22 of The Best Mystery Audiobooks of 2022 That Will Keep You Guessing


December 16, 2022
2022 has been a top-tier year for the mystery genre. With releases from prolific authors, Audible has compiled a list of the best mystery audiobooks released in 2022.

Are you ready to discover the most thrilling and twisty audiobooks of the year? Audible presents the best mystery audiobooks of 2022 full of twists and turns. Listen to thrilling novels that cover everything from mysterious disappearances and betrayal to exciting tales of action and adventure. Featuring work from prolific authors like Janet Evanovich ( The Recovery Agent) and Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen ( The Golden Couple) and newcomers like Stacy Willingham ( A Flicker In The Dark), our Audible collection of the best mystery audiobooks of 2022 has enough to keep listeners entertained, intrigued, and on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
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    • The Golden Couple

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
    • Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Marin Ireland
    • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 2022-03-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 418 ratings
    • There’s no better therapist than Avery Chambers: she is overwhelmingy successful in helping her patients overcome trauma – everything from assault to parental abuse – and will try to fix you within ten sessions. Due to her controversial therapy methods, Avery loses her license as an accredited therapist.

      Cut to Marissa and Mathew Bishop – a so-called golden couple – who are currently grappling with the fallout of Marissa’s cheating. Marissa wants more than anything to repair her marriage for the sake of her husband and their eight-year-old son. When Marissa’s friend sends her an email about Avery Chambers, the Bishops decide to take a chance and attend a session to try and fix their marriage. What follows is a story of twists and turns as unimaginable secrets are revealed. Listen to the thrilling tale from the author team Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen today.
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    • The Maid

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Nita Prose
    • Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose
    • Series: Molly the Maid, Book 1
    • Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 2022-01-04
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,265 ratings
    • From Nita Prose comes The Maid, a mysterious and thrilling story about human nature and strength. Follow Molly Gray, an impressionable twenty-five-year-old who struggles with social skills, and misreads the intentions of those around her. Her gran always understood her, and created a structure for the world around her and charted out how it works in simple terms that Molly could comprehend.

      Since the death of her gran months prior, Molly has been trying her best to navigate the complicated world all by herself. She decides to throw herself into her job as a hotel maid – a job she happens to excel at due to her precision to detail and love of cleaning.

      When Molly enters to clean the room of wealthy and powerful guest Charles Black, she finds the room in absolute disarray and Black dead in his bed. Molly finds herself at the top of the suspect list due to her unique personality. With the help of friends, Molly fights to clear her name and solve the mystery of who killed Charles Black – before it’s too late.
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    • The Paris Apartment

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Lucy Foley
    • Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Julia Winwood, Sope Dirisu, Sofia Zervudachi, Charlie Anson
    • Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 2022-02-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1,162 ratings
    • In Lucy Foley’s The Paris Apartment, Jess is looking to start over. She’s broke, alone, and recently jobless after quitting due to a less-than-ideal work setting. When thinking of new places to start over, all signs point to Paris, where her half-brother Ben lives. Ben isn’t all too happy when Jess asks to stay at his Paris apartment, but he laments.

      When she shows up, she notices two things: Ben’s apartment is breathtaking – how can he afford this? – and he also happens to be missing. As Ben’s absence grows longer, Jess decides to look at Ben’s life and tries to figure out where he is or if anyone would want to harm him. She meets Ben’s unique and highly suspicious neighbours who know more than they claim. What started as an escape for Jess turns into a fight for Ben’s life.
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    • A Flicker in the Dark

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Stacy Willingham
    • Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
    • Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2022-01-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 426 ratings
    • At twenty-one, Chloe Davis had her whole life ahead of her until six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. Chloe and her family’s life changed forever when Chloe’s father confessed to the murders, leading Chloe and her family to try and deal with the fallout of the crime after her father gets sent to jail for life.

      Twenty years after the crime, Chloe is a successful psychologist living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, preparing for her wedding. She’s worked hard to achieve and strive for a peaceful life, trying to remain poised under pressure and feeling as out of control as the patients she treats.

      When two teens end up going missing, she feels her life starting to unravel again. The trauma of her past starts to haunt her and bring up memories she has tried so hard to push away. She feels the disappearances and the mystery behind them are beginning to grow closer and closer to her. Stacy Willingham’s debut novel is a tense and exhilarating crime fiction title that will keep listeners on the edge of their seats.
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    • Mouth to Mouth

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Antoine Wilson
    • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
    • Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 2022-01-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • In a story that Vogue says, “You’ll struggle not to rip through in one setting,” Mouth to Mouth from Antoine Wilson is a suspenseful and gripping audiobook that is a must-listen. When the narrator of Mouth to Mouth is relaxing in a first-class lounge at JFK airport, he encounters a man from his past – supposedly an old classmate he barely remembers, who begins to recant his life to him. A life that changed the moment he saved another man’s life from drowning.

      Jeff Cook, explaining his life-changing moment, begins to exalt the traumatic moment he saved the man’s life and how he felt a unique connection to him. Jeff realizes the man he saved is famous art dealer Francis Arsenault, leading Jeff to visit Arsenault’s gallery. While Arsenault doesn’t recognize Jeff or realize he’s the man who saved his life from drowning, Arsenault feels a connection to Jeff, takes him under his wing, and begins introducing him to the world of art and the unique features that come with it. Knowledge is power and currency, and Jeff is about to get his money’s worth.
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    • The Overnight Guest

    • Written by: Heather Gudenkauf
    • Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
    • Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 2022-01-25
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 291 ratings
    • From New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf comes a chilling new thriller book that is sure to send a chill up your spine in audio form. Wylie Lark is a true crime writer who gets snowed in at an isolated farmhouse, where she writes her new book. In this cozy mystery setting, the fire is warm and the snow outside makes for a peaceful and serene setting. There’s just one problem: years prior, two people got murdered, and a girl disappeared. As the snowstorm worsens, Wylie realizes she is trapped in the farmhouse with no escape. There seems to be no escape from the trauma hidden in the farmhouse's walls and her mind. The serene quiet has turned on Wylie, and she has nowhere to run. To make matters worse, Wylie discovers a child in the snowstorm and takes them in from the cold. There’s someone else out in the storm, and that person will stop at nothing to get to the farmhouse.
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    • The Magnolia Palace

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Fiona Davis
    • Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
    • Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 2022-01-25
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
    • In Fiona Davis’s The Magnolia Palace, Lillian Carter’s life has completely fallen apart: she lost her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, and she is spinning out of control. Lillian was once one of the most sought-after and desired models in New York City; the work and statues inspired by Lillian happen to distinguish iconic landmarks from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Plaza Hotel.

      Lillian feels hopeless when she no longer gets asked to model due to a scandal that has left her with no money or place to live. She discovers the Frick mansion, which features a statue in her likeness. Lillian takes a job at the estate, but the longer she works for Helen, the authoritative and demanding daughter of art dealer Henry Clay Frick, her life becomes more embedded in the Frick family. While dealing with Frick family drama, stolen goods, and romantic assignations, Lillian's life becomes that of life and death.

      The story cuts to 50 years later as we follow Veronica Weber's story. Veronica is a model who procures work in the newly transformed Frick mansion. Veronica discovers secrets in the walls of the former mansion that could lead her to find the mysterious secrets of the Frick family and bring her great fortune.
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    • Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Elle Cosimano
    • Narrated by: Angela Dawe
    • Series: The Finlay Donovan Series, Book 2
    • Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 2022-02-01
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
    • Finlay Donovan is trying her best to keep it all together. She’s struggling to finish her latest book and raise her kids as a single mother. Thankfully, she has a live-in nanny to help with the kids and a companion in the form of the reliable Vero.

      Finlay has bigger fish to fry, though, and not her daughter’s dead pet goldfish. Finlay’s ex-husband Steven gets threatened, and it’s up to Finlay to try and keep him safe; while they don’t work well as a couple, she wants to keep him alive for the sake of their children. Finlay then realizes Vero is keeping secrets, and sexy cop Nick Anthony wants a more than professional relationship. Will Finlay be able to finish her book, raise her kids, fight off murderous soccer moms and keep her husband alive? Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead is a hilarious and thrilling listen from beginning to end.
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    • The Recovery Agent

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Janet Evanovich
    • Narrated by: Lorelei King
    • Series: The Recovery Agent Series, Book 1
    • Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 2022-03-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
    • From the New York Times number-one bestselling author Janet Evanovich comes a thrilling mystery series with wild twists and turns, an enthralling story of adventure, and evocative characters. Gabriela Rose is The Recovery Agent. Gabriela is hired to find treasure and heirlooms, whether stolen or missing, for single persons and companies. Gabriela is competent and handles herself well in any situation.

      Gabriela’s newest job isn’t for a billion-dollar company or rich person, but for her own family. Her family’s home is in danger of being destroyed if the proper funds aren’t supplied. With the knowledge of an old tale passed down from past generations, Gabriela sets her sights on Peru, the Ring of Solomon, and Cortez's lost treasure. However, there’s one thing standing in Gabriela’s way: her ex-husband Rafer. Rafer holds the map of the supposed lost treasure and insists on accompanying Gabriela on the journey.

      Can the two put their tumultuous past behind them and protect themselves from a murderous drug lord who looms in the jungles of Peru and find the treasure in time to save Gabriela’s home?
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    • What Happened to the Bennetts

    • Written by: Lisa Scottoline
    • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
    • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 2022-03-29
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 77 ratings
    • In Lisa Scottoline’s What Happened To The Bennetts, Jason Bennett seems to have it all: a loving family, a successful court-reporting business, and he presents the perfect nuclear family image. After leaving his daughter’s field hockey game, Jason and his family’s life changes forever. While driving down a dark abandoned road, the family’s car is tailgated and runs off the road. Two men exit the vehicle and demand the car.

      While recovering from the incident, the Bennett family receives a visit from the FBI, who informs them that the men who stole their car are members of a drug-trafficking ring who are now after the Bennett family. The Bennetts are urged to enter the witness protection program. Their lives begin to fall apart, and Jason makes a discovery that changes everything, leading him to wonder if he should take matters into his own hands.
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    • The Murder Rule

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Dervla McTiernan
    • Narrated by: Kate Orsini, Sophie Amoss, Michael Crouch
    • Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 2022-05-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 206 ratings
    • From Dervla McTiernan, the internationally acclaimed author of The Scholar and The Ruin, comes a psychological thriller that keeps listeners on the edge of their seats. McTiernan’s story follows three simple rules: make them like you, make them need you, and make them pay. The Murder Rule follows law student Hannah Rokeby – idealistic and zealous – hoping to topple the corrupt law system and protect the innocent. When a supposedly innocent man gets placed on death row, Hannah is assigned to protect him. Hannah’s personal life begins to affect her work when she discovers excerpts from her mother’s diary recounting an assault that took place, blurring the lines between innocent and guilty. This discovery leads Hannah to find out about her mother’s assault, and the case she is covering may be connected.
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    • The Retreat

    • A Novel
    • Written by: Sarah Pearse
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
    • Series: Detective Elin Warner Series, Book 2
    • Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 2022-07-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 40 ratings
    • From Sarah Pearse, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium comes a thrilling and gripping murder mystery. When a serene wellness retreat opens on a secluded island off the English coast – known as Reaper’s Rock – bodies begin to pile up. The island is rumoured to be cursed as it was the former hunting grounds of a serial killer.

      Detective Elin Warner shows up to investigate the murders that first appear to be accidental. When Warner discovers that the murders aren’t random at all, a race against time begins as Warner must solve the mysterious deaths before more people on the island die and Reaper’s Rock lives up to its name.
  • Death of a Green-Eyed Monster cover art

    • Death of a Green-Eyed Monster

    • A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 34
    • Written by: M. C. Beaton
    • Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
    • Series: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 34
    • Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 2022-02-15
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • M.C. Beaton’s long-running New York Times bestselling series sees the return of Hamish MacBeth; this time, he’s ready for love. Hamish may have finally found the love of his life in the form of his new constable Dorothy McIver. He thinks she is the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen and spends the whole summer vacationing with her. As the summer draws to a close, he proposes marriage to her and takes their relationship to the next level.

      However, Hamish’s relationship and future may be in danger when a body is discovered, which leads him to believe a murderer may be on the loose. Will Hamish be able to solve the case and marry the woman of his dreams?
  • The Bullet That Missed cover art

    • The Bullet That Missed

    • A Thursday Murder Club Mystery, Book 3
    • Written by: Richard Osman
    • Narrated by: Fiona Shaw, Richard Osman, Steph McGovern
    • Series: The Thursday Murder Club, Book 3
    • Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 2022-09-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 218 ratings
    • The third entry in Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club series is full of thrills and trickery. The Thursday Murder Club is hoping to finally have a peaceful and normal Thursday – is anything really peaceful when it comes to the Thursday Murder Club? The club discovers a decades-old cold case that leads them on a chase that puts them all in danger.

      Elizabeth is targeted by an assassin who would rather die than fail their murderous assignment. Will the club be able to solve the case and save Elizabeth before it’s too late? Join the gang as they traverse high-rise apartments and fancy spas to try and crack the case.
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    • No Plan B

    • A Jack Reacher Novel
    • Written by: Lee Child, Andrew Child
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Series: Jack Reacher, Book 27
    • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 2022-10-25
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 166 ratings
    • The latest entry in the long-running Jack Reacher series comes from New York Times bestselling writing duo Lee Child and Andrew Child. In Colorado, a woman dies after being run over by a bus. The death is ruled a suicide, and the case is closed. Jack Reacher saw something completely different: a man in a gray hoodie pushed the woman to her death. After another death gets ruled a suicide, Reacher must take matters into his own hands and figure out who this mysterious man is and if the deaths are linked.

      Reacher uncovers a plot and the connection between the mysterious deaths, and will stop at nothing to ruin the dastardly plans and bring justice to those responsible.
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    • Rotten to the Core

    • A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 8
    • Written by: T E Kinsey
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
    • Series: A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 8
    • Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 2022-06-07
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
    • In T E Kinsey’s exciting new mystery novel, an unusually sweltering heatwave in the Summer of 1911 overtakes the small town of Littleton Cotterell. The heatwave brings upon an early harvest with bountiful results making the residents overgrown with joy. However, things begin to go wrong quickly when a body gets discovered in the apple orchard. Lady Hardcastle – amateur sleuth extraordinaire – and her sidekick Flo see a delectable case ripe for their solving. After a second body gets discovered, leaving the local police force perplexed, it’s up to Lady Hardcastle and Flo to solve the case and bring peace back to their little town.
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    • The Murder Book

    • Tom Thorne, Book 18
    • Written by: Mark Billingham
    • Narrated by: Mark Billingham
    • Series: Tom Thorne, Book 18
    • Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 2022-06-09
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • On the surface, Tom Thorne seems to have it all: great friends, a great job, and a love life worth celebrating. But he could lose it all at the drop of a hat. As Tom tries to solve a long list of awful murders, he does not realize his life is about to change forever. Along with the murders, Thorne’s past is also rearing its ugly head, and he must do all it takes not to lose everything he has worked so hard for. The Murder Book by Mark Billingham is “fast-paced” (Paula Hawkins) and is gripping from start to finish.
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    • Girl, Forgotten

    • Written by: Karin Slaughter
    • Narrated by: Kathleen Early
    • Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 2022-08-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 328 ratings
    • Sometimes the smallest towns hold the biggest mysteries. Emily Vaughn has it all: she’s a high school senior, athlete, beautiful, adored by everyone, with her whole future ahead of her. Like most people, Emily has a secret, and she takes that secret to the grave. Emily’s unsolved murder rocks her family and friend group, and her murder remains a mystery for forty years. US Marshall Andrea Oliver arrives in the small town to protect a judge but has a secret ulterior motive: solve Emily’s murder and get out of the town alive. From Karin Slaughter, the author of the best seller Pieces of Her, this audiobook makes for a thrilling listen that you won't want to pause.
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    • The Locked Room

    • Ruth Galloway Mysteries
    • Written by: Elly Griffiths
    • Narrated by: Jane McDowell
    • Series: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, Book 14
    • Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 2022-06-28
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
    • A story steeped in mystery and featuring the backdrop of the pandemic comes The Locked Room from Elly Griffiths. After her mother’s death, Ruth Galloway begins to clean out and go through her mother’s belongings and discovers a peculiar artifact: a picture of her mother’s cabin featuring a mysterious inscription. Ruth travels to the cabin to try and solve the mystery of the inscription as the first COVID-19 cases begin to appear, leading Ruth to quarantine at the cabin and befriend the neighbours. Simultaneously, Nelson is working on a case of murder-suicides and travels to the cabin, hoping to entice Ruth and get her help. But when Ruth and the neighbours go missing, it’s up to Nelson to solve the disappearances before all hope is lost.
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    • The It Girl

    • Written by: Ruth Ware
    • Narrated by: Imogen Church
    • Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 2022-07-12
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 522 ratings
    • Hailed as the “Agatha Christie of our generation” (David Baldacci), Ruth Ware presents a new mystery sure to keep listeners on the edge of their seats. The It Girl follows a close-knit group of friends at Oxford University, led by the buoyant and often ruthless April Clarke-Cliveden. April develops a friendship with Hannah Jones; Hannah finds April’s presence alluring and cannot escape her magnetic pull. During their first term, the two form friendships with fellow Oxford students Will, Ryan, Hugh, and Emily. However, by the end of their first year of classes, April is murdered.

      A decade later, Hannah and Will, now a couple, are expecting their first child. The man convicted of April’s murder, John Neville, has died in prison, and Hannah finally feels closure from the events of April’s untimely death. Unfortunately, Hannah’s world is turned upside down when a journalist informs her that John Neville may not have been April’s killer. Hannah is thrown into a web of deceit and lies as she reconnects with old friends and tries to uncover the mystery of who killed April.
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