15 of the best SFF/mystery crossovers
While indulging in my current mystery kick, I realized just how many amazing sci-fi & fantasy titles have crossover into this genre. Here are just some of my favorite finds—some I’ve listened to already, and others that I can’t wait to begin.—Sam, Audible Editor
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14
- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,513
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44,536
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44,517
There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment. Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job.....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Super solid listen!!
- By Magpie on 06-24-12
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14
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Series: Threshold Universe
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 06-19-12
- Language: English
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Six Wakes
- By: Mur Lafferty
- Narrated by: Mur Lafferty
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,220
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,100
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,101
It was not common to awaken in a cloning vat streaked with drying blood....
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1 out of 5 stars
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I can't listen to this.
- By Annissa on 05-18-18
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Six Wakes
- Narrated by: Mur Lafferty
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-07-17
- Language: English
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The Caves of Steel
- Robot, Book 1
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,126
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,709
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,707
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sci-Fi Mystery at its Best!
- By HL on 09-16-14
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The Caves of Steel
- Robot, Book 1
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: Robots, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 07-15-14
- Language: English
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The Disappeared
- A Retrieval Artist Novel
- By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 644
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 455
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Story4 out of 5 stars 464
Retrieval Artists help the lost find their way back home, whether they like it or not....
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5 out of 5 stars
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All the elements of "stellar" fiction
- By Tango on 03-28-15
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The Disappeared
- A Retrieval Artist Novel
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Series: Retrieval Artist, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-20-08
- Language: English
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,782
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,752
A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun! Things you might want to know:
- By Alexis on 08-29-14
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-26-14
- Language: English
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Soulless
- By: Gail Carriger
- Narrated by: Emily Gray
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,808
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,634
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,627
Alexia is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good fun
- By I'dliketosay on 09-29-17
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Soulless
- Narrated by: Emily Gray
- Series: The Parasol Protectorate, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-26-17
- Language: English
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Snapshot
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: William DeMeritt
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,900
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,594
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,594
From New York Times number-one best-selling author Brandon Sanderson comes a detective thriller in a police beat like no other....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yet, Another Universe
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 03-04-17
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Snapshot
- Narrated by: William DeMeritt
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-17-17
- Language: English
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Dead Until Dark
- Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #1
- By: Charlaine Harris
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,522
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,563
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,578
Vampires have officially "come out of the coffin", and Miss Sookie can't wait for one to come her way....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected
- By Holly on 09-17-08
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Dead Until Dark
- Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #1
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Series: Sookie Stackhouse, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-12-07
- Language: English
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Altered Carbon
- By: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,236
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,405
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,393
In the 25th century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Altered Carbon
- By Jake Williams on 09-22-07
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Altered Carbon
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Series: Takeshi Kovacs Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-22-05
- Language: English
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Recursion
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom, Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,745
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,498
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,473
In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth - and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery...and the tools for fighting back....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed Feelings
- By Breezybealle on 06-12-19
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Recursion
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom, Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 06-11-19
- Language: English
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
- A Novel
- By: Michael Chabon
- Narrated by: Peter Riegert
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,549
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,373
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,369
For 60 years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the federal district of Sitka, a temporary safe haven created in the wake of the Holocaust....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Didn't finish...
- By Ann E O'Connor on 10-16-17
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Peter Riegert
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 07-05-16
- Language: English
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Skinwalker
- Jane Yellowrock, Book 1
- By: Faith Hunter
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,893
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,998
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,999
Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind-a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a living....
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4 out of 5 stars
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How refreshing
- By Mobilis on 06-01-10
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Skinwalker
- Jane Yellowrock, Book 1
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Series: Jane Yellowrock, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 04-13-10
- Language: English
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When Gravity Fails
- Marid Audran Trilogy, Book 1
- By: George Alec Effinger
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 556
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 489
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Story4 out of 5 stars 488
In a decadent world of cheap pleasures and easy death, Marid Audrian has kept his independence the hard way. Still, like everything else in the Budayeen, he's available for a price....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Neuromancer in the Middle East
- By David on 07-28-13
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When Gravity Fails
- Marid Audran Trilogy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Series: Marid Audran, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-03-11
- Language: English
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The City & The City
- By: China Mieville
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,558
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,970
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,974
Casting shades of Kafka and Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler and 1984, The City & the City is a murder mystery taken to dazzling metaphysical and artistic heights....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Reviews, Dishonesty and The Emperor's New Clothes
- By Robert on 01-27-13
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The City & The City
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 05-26-09
- Language: English
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The Gone World
- By: Tom Sweterlitsch
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,883
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,657
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,655
Shannon Moss is part of a clandestine division within the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. In western Pennsylvania, 1997, she is assigned to solve the murder of a Navy SEAL's family - and to locate his vanished teenage daughter....
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5 out of 5 stars
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What an amazing find!
- By Veronica on 03-07-18
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The Gone World
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 02-06-18
- Language: English
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