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15 Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks That'll Send Chills Down Your Spine

Aug 10 2020

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Do you love the feeling when a psychological thriller or mystery novel makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck or gives you goosebumps? If you said yes, it's time amplify that heart-pounding sensation by ten notches with a pair of headphones. We've searched through some of the genre's most talented and legendary writers, like Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware, and Megan Miranda, to deliver you a list of audiobooks with plots that include twisted murders, unraveling relationships, and the darkest, deepest family secrets you couldn't even dream possible. You're going to want to sleep with one eye open after listening to some of these. Keep reading for a full list of audiobooks stained with thrills and mystery — and listen if you dare.

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1. The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware's The Woman in Cabin 10 will have you sitting on the edge of your seat, guessing what will happen until the very last word. Travel journalist Lo Blacklock is ready to set sail on the assignment of a lifetime, which happens to take place on a glamorous cruise. One night she pays witness to an incident she's sure to have imagined: a woman being tossed overboard. When all passengers are accounted for, Lo heads into a downward spiral, trying to figure out what really happened that night and who that woman was.

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2. Behind Closed Doors

If I had to sum up B.A. Paris's Behind Closed Doors in one sentence. it would be this: what you see on the outside isn't always a true representation of what is happening on the inside. Jack and Grace come across as the It couple, but listeners won;t be able to even imagine what happens behind closed doors.

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3. The Last House Guest

In The Last House Guest, Avery and Sadie have been inseparable for a decade's worth of summers, but when Sadie takes her life, all eyes look to Avery as the main suspect, including Sadie's own family. Determined to prove her innocence, Avery goes after the one person who can clear her name in the little town of Littleport, Maine. Megan Miranda's other thrilling novels include All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger.

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4. The Wife Between Us

No marriage is perfect, especially one that involves a love triangle. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen will have you assuming the worst, but leave you wanting more.

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5. Don't Look For Me

Wendy Walker is delivering fans a new psychological suspense thriller with her upcoming novel Don't Look For Me. Nicole Clarke and her mother didn't have a tight bond, but when she up and vanishes from the family unit, she's in shock that her mother would ever just leave without saying goodbye. Nicole goes on a mad search to find out where her mother went, the mystery behind another missing woman in their town, and so much more.

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6. The Couple Next Door

Think you know every detail about your spouse? Anne and Marco Conti, aka The Couple Next Door, sure did, but when a dinner party goes awry, they soon find out they haven't been honest with each other — and someone is going to have to pay for the crime committed. Brace your ears, because Shari Lapena will having you holding your breath up until the very last paragraph is read.

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7. What She Knew

Ben Jenner is missing, and his mother Rachel will do anything in her power to find her 8-year-old son in What She Knew. As suspects come into question, including Rachel's ex-husband and perfect-in-every-way sister, she begins to put clues together herself and realises her son's kidnapper might be someone she thought she could trust the most. Gilly Macmillan will have you looking behind your back with every step you take.

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8. The Woman in the Window

Anna Fox, a NYC resident, is The Woman in the Window. She enjoys her wine and spying on her neighbours, in particularly the Russells, the newest family to join the community. One night, she sees something unfathomable, and as paranoia creeps in, she can't help but wonder if what she really saw is fact or fiction. Fans of Gillian Flynn and Tana French will devour A.J. Finn's twisting thriller.

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9. The Hunting Party

Lucy Foley is quickly becoming a household name in terms of novels that bring on a wave of psychological suspense and mystery. The Hunting Party entails a group of college pals reunited for a holiday holiday. But when one of them is found dead on New Year's, just two days after their arrival, everyone is a suspect. More importantly, one of them is a killer.

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10. Into the Water

Over the course of one summer, multiple women are found dead floating in a town's river. When a teenager loses her mother to these dark waters, she's forced to move in with her aunt, who has a dark past of her own. What will she uncover about her mother's murder, let alone her the secrets her aunt has kept from everyone, including her own family. Paula Hawkins takes listeners on a gripping journey filled with twist and turns. Into the Water isn't for the faint of heart — we warned you.

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11. The Girl Who Lived

On the anniversary of her sister's death, Faith Winters is determined that the only way to get over her sister's murder is to track down her killer. But Faith soon realises someone has a similar plan, with her as the target. Christopher Greyson captures a thrilling story in The Girl Who Lived that's aching with suspense and terror.

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12. The Dancing Girls

A trail of murders are taking place in a small East Coast town, and the bodies turn up all the same way: stolen wedding rings and the remains posed in ballerina positions. But why? The Dancing Girls follows Detective Jo as she dives deep into this small town's history to hunt down the evil serial mastermind. Craving more? Check out M.M. Chouinard's other novels in the Detective Jo crime thriller series.

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13. In Case of Emergency

E.G. Scott is back at it again, this time with In Case of Emergency, an utterly twisted standalone thriller. Meet Charlotte, now a prime suspect in the murder of a woman she's never met before, and meanwhile her boyfriend has coincidently gone missing. She finds herself on a rollercoaster of information and trauma that could implode at any minute. Who killed this woman, and why was Charlotte listed as her emergency contact? And why can't she get in touch with her missing boyfriend?

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14. The Silent Wife

Kerry Fisher's The Silent Wife follows Lara and her very complicated family. When her brother-in-law's wife Maggie comes across a shocking letter revealing family secrets, everything is at stake, including marriages, friendships, careers, and the children. What will Maggie do with the letter? Will she tear down this family if it means setting the record straight?

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15. The Family Upstairs

If you're unfamiliar with Lisa Jewell, you might want clear some room on your bookshelves after reading her most recent bone-chilling novel, The Family Upstairs. The story follows Libby Jones as she inherits a large sum of information and wealth on her 25th birthday. More importantly, she'll find out what actually happened the night she was found in the centre of a crime scene that included dead three bodies and the mysterious disappearance of four other children.

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