True Crime audiobooks

The Wager

By: David Grann

Narrated by: Dion Graham & David Grann

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on... Read more

The Art Thief

By: Michael Finkel

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Michael Finkel

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser’s strange world—unlike most thieves, he never stole for... Read more

Killers of the Flower Moon

By: David Grann

Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee & Danny Campbell

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE

“A... Read more

Say Nothing

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

Narrated by: Matthew Blaney

Length: 14 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SOON TO BE AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.
 
"Masked intruders dragged Jean McConville, a 38-year-old widow and mother... Read more

There Is No Ethan

By: Anna Akbari

Narrated by: Anna Akbari & Justin Price

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of three women coming face-to-face with an internet predator and teaming up to expose them.

In 2011, three successful and highly educated women fell head over heels for the brilliant and charming Ethan Schuman. Unbeknownst to the others, each exchanged... Read more

Empire of Pain

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe

Length: 18 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From the prize-winning and bestselling author of... Read more

Catch and Kill

By: Ronan Farrow

Narrated by: Ronan Farrow

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Now an HBO documentary series streaming on HBO Max. 

One of the Best Books of the Year  Time * NPR * Washington Post * Bloomberg News * Chicago Tribune * Chicago Public Library * Fortune * Los Angeles Times * E! News * The Telegraph * Apple * Library Journal  In this newly updated edition of the "meticulous and devastating" (Associated Press)... Read more

The Devil in the White City

By: Erik Larson

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.

Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth... Read more

Dark Wire

By: Joseph Cox

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI made its own tech start-up to wiretap the world, shows how cunning both the authorities and drug traffickers have become, with privacy implications for everyone.
 
In 2018, a powerful app for secure communications called Anom took root among organized... Read more

Unmask Alice

By: Rick Emerson

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on... Read more

When the Night Comes Falling

By: Howard Blum

Narrated by: Zac Aleman

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from bestselling author Howard Blum, whose groundbreaking coverage of the story was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.Timed for a trial that will capture national attention, When the Night Comes Falling examines the mysterious murders of the four University of Idaho students. Having covered this... Read more

The Feather Thief

By: Kirk Wallace Johnson

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

As heard on NPR's This American Life

“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air

“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor

A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an... Read more

Chaos

By: Tom O'Neill

Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell

Length: 16 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to shocking new revelations about the FBI's involvement in this riveting reassessment of an infamous case in American history.
Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people, including the actress Sharon Tate, then eight months... Read more

The Best Minds

By: Jonathan Rosen

Narrated by: Jonathan Rosen

Length: 16 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST •  Named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Slate, and People

One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023

“Brave and nuanced . . . an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph.” —The New York Times

“Immensely emotional and unforgettably haunting.” —The Wall... Read more

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

By: Michelle McNamara

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn & Patton Oswalt

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO® DOCUMENTARY SERIES#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:Washington Post | Maureen Corrigan, NPR | Paste | Seattle Times | Entertainment Weekly | Esquire | Slate | Buzzfeed | Jezebel | Philadelphia Inquirer | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus Reviews | Library Journal | Bustle Winner of the Goodreads... Read more

Long Haul

By: Frank Figliuzzi

Narrated by: Frank Figliuzzi

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

""A true-crime masterpiece."" —Don WinslowFrom the FBI’s former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways, revealing the FBI Highway Serial Killings Initiative’s hunt for the long-haul truckers behind an astonishing 850 murders–and counting.In 2004, the FBI was tipped off to a gruesome pattern of unsolved... Read more

The House of Kennedy

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: David Pittu

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Now with an all-new bonus chapter—in the bestselling The House of Kennedy, “James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history . . . re-telling the political clan’s rise and fall and rise again (and fall again) with novelistic style” (People). 
 
The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks... Read more

Rogues

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe

Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the award-winning author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing—and one of the most decorated journalists of our time—twelve enthralling true stories of skulduggery and intrigue

"An excellent collection of Keefe's detective work, and a fine introduction to his illuminating writing." —NPR

“Fast-paced...Keefe is a... Read more

Still Life with Bones

By: Alexa Hagerty

Narrated by: Rose Akroyd

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims’ families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America explores what science can tell us about the lives of the dead in this haunting account of grief, the power of ritual, and a quest for justice.

“Absorbing . . . multifaceted and... Read more

Anansi's Gold

By: Yepoka Yeebo

Narrated by: Jude Owusu

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

New Yorker Best Book of the Year

"A fascinating story brilliantly told.”—The Boston Globe * "A non-fiction masterpiece."—Philadelphia Inquirer

The astounding, never-before-told story of how an audacious Ghanaian con artist pulled off one of the 20th century’s longest-running and most spectacular frauds.

When Ghana won its independence from Britain... Read more

Under the Banner of Heaven

By: Jon Krakauer

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU.

“Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San... Read more

The Good Nurse

By: Charles Graeber

Narrated by: Will Collyer

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The mesmerizing basis of the movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain⁠—a “stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood”—takes you inside the mind of America's most prolific serial killer, whose 16-year long "nursing" career left as many as 400 dead. (New York Times)    
 
Edgar Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of... Read more

The Five

By: Hallie Rubenhold

Narrated by: Louise Brealey

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Five devastating human stories and a dark and moving portrait of Victorian London—the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper.

Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden, and Wales. They wrote ballads, ran... Read more

A Stolen Life

By: Jaycee Dugard

Narrated by: Jaycee Dugard

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller—Jaycee Dugard’s raw and powerful memoir, her own story of being kidnapped in 1991 and held captive for more than eighteen years.

In the summer of June of 1991, I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother that loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen.

For... Read more