More Great First Listens: Mysteries & Thrillers
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- Written by: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,516
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Performance1,327
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Story1,321
Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories.
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An Elementary Purchase
- By Gentleman Gamer on 2017-09-21
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The Murderer's Son
- Jackman & Evans, Book 1
- Written by: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,104
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Performance1,010
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Story1,004
Crimebusting duo DI Jackman and DS Evans are back, solving another crime that will make your skin crawl. Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer. Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes. Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder. But DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans of the Fenland Constabulary soon discover that there is a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye.
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Great story, fantastic narration
- By Lucy on 2019-03-29
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The Couple Next Door
- A Novel
- Written by: Shari Lapena
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall482
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Performance421
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Story425
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Lapena’s books are addictive!”—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid “Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world...She is intensely bingeable.” —Lisa Jewell It all started at...
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Really dysfunctional families
- By P. R. Trust on 2018-01-28
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No Time for Goodbye
- Written by: Linwood Barclay
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall492
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Performance447
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Story448
The house was deathly quiet. That was the first sign that something was terribly wrong. Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke that morning to find herself alone. Her family - mother, father, and brother - had vanished without a word, without a note, without a trace. Twenty-five years later, Cynthia is still looking for answers. Now she is about to learn the devastating truth.
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wonderful book - kept me intrigued all the way thr
- By Linda L. on 2018-05-04
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- Written by: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,516
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Performance1,327
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Story1,321
Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories.
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An Elementary Purchase
- By Gentleman Gamer on 2017-09-21
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The Murderer's Son
- Jackman & Evans, Book 1
- Written by: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,104
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Performance1,010
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Story1,004
Crimebusting duo DI Jackman and DS Evans are back, solving another crime that will make your skin crawl. Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer. Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes. Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder. But DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans of the Fenland Constabulary soon discover that there is a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye.
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Great story, fantastic narration
- By Lucy on 2019-03-29
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The Couple Next Door
- A Novel
- Written by: Shari Lapena
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall482
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Performance421
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Story425
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Lapena’s books are addictive!”—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid “Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world...She is intensely bingeable.” —Lisa Jewell It all started at...
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Really dysfunctional families
- By P. R. Trust on 2018-01-28
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No Time for Goodbye
- Written by: Linwood Barclay
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall492
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Performance447
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Story448
The house was deathly quiet. That was the first sign that something was terribly wrong. Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke that morning to find herself alone. Her family - mother, father, and brother - had vanished without a word, without a note, without a trace. Twenty-five years later, Cynthia is still looking for answers. Now she is about to learn the devastating truth.
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wonderful book - kept me intrigued all the way thr
- By Linda L. on 2018-05-04
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The Woman in the Window
- A Novel
- Written by: A. J. Finn
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall705
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Performance632
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Story630
Don’t miss AJ Finn’s eagerly anticipated new thriller, END OF STORY! “As the plot seizes us, the prose caresses us. . . [Finn] has not only captured, sympathetically, the interior life of a depressed person, but also written a riveting thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last...
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Hysterical and Grating
- By "puzzlee" on 2018-02-28
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The Demonologist
- A Novel
- Written by: Andrew Pyper
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance54
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Story54
Fans of The Historian won’t be able to put down this spellbinding literary horror story in which a Columbia professor must use his knowledge of demonic mythology to rescue his daughter from the Underworld. Professor David Ullman is among the world’s leading authorities on demonic literature...
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Intelligent Chills
- By Jennie on 2019-09-22
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The Turn of the Key
- Written by: Ruth Ware
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall825
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Performance730
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Story728
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes Ruth Ware’s highly anticipated fifth novel. When Rowan stumbles across an ad for a live-in nanny, she’s looking for something else completely...
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Good nail biting read
- By Ollo on 2019-11-14
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One of Us Is Lying (TV Series Tie-In Edition)
- Written by: Karen M. McManus
- Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Shannon McManus, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall364
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Performance318
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Story317
All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on Peacock! THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY BUZZFEED POPCRUSH “Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (Entertainment...
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Gripping!!
- By Sarah on 2020-01-08
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Murder on the Orient Express
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall230
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Performance211
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Story210
Read by Dan Stevens The most widely-read mystery of all time, now a major motion picture directed by Kenneth Branagh and produced by Ridley Scott “What more…can a mystery addict desire?” —New York Times “The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .” Just after midnight, the...
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A Thrilling, if Sombre Mystery
- By Gentleman Gamer on 2017-10-05
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You Will Know Me
- A Novel
- Written by: Megan Abbott
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
A "shocking and perfect" bestseller about family and ambition from the award-winning author of Dare Me and The Turnout (New York Times Book Review). How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon...
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A great suspense novel
- By Gillian on 2019-03-08
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Conviction
- Written by: Denise Mina
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall289
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Performance258
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Story259
A true crime podcast sets a trophy wife's present life on a collision course with her secret past in this "blazingly intense" Reese Witherspoon book club pick and New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year (A. J. Finn). The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life exploded started off like...
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Disappointing
- By Shirley on 2020-09-26
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The Weight of Lies
- A Novel
- Written by: Emily Carpenter
- Narrated by: Kate Orsini
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance10
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Story10
Reformed party girl Meg Ashley leads a life of privilege, thanks to a bestselling horror novel her mother wrote decades ago. But Meg knows that the glow of their very public life hides a darker reality of lies, manipulation, and the heartbreak of her own solitary childhood. Desperate to break free of her mother, Meg accepts a proposal to write a scandalous, tell-all memoir.
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Good storey
- By Gloria on 2019-08-05
