Short Stories audiobooks

The ABC Murders

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

Now an Amazon Prime original limited series!Agatha Christie’s beloved classic The A.B.C. Murders sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer.There’s a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in a state of panic.A is for Mrs. Ascher in Andover, B is for Betty Barnard in Bexhill, C is for... Read more

The Body in the Library

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Stephanie Cole

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Body in the Library.It’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy makeup, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she... Read more

The Hollow

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Agatha Christie’s classic, The Hollow, finds Poirot entangled in a nasty web of family secrets when he comes across a fresh murder at an English country manor.A far-from-warm welcome greets Hercule Poirot as he arrives for lunch at Lucy Angkatell’s country house. A man lies dying by the swimming pool, his blood dripping into the water. His wife... Read more

The Labors of Hercules

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Like The Labors of Hercules, the twelve cases Poirot must solve in this captivating collection of short crime fiction stories are dangerous, demanding, and positively ingenious.In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet—reasoned the detective—like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its... Read more

The Mysterious Mr. Quin

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The inimitable Agatha Christie intrigues, surprises, and delights with The Mysterious Mr. Quin—a riveting collection of short stories centered around the enigmatic Harley Quin, whose unpredictable comings and goings are usually a good indication that something is about to happen…and rarely for the best.It had been a typical New Year's Eve party.... Read more

The Secret Adversary

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes the first novel in her Tommy and Tuppence mystery series featuring the beloved sleuthing duo—now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS.Tommy and Tuppence are young, in love… and flat broke. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd.—""willing to do... Read more

The Unexpected Guest

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic from Agatha Christie, the original queen of mystery.When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband, gun in her hand. She admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a... Read more

Three Act Tragedy

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In Agatha Christie’s classic, Three Act Tragedy, the normally unflappable Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling investigation: the seemingly motiveless murder of the thirteenth guest at dinner party, who choked to death on a cocktail containing not a trace of poison.Sir Charles Cartwright should have known better than to allow thirteen guests... Read more

A Caribbean Mystery

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Joan Hickson

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The delightful Miss Marple is ensnared in A Caribbean Mystery when a retired military man sparks her curiosity with a photograph and a strange story of a murdererAs Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine, she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever... Read more

The Moving Finger

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Joan Hickson

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The indomitable sleuth Miss Marple is led to a small town with shameful secrets in Agatha Christie’s classic detective story, The Moving Finger.  Lymstock is a town with more than its share of scandalous secrets—a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate mail causes only a minor stir.But all that changes when one of the recipients,... Read more

A Murder Is Announced

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Joan Hickson

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement—and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur.The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.”A childish... Read more

We Live in Water

By: Jess Walter

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Jess Walter

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2019
From the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, the first collection of short fiction from Jess Walter—a suite of diverse and searching stories about personal struggle and diminished dreams, all of them marked by the wry wit, keen eye, and generosity of spirit that has made him... Read more

When It Happens to You

By: Molly Ringwald

Narrated by: Molly Ringwald

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

When it happens to you, you will be surprised. That thing they say about how you knew all the time, but just weren't facing it? That might be the case, but nevertheless, there you will be.Molly Ringwald mines the complexities of modern relationships in this gripping and nuanced collection of interlinked stories. Writing with a deep compassion... Read more

More Tales of the City

By: Armistead Maupin

Narrated by: Cynthia Nixon

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Narrated by Cynthia Nixon""Remarkable. . . delectable, addictive."" —New York Times Book ReviewThe second novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s bestselling San Francisco saga.The tenants of 28 Barbary Lane have fled their cozy nest for adventures far afield. Mary Ann Singleton finds love at sea with a forgetful... Read more

Double Sin and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Isla Blair, Joan Hickson, Anna Massey, David Su...

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot both make appearances in Agatha Christie’s Double Sin and Other Stories, a sterling collection of short mystery fiction that offers double the suspense, surprise, and fun.In one of London’s most elegant shops, a decorative doll dressed in green velvet adopts some rather human, and rather sinister, traits.A country... Read more

Star Over Bethlehem and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

With Star Over Bethlehem, the beloved Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie shines in a totally unexpected way, offering readers a wondrous collection of poems and holiday short stories.A retelling of the Christmas Story in a way you’ve never heard it before. . . . The fable of a donkey who carries a mother and child safely to Egypt. . . . The tale... Read more

The Golden Ball and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser & Christopher Lee

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A sterling collection of short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and others, The Golden Ball and Other Stories is a riveting compendium of shocking secrets, dastardly crimes, and brilliant detection—a showcase of Dame Agatha at her very best.Is it a gesture of goodwill or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to a... Read more

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser, Isla Blair & Simon Vance

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Hercule Poirot is joined by the mysterious problem solver Harley Quin in the pages of The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories—a collection of ingenious short masterworks of mystery and suspense that showcase the legendary Agatha Christie at her very best.A grand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other... Read more

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser, Joan Hickson, David Suchet, Isla B...

Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Christie’s wildly unconventional investigator, Parker Pyne, all make appearances in The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories—a riveting collection of short stories featuring a host of murderous crimes of passion, pleasure, and profit.There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one... Read more

The Under Dog and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: David Suchet & Hugh Fraser

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A dead heiress on a train, a murdered recluse, a wealthy playboy slain at a costume ball are but a few of the unfortunate victims of confounding crimes committed in the pages of Agatha Christie’s The Under Dog and Other Stories, a superior collection of short mystery fiction all featuring Hercule Poirot as the investigator. A beautiful heiress... Read more

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser & Christopher Lee

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories is a collection of eleven tantalizing tales of murder and other criminal pursuits—including the classic title story, the basis for the 1957 Oscar-nominated Billy Wilder film starring Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, and Charles Laughton.A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the... Read more

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Joan Hickson, David Suchet, Hugh Fraser & Simon...

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Agatha Christie demonstrates her unparalleled mastery with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories—a classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater.A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small... Read more

Triangle at Rhodes

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Nigel Hawthorne

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

October on the island of Rhodes is a veritable paradise of privacy, beauty, and calm—or so Hercule Poirot has imagined. The reality is quite different, as the arrival of famed Chanel beauty Valentine Chantry causes a ripple of malice to be felt across the island. She captivates at least one married man with her wiles and good looks, as her... Read more

The House at Shiraz

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Mr. Parker Pyne is having trouble trying to get to Beirut, what with his rusty linguistic skills and the less-than-comfortable travelling arrangements. But, with the help of a German pilot, Herr Schlagel, he is soon able to get his bearings. Herr Schlagel confesses that his thoughts are dominated by the mysterious and sudden death of one of his... Read more