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Murder on the Orient Express
A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 10
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.67 BLT Score (755.1K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (741.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.8K)More about this pick
Christie's most celebrated Poirot case — a murder on a snowbound train, a cast of suspects with no apparent motive, and a solution so audacious it shouldn't work but does.
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The Only One Left
by Riley Sager
Narrated by Christine Lakin, Dawn Harvey
★ 4.45 BLT Score (645.8K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (635.0K) ★ 4.52 Audible (10.8K)More about this pick
Sager's best novel — a nurse caring for the sole survivor of a historical massacre discovers the old woman may be hiding the truth about what really happened.
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Where Shadows Dance
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 6
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.41 BLT Score (10.7K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (9.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
Davina Porter's crisp, commanding narration anchors this intricate Regency murder mystery—she makes Sebastian St. Cyr's investigation through dangerous diplomatic circles genuinely tense and propulsive.
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Cards on the Table
Hercule Poirot • Book 15
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.39 BLT Score (75.5K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (73.8K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.6K) - 5
4.50 from Paddington (Agatha Christie)
Miss Marple • Book 7
Narrated by Emilia Fox
★ 4.29 BLT Score (78.4K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (77.6K) ★ 4.66 Audible (871) - 6
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 1
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.29 BLT Score (515.5K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (514.2K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.3K)More about this pick
Christie's first Poirot novel — written during WWI, still one of her best-plotted — introducing the fastidious Belgian detective who would define the golden age of mystery.
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Death in the Clouds
Hercule Poirot • Book 12
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.29 BLT Score (68.1K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (67.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.1K) - 8
Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane
Narrated by Tom Stechschulte
★ 4.28 BLT Score (232.8K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (229.2K) ★ 4.42 Audible (3.6K)More about this pick
Lehane's psychological thriller is a masterwork of atmosphere — a psychiatric island, a missing patient, and a detective whose grip on reality slowly loosens.
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Threshold • Book 1
by Peter Clines
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.20 BLT Score (88.8K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (39.7K) ★ 4.35 Audible (49.1K)More about this pick
Ray Porter's measured, curious delivery transforms this locked-door mystery into something genuinely unsettling—each revelation lands harder because he treats the impossible like a puzzle worth solving.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes • Book 5
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Akash Chauhan
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.17 BLT Score (393.1K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (392.2K) ★ 4.36 Audible (873)More about this pick
Simon Prebble transforms this Gothic mystery into something genuinely unsettling—his performance makes the supernatural dread feel real, and the moorland becomes a character as menacing as any villain Holmes has faced.
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one, two, buckle my shoe agatha christie
Hercule Poirot • Book 22
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.16 BLT Score (46.4K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (45.6K) ★ 4.64 Audible (781) - 12
Death at the Diogenes Club
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 5
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 4.10 BLT Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (951) ★ 4.66 Audible (122)More about this pick
Simon Prebble and Wendy Tremont King's dual narration brings real chemistry to Lucy and Sherlock's banter, making this locked-room mystery feel like eavesdropping on brilliant people solving a crime together.
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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) - 14
The Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories • Book 2
by Carolyn Keene
Narrated by Emma Nossal
★ 4.06 BLT Score (45.5K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (45.5K) - 15
The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley
Narrated by Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Julia Winwood, Sope Dirisu, Sofia Zervudachi, Charlie Anson
★ 3.97 BLT Score (740.4K ratings)★ 3.64 Goodreads (728.0K) ★ 4.27 Audible (12.5K)More about this pick
Foley's twisty thriller is set almost entirely in a Parisian building that slowly reveals its secrets — atmospheric, propulsive, and full of unreliable witnesses.
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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) - 17
White Corridor
Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit • Book 5
by Christopher Fowler
Narrated by Tim Goodman
★ 3.91 BLT Score (3.4K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (3.1K) ★ 4.35 Audible (252) - 18
The Whisper House
Rylan Flynn • Book 3
by Dawn Merriman
Narrated by Stephanie Cannon
★ 3.87 BLT Score (966 ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (958) ★ 4.25 Audible (8) - 19
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
Narrated by James Cameron Stewart
★ 3.84 BLT Score (496.3K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (488.7K) ★ 4.1 Audible (7.6K)More about this pick
Turton's debut is the most inventive locked-room mystery in decades — a man must solve a murder by reliving the same day inside different guests' bodies.
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A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
The Felse Investigations • Book 4
by Ellis Peters
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.81 BLT Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (952) ★ 4.38 Audible (164) - 21
The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 6
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Raleigh
Narrated by Saethon Williams
★ 3.76 BLT Score (7.3K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (7.3K) - 22
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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Into the Thinnest of Air : Ishmael Jones Mystery
Ishmael Jones • Book 5
by Simon R. Green, Scott McCormick, Laura C. Harris, Todd Scofield, Dawn Ursula, Nora Achrati, Harley Gordon, David Jourdan, Tracy Olivera
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Laura C Harris, Todd Scofield, Dawn Ursula, Nora Achrati, Harley Gordon, David Jourdan, Tracy Olivera
★ 3.65 BLT Score (861 ratings)★ 3.65 Goodreads (837) ★ 4.21 Audible (24) - 24
The Haunted Hotel
by Wilkie Collins
Narrated by Jonathan Keeble
★ 3.59 BLT Score (8.5K ratings)★ 3.42 Goodreads (8.4K) ★ 4.17 Audible (65) - 25
Pretty as a Picture
by Elizabeth Little
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 3.56 BLT Score (9.6K ratings)★ 3.48 Goodreads (9.2K) ★ 4.12 Audible (439)More about this pick
Julia Whelan's narration transforms this twisty psychological thriller into an immersive experience, her controlled delivery perfectly capturing a protagonist unraveling on a chaotic film set where nothing adds up.
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Bloodhounds
Peter Diamond • Book 4
Narrated by Michael Healy
★ 3.56 BLT Score (2.8K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 3.85 Audible (328) - 27
The Paradox Hotel
by Rob Hart
Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller
★ 3.55 BLT Score (10.9K ratings)★ 3.53 Goodreads (10.6K) ★ 3.94 Audible (282) - 28
Cruel is the Night
by Karo Hämäläinen, Owen F. Witesman
Narrated by Gideon Emery, Steven Crossley, Elizabeth Jasicki, Liz Pearce, Julian Elfer
★ 3.38 BLT Score (463 ratings)★ 2.83 Goodreads (458) ★ 2.8 Audible (5)
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