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- For a long haul → The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike #7) (34h 14m)
- Most popular of all time → The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2)
- Hidden gem → Desperation in Death (In Death #55)
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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 - 2
The Running Grave
Cormoran Strike • Book 7
by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.91 ABR Score (119.3K ratings)★ 4.59 Goodreads (113.0K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.2K)34h 14m listening time • Released 2023 - 3
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 - 4
Shadows in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel
In Death • Book 51
by J. D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.86 ABR Score (5.5K ratings)★ 4.81 Audible (5.5K)11h 59m listening time • Released 2020 - 5
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 - 6
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 - 7
The complete Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes #1-9
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.82 ABR Score (226.9K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (217.8K) ★ 4.74 Audible (9.0K)58h 4m listening time • Released 2013Simon Vance's narration transforms these detective stories into pure listening pleasure, giving each character distinct voice and energy across 58 hours that feel effortless to devour.
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Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
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 - 9
Faithless in Death
In Death • Book 52
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.80 ABR Score (32.0K ratings)★ 4.49 Goodreads (26.4K) ★ 4.82 Audible (5.6K)13h 42m listening time • Released 2021 - 10
Troubled Blood
Cormoran Strike • Book 5
by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.79 ABR Score (161.5K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (149.1K) ★ 4.77 Audible (12.4K)31h 51m listening time • Released 2020 - 11
Portrait in Death
In Death • Book 16
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.76 ABR Score (46.4K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (42.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (4.0K)13h 58m listening time • Released 2013 - 12
Forgotten in Death
In Death • Book 53
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.76 ABR Score (32.4K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (4.9K)14h 7m listening time • Released 2021 - 13
Survivor in Death
In Death • Book 20
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 - 14
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Harry Bosch • Book 19
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.73 ABR Score (101.8K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (80.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (21.5K)10h 21m listening time • Released 2016 - 15
Reunion in Death
In Death • Book 14
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.72 ABR Score (36.7K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.6K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.1K)12h 58m listening time • Released 2013 - 16
Innocent in Death
In Death • Book 24
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.71 ABR Score (37.8K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (34.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (3.2K)12h 38m listening time • Released 2008 - 17
Brotherhood in Death
In Death • Book 42
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.71 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (30.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (6.6K)13h 37m listening time • Released 2016 - 18
Seduction in Death
In Death • Book 13
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (33.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.0K)12h 56m listening time • Released 2013 - 19
Origin in Death
In Death • Book 21
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.70 ABR Score (35.3K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.4K)11h 30m listening time • Released 2008 - 20
The Longmire Defense
Walt Longmire • Book 19
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.69 ABR Score (12.8K ratings)★ 4.54 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (1.8K)9h 43m listening time • Released 2023George Guidall's weathered drawl makes Walt's reckoning with his family's violent legacy feel inevitable and devastating—this is the Longmire series at its moral and emotional peak.
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Random in Death
In Death • Book 58
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.69 ABR Score (29.6K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (27.1K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.4K)13h 6m listening time • Released 2024 - 22
And Then There Were None
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.69 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.5K)6h 1m listening time • Released 2013Christie's masterpiece — ten strangers on an island, one by one eliminated, with no possible solution. The best-selling mystery novel of all time, and it earns every copy.
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Devoted in Death
In Death • Book 41
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.69 ABR Score (30.5K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (24.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (5.6K)12h 16m listening time • Released 2015 - 24
Born in Death
In Death • Book 23
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.69 ABR Score (35.4K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.2K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.2K)11h 50m listening time • Released 2008 - 25
Visions in Death
In Death • Book 19
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.69 ABR Score (34.8K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.4K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.4K)11h 18m listening time • Released 2008
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