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Mysteriosi: Digital Audio Mysteries
Mysteriosi, a member of the Omnimystery Family of Mystery Websites, is your source for bestselling mystery, thriller, and suspense books available in digital audio formats.
Mystery books available as digital audiobooks typically come in several formats.
• Compact Disc (unabridged and abridged). The Compact Disc (CD) is the most popular format for listening to audiobooks. But it is also one of the most restrictive. A standard CD holds only about 74 minutes of audio. For most mystery audiobooks, that means an unabridged version requires multiple CDs. (Abridged versions typically require only 1.) Audiobook CDs can be played in virtually all devices that support audio CDs.
• MP3 CD (usually unabridged). MP3 is an MPEG-based, open source, compressed format that retains most of the fidelity of the original digital audio recording but requiring significantly less storage space. One disadvantage of MP3 CDs is that not all CD players support playback of MP3 files, though most players sold over the past couple of years do. As a result, only about 20% of buyers currently prefer MP3 CD audiobooks but this number is growing.
• Digital Download. The digital download of audiobooks has enjoyed a recent rise in popularity. Once an audiobook has been downloaded, it can be transferred to most handheld devices. This flexibility and the fact that digital downloads are typically less expensive than CD-based audiobooks and are available immediately upon purchase make this the ideal format for many listeners.
Presented below is a frequently updated selection of bestselling digital audio mysteries, listed alphabetically by author; for more books, visit the Mystery and Thriller audiobook page on Amazon.com or the genre page on Simply Audiobooks.
  The Rope by Nevada Barr. Anna Pigeon (17th). Audio format: Unabridged MP3 CD. Also available: Hardcover. |
 The Shadow Patrol by Alex Berenson. John Wells (6th). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Gideon's Corpse by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Gideon Crew (2nd). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Taken by Robert Crais. Elvis Cole (12th). Audio format: Unabridged MP3 CD. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Kill Shot by Vince Flynn. Mitch Rapp (12th). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Catch Me by Lisa Gardner. D. D. Warren (4th). Audio format: Unabridged MP3 CD. Also available: Hardcover. |
 The Janson Command by Paul Garrison. Paul Janson (2nd). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George. Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers (16th). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 The Fear Index by Robert Harris. Non-Series. Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Deader Homes and Gardens by Joan Hess. Claire Malloy (18th). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Left for Dead by J. A. Jance. Ali Reynolds (5th). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Victims by Jonathan Kellerman. Alex Delaware (27th). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Raylan by Elmore Leonard. Raylan Givens. Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 The Hunter by John Lescroart. Wyatt Hunt, Hunt Club (3rd). Audio format: Unabridged MP3 CD. Also available: Hardcover. |
 All I Did Was Shoot My Man by Walter Mosley. Leonid McGill (4th). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 #1 Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Jack Morgan, Private (2nd). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Oath of Office by Michael Palmer. Non-Series. Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Breakdown by Sara Paretsky. V. I. Warshawski (16th). Audio format: Unabridged MP3 CD. Also available: Hardcover. |
 The Jaguar by T. Jefferson Parker. Charlie Hood (5th). Audio format: Unabridged MP3 CD. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Private Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan. Jack Morgan, Private (3rd). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb. Eve Dallas, "In Death" (33rd). Audio format: Unabridged MP3 CD. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Heart of a Killer by David Rosenfelt. Non-Series. Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith. Leo Demidov (3rd). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
 Restless in the Grave by Dana Stabenow. Kate Shugak (20th). Audio format: Unabridged CD-ROM. Also available: Hardcover. |
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