To close out the first half of the season, the Audible editors lighten up with their favorite mysteries and thrillers that swap the grit and gore for a more playful approach. Cozy up to these crime comedies and capers perfect for both new listeners and seasoned genre fans.

Cut and Run by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker

Sorry Charlie Miller by Tanner Cohen, David Ludwig

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

Sleeping Dogs Lie by Samantha Downing

How well do we really know our neighbors? After a year spent close to home, the Audible editors discover a strange taste for tales of local shenanigans, suspicious snooping, and domestic disturbance—and a fresh crop of audio to fuel our active imaginations.

Sour Hall by Laura Kirwan-Ashman

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn

Vicarious by Rhett C. Bruno

How It Ends by Rachel Howzell Hall

Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering

You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes

The House on the Water by Margot Hunt

Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle

Is that twisty crime novel you’re listening to actually fiction? Or does it have a basis in a real-life case? In this episode, the Audible editors spotlight chilling thrillers and inventive mysteries that you might not know were inspired by true events.

Daisy Chains by Lynn Vande Stouwe

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

Murder on the Orient Express: An Audible Original Drama by Agatha Christie

The Tribes by Mari Howes

People in Hell Want Ice Water by Edun Lepucki

Myth of the Self Made Man by Ruben Reyes Jr.

Refresh by Salim Lemelle

This one is for the True Crime fans! From podcasts to audiobooks, from the light-hearted to the fairly dark, the Audible Editors talk about True Crime trends and the new exciting work being done in the genre.

Nut Jobs by Marc Fennell

Donor 9623 by Dov Fox

Last Call by Elon Green

Brooklyn North by Peter McDonnell, Josh Sanburn

We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper

Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen

The Fall Line by The Fall Line

Shootout by Grant Anderson, Peter McDonnell

Radicalized by Max Kutner

The Good Girls by Sonia Faleiro

We’ve all been burned by the promise of “the next Gone Girl.” In this episode, the Audible editors put some method to the madness of “comps” with a carefully considered list of recommendations for some of the heaviest hitters in crime fiction.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

The Firm by John Grisham

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

You're Doing Great! By Tom Papa

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The House of Gucci by Sara Gay Forden

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller