10 audiobooks for fans of The Running Grave
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Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot #0.1-0.51
Narrated by David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Nigel Hawthorne, Isla Blair, Simon Vance
★ 4.62 ABR Score (12.7K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (10.9K) ★ 4.81 Audible (1.7K)35h 5m listening time • Released 2021David Suchet's definitive performance as Poirot anchors this collection of 51 short stories, each a perfectly compact puzzle that rewards listening in one sitting.
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BLACK (4 Novel Bundle)
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.18 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (86) ★ 4.66 Audible (2.1K)29h 19m listening time • Released 2018R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery makes Artemus Black's noir wisecracks land perfectly—four novels of cynical Hollywood PI mysteries that feel like late-night conversations with a friend who's seen too much and drinks too much.
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Hallowe'en Party (The Agatha Christie collection: Poirot)
Hercule Poirot • Book 36
Narrated by Stephen Scalon
★ 3.93 ABR Score (106.7K ratings)★ 3.56 Goodreads (106.4K) ★ 4.53 Audible (363)35h 57m listening time • Released 2023 -
A Traitor to Memory
Inspector Lynley • Book 11
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 3.83 ABR Score (13.0K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (12.8K) ★ 4.19 Audible (242)28h 54m listening time • Released 2018 -
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New Yorker
by Jelani Cobb, David Remnick
Narrated by JD Jackson, Adjoa Andoh, January LaVoy, Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Copland, Kaleo Griffith
★ 3.82 ABR Score (271 ratings)★ 4.45 Goodreads (244) ★ 4.63 Audible (27)30h 1m listening time • Released 2021A century of The New Yorker's essential essays on race in America, from Baldwin to Coates, elevated by six narrators who bring distinct voices to each piece. The audio format transforms these arguments into intimate conversations.
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Just One Evil Act
Inspector Lynley • Book 18
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.71 ABR Score (14.7K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (13.8K) ★ 4.11 Audible (870)28h 24m listening time • Released 2013Davina Porter's narration transforms George's sprawling kidnapping mystery into something emotionally devastating—she captures Barbara's desperation and moral fury so completely you'll forget you're listening to a 28-hour book.
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The Gold Killing & more: Four Full-Cast BBC Radio Thrillers
by Paul Sellar, Robert Glenister, Lee Ross, Allan Corduner, Adam Levy, Sean Murray, Ken Bones, Full Cast
Narrated by Robert Glenister, Lee Ross, Allan Corduner, Adam Levy, Sean Murray, Ken Bones, full cast
★ 3.49 ABR Score (2 ratings)★ 4 Audible (2)6h 4m listening time • Released 2024 -
Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection
Sherlock Holmes #1-9 • Book 1
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry
Narrated by Stephen Fry
★ 4.97 ABR Score (239.5K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (217.9K) ★ 4.84 Audible (21.6K)71h 57m listening time • Released 2017 -
Resurrection Walk
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7
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 -
Desperation in Death
In Death • Book 55
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.85 ABR Score (31.8K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (26.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (5.0K)13h 11m listening time • Released 2022
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