Best Mystery Audiobooks Over 20 Hours

Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection

Sherlock Holmes #1-9 • Book 1

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry

Narrated by Stephen Fry

The Running Grave

Cormoran Strike • Book 7

by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

Narrated by Robert Glenister

The complete Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes #1-9

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by Simon Vance

Simon 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.

Troubled Blood

Cormoran Strike • Book 5

by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

Narrated by Robert Glenister

Lethal White

Cormoran Strike • Book 4

by Robert Galbraith

Narrated by Robert Glenister

Torrent Witches Cozy Mysteries Complete Box Set (Books 1 - 10)

Torrent Witches #1-10 • Book 1

by Tess Lake

Narrated by Natalie Duke

Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot #0.1-0.51

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Nigel Hawthorne, Isla Blair, Simon Vance

David Suchet's definitive performance as Poirot anchors this collection of 51 short stories, each a perfectly compact puzzle that rewards listening in one sitting.

Sycamore Row

Jake Brigance • Book 2

by John Grisham

Narrated by Michael Beck

The Likeness

Dublin Murder Squad • Book 2

by Tana French

Narrated by Heather O'Neill

The Punishment She Deserves

Inspector Lynley • Book 20

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Simon Vance

The Lake House

by Kate Morton, Unknown Author

Narrated by Caroline Lee

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

Narrated by Ian Holm

Collins's Victorian sensation novel invented many of the mystery genre's conventions — two women, an asylum, and a conspiracy that unfolds with masterful suspense.

In the Presence of the Enemy

Inspector Lynley • Book 8

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Donada Peters

Something to Hide

Inspector Lynley • Book 21

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Simon Vance

The Ink Black Heart

Cormoran Strike • Book 6

by Robert Galbraith

Narrated by Robert Glenister

The Trespasser

Dublin Murder Squad • Book 6

by Tana French

Narrated by Hilda Fay

Deception on His Mind

Inspector Lynley • Book 9

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Donada Peters

In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner

Inspector Lynley • Book 10

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Donada Peters

BLACK (4 Novel Bundle)

by Russell Blake

Narrated by R.C. Bray

R.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.

Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

Narrated by Juanita McMahon

Playing for the Ashes

Inspector Lynley • Book 7

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Donada Peters

A Banquet of Consequences

Inspector Lynley • Book 19

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by John Lee

This Body of Death

Inspector Lynley • Book 16

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by John Lee

The Secret Place

Dublin Murder Squad • Book 5

by Tana French

Narrated by Stephen Hogan, Lara Hutchinson

Hallowe'en Party (The Agatha Christie collection: Poirot)

Hercule Poirot • Book 36

by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Stephen Scalon

The Girl in the Woods

Fjällbacka • Book 10

by Camilla Läckberg, Tiina Nunnally

Narrated by Robin Bowerman

Sherlock

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

Narrated by Simon Vance, Mark Gatiss

A Place of Hiding

Inspector Lynley • Book 12

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Donada Peters

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Moorcock, Sharyn McCrumb, Stephen Baxter, Anne Perry, Barbara Hambly, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman, Rob Rogers, Naomi Novik, Anthony Burgess, Dominic Green, Laurie R. King, Barbara Roden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Tremayne, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Mary Robinette Kowal, H. Paul Jeffers, Geoffrey A. Landis, Amy Myers, Chris Roden, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Mark Valentine

Narrated by Simon Vance, Anne Flosnik

In the Woods

Dublin Murder Squad • Book 1

by Tana French

Narrated by Steven Crossley

French's Dublin Murder Squad debut is as literary as crime fiction gets — an evocative, unreliable narrator investigating a case eerily connected to his own buried past.

A Traitor to Memory

Inspector Lynley • Book 11

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Donada Peters

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

A 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.

Just One Evil Act

Inspector Lynley • Book 18

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Davina Porter

Davina 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.

Believing the Lie

Inspector Lynley • Book 17

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Davina Porter

Davina Porter's narration transforms George's intricate family mystery into something hypnotic—her ability to shift between voices and emotional registers across 23 hours makes the lies feel personal and the secrets genuinely dangerous.

Kilhaven Police

Kilhaven Police #1-4 • Book 1

by Brock Bloodworth, H. Claire Taylor

Narrated by Adam Verner

New England White

Elm Harbor • Book 2

by Stephen L. Carter

Narrated by Bahni Turpin

Bahni Turpin elevates Carter's intricate mystery of race, power, and secrets within Black academia into something genuinely gripping—her nuanced performance across a sprawling cast makes the moral tangles feel urgent rather than dense.

The Witch Elm

Dublin Murder Squad

by Tana French

Narrated by Paul Nugent

Bright Segments

by James Sallis

Narrated by Dan John Miller, Morgan Hallett, Gideon Emery