Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories
Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks is a growing collection of public domain detective fiction, noir crime stories, murder mysteries, hardboiled investigations, psychological crime fiction, and classic suspense curated for immersive long-form listening.
Inside the archive you will discover private investigators, shadowy conspiracies, dangerous criminals, unsolved murders, corrupt cities, femme fatales, courtroom mysteries, and influential detective stories that shaped the foundations of crime fiction.
From classic whodunits and noir investigations to dark psychological crime and suspenseful mysteries, each audiobook is selected to create a cinematic listening archive designed for fans of detective fiction, noir atmosphere, and timeless crime storytelling.
New recordings and restored editions are added regularly.
π Explore the complete Free Audiobook Library in one convenient place and help us keep classic audiobooks freely available:
Episodes

May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
7hr 13 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comA young American archeologist, a masked ball in Cairo, an illusive young woman and the unexplained disappearance of a Frenchman fifteen years earlier all play into this mystery by Mary Hastings Bradley. (summary written by J.Author: Mary Hastings BradleyLength: 7 hours 13 minutesGenre: Crime & Mystery FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 112:41 - Chapter 244:44 - Chapter 301:08:10 - Chapter 401:22:49 - Chapter 501:41:42 - Chapter 601:50:25 - Chapter 702:01:31 - Chapter 802:22:00 - Chapter 902:38:53 - Chapter 1003:00:55 - Chapter 1103:15:10 - Chapter 1203:31:27 - Chapter 1303:46:11 - Chapter 1404:10:28 - Chapter 1504:27:13 - Chapter 1604:40:53 - Chapter 1704:46:30 - Chapter 1805:06:11 - Chapter 1905:19:23 - Chapter 2005:41:51 - Chapter 2106:02:48 - Chapter 2206:09:14 - Chapter 2306:17:33 - Chapter 2406:44:56 - Chapter 2507:00:19 - Chapter 26#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
4hr 17 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comA Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was first published in 1887. It is the first story to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes, who would later become one of the most famous literary detective characters, with long-lasting interest and appeal.Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLength: 4 hours 16 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 118:15 - Chapter 241:51 - Chapter 301:08:19 - Chapter 401:23:28 - Chapter 501:37:24 - Chapter 601:56:28 - Chapter 702:14:46 - Chapter 802:38:29 - Chapter 902:55:07 - Chapter 1003:04:57 - Chapter 1103:27:00 - Chapter 1203:49:14 - Chapter 1304:07:25 - Chapter 14#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
7hr 39 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comThis classic mystery produces its first dead body during a clandestine midnight meeting. Already nothing is what it seems.Author: J. S. FletcherLength: 7 hours 39 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 112:06 - Chapter 227:53 - Chapter 338:27 - Chapter 451:49 - Chapter 501:04:11 - Chapter 601:16:03 - Chapter 701:29:39 - Chapter 801:42:36 - Chapter 901:54:34 - Chapter 1002:06:38 - Chapter 1102:21:22 - Chapter 1202:32:02 - Chapter 1302:46:59 - Chapter 1402:58:06 - Chapter 1503:08:49 - Chapter 1603:19:05 - Chapter 1703:28:58 - Chapter 1803:40:06 - Chapter 1903:51:51 - Chapter 2004:05:02 - Chapter 2104:15:01 - Chapter 2204:24:20 - Chapter 2304:35:25 - Chapter 2404:46:49 - Chapter 2504:58:12 - Chapter 2605:11:01 - Chapter 2705:21:21 - Chapter 2805:35:33 - Chapter 2905:48:24 - Chapter 3006:00:37 - Chapter 3106:14:31 - Chapter 3206:24:45 - Chapter 3306:39:12 - Chapter 3406:51:28 - Chapter 3507:04:34 - Chapter 3607:16:26 - Chapter 37#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
6hr 30 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comThe novel begins with a telephone call to Wimsey from his mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, saying that her vicar's architect has just found a dead body in his bath, wearing nothing but a pair of pince-nez. Whose body is it.Author: Dorothy L. SayersLength: 6 hours 30 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 123:15 - Chapter 254:58 - Chapter 301:18:54 - Chapter 401:59:34 - Chapter 502:43:07 - Chapter 603:34:20 - Chapter 704:04:45 - Chapter 804:21:44 - Chapter 904:46:04 - Chapter 1005:22:41 - Chapter 1105:41:52 - Chapter 1205:56:30 - Chapter 13#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
5hr 54 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comWell-known mystery writer John Lexman is charged with murder and sent to Broadmoor Prison. His friend T.Author: Edgar WallaceLength: 5 hours 53 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 137:38 - Chapter 249:51 - Chapter 301:06:41 - Chapter 401:15:08 - Chapter 501:24:33 - Chapter 601:38:48 - Chapter 701:46:53 - Chapter 802:19:42 - Chapter 902:37:02 - Chapter 1002:48:05 - Chapter 1103:09:34 - Chapter 1203:16:12 - Chapter 1303:27:07 - Chapter 1403:36:09 - Chapter 1503:56:48 - Chapter 1604:16:03 - Chapter 1704:41:47 - Chapter 1804:46:23 - Chapter 1904:58:00 - Chapter 2005:00:08 - Chapter 2105:21:23 - Chapter 2205:47:33 - Chapter 23#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
8hr 39 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comA quiet cathedral town in England, full of gossips and people who are not quite who they seem to be, is the setting for this murder mystery. (Summary by Gesine).Author: J. S. FletcherLength: 8 hours 39 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 118:33 - Chapter 240:49 - Chapter 301:03:36 - Chapter 401:22:31 - Chapter 501:42:50 - Chapter 602:00:15 - Chapter 702:22:39 - Chapter 802:40:44 - Chapter 903:00:17 - Chapter 1003:21:55 - Chapter 1103:41:36 - Chapter 1204:00:10 - Chapter 1304:19:14 - Chapter 1404:38:56 - Chapter 1504:58:03 - Chapter 1605:13:10 - Chapter 1705:33:49 - Chapter 1805:48:40 - Chapter 1906:09:52 - Chapter 2006:31:40 - Chapter 2106:49:07 - Chapter 2207:10:44 - Chapter 2307:28:34 - Chapter 2407:46:53 - Chapter 2508:03:36 - Chapter 2608:20:13 - Chapter 27#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
3hr 38 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comErnest Bramah is mainly known for his 'Kai Lung' books - Dorothy L Sayers often used quotes from them for her chapter headings. In his lifetime however he was equally well known for his detective stories.Author: Ernest BramahLength: 3 hours 38 minutesGenre: Detective Fiction, Short StoriesChapters:00:00 - Chapter 134:09 - Chapter 201:34:03 - Chapter 302:23:40 - Chapter 4#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
20hr 9 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comThe story concerns a young woman called Rachel Verinder who inherits a large Indian diamond, the Moonstone, on her eighteenth birthday. The book is widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels.Author: Wilkie CollinsLength: 20 hours 8 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 114:25 - Chapter 220:49 - Chapter 331:55 - Chapter 448:32 - Chapter 501:09:29 - Chapter 601:27:47 - Chapter 701:53:01 - Chapter 802:02:56 - Chapter 902:30:40 - Chapter 1002:46:10 - Chapter 1103:13:14 - Chapter 1204:06:43 - Chapter 1304:35:24 - Chapter 1404:52:18 - Chapter 1505:10:44 - Chapter 1605:40:10 - Chapter 1705:59:08 - Chapter 1806:13:18 - Chapter 1906:27:42 - Chapter 2006:38:06 - Chapter 2106:46:53 - Chapter 2207:14:36 - Chapter 2307:37:22 - Chapter 2408:07:27 - Chapter 2508:39:45 - Chapter 2609:07:31 - Chapter 2709:33:53 - Chapter 2809:55:51 - Chapter 2910:17:54 - Chapter 3010:48:16 - Chapter 3111:23:10 - Chapter 3211:49:20 - Chapter 3312:23:51 - Chapter 3412:52:03 - Chapter 3513:12:32 - Chapter 3613:47:17 - Chapter 3714:08:59 - Chapter 3814:31:16 - Chapter 3915:03:44 - Chapter 4015:35:24 - Chapter 4116:11:50 - Chapter 4216:47:00 - Chapter 4317:18:05 - Chapter 4417:54:21 - Chapter 4518:32:47 - Chapter 4619:15:28 - Chapter 4719:42:56 - Chapter 48#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
8hr 16 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comThe dead body of a man is found on the steps to some chambers of Middle Temple Lane, near London's law courts. A journalist and a young lawyer start investigating.Author: J. S. FletcherLength: 8 hours 15 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 114:37 - Chapter 228:52 - Chapter 345:08 - Chapter 458:24 - Chapter 501:11:34 - Chapter 601:25:46 - Chapter 701:40:10 - Chapter 801:54:28 - Chapter 902:07:31 - Chapter 1002:23:24 - Chapter 1102:40:30 - Chapter 1202:52:38 - Chapter 1303:04:52 - Chapter 1403:18:36 - Chapter 1503:34:02 - Chapter 1603:46:40 - Chapter 1703:59:44 - Chapter 1804:13:39 - Chapter 1904:28:50 - Chapter 2004:43:00 - Chapter 2104:57:36 - Chapter 2205:10:48 - Chapter 2305:22:29 - Chapter 2405:36:04 - Chapter 2505:50:02 - Chapter 2606:03:24 - Chapter 2706:15:57 - Chapter 2806:27:44 - Chapter 2906:39:00 - Chapter 3006:52:10 - Chapter 3107:07:42 - Chapter 3207:18:23 - Chapter 3307:32:53 - Chapter 3407:45:33 - Chapter 3508:04:05 - Chapter 36#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
10hr 34 min
https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comAnna Katharine Green was one of the first female mystery writers to publish under her own name. She was never very successful as an author, but the technical excellence of her books caused several law schools to use The Leavenworth Case as a textbook in some of their classes, as an example of how misleading circumstantial evidence can be.Author: Anna Katharine GreenLength: 10 hours 34 minutesGenre: Detective FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 113:02 - Chapter 222:02 - Chapter 350:02 - Chapter 401:00:11 - Chapter 501:13:00 - Chapter 601:22:43 - Chapter 701:35:38 - Chapter 801:59:28 - Chapter 902:14:46 - Chapter 1002:32:12 - Chapter 1102:43:46 - Chapter 1202:55:10 - Chapter 1303:08:26 - Chapter 1403:27:47 - Chapter 1503:44:12 - Chapter 1603:51:32 - Chapter 1704:09:19 - Chapter 1804:21:13 - Chapter 1904:32:36 - Chapter 2004:42:30 - Chapter 2104:53:46 - Chapter 2205:22:41 - Chapter 2305:37:35 - Chapter 2405:52:56 - Chapter 2506:04:59 - Chapter 2606:23:04 - Chapter 2706:33:50 - Chapter 2806:56:17 - Chapter 2907:04:36 - Chapter 3007:14:57 - Chapter 3107:32:13 - Chapter 3208:20:07 - Chapter 3308:30:18 - Chapter 3408:57:52 - Chapter 3509:18:50 - Chapter 3609:33:20 - Chapter 3709:51:23 - Chapter 3810:26:58 - Chapter 39#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org.All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated, packaged, and distributed by Classic Detective & Noir Audiobooks: Private Detectives, Murder Mysteries & Dark Crime Stories. Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork







