Ellen Quint

The Best 2024 Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks … So Far

2024 has already provided audiophiles with a great selection of mystery/thriller audiobooks including both ongoing series and standalone gems. Let's dive into our top recommendations, starting with the latest additions to long-standing and new series.

Ellen QuintMay 30, 2024

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6 Thriller Audiobooks Featuring Black Narrators

Tamron Hall. Not surprisingly, the protagonist is a TV reporter whose ambition is to be an anchor on a national network. She also happens to have a master’s degree in forensic science, allowing her to bring her special talents and instincts to cover murders. Narrator Dalian also brings her talents…

Ellen QuintFebruary 25, 2022

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4 Mystery Audiobooks Performed by Top-Notch Ensemble Casts

In listening to AudioFile’s Best Mystery Audiobooks of 2021, I especially enjoyed the L.A. Theatre Works presentation of Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Links, performed by a full cast. (Learn more about that production in Alfred Molina's podcast interview.) An audio mystery truly can be enhanced by a performance from multiple…

Ellen QuintDecember 28, 2021

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4 Midsummer Audiobooks to Thrill and Delight

More precious this year than ever is the opportunity to relax by the pool, at the beach, by the lake, on the deck — to be outside with friends and family. Perhaps still with masks. Perhaps still cautious. These summer listens are a wonderful way to enhance your escape. Stacey…

Ellen QuintAugust 12, 2021

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Thrillers

5 Audiobooks That Capture the Thrills of Thrillerfest

This year, Thrillerfest took place as a series of virtual events from June 28 to July 10. Having attended live Thrillerfests pre-COVID, I have to acknowledge the pros and cons of going virtual. Now all can access the video recordings being made available. You can check out the line-up at…

Ellen QuintJuly 23, 2021

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4 Mystery Audiobooks for AAPI Heritage Month

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, which we celebrate in May, I wanted to highlight a selection of audiobook mysteries written by AAPI authors and featuring characters who are of AAPI descent that take place in the U.S. An NBC News article titled "Why it…

Ellen QuintMay 26, 2021

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Love Thrills! 5 Romantic Suspense Audiobooks

Romantic suspense has the challenge of creating the tension and plot twists of a thriller and the emotional relationship rollercoaster of a romance. Not an easy balance. The audiobooks below provide a range of the mix of thriller and romance on the continuum. Author Cara Putman provides a…

Ellen QuintFebruary 17, 2021

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Thrillers

4 Great Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks From Black Authors

I call to your attention the contributions of Black authors to the mystery/thriller genre. To go deeper than some of the better-known Black mystery authors I have mentioned often on the Solve blog, I turned to two online resources: The first is Frankie’s List, sponsored by Sisters in Crime, an organization…

Ellen QuintAugust 24, 2020

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Thrillers

4 Audiobooks with Hilarious Mysteries to Keep You Laughing Through the Suspense

I’m reporting from the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, New York City — Brooklyn, to be exact. I feel like I am in a terrifying Stephen King novel with no end. The streets are eerily deserted and spookily quiet. I have a view of the Brooklyn Bridge out my window…

Ellen QuintApril 27, 2020

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Audiobooks on Screens Both Big and Small

Finding myself in sunny Hollywood this week before the holidays brings to mind the opening verse of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas: The sun is shining, the grass is green The orange and palm trees sway There’s never been such a day In Beverly Hills, L.A. But it’s December the twenty-fourth…

Ellen QuintDecember 27, 2019

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Audio Mysteries and the Power of Houses of Worship

Watching the spire of Notre Dame go up in flames and finally collapse left me gasping. Like many of us who have been fortunate enough to travel to Paris, I have gazed up in awe at that beautiful cathedral. When I was a student in Paris (many years ago), I…

Ellen QuintMay 1, 2019

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Thrillers

Gaining Insight Through Mystery Audiobooks

As we close out Black History Month, I want to take this opportunity to recognize the contributions of African American authors, narrators, and characters to the mystery/thriller genre. There is such a wealth of audiobooks to focus on.

Ellen QuintFebruary 26, 2019

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Thrillers

Off to the City of Angels and the Devil in a Blue Dress

I’m taking a break from the gray skies and holiday-decked-out New York City and flying off to sunny Los Angeles. Come join me through audiobooks. Perhaps because Los Angeles is associated with Hollywood, glitter, glamour, big dreams, celebrities, and sun, it’s also known for the dark side that seethes just…

Ellen QuintDecember 19, 2018

Ellen Quint

The Best 2024 Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks … So Far

6 Thriller Audiobooks Featuring Black Narrators

4 Mystery Audiobooks Performed by Top-Notch Ensemble Casts

4 Midsummer Audiobooks to Thrill and Delight

5 Audiobooks That Capture the Thrills of Thrillerfest

4 Mystery Audiobooks for AAPI Heritage Month

Love Thrills! 5 Romantic Suspense Audiobooks

4 Great Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks From Black Authors

4 Audiobooks with Hilarious Mysteries to Keep You Laughing Through the Suspense

Audiobooks on Screens Both Big and Small

Audio Mysteries and the Power of Houses of Worship

Gaining Insight Through Mystery Audiobooks

Off to the City of Angels and the Devil in a Blue Dress

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