Audiobooks Like A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is produced with a large ensemble — Bailey Carr anchors the narration among a dozen voices — and that multi-cast approach suits a mystery that operates through accumulation of testimonies and shifting suspicions. At 11 hours, Holly Jackson keeps the pace tight for a book with a lot of moving parts. Six of the recommendations share narrators from this production, so if a particular voice caught your ear, you'll find it again.

10 audiobooks for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

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    The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories

    by Peter Lovesey

    Narrated by Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Antony Ferguson, Henrietta Meire, Tim Bruce

    3.96 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (319) ★ 4.5 Audible (717)
    9h 2m listening time • Released 2019

    Lovesey's razor-sharp crime stories snap to life with a full ensemble cast, each narrator perfectly capturing the twist that makes every tale sting.

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    For the Sake of the Game

    Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon

    by Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger

    Narrated by Grover Gardner, Simon Vance, Derek Perkins, Julie McKay, James Langton, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Suzanne Elise Freeman

    3.59 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.45 Goodreads (803) ★ 4.18 Audible (563)
    9h 33m listening time • Released 2018
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    Brooklyn Noir

    Brooklyn Noir • Book 1

    by Tim McLoughlin

    Narrated by Michael Braun, Adam Chase, Karen Chilton, Paul L. Coffey, Jane Cramer, Kevin R. Free, Tim Gerard Reynolds

    3.56 ABR Score (506 ratings)
    ★ 3.51 Goodreads (491) ★ 3.67 Audible (15)
    11h 20m listening time • Released 2014

    Multiple narrators bring Brooklyn's neighborhoods to life with distinct voices, turning this crime anthology into a immersive tour through the borough's cultural heart and underworld.

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    D.C. Noir

    D.C. Noir • Book 1

    by George P. Pelecanos, Quintin Peterson, James Grady, Jim Beane, Rubén Castañeda, Jennifer Howard, Lester Irby, Robert Andrews, David Slater, Jim Fusilli, Robert Wisdom, Richard Currey, Laura Lippman, James M. Patton, Kenji Jasper, Norman W. Kelley

    Narrated by Lisa Renee Pitts, Cassandra Campbell, William Dufris, Mirron Willis, Carol Monda, Ray Porter, Nick Sullivan, Victor Bevine

    3.55 ABR Score (636 ratings)
    ★ 3.42 Goodreads (610) ★ 3.88 Audible (26)
    9h 8m listening time • Released 2014
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    The Man Who Died Twice

    Thursday Murder Club • Book 2

    by Richard Osman

    Narrated by Lesley Manville

    4.83 ABR Score (369.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (361.0K) ★ 4.82 Audible (8.6K)
    11h 49m listening time • Released 2021
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    Letters of Note: Art

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jude Law, Helen McCrory, Stephen Mangan, Clarke Peters, Various

    3.93 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (5)
    2h 43m listening time • Released 2021

    A star-studded ensemble cast brings intimacy to letters from history's greatest artists—each narrator perfectly matched to their subject's voice, making this feel less like a collection and more like eavesdropping on genius.

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    Letters of Note: Love

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Adrian Edmondson, Danny Huston, Toby Jones, Jude Law, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Mangan, Miriam Margolyes, Clarke Peters, Various

    3.91 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 5 Audible (2)
    2h 56m listening time • Released 2020

    A all-star cast of actors—Cumberbatch, Jude Law, Miriam Margolyes, and more—each voicing a different love letter transforms these 30 intimate missives into something closer to theater than audiobook. The performances elevate already-moving words into genuinely affecting moments.

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    Resurrection Walk

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin

    4.86 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)
    10h 30m listening time • Released 2023
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    Desert Star

    Renée Ballard • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles

    4.81 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2022
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    Survivor in Death

    In Death • Book 20

    by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.75 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (35.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.6K)
    12h 18m listening time • Released 2008

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