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The Most-Rated True Crime Audiobooks

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, 1,276 unabridged True Crime audiobooks in our catalog carry store ratings. These are the 25 with the most ratings.

The True Crime shelf sits under Mystery, Thriller & Horror on the store.

The list

#TitleAuthorLength
1The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaErik Larson15 hrs
2I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerMichelle McNamara10.2 hrs
3Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBIDavid Grann9.1 hrs
4In Cold BloodTruman Capote14.5 hrs
5All Her Little Lies: A totally gripping new psychological thriller with a shocking twist, perfect for Autumn!Becca Day9.4 hrs
6Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in AmericaMartin Dugard10.1 hrs
7The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderDavid Grann8.5 hrs
8Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect PredatorsRonan Farrow10.7 hrs
9The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small TownJohn Grisham12.5 hrs
10The ReturnLone Theils9.5 hrs
11A Stolen LifeJaycee Dugard7.5 hrs
12Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilJohn Berendt15.2 hrs
13Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern IrelandPatrick Radden Keefe14.7 hrs
14The Lost Girls: The True Story of the Cleveland Abductions and the Incredible Rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DejesusJohn Glatt11.6 hrs
15If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of SisterhoodGregg Olsen10.6 hrs
16The Serial Killer Whisperer: How One Man's Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World's Most Terrifying KillersPete Earley13.3 hrs
17Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the SixtiesTom O'neill16.3 hrs
18All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' RowAlex Abramovich7.5 hrs
19Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of BTK, the Serial Killer Next DoorHurst Laviana11.1 hrs
20The Library BookSusan Orlean12.2 hrs
21Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After SerialRabia Chaudry14.5 hrs
22Slave Girl: Abducted by traffickers. Sold as a sex slave. This is my true story.Sarah Forsyth6.9 hrs
23Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated SpyLarry Loftis10 hrs
24Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler DynastyPatrick Radden Keefe18.1 hrs
25Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful ConvictionsJim Mccloskey13.9 hrs

Ordered by the number of store ratings, most first; the counts are used only for ordering and never shown. A rating count measures popularity, never quality. Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026); children's titles are not ranked. Methodology.

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