Best Murder Mystery Audiobooks on Audible Right Now

Looking for a new murder mystery audiobook? Between doing errands during nap time, travel and exercise over the years, I've listened to more than my fair share of mystery audiobooks. Let's walk through the best murder mystery audiobooks on Audible right now.

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Looking for the best murder mystery audiobooks on Audible?

If you've been following the blog, then you'll know that I am an audiobook aficionado! There's nothing better than going about my day, entertained by a *well-read* audiobook. With a great narrator, the book is brought to life seamlessly; and I can listen while I do laundry, run errands, walk the dog, and work on the blog. And, while there's certainly a whole world of audiobooks out there, nothing quite hits the spot like a great murder mystery!

So, I figured I might as well give others the benefit of my audiobook adventures this year! Let's talk about the best murder mystery audiobooks you need to hear right now.

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The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman

Now a Netflix original film, I first met The Thursday Murder Club on Audible, through the lovely books ready by Lesley Manville. As Richard Osman is a very famous comedian in the UK, I don't need to reiterate that the books are hilarious, but they're also unexpectedly touching, and deal with important themes of aging, as we follow the dear friends of The Thursday Murder Club through their crime-solving antics.

The Guest List, by Lucy Foley

A virtual book club staple back in 2020, Lucy Foley's The Guest List has all the elements of a great British murder mystery: a spooky, foggy, isolated island off the coast of Ireland, old friends meeting again after a decade or more, and more secrets and hidden misdeeds than you can possibly imagine. Come for the ambiance, and stay to learn what everyone is hiding...and who they've killed at the elite wedding weekend/prep school reunion.

The audiobook is read by a cast of classic mystery novel Audible readers, as the book is narrated through the eyes of several first-person accounts of the present, the wedding weekend, and the past. Fans of the mystery genre will surely stumble across a few voices they've heard before.

If you love all things British, check out my recommendations for BritBox and AcornTV!

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton

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I can safely say that The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is the most structurally innovative cozy mystery novel I've ever read. While it has many of the classic mystery mainstays - classy 1930's weekend mansion party and lots of posh attendees, there's a sci-fi/time-travel/perspective changing narration and plot structure that, once you get used to it, certainly makes for a book to remember.

The audiobook is narrated by James Cameron Stuart, who masterfully navigates a range of accents and conquered what I consider the ultimate test of any narrator, does female voices without sinking into parody.

Magpie Murders, by Anthony Horowitz

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It goes without saying that Anthony Horowitz, the first writer on Midsomer Murders, writer/creator of Foyle's War, and, more recently, author of the Hawthorne detective series, never disappoints. 

Magpie Murders ​is the first in a series of mystery novels-within-novels. A more classic Horowitz, historic, Midsomer-esque novel is contained within the modern novel, holding the key to a present-day mystery. It's fun, it's well-written, and, of course, you'll never solve it. The audiobooks are read by a few narrators, notably, again, Lesley Manville, who also stars in the TV program.

The Hallmarked Man, by Robert Galbraith

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The most-recent installment of J.K. Rowling's alter ego, Robert Galbraith, The Hallmarked Man is a contender for the top spot in the extremely addictive series, following Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott. If you only listen to one book on this list, make it the Strike series, starting with Cuckoo's Calling.

The tension between Strike and Robin continues with the slow, yet strangely rewarding and masterfully not-too-delayed, burn, as they navigate their personal relationship and professional endeavours as private detectives.

Disclaimer: I think I might actually be a Robert Glenister fan girl. I am...obsessed with Glenister's reading of the Strike audiobooks. Sometimes it feels like Rowling is playing with him, developing increasingly complex accents in each installment of the series, yet Glenister never fails to rise to the occasion. He's the best murder mystery audiobook narrator I've ever heard, hands down.

Eight Perfect Murders,
​by Peter Swanson

The only American option on this list, Eight Perfect Murders takes you to a cozy Boston bookshop to meet a bookstore owner whose long-ago-penned list of eight perfect murders is being played out by a mysterious villain.

This was my first novel narrated by Graham Halstead, and I was not disappointed. The book is narrated in first person, and he brings the story to life incredibly sympathetically.

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