iTunes Top Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks

Looking for the best mystery audiobooks to listen to and immerse yourself in thrilling crime investigations and suspenseful detective stories? Look no further! The up-to-date chart of today's top-selling and most popular mystery audiobooks is based on real-time ranking from iTunes and is packed with the latest releases and timeless classics, featuring edge-of-your-seat crime, thriller, and detective tales. Whether you're a fan of hardboiled detectives, psychological crime thrillers, or captivating whodunits, you'll find your next favorite audiobook here. Perfect for long drives, commutes, or just a cozy evening in, these audiobooks will keep you on the edge of your seat. From thrilling detective mysteries to pulse-pounding crime thrillers, you'll be hooked from start to finish. Links are provided to get the books from Apple iTunes and Audible

The current #1 best selling mystery audiobook today is The French Illusion: A Novel (Unabridged) by John Grisham.

The audiobook chart of the most popular mystery and thriller audiobooks on iTunes was last updated on October 12, 2026.

Related chart: Mystery Ebooks

Best Selling Mystery Audiobooks 2026 - Top Detective, Crime & Thriller Titles

1

The French Illusion: A Novel (Unabridged) - John Grisham Cover Art

The French Illusion: A Novel (Unabridged)

2

Verity (Unabridged) - Colleen Hoover Cover Art

Verity (Unabridged)

3

Therapy - Sebastian Fitzek Cover Art

Therapy

4

The Law Student: A Short Story Prequel to The French Illusion (Unabridged) - John Grisham Cover Art

The Law Student: A Short Story Prequel to The French Illusion (Unabridged)

5

The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4 (Unabridged) - Matt Dinniman Cover Art

The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4 (Unabridged)

6

Other Worlds Than These (Unabridged) - Stephen King & Peter Straub Cover Art

Other Worlds Than These (Unabridged)

7

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel - Lucy Foley & Agatha Christie Cover Art

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel

8

The Writer - James Patterson & J. D. Barker Cover Art

The Writer

9

My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney Cover Art

My Husband's Wife

10

Double Tap (Unabridged) - Vince Flynn & Don Bentley Cover Art

Double Tap (Unabridged)

11

The Inmate - Freida McFadden Cover Art

The Inmate

12

Triptych: A Will Trent Novel (Unabridged) - Karin Slaughter Cover Art

Triptych: A Will Trent Novel (Unabridged)

13

The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides Cover Art

The Silent Patient

14

Never Lie - Freida McFadden Cover Art

Never Lie

15

The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden Cover Art

The Boyfriend

16

None of This is True (Unabridged) - Lisa Jewell Cover Art

None of This is True (Unabridged)

17

Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel (Unabridged) - Holly Jackson Cover Art

Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel (Unabridged)

18

The Birthday Party - Teri Terry Cover Art

The Birthday Party

19

The Fourth Option (Unabridged) - Jack Carr Cover Art

The Fourth Option (Unabridged)

20

The Secret of Secrets: A Novel (Unabridged) - Dan Brown Cover Art

The Secret of Secrets: A Novel (Unabridged)

21

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix Cover Art

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires

22

The Secrets We Hide - Karin Slaughter Cover Art

The Secrets We Hide

23

The Only One Left: A Novel (Unabridged) - Riley Sager Cover Art

The Only One Left: A Novel (Unabridged)

24

The Unknown: A Novel (Unabridged) - Riley Sager Cover Art

The Unknown: A Novel (Unabridged)

25

We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery (Unabridged) - Richard Osman Cover Art

We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery (Unabridged)

26

The Perfect Block (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book Two) - Blake Pierce Cover Art

The Perfect Block (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book Two)

27

Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera Cover Art

Listen for the Lie

28

Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1 (Unabridged) - Brynne Weaver Cover Art

Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1 (Unabridged)

29

The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (Unabridged) - Richard Osman Cover Art

The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (Unabridged)

30

Only the Dead (Unabridged) - Jack Carr Cover Art

Only the Dead (Unabridged)

31

Cry Havoc (Unabridged) - Jack Carr Cover Art

Cry Havoc (Unabridged)

32

The Butcher (Unabridged) - Jennifer Hillier Cover Art

The Butcher (Unabridged)

33

Girl, Taken (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 2) - Blake Pierce Cover Art

Girl, Taken (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 2)

34

This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum Cover Art

This Story Might Save Your Life

35

Red Sky Mourning (Unabridged) - Jack Carr Cover Art

Red Sky Mourning (Unabridged)

36

Dark Matter: A Novel (Unabridged) - Blake Crouch Cover Art

Dark Matter: A Novel (Unabridged)

37

Ward D - Freida McFadden Cover Art

Ward D

38

The Coworker - Freida McFadden Cover Art

The Coworker

39

Ransom - Daniel Silva Cover Art

Ransom

40

Salem's Lot (Unabridged) - Stephen King Cover Art

Salem's Lot (Unabridged)

41

The Wasp Trap (Unabridged) - Mark Edwards Cover Art

The Wasp Trap (Unabridged)

42

The Good Daughter: A Novel - Karin Slaughter Cover Art

The Good Daughter: A Novel

43

Patient 7 - Sabrina Wade Cover Art

Patient 7

44

The Teacher - Freida McFadden Cover Art

The Teacher

45

The Gun Man Jackson Swagger (Unabridged) - Stephen Hunter Cover Art

The Gun Man Jackson Swagger (Unabridged)

46

The Stand (Unabridged) - Stephen King Cover Art

The Stand (Unabridged)

47

Judge Stone - James Patterson & Viola Davis Cover Art

Judge Stone

48

Heart of Glass - Jennifer Hillier Cover Art

Heart of Glass

49

The Perfect Marriage - Jeneva Rose Cover Art

The Perfect Marriage

50

Kill Shot (Unabridged) - Vince Flynn Cover Art

Kill Shot (Unabridged)

51

True Believer (Unabridged) - Jack Carr Cover Art

True Believer (Unabridged)

52

Ironwood - Michael Connelly Cover Art

Ironwood

53

The Talisman (Unabridged) - Stephen King & Peter Straub Cover Art

The Talisman (Unabridged)

54

It (Unabridged) - Stephen King Cover Art

It (Unabridged)

55

Origin: A Novel (Unabridged) - Dan Brown Cover Art

Origin: A Novel (Unabridged)

56

11/22/63 (Unabridged) - Stephen King Cover Art

11/22/63 (Unabridged)

57

Getting Away with Murder: A Novel (Unabridged) - Shari Lapena Cover Art

Getting Away with Murder: A Novel (Unabridged)

58

Who is Maud Dixon? - Alexandra Andrews Cover Art

Who is Maud Dixon?

59

Return of the Spider - James Patterson Cover Art

Return of the Spider

60

Dead in the Water - Stuart Woods Cover Art

Dead in the Water

61

Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney Cover Art

Beautiful Ugly

62

Behind Closed Doors - B A Paris Cover Art

Behind Closed Doors

63

Denied Access (Unabridged) - Vince Flynn & Don Bentley Cover Art

Denied Access (Unabridged)

64

Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella: Dresden Files, Book 18.5 (Unabridged) - Jim Butcher Cover Art

Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella: Dresden Files, Book 18.5 (Unabridged)

65

The Room in the Attic - TM Logan Cover Art

The Room in the Attic

66

Then She Was Gone - Lisa Jewell Cover Art

Then She Was Gone

67

Hope Rises - David Baldacci Cover Art

Hope Rises

68

Fury in Death - J. D. Robb Cover Art

Fury in Death

69

The Dying Light - Ann Cleeves Cover Art

The Dying Light

70

Riptide - Chad Robichaux & Jack Stewart Cover Art

Riptide

71

Killing Floor (Unabridged) - Lee Child Cover Art

Killing Floor (Unabridged)

72

Look Closer (Unabridged) - David Ellis Cover Art

Look Closer (Unabridged)

73

Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo Cover Art

Dead Beat

74

The Teeth of the Tiger (Unabridged) - Tom Clancy Cover Art

The Teeth of the Tiger (Unabridged)

75

Polar Star (Unabridged) - Martin Cruz Smith Cover Art

Polar Star (Unabridged)

76

Night Watcher - Daphne Woolsoncroft Cover Art

Night Watcher

77

Delusional - James Patterson & James O. Born Cover Art

Delusional

78

The Last Mrs. Parrish - Liv Constantine Cover Art

The Last Mrs. Parrish

79

Choke Point (Unabridged) - Brad Thor Cover Art

Choke Point (Unabridged)

80

The Whistler (Unabridged) - John Grisham Cover Art

The Whistler (Unabridged)

81

Split Second - David Baldacci Cover Art

Split Second

82

This Changes Everything - Lisa Scottoline Cover Art

This Changes Everything

83

The Girl Before Me - Diana Wilkinson Cover Art

The Girl Before Me

84

The Briar Club - Kate Quinn Cover Art

The Briar Club

85

On a Quiet Street - Seraphina Nova Glass Cover Art

On a Quiet Street

86

Artemis (Unabridged) - Andy Weir Cover Art

Artemis (Unabridged)

87

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré Cover Art

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

88

The Fiancee - Kate White Cover Art

The Fiancee

89

Ask For Andrea (Unabridged) - Noelle W Ihli Cover Art

Ask For Andrea (Unabridged)

90

The Mother-in-Law - Sally Hepworth Cover Art

The Mother-in-Law

91

Woman Down: A Novel (Unabridged) - Colleen Hoover Cover Art

Woman Down: A Novel (Unabridged)

92

One by One - Freida McFadden Cover Art

One by One

93

In the Blood (Unabridged) - Lisa Unger Cover Art

In the Blood (Unabridged)

94

The Devil's Hand (Unabridged) - Jack Carr Cover Art

The Devil's Hand (Unabridged)

95

The Last Time I Saw You - Liv Constantine Cover Art

The Last Time I Saw You

96

Want to Know a Secret? - Freida McFadden Cover Art

Want to Know a Secret?

97

The Anniversary - Alex Finlay Cover Art

The Anniversary

98

The Next Mrs. Parrish: A Novel (Unabridged) - Liv Constantine Cover Art

The Next Mrs. Parrish: A Novel (Unabridged)

99

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Unabridged) - Jesse Q Sutanto Cover Art

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Unabridged)

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