24 best-selling audiobook books like The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 by Otto Penzler

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The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023

By: Otto Penzler

3.85

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Amor Towles selects the best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Andrew Child, Je…

If you liked the audiobook plot in The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 by Otto Penzler , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology by Duane Swierczynski, Lee Child, Brett Battles, Gregg Olsen, Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan, M.J. Rose, Marcus Sakey, Laura Lippman, J.T. Ellison, Sean Chercover, Dave White, Jason Pinter, Patry Francis, Bill Cameron, Douglas Hutcheson, Toni McGee Causey, Derek Nikitas, None, None, None

1. Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology

By: Duane Swierczynski , Lee Child , Brett Battles , Gregg Olsen , Ken Bruen , Allison Brennan , M.J. Rose , Marcus Sakey , Laura Lippman , J.T. Ellison , Sean Chercover , Dave White , Jason Pinter , Patry Francis , Bill Cameron , Douglas Hutcheson , Toni McGee Causey , Derek Nikitas , None , None , None

3.83

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Killer Year is a group of 13 debut crime/mystery/suspense authors whose books will be published in … read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

2. Rizzo's War (Joe Rizzo, #1)

By: Lou Manfredo

3.96

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

Rizzo's War, Lou Manfredo's stunningly authentic debut, partners a rookie detective with a seasoned… read more

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Cover of Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman

3. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5) by Anthony Horowitz

4. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. You Like It Darker

By: Stephen King

4.32

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new coll… read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

6. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

By: John Sandford

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Harbor Lights

By: James Lee Burke

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from “America’s best novelist” ( Denver Post ), the… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20) by Craig Johnson

8. First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20)

By: Craig Johnson

4.37

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the events of The Longmire Defense, we return to find Walt and our familiar cast of chara… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

9. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Table for Two

By: Amor Towles

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

Cover of The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) by Tana French

11. The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

By: Tana French

4.12

Format: 467 pages, Hardcover

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"She'll bake bread and make jam, because she likes those made her way, but she says she cooked a good meal from scratch every night of her marriage, and now if she wants to live mainly off toasted san…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

"Trey has a bone-deep mistrust of marriage or anything resembling it. She knows that Lena sometimes stays the night at Cal's place, but Lena also has a place of her own, which she can go back to whene…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

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12. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery

By: Agatha Christie

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Agatha Christie's most famous characters--including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple--solve even the … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Silver Bone (The Kyiv Mysteries, #1) by Andrey Kurkov

14. The Silver Bone (The Kyiv Mysteries, #1)

By: Andrey Kurkov

3.43

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the Ukrainian Andrey Kurkov, a perplexing mystery from a world-renowned literary master that i… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Best American Short Stories 2023 by Min Jin Lee

15. The Best American Short Stories 2023

By: Min Jin Lee

3.77

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • audiobook
Cover of The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1) by John Shen Yen Nee

16. The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

By: John Shen Yen Nee

3.62

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a po… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The British are oddly vulnerable to charm. I've found that in England it's often the easiest path to one's objective. And hurts none along the way."

-John Shen Yen Nee, The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

Cover of The Final Curtain (Detective Kaga, #4) by Keigo Higashino

17. The Final Curtain (Detective Kaga, #4)

By: Keigo Higashino

4.13

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Malice and Newcomer, a confounding murder in Tokyo is connected to the… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We're Not Hungry and How to Stop by Judson Brewer

18. The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We're Not Hungry and How to Stop

By: Judson Brewer

3.90

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

A program proven to heal our relationship with food and our bodies from New York Times bestselling … read more

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  • audiobook
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19. The Busy Body

By: Kemper Donovan

3.53

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It's a dream assignment. Former Senator Dorothy Gibson, aka that woman, is the most talked-about pe… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (Best Mystery Stories) by Lee Child

20. The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (Best Mystery Stories)

By: Lee Child

3.92

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Lee Child selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Stephen Kin… read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) by Walter Mosley

21. Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16)

By: Walter Mosley

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Easy Rawlins novels follow the infamous detective Easy Rawlins solving mysteries on the sun-soa… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 by Otto Penzler

22. The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023

By: Otto Penzler

3.85

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Amor Towles selects the best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Andrew Child, Je… read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Past Crimes by Jason Pinter

23. Past Crimes

By: Jason Pinter

3.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When death becomes entertainment, every life has a price. And Cassie West is about to find out how … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 by Lisa Unger

24. The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023

By: Lisa Unger

3.41

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bests… read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of New Kid in Town: A Jack Reacher Story by Andrew Child

25. New Kid in Town: A Jack Reacher Story

By: Andrew Child

3.55

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

A thrilling new addition to the bestselling Jack Reacher series, by Andrew Child Hitching a ride… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Illicit Motions (Unnerving Crime Book 1) by Eddie Generous

26. Illicit Motions (Unnerving Crime Book 1)

By: Eddie Generous

4.07

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

Behind closed doors, down quiet streets, through the night fog rolling along the coasts, and deep w… read more

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Cover of The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (Best Mystery Stories, 2) by Sara Paretsky

27. The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (Best Mystery Stories, 2)

By: Sara Paretsky

3.72

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious… read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2018: A Collection by Louise Penny

28. The Best American Mystery Stories 2018: A Collection

By: Louise Penny

3.76

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Don't miss this page-turner for the mystery lover #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chie… read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher by Lee Child

29. Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher

By: Lee Child

3.36

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy by Brian Tyler Cohen

30. Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

By: Brian Tyler Cohen

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler … read more

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  • audiobook
"These are manipulation tactics happening at the hands of the very people whom voters have been groomed to trust. Republicans may claim to hate the Democrats, but frankly there is no one they have mor…"

-Brian Tyler Cohen, Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

Cover of The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Amor Towles

31. The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners

By: Amor Towles

4.20

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The prestigious annual story anthology, now in its fourth year with a guest editor format and with … read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies

26 best-selling fiction books like The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 by Otto Penzler

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Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology

Duane Swierczynski , Lee Child , Brett Battles , Gregg Olsen , Ken Bruen , Allison Brennan , M.J. Rose , Marcus Sakey , Laura Lippman , J.T. Ellison , Sean Chercover , Dave White , Jason Pinter , Patry Francis , Bill Cameron , Douglas Hutcheson , Toni McGee Causey , Derek Nikitas , None , None , None

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

Anne Hillerman

4.29

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Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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You Like It Darker

Stephen King

4.32

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21 Top fiction books like Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

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Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

Harlan Coben

4.34

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Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

John Sandford

4.45

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A Calamity of Souls

David Baldacci

4.53

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Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3)

John Grisham

4.26

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