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The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2025
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Best Sellers
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The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps
- The Best Crime Stories from the Pulps During Their Golden Age - The '20s, '30s & '40s (Big Book Series)
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May, Traci Odom, Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 73 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance41
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Story41
Containing over 47 stories and two novels, this book is big baby, bigger and more powerful than a freight train - a bullet couldn't pass through it. Here are the best stories and every major writer who ever appeared in celebrated Pulps like Black Mask, Dime Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly...
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Such a great collection!!
- By Amazon Customer on 07-13-20
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The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps
- The Best Crime Stories from the Pulps During Their Golden Age - The '20s, '30s & '40s (Big Book Series)
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May, Traci Odom, Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 73 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 02-25-20
- Language: English
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Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!
- Big Book Series
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Heather Costa, Matt Godfrey
- Length: 50 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance36
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Story35
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! is the darkest, the living-deadliest, scariest - and dare we say most tasteful - collection of zombie stories ever assembled. It's so good, it's a no-brainer. There is never a dull moment in the world of zombies. They are superstars of horror, and they are...
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I enjoyed 75% of the stories in this awesome book.
- By Mark Smith on 02-08-20
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Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!
- Big Book Series
- Narrated by: Heather Costa, Matt Godfrey
- Series: Big Book Series
- Length: 50 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 12-31-19
- Language: English
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Murderers' Row
- Original Baseball Mysteries: Volume 1
- By: K.C. Constantine, Max Allan Collins, Lawrence Block, and others
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance13
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Story13
In this collection of seven original baseball short stories written by an all-star lineup of writers—each of whom understands the game's lore and tactical nuances, as well as its deep roots in American life—mystery and murder take the mound.
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Excellent “baseball”stories
- By Ruth on 06-30-25
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Murderers' Row
- Original Baseball Mysteries: Volume 1
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Series: Original Baseball Mysteries, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 06-16-25
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Rogues and Villains
- Big Book Series
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell, George Spelvin
- Length: 52 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance12
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Story12
Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, ruthless, and brilliant criminals in mystery fiction, for the biggest compendium of bad guys (and girls) ever assembled. The best mysteries have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every...
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Couldn't get past the voice
- By Lorraline on 09-29-20
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The Big Book of Rogues and Villains
- Big Book Series
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell, George Spelvin
- Series: Big Book Series
- Length: 52 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Espionage
- Big Book Series
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Daniel Thomas May, Alex Wyndham
- Length: 47 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance19
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Story19
Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler is back with a new anthology that has gathered the intel on the world's greatest secret agents, declassified here for the first time. State secrets. Double agents. Leaks. Otto Penzler brings you all this and more with his latest title in the Big Book...
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What a great bunch of stories.
- By Kay on 01-15-22
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The Big Book of Espionage
- Big Book Series
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Daniel Thomas May, Alex Wyndham
- Series: Big Book Series
- Length: 47 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-16-21
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
- Big Book Series
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Cat Gould, Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 32 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall77
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Performance68
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Story68
Have yourself a crooked little Christmas with The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects more than 50 of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories - many of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else. From classic Victorian tales...
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Not unabridged missing several stories
- By MztCB on 02-25-20
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The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
- Big Book Series
- Narrated by: Cat Gould, Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Series: Big Book Series
- Length: 32 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 02-25-20
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Reel Murders
- Stories That Inspired Great Crime Films (Big Book Series)
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell, Christina Delaine, Gildart Jackson
- Length: 63 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance11
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Story11
Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology rolls out the red carpet for the stories that Hollywood is made of. Lights! Camera! Action! The latest book in the Big Book Series takes us behind the curtain to uncover the stories that became some of the greatest films of the silver...
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Beware!
- By JR Reviews on 05-10-23
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The Big Book of Reel Murders
- Stories That Inspired Great Crime Films (Big Book Series)
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell, Christina Delaine, Gildart Jackson
- Series: Big Book Series
- Length: 63 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 02-11-20
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Female Detectives
- Big Book Series
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Amy Landon, Paul Woodson
- Length: 63 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance14
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Story14
Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, resourceful, and brilliant female sleuths in mystery fiction. Otto Penzler gathers the most iconic women of the detective canon over the past 150 years, captivating and surprising listeners in equal measure...
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It's Only Okay
- By Amazon Customer on 01-13-22
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The Big Book of Female Detectives
- Big Book Series
- Narrated by: Amy Landon, Paul Woodson
- Series: Big Book Series
- Length: 63 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 02-11-20
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Adventure Stories
- Big Book Series
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett, Eric Michael Summerer, Jonathan Yen
- Length: 58 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance15
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Story14
Everyone loves adventure, and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London, O. Henry, H. Rider Haggard, Alastair MacLean, Talbot Mundy, Cornell Woolrich, and many others, this wide-reaching and fascinating volume contains...
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No Chapter Titles! Ridiculous!
- By Donnie on 03-28-20
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The Big Book of Adventure Stories
- Big Book Series
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett, Eric Michael Summerer, Jonathan Yen
- Series: Big Book Series
- Length: 58 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 02-18-20
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Ghost Stories
- Big Book Series
- By: Otto Penzler
- Narrated by: Amy Landon, Joel Richards
- Length: 53 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance46
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Story46
The ghost story is perhaps the oldest of all the supernatural literary genres and has captured the imagination of almost every writer to put pen to the page. Here, Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler has followed his keen sense of the supernatural to collect the most chilling and uncanny...
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An eclectic collection with excellent narration...
- By Charisma on 02-28-21
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The Big Book of Ghost Stories
- Big Book Series
- Narrated by: Amy Landon, Joel Richards
- Series: Big Book Series
- Length: 53 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 06-10-20
- Language: English
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The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Volume 3
- By: Otto Penzler, Robert Bloch, James Gould Cozzens, and others
- Narrated by: Eric Roberts
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Abridged
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From raging ex-cons on the streets of L.A. to cold-blooded crime sprees in Chicago, nail-biting suspense make this classic collection of murder, crime, and horror stories a thrilling audio experience not soon forgotten.
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The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Volume 3
- Narrated by: Eric Roberts
- Series: The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Book 3
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 11-13-25
- Language: English
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Murder for Love, Murder for Women
- A Collection of Wickedly Witty Crimes of Passion
- By: Otto Penzler, Bobbie Ann Mason, Carol Higgins Clark, and others
- Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Murder for Love: Murder for Women is a collection of wickedly witty crime-of-passion short stories by some of the best women writers inside and out of the mystery field....
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Murder for Love, Murder for Women
- A Collection of Wickedly Witty Crimes of Passion
- Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 11-14-22
- Language: English
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Murderers' Row: Volume 2
- Original Baseball Mysteries
- By: Otto Penzler - editor, Robert B. Parker, Michael Malone, and others
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Seven original baseball short stories in the mystery and murder genres, written by an all-star lineup of writers, each of whom understands the game's lore and tactical nuances as well as its deep roots in American life....
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Murderers' Row: Volume 2
- Original Baseball Mysteries
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Series: Original Baseball Mysteries, Book 2
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 01-05-26
- Language: English
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Murder for Love, Murder for Men
- By: Otto Penzler, William J. Caunitz, John Gardner, and others
- Narrated by: Susan Anspach, Jamie Farr, Robert Foxworth, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Crimes of passion are as old as love itself. A man, a woman, a weapon: it's the perfect recipe for love gone wrong. And Murder for Love: Murder for Men is the perfect—and only—collection of love stories with a delectable devious twist: Murder.
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Overpriced – – short/only four hours; dated
- By Syleste on 01-10-26
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Murder for Love, Murder for Men
- Narrated by: Susan Anspach, Jamie Farr, Robert Foxworth, Richard Gilliland, Elliot Gould, Mario Machado, Kevin McCarthy, David Warner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-05-26
- Language: English
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