True Crime audiobooks

Wiseguy - Abridged

By: Nicholas Pileggi

Narrated by: Nicholas Pileggi

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill—the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that “to be a wiseguy was to own the world,” who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster’s life—has been hailed as “the best book ever written on organized crime” (Cosmopolitan).

This is... Read more

Mistrial of the Century - Abridged

By: Tracey Kennedy, Judith Kennedy & Alan Abrahamson

Narrated by: Judith Kennedy & Tracey Kennedy

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A behind-the-scenes look at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.In this insider' s look at one of the 20th century' s most infamous trials, ex-juror Tracy Kennedy discloses what life was like for himself and his wife in the days leading up to the O.J. Simpson trial, and how it subsequently differed so much from their... Read more

Raging Heart - Abridged

By: Sheila Weller

Narrated by: Rodney Saulsberry

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A tumultuous story of love, obsession, provocation, and violence that featured in “ Trial of the Century.” Here is the intimate untold story of O. J. and Nicole Brown Simpson's tragic, turbulent marriage. Author Sheila Weller was granted unprecedented cooperation by Nicole's family and exclusive access to friends who... Read more

A Pretext for War - Abridged

By: James Bamford

Narrated by: Ray Childs

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling author of Body of Secrets and The Puzzle Palace presents his most hard-hitting book to date—a sweeping, authoritative, and fearless account of the failures of America’s intelligence agencies and the Bush administration’s calculated efforts to sell a war to the American people.

In The Puzzle Palace, James Bamford revealed the... Read more

Strange Piece of Paradise - Abridged

By: Terri Jentz

Narrated by: Margaret Colin

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the summer of 1977, Terri Jentz and her Yale roommate, Shayna Weiss, make a cross-country bike trip. They pitch a tent in the desert of central Oregon. As they are sleeping, a man in a pickup truck deliberately runs over the tent. He then attacks them with an ax. The horrific crime is reported in newspapers across the country. No one is ever... Read more

The Menendez Brothers Murders - Abridged

By: Alfred Howard

Narrated by: Brain

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What drives two sons to murder their parents in cold blood? How does a family that seems perfect on the outside harbour such dark secrets? The Menendez Brothers Murders: The Shocking True Story of Family Killings that Shook the Nation dives deep into one of the most chilling cases of family betrayal in modern history.Discover the true story... Read more

Over the Edge - Abridged

By: Greg Child

Narrated by: Aramand Schultz

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“The climbers swept up in the events of August 2000 are people little different from the rest of us. Though their climbing skills taught them a thing or two about survival, it was their individual characters and their compassion for one another that kept them alive. Like anyone who has witnessed warfare and death, they feel pain over the... Read more

Cronache di Serial Killers: Edmund Kemper - Abridged

By: Miriam Palombi

Narrated by: Librinpillole, Elisa Giorgio & William Angiuli

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Edmund Kemper, l'assassino noto come "Il killer delle studentesse". Attraverso testimonianze inquietanti e dettagli cruenti, vedremo come un timido ragazzo dalla mente disturbata si trasformerà in uno dei serial killer più spietati della storia americana. "Cronache di Serial Killers" è una serie audio che racconta le menti più oscure degli... Read more

A Death in Belmont - Abridged

By: Sebastian Junger

Narrated by: Kevin Conway

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In 1963, with the city of Boston already terrified by a series of savage crimes known as the Boston Stranglings, a murder occurred in the quiet suburb of Belmont, just a few blocks from the house of Sebastian Junger's family -- a murder that seemed to fit exactly the pattern of the Strangler. Roy Smith, a black man who had cleaned the victim's... Read more

You Belong to Me - Abridged

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A former Seattle policewoman, Ann Rule has extensive experience of violent crime and brings this knowledge to bear in this collection of fascinating case studies. You Belong to Me focuses on one of Florida's most shocking criminals—Tim Harris, the poster-perfect "All-American" State Trooper who hid bizarre and fatal fantasies behind his badge of... Read more

The Savage City - Abridged

By: T. J. English

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“T.J. English has the mastered the hybrid narrative art form of social history and underworld thriller. The Savage City is a truly gripping read filled with unexpected twists and turns.”
—Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great DelugeIn The Savage City, T.J. English, author of the New York Times bestselling blockbuster Havana Nocturne, takes... Read more

Perfect Victim - Abridged

By: Christine McGuire

Narrated by: Amanda Plummer

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan left home to hitchhike from Oregon to California. Seven years later she emerged from hell, the victim of a bizarre and extraordinary crime. Known as the "sex slave" or "girl in the box" case, here's the whole story— too strange to be anything but true— of Colleen's horrifying imprisonment... Read more

Stranger Beside Me - Abridged

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Ann Rule

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews), her unforgettable classic account of the horrifying murders in the Pacific Northwest and her shock when she discovered her friend—Ted Bundy—was not only a suspect but also one of the most prolific serial killers in American history.

Meeting... Read more

Reasonable Doubts - Abridged

By: Alan M. Dershowitz

Narrated by: Alan M. Dershowitz

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

One of America's leading appeal lawyers, Alan Dershowitz, examines the American criminal justice system, critically analyzing its strengths and weaknesses. Using the O.J. Simpson murder case as the backdrop, Reasonable Doubts explores the larger issues that shape our country's legal system.

Chosen to prepare the appeal should O.J. Simpson be... Read more

Crime Classics, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Lou Merrill & others

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Crime Classics was a true-crime radio docudrama that aired on CBS from June 1953 to June 1954. Created, produced, and directed by Elliott Lewis, the program examined crimes and murders throughout history. Founded in Lewis' own personal interest in famous murder cases, the program meticulously recreated the facts, atmosphere, and personages of... Read more

Every Breath You Take - Abridged

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Blair Brown

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

America’s #1 true-crime writer fulfills a murder victim’s desperate plea with this shattering New York Times bestseller.

“If anything ever happens to me…find Ann Rule and ask her to write my story.”

In perhaps the first true-crime book written at the victim's request, Ann Rule untangles a web of lies and brutality that culminated in the murder of... Read more

Nicole Brown Simpson - Abridged

By: Faye Reznick

Narrated by: Faye D. Reznick

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On June 12, 1994, the lives of Nicole Brown Simspon and Ronald Goldman were violently ended. From the spectacle of the O.J. Simpson murder trial, Nicole's friend Faye Resnick attempted to capture the life of Simpson and the two women's relationship to each other. Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted offers a tragic view... Read more

The Prosecutors - Abridged

By: Gary Delsohn

Narrated by: Gary Delsohn

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Depicting American justice at its best and worst, The Prosecutors lifts the lid off today’s legal system with details that are more shocking and graphic than any television show or bestselling novel.

Allowed unprecedented access inside an urban prosecutors’ office, Gary Delsohn provides a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at how America’s... Read more

A Rose for Her Grave - Abridged

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 16 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Rose for Her Grave tells the story of Randy Roth from the razor-sharp perspective of Ann Rule. Rule attended the Roth trial and includes gripping accounts and details from her personal files on the case. A Rose for Her Grave delves into the heinous crimes of the monster Randy Roth; a man who seduced and manipulated vulnerable women into... Read more

Kiss Me, Kill Me - Abridged

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The dark side of love is no fairy tale….And while we may like to believe that crimes of the heart only victimize those who aren't careful, this shocking collection of real-life accounts will convince you otherwise.America's #1 true-crime writer, Ann Rule reveals how lovers become predators, how sex and lust can push ordinary people to desperate... Read more

Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors - Abridged

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It’s a chilling reality that homicide investigators know all too well: The last face most murder victims see is not that of a stranger, but of someone familiar. Whether only an acquaintance or a trusted intimate, such killers share a common trait that triggers the downward spiral toward death for someone close to them: They are masters at hiding... Read more

The Snakehead - Abridged

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this thrilling panorama of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle-aged grandmother, who from a tiny noodle shop in New York’s Chinatown managed a multi-million dollar business smuggling people.

“Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown,... Read more

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe - Abridged

By: Donald Wolfe

Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan & William Atherton

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn Monroe enchanted and captivated the world. Sixty years after her death, devotion to the pop culture icon is as strong as ever, and the truth about her mysterious death continues to fascinate fans and experts alike. With explosive revelations concerning the "National... Read more

The Black Museum, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Here are twelve episodes of the classic mystery radio show, The Black Museum.The Black Museum was a weekly radio crime drama produced for the BBC in 1951 and based on real-life cases from the files of Scotland Yard. Orson Welles, who was living in London at the time, was both host and narrator for these dramatized stories based on Scotland... Read more