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