Discover the Best Audio Stories in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & Detective

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Title: Now & Then

Series: #1 of Parker City Mystery

Author: Justin M. Kiska

Narrator: Joe Hempel

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Release date: June 6, 2023

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Parker City now . . . Parker City then . . . Every city has its stories and secrets. In the spring of 1981, Parker City is rocked by a series of brutal murders. Unthinkable crimes the likes of which are unheard of in the close-knit community. Under great pressure from the powers-that-be, it is made clear to newly minted Parker City Police Detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason that their first case could very well be their last if they can't catch the killer. Decades later, after distinguished careers in law enforcement, Ben and Tommy find themselves on the eve of retirement. But in their final days on the job, their very first case comes back to haunt them in a heart-wrenching twist, leaving everyone to wonder—did they get it wrong all those years ago? Has the killer been on the loose all this time? The investigation unfolds simultaneously in the '80s and the present as the case of the Spring Strangler looms large over Parker City.

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Title: The Fear That Chases Me

Series: #2 of K-9 Search and Rescue

Author: Linda J. White

Narrator: Vanessa Daniels

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Release date: May 23, 2023

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

There is no fear in love . . . so why is Jessica still running from it? Jessica Chamberlain and her search-and-rescue dog, Luke, hunt for lost people in the Tidewater area of Virginia. But that's a side hustle: Jess's work as a private investigator pays the bills. Right now, she's looking for a girl missing for twenty years and the truth about a man's suicide. When someone runs her off the road and her house burns down, she could take the hint and leave—but she won't. Regrouping in a fleabag motel far from her friends, Jess battles loneliness and anxiety. When a rich man in Norfolk asks her to find his runaway wife, Jess happily accepts his hefty advance. Soon she's on the Eastern Shore, between sea and sky, bay and ocean, the present and the past. Will Jess find the woman before fear finds them both?

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Title: An A-List for Death

Author: Pamela Hart

Narrator: Cecelia Ramsdale

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Release date: May 3, 2023

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Shooting for fame could end your career ... and your life. A sparkling mystery from a stylish new voice in crime fiction, in a book that will delight fans of Richard Osman and Kerry Greenwood. TV researcher Poppy McGowan has never sought the spotlight and is none too happy to be photographed with rock god Nathan Castle. When the photo pops up on celebrity gossip sites, it sparks a media feeding frenzy, forcing Poppy to go to ground, don a wig, and pull some nifty moves to escape a tailing car. On top of that, she cops abuse from Nathan's outraged fans. None of this would have happened if Poppy hadn't found Nathan's mother Daisy, one-time glamour girl and elderly best friend of her Aunty Mary, bleeding and unconscious in her bathroom. The police dismiss the case as an accident, but Poppy is sure there are questions to be answered. Who attacked Daisy, and why? Will she come out of her coma? What secrets are her gathering family hiding? What happens to Daisy's money if she dies? When a murder occurs outside Daisy's flat, the police step in at last. Unfortunately, they finger Poppy's boyfriend, Tol, for the crime - after all, he had bad blood with the victim. As Daisy's money-hungry family circle amid hints of poisoning, bribery and blackmail, Poppy must find a way to clear Tol's name and ensure Daisy's safety. PRAISE 'A comedic take on celebrity culture, fandom, senior citizens and archaeology. Witty, entertaining, fabulous.' Petronella McGovern, bestselling author of The Good Teacher 'A media-savvy Australian crime novel with a dash of black comedy and enough red herrings and revelations to keep the reader guessing.' The Age 'A deliciously fun murder mystery.' Woman's Day

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Title: Brunswick Street Blues

Author: Sally Bothroyd

Narrator: Rose Flanagan

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Release date: May 3, 2023

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Winner of the inaugural ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize. The twists keep piling up in this fun and distinctively Australian debut mystery, perfect for readers of The Thursday Murder Club and Janet Evanovich. Brick Brown has problems: she hates her day job, and her beloved Uncle Baz has gone missing. Although a bartender by trade, Brick Brown has finagled herself a job on the city council to investigate a complaint that threatens to close her uncle's well-loved blues club in the heart of Melbourne. Brick suspects something strange is going on, but when her amateur sleuthing uncovers the mayor's dead body in a locked room, she's dragged into the dangerous world of dodgy developers with the reluctant help of Mitch Mitchell, a prickly war correspondent turned investigative journalist. Relying on her street smarts and an unlikely band of allies, Brick and Mitchell unearth corruption that runs deeper than just local government, and the stakes are higher than they banked on. And when Brick also discovers some terrifying information about her past, the stakes turn deadly... PRAISE: 'Not since Jack Irish has Melbourne's Fitzroy been so funny.' - The Chronicle 'Impressive debut' -Australian Women's Weekly 'Filled with witty dialogue, a page-turning mystery and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, Brunswick Street Blues is a cracking debut that takes readers on a wild romp through the streets of Melbourne.' - Better Reading 'It's up to Brick and her local pals to save her streets - and ours - from harm. An excellent and entertaining debut.' Fiona Hardy, Readings Monthly 'A cracker of a debut novel! ... This thoroughly entertaining story had me from the first page to the last.' Sarah Barrie, author of Unforgiven

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Title: Ill Wind

Series: #4 of The Deuce Mora Mysteries

Author: Jean Heller

Narrator: Christine Lakin

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Release date: May 2, 2023

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Hard-hitting veteran reporter Deuce Mora is awakened in the predawn hours and called to the scene of a gruesome hanging to identify the body of a dear friend, an FBI agent on the verge of taking down one of Chicago’s biggest Mob operations. Deuce knows it’s murder, but the authorities have no choice but to call it a suicide—the scene was triple-locked from the inside. The ill wind sweeping the Windy City has also whipped up two more unexplainable deaths—of perfectly healthy, able-bodied young mobsters, key witnesses about to flip on the leaders of the Mob operation. Neither the Chicago police nor the FBI can come up with a cause of death, but our meticulous investigator fits together a couple of impossible puzzle pieces. The downside is that the mob figures out who their greatest threat is, and Deuce becomes their new target. Enter a Washington reporter who has been following the organized crime investigation for months at its source, in DC. He and Deuce share a dark secret and he knows exactly where to apply pressure on her demons to keep her on the trail of her friend’s murderers. But as the Windy City begins to look more and more like the Chicago of Al Capone days, with bodies turning up in the river and shootouts in public places, Deuce discovers she couldn’t walk away even if she wanted to. Whoever is at the top will stop at nothing to shut down this investigation.

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Title: Death on Hanover

Series: #3 of Higgins & Hawke

Author: Lee Strauss

Narrator: Pamela Dillman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Release date: May 2, 2023

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Investigative reporter Sam Hawke, alias Mrs. Samantha Rosenbaum, is the first on the scene—what luck!—when a body is found in the yard of St. Stephen’s Church on Hanover Street in Boston. Dr. Haley Higgins, the assistant Chief Medical Examiner, finds the modus operandi of the crime eerily familiar to that of her brother’s, an unsolved murder that has plagued her for years. Set in the 1930s, this third book in the Higgins & Hawke mystery series will have you biting your nails as Haley and Samantha’s pasts collide. Will Haley finally get to the bottom of the mystery behind her brother's death? Will their friendship survive the truth?

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Title: Web of Lies

Series: #9 of DCI Warren Jones

Author: Paul Gitsham

Narrator: Malk Williams

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Release date: April 27, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

’Wow!… What a book!… Highly recommend.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When mother-of-two Louisa doesn’t return home from work one night, her husband raises the alarm. Investigating the workshop where she ran her mail-order business reveals signs she was taken by force – and DCI Warren Jones is put on the case. As Warren and his team begin to dig into the missing woman’s life, a complex network of relationships emerges. Who is Louisa’s husband talking to on his second, secret phone? What’s the truth about her relationship with the convicted criminal who works next door? And what happened to Louisa’s university housemate a decade ago? Can the team break through the lies and get to the truth? Praise for Web of Lies: ‘A complex and tangled web of deceit, secrets and lies… Tense and compelling… I read into the wee hours.’ Liz Mistry, author of the Detective Nikki Parekh ‘Another gripping read from Paul Gitsham… Had me hooked from start to finish.’ Leigh Russell, author of the DI Geraldine Steel series ‘An assured police procedural that delights the reader with its twists and turns.’ Tana Collins, author of the Inspector Jim Carruthers series ‘When it comes to police procedurals, Gitsham can’t be beat!’ Alex Shaw, author of the Jack Tate series ‘A taut, utterly addictive thriller… Don’t expect to sleep until you’ve finished!’ Victoria Dowd, author of The Smart Woman’s Guide to Murder The DCI Warren Jones series 1 The Last Straw 2 No Smoke Without Fire Blood is Thicker than Water (Novella) 3 Silent as the Grave A Case Gone Cold (Novella) 4 The Common Enemy A Deadly Lesson (Novella) 5 Forgive Me Father At First Glance (Novella) 6 A Price to Pay 7 Out of Sight 8 Time to Kill 9 Web of Lies

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Title: Killing Jericho: The award-winning crime thriller like no other

Author: William Hussey

Narrator: Damian Lynch

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Release date: April 27, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 19

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Scott Jericho thought he'd worked his last case. Fresh out of jail, the disgraced former detective is forced to seek refuge with the fairground family he once rejected. Then a series of bizarre murders comes to light - deaths that echo a century-old fairground legend. The police can't connect the victims. But Jericho knows how the legend goes; that more murders are certain to follow. As Jericho unpicks the deadly mystery, a terrifying question haunts him. As a direct descendant of one of the victims in the legend, is Jericho next on the killer's list?

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Title: Fray

Author: Chris Carse Wilson

Narrator: Angus King

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Release date: April 27, 2023

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

‘Beautiful, amazing, mesmerising’ ALAN CUMMING A MISSING PERSON MYSTERY LIKE NO OTHER I am not gone. Mum is not gone. We are here. We are hidden. A father who is trying to rescue his lost wife. Their child, desperately searching the wild forests and dangerous mountains of the Scottish Highlands, not knowing what’s out there. An abandoned cottage in the remote wilderness, filled with thousands of confusing, terrifying handwritten notes. And a dark, looming voice who threatens to destroy everything… ‘This hallucinatory debut will grab you’ DAMIAN BARR ‘A dark and atmospheric masterpiece’ VIKKI PATIS ‘Mind-alteringly beautiful writing’ KIRSTIN INNES ‘Chilling and very original … I couldn't put it down' SIMON McCLEAVE ‘Eerie and ethereal, Fray is an unsettling quest in the unforgiving Scottish highlands – utterly spellbinding’ MARION TODD ‘A totally original novel that throws up lots of surprises. The writing is awe-inspiring’ ALEX PINE - *A FINANCIAL TIMES ‘BEST NEW DEBUT FICTION’ PICK* *A SCOTS MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE MONTH* *A COURIER BOOK OF THE WEEK* - BOOKSELLERS RECOMMEND FRAY ‘Fray was so much more than I expected. It is beautifully written, you could sit back and sip it like a good wine … I was so caught up in it I couldn't face putting it down … Most certainly recommended, this is a very accomplished debut’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fray is an exceptional and haunting debut, very reminiscent of the work of Max Porter … I absolutely loved it. Chris Carse Wilson is a highly talented writer and Fray is filled with passages that resonated deeply with me’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - READERS RECOMMEND FRAY ‘A truly unique book, like nothing I’ve ever read before … a thoughtful and beautifully written story, which is simultaneously gripping. This is a must-read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A twisting tale of grief and mental health that sucked me in from the start and swept me along with it … I couldn’t put it down.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Title: Death at Epsom Downs

Series: #7 of Victorian Mystery

Author: Robin Paige

Narrator: Helen Johns

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Release date: April 25, 2023

Genres: Police & Detective

Publisher's Summary:

It's Derby day at Epsom Downs, and Lord Charles Sheridan is on hand to photograph the race with his new camera—while his wife, Kate, watches from the stands. It's a thrilling day for both Sheridans—until the race ends with a jockey's death. With her husband busy investigating, Kate retreats to the countryside to interview world-renowned actress Lillie Langtry for a magazine article. Plunging into her subject's less-than-illustrious past, Kate puzzles over the long-ago theft of the actress's jewels—and is not surprised when Charles's investigation heads in Langtry's direction. Now, sorting through rumors of bitter rivalries and torrid love affairs, the lord and his lady embark on a race for justice that stands to be a photo finish...