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Survivor in Death
In Death • Book 20
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.75 BLT Score (40.3K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (35.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.6K) - 2
Career of Evil
Cormoran Strike • Book 3
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.62 BLT Score (248.8K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (231.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (17.7K) - 3
Peril at End House
Hercule Poirot • Book 8
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.41 BLT Score (86.0K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (84.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.5K) - 4
The Drop
Harry Bosch • Book 15
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.37 BLT Score (82.8K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (75.6K) ★ 4.48 Audible (7.2K) - 5
After the Funeral (The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection; Imitation Leather)
Hercule Poirot • Book 30
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.30 BLT Score (51.5K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (50.4K) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.1K) - 6
One of Us Is Lying
One of Us Is Lying • Book 1
by Karen M. McManus
Narrated by Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Shannon McManus, Robbie Daymond
★ 4.30 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.47 Audible (8.2K) - 7
Sad Cypress
Hercule Poirot • Book 21
Narrated by David Suchet
★ 4.24 BLT Score (48.8K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (48.0K) ★ 4.63 Audible (803) - 8
A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple • Book 9
Narrated by Emilia Fox
★ 4.23 BLT Score (54.1K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (53.4K) ★ 4.69 Audible (716) - 9
The Body in the Library
Miss Marple • Book 2
Narrated by Stephanie Cole
★ 4.23 BLT Score (131.8K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (130.4K) ★ 4.62 Audible (1.3K) - 10
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Miss Marple • Book 8
Narrated by Emilia Fox
★ 4.22 BLT Score (56.0K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (55.3K) ★ 4.62 Audible (632) - 11
Three Act Tragedy
Hercule Poirot • Book 11
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.21 BLT Score (51.0K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (50.0K) ★ 4.63 Audible (1.0K) - 12
Farewell, My Lovely
Philip Marlowe • Book 2
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.19 BLT Score (43.7K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (43.3K) ★ 4.55 Audible (417) - 13
At Bertram's Hotel
Miss Marple • Book 10
Narrated by Stephanie Cole
★ 4.09 BLT Score (48.3K ratings)★ 3.71 Goodreads (47.3K) ★ 4.57 Audible (981) - 14
The clocks Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot • Book 34
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.08 BLT Score (43.7K ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (42.8K) ★ 4.56 Audible (922) - 15
The Wives of Hawthorne Lane
by Stephanie DeCarolis
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.07 BLT Score (2.5K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.55 Audible (380)More about this pick
January LaVoy's narration transforms this domestic thriller into a fully immersive experience, giving each wife a distinct voice that makes the unreliable perspectives feel genuinely unsettling rather than gimmicky.
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The Other End of the Line
Commissario Montalbano • Book 24
by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.07 BLT Score (4.1K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.64 Audible (193) - 17
Taken at the Flood
Hercule Poirot • Book 27
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.07 BLT Score (31.4K ratings)★ 3.75 Goodreads (30.7K) ★ 4.56 Audible (729) - 18
Legacy in the Blood
Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 4
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.06 BLT Score (374 ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (194) ★ 4.86 Audible (180) - 19
The Confession
Inspector Ian Rutledge • Book 14
by Charles Todd
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.00 BLT Score (6.8K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.37 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
Simon Prebble's measured, haunting delivery transforms this WWI-era mystery into something genuinely unsettling—he captures the psychological toll on Rutledge as the case spirals from a simple confession into something far darker and more personal.
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The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware
Narrated by Imogen Church
★ 3.99 BLT Score (223.8K ratings)★ 3.52 Goodreads (216.7K) ★ 4.2 Audible (7.1K) - 21
The Dance of the Seagull
Commissario Montalbano • Book 15
by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 3.99 BLT Score (5.3K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (5.1K) ★ 4.51 Audible (193)More about this pick
Grover Gardner's measured, gravelly delivery transforms Camilleri's darkest Montalbano case into something genuinely unsettling—a procedural that builds dread instead of just puzzle-solving.
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Highgate Rise
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 11
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.96 BLT Score (5.0K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (4.5K) ★ 4.41 Audible (498)More about this pick
Davina Porter's crisp, layered narration transforms this Victorian murder mystery into pure compulsion—she makes you believe every suspect's secrets and class anxieties as urgently as Pitt himself does.
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Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
The Rabbi Small Mysteries • Book 1
by Harry Kemelman
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 3.95 BLT Score (9.6K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.37 Audible (934)More about this pick
George Guidall's measured, thoughtful delivery transforms this clever 1965 whodunit into something deeper—a portrait of a rabbi navigating suspicion with quiet dignity while solving a murder that threatens his entire community.
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Death on the Nile (Poirot)
Hercule Poirot • Book 18
Narrated by Full Cast, John Moffatt
★ 3.95 BLT Score (312.3K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (310.9K) ★ 4.11 Audible (1.3K) - 25
Every Vow You Break
by Peter Swanson
Narrated by Karissa Vacker
★ 3.92 BLT Score (64.0K ratings)★ 3.53 Goodreads (62.4K) ★ 4.22 Audible (1.5K) - 26
They Do It with Mirrors
Miss Marple • Book 5
Narrated by Emilia Fox
★ 3.92 BLT Score (695 ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (169) ★ 4.5 Audible (526) - 27
Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief
The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries • Book 4
by Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by Barton Welch
★ 3.91 BLT Score (5.0K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (4.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (107) - 28
Sherlock
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
Narrated by Simon Vance, Mark Gatiss
★ 3.90 BLT Score (491 ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (457) ★ 4.85 Audible (34) - 29
The Coded Blue Envelope: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.6 • Book 22
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.89 BLT Score (487 ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (441) ★ 4.59 Audible (46)More about this pick
Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells elevate this Holmes mystery with perfectly matched dual narration that makes the cat-and-mouse game between Lucy and her adversaries genuinely thrilling to follow.
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The White Lioness
Kurt Wallander • Book 3
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 3.86 BLT Score (25.4K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (24.1K) ★ 4.23 Audible (1.3K) - 31
The Knocker on Death's Door
The Felse Investigations • Book 10
by Ellis Peters
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.85 BLT Score (992 ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (857) ★ 4.39 Audible (135)More about this pick
Simon Prebble's dry precision cuts through Peters' layered mystery like a scalpel—he makes you feel the weight of each clue and false lead as the Gothic curse dissolves into something far more human and sinister.
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Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man
87th Precinct • Book 27
by Ed McBain
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 3.84 BLT Score (1.8K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.25 Audible (51) - 33
City of Gold and Shadows
The Felse Investigations • Book 12
by Ellis Peters
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.83 BLT Score (681 ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (571) ★ 4.46 Audible (110)More about this pick
Simon Prebble's measured, intelligent narration transforms this archaeological mystery into something genuinely atmospheric—Peters layers Roman history with present-day intrigue so deftly that you won't guess the ending.
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The Holdout
by Graham Moore
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.77 BLT Score (36.5K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (35.6K) ★ 4.14 Audible (831) - 35
The Murder of Mr. Wickham
Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney • Book 1
by Claudia Gray
Narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown
★ 3.77 BLT Score (23.8K ratings)★ 3.68 Goodreads (23.2K) ★ 4.24 Audible (591) - 36
The Ice House
by Minette Walters, Unknown Author
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.74 BLT Score (10.9K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (10.7K) ★ 4.1 Audible (240)More about this pick
Simon Prebble's narration transforms this locked-room mystery into a taut psychological thriller—his ability to layer suspicion into every character interaction makes you question everyone, including yourself.
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The Empty Hours
87th Precinct • Book 15
by Ed McBain
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 3.73 BLT Score (1.3K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.23 Audible (44) - 38
The Tooth Tattoo
Peter Diamond • Book 13
Narrated by Clive Anderson
★ 3.73 BLT Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.14 Audible (441) - 39
A Sleeping Life
Inspector Wexford • Book 10
by Ruth Rendell
Narrated by George Baker
★ 3.72 BLT Score (3.4K ratings)★ 3.82 Goodreads (3.4K) - 40
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The New Neighbors
by Simon Lelic
Narrated by Adam Newington, Gemma Whelan
★ 3.67 BLT Score (5.4K ratings)★ 3.39 Goodreads (5.3K) ★ 3.83 Audible (77) - 42
Mischief
87th Precinct • Book 45
by Ed McBain
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 3.60 BLT Score (1.0K ratings)★ 3.72 Goodreads (992) ★ 3.67 Audible (33) - 43
Angel with Two Faces
Josephine Tey • Book 2
by Nicola Upson
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.60 BLT Score (2.9K ratings)★ 3.66 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.08 Audible (280)More about this pick
Davina Porter's nuanced performance brings Josephine Tey's sharp observations to life in this atmospheric mystery, turning a seemingly simple drowning into something far more psychologically complex and unsettling.
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A Spot of Folly: Ten and a Quarter New Tales of Murder and Mayhem
by Ruth Rendell, Sophie Hannah
Narrated by Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Gemma Whelan, Hattie Morahan
★ 3.55 BLT Score (795 ratings)★ 3.64 Goodreads (794) ★ 4 Audible (1)
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