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Across the charts in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Read 24 Oct
  1. 1▲2 The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides Jack Hawkins8 hrs 33 min9-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 10Libby · Thriller No. 11Audible —
  2. 2▲2 The Impossible Fortune Richard Osman Fiona Shaw10 hrs 29 min4-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 11Libby · Mystery No. 11Audible —
  3. 3▲3 None of This is True Lisa Jewell Kristin Atherton10 hrs 32 min100-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 20Libby · Mystery No. 5Audible —
  4. 4▼2 My Husband's Wife Alice Feeney Bel Powley8 hrs 58 min29-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 24Libby · Thriller No. 3Audible —
  5. 5▼4 Not Quite Dead Yet Holly Jackson Alex McKenna14 hrs 26 min31-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 22Libby · Mystery No. 7Audible —
  6. 6▼1 Ironwood Michael Connelly Will Damron7 hrs 45 min7-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 6Libby · Mystery No. 26Audible —
  7. 7▲8 Hope Rises David Baldacci MacLeod Andrews12 hrs 29 min4-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 9Libby · Mystery No. 31Audible —
  8. 8▼1 The French Illusion John Grisham Michael Beck12 hrs 13 min91-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 2Libby · Thriller No. 41Audible —
  9. 9▲1 Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel Lucy Foley & Agatha Christie Hayley Atwell9 hrs 14 min91-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 39Libby · Mystery No. 6Audible —
  10. 10▲6 26 Beauties James Patterson January LaVoy8 hrs 4 min3-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 8Libby · Mystery No. 40Audible —
  11. 11▼2 The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman Lesley Manville12 hrs 26 min48-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 44Libby · Mystery No. 3Audible —
  12. 12▲2 The Boyfriend Freida McFadden Victoria Connolly9 hrs 20 min6-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 18Libby · Thriller No. 35Audible —
  13. 13New Anatomy of an Alibi Ashley Elston MacLeod Andrews9 hrs 39 min3-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 40Libby · Thriller No. 17Audible —
  14. 14▲4 The Only One Left Riley Sager Christine Lakin12 hrs 32 min89-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 14Libby · Thriller No. 46Audible —
  15. 15▼7 Never Lie Freida McFadden Leslie Howard7 hrs 20 min2-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 25Libby · Thriller No. 38Audible —
  16. 16▲1 The Unknown Riley Sager Riley Sager11 hrs 33 min68-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 30Libby · Thriller No. 33Audible —
  17. 17New The Crash Freida McFadden Leslie Howard9 hrs 13 min1-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 41Libby · Thriller No. 30Audible —
  18. 18▼7 The Perfect Marriage Jeneva Rose Andrew Eiden8 hrs 48 min23-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 55Libby · Thriller No. 16Audible —
  19. 19▼7 The Secrets We Hide Karin Slaughter Kathleen Early14 hrs 29 min94-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 53Libby · Mystery No. 20Audible —
  20. 20New The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown Paul Michael22 hrs 51 min58-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 50Libby · Thriller No. 25Audible —

Bestsellers in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Read 24 Oct

What the most people are listening to right now.

  1. 1New Claimed: Shadows Landing: The Townsends #7 Kathleen Brooks Shadows Landing: The TownsendsBook 7 Eric G. Dove8 hrs 5 min3.8 (4) Where to buy
  2. 2New Wicked Auction Jane Henry The McCarthy Family LegacyBook 4 Kai Kennicott8 hrs5.0 (5) Where to buy
  3. 3New Vixens & Venoms D.L. Darby Serial Killer Book ClubBook 3 Sadie Provost13 hrs 10 min4.5 (4) Where to buy
  4. 4New The Garden Centre Murder Peter Boland The Charity Shop Detective Agency MysteriesBook 7 Zara Ramm7 hrs 50 minunrated Where to buy
  5. 5New A Body at the Bakery: An utterly unputdownable Irish cozy mystery (A Mercy McCarthy Mystery) Lucy Connelly A Mercy McCarthy MysteryBook 6 Kimberly M. Wetherell6 hrs 14 minunrated Where to buy
  6. 6New If They Knew A.J. Wooding Craig Andrew11 hrs 2 minunrated Where to buy
  7. 7New Winner Takes All - A Cosy Crime Series Matthew Costello, Neil Richards Cherringham. A Cosy Crime Series - Mystery ShortsBook 51 Neil Dudgeon3 hrs 18 minunrated Where to buy
  8. 8New You Will Remember Nothing Liv Parkinson Raffey Cassidy7 hrs 22 min4.3 (371) Where to buy
  9. 9New Murder Under The Mistletoe C.J. Archer Cleopatra Fox MysteriesBook 13 Marian Hussey7 hrs 22 minunrated Where to buy
  10. 10New The Quarry Mystery T E Kinsey A Lady Hardcastle MysteryBook 14 Elizabeth Knowelden10 hrsunrated Where to buy
  11. 11New The Same Flesh (The Lamb and the Lion: Wolves Among Us Book 3) Gregory Ashe J.F. Harding10 hrs 15 minunrated Where to buy
  12. 12New The Bride Never Left Joshua Sparks Virtual VoiceAI voice10 hrs 44 minunrated Where to buy
  13. 13New Mycroft Holmes: Fogbank J. S. Barnes Rory Kinnear8 hrs 47 min4.8 (419) Where to buy
  14. 14New Ruthless Prey John Sandford Prey (Lucas Davenport)Book 37 11 hrsunrated Where to buy
  15. 15New Hunting Season Brynne Weaver Seasons of Carnage TrilogyBook 3 Rob Hatchet12 hrsunrated Where to buy
  16. 16New The Alchemy of Souls: A Dark Academia Fantasy Granger The Secret World of Maggie GreyBook 5 Trei Taylor23 hrs 49 minunrated Where to buy
  17. 17New The Homewrecker AJ Carter Kate Reading8 hrs 12 minunrated Where to buy
  18. 18New 27 Stars James Patterson, Emily Raymond Women's Murder ClubBook 27 January LaVoy12 hrsunrated Where to buy
  19. 19New Trust Kathy Lockheart Sinners and SaintsBook 5 Aiden Snow14 hrs 22 minunrated Where to buy
  20. 20New Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo Janet Evanovich Lorelei King7 hrs 32 minunrated Where to buy

Highest rated in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Read 24 Oct

The ones listeners scored highest — narration included.

  1. Heist: Thieves of Clover Ruby Darling Rachel Dane17 hrs 11 min4.9 (123) Where to buy
  2. A World of Hurt Mark Goodwin A.W. Miller7 hrs 11 min4.9 (71) Where to buy
  3. An Ending on Elliott Bay D.D. Black A Thomas Austin Crime ThrillerBook 13 Joe Hempel6 hrs 24 min4.9 (66) Where to buy
  4. Mycroft Holmes: Fogbank J. S. Barnes Rory Kinnear8 hrs 47 min4.8 (419) Where to buy
  5. Brandon Franklin Horton The Defeated Creek SeriesBook 2 Shannon McManus10 hrs 18 min4.8 (147) Where to buy
  6. The Ghost Fleet Murders Anna Elliott, Charles Veley The Homefront Sleuths Cozy MysteryBook 11 Iona Campbell10 hrs 32 min4.8 (123) Where to buy
  7. Hunt You Down Roger Stelljes Agent Tori HunterBook 9 Kate Handford14 hrs 33 min4.8 (88) Where to buy
  8. Black Heart Painted Gold Elena Lawson The Painted Sinners DuetBook 2 Lessa Lamb16 hrs 3 min4.8 (87) Where to buy
  9. Stealing Blinds Brandy Hynes Noire BrothersBook 4 Connor Crais14 hrs 2 min4.8 (65) Where to buy
  10. Vows of Blood Reece Barden Dark VowsBook 1 Adam Gold10 hrs 27 min4.7 (400) Where to buy
  11. The Joker Sorena Graves House of SinnersBook 1 Alexis Paige12 hrs 24 min4.7 (112) Where to buy
  12. Her Stepmother's House K. L. Slater Clare Corbett9 hrs 9 min4.6 (520) Where to buy
  13. X Marks the Spot Willow Dixon Silvercrest UBook 4 Nick J. Russo13 hrs 10 min4.7 (50) Where to buy
  14. The Whisperer Fulton Ross Lorne MacFadyen9 hrs 2 min4.6 (143) Where to buy
  15. Crammed Nick Pirog The Crammed SeriesBook 1 Jamie Renell15 hrs 36 min4.6 (134) Where to buy
  16. The Last Girl R B Croft The River ManBook 2 Richard Coyle7 hrs 3 min4.6 (72) Where to buy
  17. The Caxton Manor Murders Karen Baugh Menuhin, Matilda Swift The Alexander Wolfe SeriesBook 1 Alex Corbett Ashby6 hrs 37 min4.6 (53) Where to buy

New releases in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Read 24 Oct

Out in the last three months.

  1. Claimed: Shadows Landing: The Townsends #7 Kathleen Brooks Shadows Landing: The TownsendsBook 7 Eric G. Dove8 hrs 5 min3.8 (4) Where to buy
  2. Wicked Auction Jane Henry The McCarthy Family LegacyBook 4 Kai Kennicott8 hrs5.0 (5) Where to buy
  3. Vixens & Venoms D.L. Darby Serial Killer Book ClubBook 3 Sadie Provost13 hrs 10 min4.5 (4) Where to buy
  4. The Same Flesh (The Lamb and the Lion: Wolves Among Us Book 3) Gregory Ashe J.F. Harding10 hrs 15 minunrated Where to buy
  5. Triple Threat (The Silencer Series Book 24) Mike Ryan Brian Hutchison5 hrs 36 minunrated Where to buy
  6. Crave (Pretty Poison Book 1) : Gritty Dark MM Forbidden Romance C F White Piers Ryman9 hrs 42 minunrated Where to buy
  7. Vicious King Natalie Kane Kings of VegasBook 4 Stella Hunter8 hrs 7 min4.9 (89) Where to buy
  8. Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild Volume 2 (The Lamb and the Lion: Wolves Among Us Book 4) Gregory Ashe Lamb and the Lion: Wolves Among UsBook 4 J.F. Harding2 hrs 21 minunrated Where to buy
  9. Ricardo: A Mad Mick Prequel (The Mad Mick Series) Franklin Horton The Mad Mick Series Kevin Pierce8 hrs 9 min4.9 (49) Where to buy
  10. Last Breath Karin Slaughter Meghann Fahy3 hrs 50 min4.5 (2) Where to buy
  11. The Frozen Carriage (The Jurassic Coast Mysteries Book 4) Rachel McLean, Millie Ravensworth The Jurassic Coast MysteriesBook 4 Jan Cramer7 hrs 22 min5.0 (2) Where to buy
  12. Bones From the Sky Donna Ball Maria McCann8 hrs 59 minunrated Where to buy
  13. Long Charm of the Law: A Supernatural Speakeasy Cozy Mystery Books 16-18 Lily Harper Hart A Supernatural Speakeasy Cozy MysteryBook 16-18 Meghan Kelly21 hrs 11 minunrated Where to buy
  14. The Bride Never Left Joshua Sparks Virtual VoiceAI voice10 hrs 44 minunrated Where to buy
  15. The Hunting Season Noelia Lorenzo, Nick Southey - translation Sid Sagar5 hrs 40 min4.5 (38) Where to buy
  16. The Whisperer Fulton Ross Lorne MacFadyen9 hrs 2 min4.6 (143) Where to buy
  17. Beneath the Red Clay Rowan Mercer AI Voice LYAN3 hrs 30 minunrated Where to buy
  18. You Will Remember Nothing Liv Parkinson Raffey Cassidy7 hrs 22 min4.3 (371) Where to buy
  19. Mycroft Holmes: Fogbank J. S. Barnes Rory Kinnear8 hrs 47 min4.8 (419) Where to buy

Coming soon in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Read 24 Oct

Announced, dated, and not out yet.

  1. Vera Wong's Vacation Hacks for Catching a Killer Jesse Q. Sutanto A Vera Wong NovelBook 3 10 hrsOut Preorder options
  2. The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics Naomi Kuttner Retired Assassin's GuideBook 3 Thomas Barker10 hrsOut Preorder options
  3. Omega Authority Brad Taylor Pike Logan 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  4. How to Bury Your Own Secrets Kristen Perrin Castle Knoll FilesBook 4 10 hrsOut Preorder options
  5. Dead Girl Summer Jeneva Rose 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  6. Want Me Watch Me Laura Bishop Obsessively YoursBook 3 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  7. Hunter's Claim Rebecca Zanetti Dark ProtectorsBook 19 10 hrs 45 minOut Preorder options
  8. Freeze Frame Jeffery Deaver A Colter Shaw NovelBook 6 9 hrsOut Preorder options
  9. Twined Fates K. Bromberg Tangled HeartsBook 3 Victoria Connolly9 hrsOut Preorder options
  10. Coin Locker Babies Ryu Murakami 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  11. The Ladies Grand Tour of Treachery and Treason Alison Goodman The Ill-Mannered LadiesBook 3 14 hrsOut Preorder options
  12. Tom Clancy Zero Point Jack Stewart A Jack Ryan Jr. NovelBook 16 Scott Brick13 hrsOut Preorder options
  13. The Uninvited Guest Kelley Armstrong Rip Through Time NovelsBook 6 11 hrs 30 minOut Preorder options
  14. Into the Serpent’s Nest James Rollins Sigma Force 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  15. Murder, She Wrote: Only Murders in the Castle Jessica Fletcher, Barbara Early The Murder, She Wrote MysteriesBook 65 8 hrsOut Preorder options
  16. Daybreak Michael Connelly CatalinaBook 3 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  17. The Missing Nora Roberts 15 hrsOut Preorder options
  18. A Devil of a Crime T. Kingfisher Kevin R. Free8 hrs 12 minOut Preorder options
  19. Clive Cussler The Serpent's Eye Ryan Pote Sam and Remi Fargo Adventures SeriesBook 13 Scott Brick12 hrsOut Preorder options
  20. The Vanishing Jury Anthony Horowitz A Hawthorne and Horowitz MysteryBook 7 12 hrsOut Preorder options

Charted here before

Off the charts today. The pages stay, and so does the record of where each one stood.

  1. Chain Reaction Lee Child, Andrew Child Jack ReacherBook 31 Scott Brick12 hrs 29 min4.8 (10) Where to buy
  2. Her Last Kiss: A totally jaw-dropping and addictive serial killer thriller (Detective Josie Quinn Book 25) Lisa Regan Detective Josie QuinnBook 25 Kate Handford11 hrs 7 min4.9 (7) Where to buy
  3. Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 (Light Novel) Vol. 2 (Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Book 31) Syougo Kinugasa Classroom of the EliteBook 31 Zion Jang9 hrs 25 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  4. Boom Town David Baldacci Aloysius ArcherBook 4 Edoardo Ballerini11 hrsunrated Where to buy
  5. The Dragon 4 Kenya Wright Tokyo EmpireBook 4 Pete Malone19 hrs 23 min5.0 (54) Where to buy
  6. The Judas Kiss Steve Berry, William Nikkel Luke Daniels Scott Brick7 hrs 12 minunrated Where to buy
  7. The Palawan Gambit (A World on Fire Book 4) James Rosone A World on FireBook 4 Jeffrey Kafer12 hrs 10 min4.0 (4) Where to buy
  8. Reckless Deceit: A DCI Evan Warlow Novel (DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller Book 21) Rhys Dylan DCI Evan Warlow Crime ThrillerBook 21 Tobias Weatherburn8 hrs 15 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  9. UNDER FIRE Brenda Jackson Ron Butler7 hrs 13 min5.0 (2) Where to buy
  10. Double Tap Vince Flynn, Don Bentley Steven Weber11 hrs 43 min4.2 (284) Where to buy
  11. Sweet Revenge Nora Roberts Barrie Kreinik13 hrs 34 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  12. Tower Fall Mark Greaney, Joshua Hood Pursuit Collection Luke Daniels1 hr 20 minunrated Where to buy

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