Mystery & Thriller audiobooks

How Can I Help You

By: Laura Sims

Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan & Maggi-Meg Reed

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
The New York Times Book Review • Publishers Weekly • CrimeReads • Book Riot

A LibraryReads Pick

The lives of two librarians become dangerously intertwined in this razor-sharp exploration of human nature and the lure of artistic obsession.

No one knows Margo’s real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public... Read more

Dead Dead Girls

By: Nekesa Afia

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

“In this terrific series opener, Afia evokes the women’s lives in all their wayward and beautiful glory, especially the abruptness with which their dreams, hopes and fears cease to exist.”--The New York Times

The start of an exciting new historical mystery series set during the Harlem Renaissance from debut author Nekesa Afia

Harlem, 1926. Young... Read more

The Last One at the Wedding

By: Jason Rekulak

Narrated by: John Pirhalla

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"Pirhalla’s excellent narration highlights Frank’s insecurities, which are contrasted with the confidence of Aidan and his family. Pirhalla’s strong characterizations are carefully crafted. Listeners will enjoy having their perceptions change with each twist of the plot, and Pirhalla’s spot-on timing will also help keep them engaged."—AudioFile... Read more

Kill for Me, Kill for You

By: Steve Cavanagh

Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Two ordinary women make a deadly pact to take revenge for each other after being pushed to the brink in this “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Alfred Hitchcock.

One dark evening on New York City’s Upper West Side, two strangers... Read more

The Cornish Wedding Murder

By: Fiona Leitch

Narrated by: Zara Ramm

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries The first book in a NEW cozy mystery series! Still spinning from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is glad to be back in the... Read more

What Happened to Nina?

By: Dervla McTiernan

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh, Stacey Glemboski, Lisa Flanagan, ...

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times' best thriller of the year! From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families at war.Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family’s cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home.WHAT... Read more

The Displacements

By: Bruce Holsinger

Narrated by: Austenne Grey

Length: 13 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

“Hypnotic.” – New York Times

“Cinematic.” – USA Today

"I gripped the covers of this book as though it might be blown from my hands. . .powerful." - Ron Charles, The Washington Post

"A full-throttle page turner."– Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace

An adrenaline-fueled story of lives upended and... Read more

The Vacancy in Room 10

By: Seraphina Nova Glass

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Stacey Glemboski

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2025 Edgar-Award Nominee! 

The Most Anticipated 2024 Book Releases by Nerd Daily

Most Anticipated Crime Fiction Novels of 2024 by Novel Suspects

"[An] entertaining thriller [that] maintain[s] tension and intrigue through to the satisfying end. The author’s fans will devour this.” —Publishers Weekly

The Paris Apartment meets The Wrong Family... Read more

Home Before Dark

By: Riley Sager

Narrated by: Cady McClain & Jon Lindstrom

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020

“A haunted house story—with a twist….[Sager] does not hold back”(Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of Final Girls and Survive the Night.
 
Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share.

Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents... Read more

A Sinister Revenge

By: Deanna Raybourn

Narrated by: Angèle Masters

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.

Veronica’s natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for months and their relationship is at an impasse. But when Veronica shows... Read more

You Like It Darker

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Will Patton & Stephen King

Length: 20 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2025 Audie Award for Short Stories/Collections

Includes an afterword written by Stephen King and read by Sean Patrick Hopkins

NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 HORROR BOOK OF 2024
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HORROR

“Stephen King knows You Like It Darker and obliges with sensational new tales” (USA TODAY): From... Read more

Shōgun, Part One

By: James Clavell

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

Length: 24 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

FX/Hulu’s Shōgun won nineteen Emmys, four Golden Globes, and four Critics Choice Awards. The most talked about and awarded series on television. Read the book that started it all!By #1 New York Times bestselling author James Clavell, Shōgun, the classic epic novel of feudal Japan that captured the heart of a culture and the imagination of the... Read more

The Kind Worth Killing

By: Peter Swanson

Narrated by: Johnny Heller, Karen White, Kathleen Early & Ke...

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A devious tale of psychological suspense so irresistible that it prompts Entertainment Weekly to ask, “Is The Kind Worth Killing the next Gone Girl?” From one of the hottest new thriller writers, Peter Swanson, a name you may not know yet (but soon will), this is his breakout novel in the bestselling tradition of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the... Read more

Sundial

By: Catriona Ward

Narrated by: Katherine Fenton

Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

“DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK. Authentically terrifying.” —Stephen King

A LibraryReads Top 10 Pick!
STARRED review from Publishers Weekly!
Anticipated and Recommended by Bustle, USA Today, CNN, i09, The Nerd Daily, LitReactor, GoodReads, LitHub, and more!

Sundial is a new, twisty psychological horror novel from Catriona Ward, internationally... Read more

Killing Floor

By: Lee Child

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 17 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

THE FIRST NOVEL IN LEE CHILD'S #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JACK REACHER SERIES—NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO!

“From its jolting opening scene to its fiery final confrontation, Killing Floor is irresistible.”—People

Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s... Read more

Misery

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Lindsay Crouse

Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestselling tale of terror from master storyteller Stephen King about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his “number one fan”.

Bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he’s finally free of Misery Chastain. In a controversial career move, he’s just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance... Read more

Foe

By: Iain Reid

Narrated by: Jacques Roy

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

*Now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal*

A taut, psychological thriller from Iain Reid, “one of the most talented purveyors of weird, dark narratives in contemporary fiction” (Los Angeles Review of Books).

Severe climate change has ravaged the country, leaving behind a charred wasteland. Junior and Henrietta live a... Read more

Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch

By: Codie Crowley

Narrated by: Justis Bolding

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

THEY THINK THEY KILLED A GIRL.
THEY ONLY MADE A MONSTER.

Annie Lane was murdered, but that won’t slow her down. The mountain her body was dumped on is legendary for raising the dead—so after waking up in the same frigid water that hides her corpse, Annie surges into her backwoods hometown hell-bent on revenge.

The problem is, Annie can’t remember... Read more

Real Tigers

By: Mick Herron

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

London: Slough House is the MI5 branch where disgraced operatives are reassigned after they’ve messed up too badly to be trusted with real intelligence work. The “Slow Horses,” as the failed spies of Slough House are called, are
doomed to spend the rest of their careers pushing paper, but they all want back in on the action.

When one of their own... Read more

The Terror

By: Dan Simmons

Narrated by: Tom Sellwood

Length: 28 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are... Read more

No Place Left to Hide

By: Megan Lally

Narrated by: Justis Bolding

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Some secrets just won't stay hidden in this twisty new thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Megan Lally!To Brooke, image is everything. She works hard to maintain perfect grades, perfect looks, a perfect life—especially after "the incident" that threatened it all. Getting into her dream university puts her that much... Read more

Carmilla - Unabridged

By: Sheridan Le Fanu

Narrated by: Sara Nichols

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Predating Bram Stoker's "Dracula" by twenty-five years, Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla" is one of the earliest examples of vampire fiction; a Gothic novella narrated by a young girl who becomes a victim of the title character, a female vampire named Carmilla.
The plot centers on Laura, an English girl living in Austria with her father, a retired... Read more

The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne

By: Ron Currie

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

“Darkly funny, shocking, and unblinking, The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne is a tour de force”—C.J. Box, author of Battle Mountain

“An explosive thriller that leaps from the blocks and races to the finish…Babs Dionne herself is nothing short of a human keg of dynamite.” –Justin Cronin, author of The Ferryman

"A furious page-turner that kept... Read more

The Dark Tower VI

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 13 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The penultimate volume in the Dark Tower series, The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah, a #1 New York Times bestseller, is a pivotal installment in the epic saga.

Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, the Dark Tower series is unlike anything you have ever read. Here is the... Read more