The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025 — ranked audiobook

Keep The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025 in your ears from this list — Don Winslow, Steph Cha’s complete audiobook, free to play.

“While a single sentence can turn a novel, a single word can turn a short story,” writes guest editor Don Winslow. The pieces featured in this collection hinge on those small, exacting moments that shock, spook, delight, and change a story entirely. A disgraced ex-cop approaches a crossroads with his ex-wife and new neighbor, pistol in hand; an ill-advised acid trip reveals the dark side of a twisted friendship; a hardened hit man struggles with his latest target. Full of dramatic twists, subtle

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