Best Mystery, Fiction Podcasts

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Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee, never to be heard from again. In this podcast, American Public Radio reporter Lia Haddock asks the question once more, "What happened to the people of Limetown?" Limetown is produced by Two-Up, the producers of 36 Questions, The Wilderness and Shipworm.

Mike Archer is a newly appointed fire watcher in the Wyoming woods. While he's never done anything like this before, he needed something new after his mom passed. Now he hopes to spend his days in a tower above the trees looking for fires and working on his new book. But things aren't as quiet and peaceful as he hoped. Strange interference blasts over his radio at night and he starts seeing and hearing creepy noises in the woods. But are these odd occurrences actually happening or is he just going stir crazy?

Winner of the 2025 Ambie® for Best Indie Podcast, What Happened in Skinner traces a viral Internet mystery to the remote island of Skinner, Oregon– Where a series of disappearances quickly unravels into a conspiracy more than a century in the making...

London, 1889. When the residents of 221B Baker Street leave town for the weekend to solve one of their most famous cases, no one is left to clear a poor housekeeper’s name of a crime she didn’t commit. Well, no one except for their neighbors at 224B…

When a far-future commercial spaceflight ends in disaster, the survivors are left floating in escape pods with nothing but the radio for company. What happened to their flight...and, where are they going now? This sci-fi whodunnit mystery features escape pods, intercepted fast-food commercials, and things that should never be found.

Piece together the mystery of the disappearance of Robin Jaeger, a man with four metal limbs, in this sci-fi horror audio drama. Shelly Croft organises recordings taken from the computer of Dr Sophie Bennett, one of the lead scientists on the synthetic limbs project, and uncovers more than just scientific breakthroughs. Clockwork Bird deals with mature themes and may not be suitable for all audiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finding Pattersby is a weird fiction mystery about a disgraced ghostwriter who uses his investigation of a legendary, missing thriller author to work through some stuff. Also the ghostwriter’s a liar.Join host Ryan Cervantes as he delves into the underworld of the suspense-thriller book industry and uncover the Truth behind Luke Pattersby’s mysterious disappearance. Part travelogue, part horror story, all tongue-in-cheek mindbender, he’ll face a rogues gallery of eccentric authors, corporate monstrosities, dark academia and cultish readerships as Cervantes’ slice-of-life detective saga threatens to become the type of thriller novel he once wrote. In other words: The following events are fake. The story however...is real. New chapters release last Thursday of every month; bi-weekly updates in between. Finding Pattersby is written, directed and produced by Ryan Sandoval with music and sound design by Erik Jourgensen. This podcast contains mature themes, explicit language, comedic references to body horror, violence, kidnapping, drowning, cult participation and death. Listener discretion is advised, full transcripts available at patterspod.com

What would you do if you received a postcard saying only “We are here. Come find us?” No signature. Just a postmark: SPLIT VALLEY, NY. Adam Kleinhoffer, journalist and podcaster for Columbia Public Radio, and production assistant Melanie Lavin follow this breadcrumb to the second-smallest town in New York State.SPLIT VALLEY is an immersive experience. Using only “found audio,” Split Valley takes the listener on a journey into the woods upstate, to a small town diner, a local motel, searching for clues to the mystery of the cryptic postcard. Pull up a chair, dim the lights, and tune in to Split Valley.Split Valley is an original immersive radio mysteryPart of the Broadway Podcast Network.Visit our website: Split ValleyClues to the mystery of Split Valley can be found on InstagramWritten by Caroline V. McGrawDirected by Eddie PrunoskeSound designed and engineered by James HansenOriginal music by Luke SantyCover art by Matthew CohnProduced by Five on a Match: Matthew Cohn, Amir Darvish, and Meg MacCaryCastPaul Guyet as Soothing Male VoiceAmir Darvish as Gus FinchMatthew Cohn as Adam KleinhofferKeilly McQuail as Melanie LavinInés del Castillo as Female News Anchor and Female Voice TwoJames Weber as RedMeg MacCary as LauraMichelle Beck as StephChristine Campbell as Mrs. DelphinSusannah Jones as Female Voice One and Soothing Female VoiceAlice Jokela as Female Voice ThreeOwen Smith as TrevorEmily Batsford, Monica Lerch, Sara Jane Munford as Women’s ChorusAnthony Cohn as Older Man

Dark, edgy mysteries in the style of old time radio... but with a modern twist. Home of  the "Felix Stone" and "D.S Billings" mysteries; and the stand-alone mysteries "The Story of Agnes Braitman" and "Grimmer than Grimm."  Every season there's a new mystery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery, murder, and mayhem. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.

End of the Cornfield is a 9-episode murder mystery series centering around six former high school classmates who reunite for a hometown softball alumni tournament. When the six head to the cornfield on Miller Road — their favorite high school spot for a night of drinking and catching up — it doesn’t take long before someone winds up…dead. With no clear motive and no one stepping forward, the five remaining classmates are thrown into a clusterfuck investigation among themselves.Starring Janet Admasu, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Thony Mena, Abbey Monnin, Shawn Parikh, and Oliver Singer.Series created by Abbey Monnin. Written by Spencer Channell and Abbey Monnin. Directed by Trevor Algatt. End of the Cornfield has been nominated for two Indie Series Awards: Best Ensemble - Audio Fiction and Best Audio Fiction Podcast.

When ten people are invited to spend the weekend in a mansion on a remote island, they each start dropping like flies. Can they solve the mystery of who's behind it all or will they die trying? The series is heavily inspired the critically acclaimed novel "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Based on the popular steampunk supernatural graphic novel, Boston Metaphysical Society, The Ghost Ship follows an ex-Pinkerton detective, a spirit photographer, and a genius scientist as they battle supernatural forces in late 1800s Boston.Story: When a ghost ship sails into Boston Harbor, killing anyone who boards her, Samuel, Caitlin, and Granville must solve the mystery as to why it has appeared before anyone else dies. This is a standalone eight episode series based during the timeline of the original six issue mini-series. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes long.

A sexy reality TV show with a missing contestant. An undercover detective. Two cats safe at home. Murder on Sex Island is a twisty psycho-sexual thriller with equal parts humor and intrigue. Private Detective Luella van Horn's been through a lot, but this time, she might not make it out alive.New chapters every week, narrated by the author, Jo Firestone. Need to find out who did it sooner? You can order your copy of Murder on Sex Island from Amazon or your local bookstore today. This audio book is produced by Bari Finkel, and edited by Bari Finkel and Gabrielle Lewis.

Werewolves, vampires, monsters, government agents, detectives, angels and demons are just some of the problems plaguing Afraig Valmont. He took what was supposed to be just a simple job and it’s spirals quickly into a mystery with grave consequences. With bodies piling up and enemies closing in Afraig realizes one thing he didn’t do, ask for more money. Valmont is an exciting trip through the hidden underworld of Black Raven with twists and surprises at every turn. Staring Corey Bishop, Jacqueline Burns, Abigail Helms, Jonathan Phoinex, Adam Rose, Edelgard Valentine, Sam Saunders, E C Hart, Stevie Summers, Nic Hanke, Travis Boyls, Cammy Davis, David Whitney, Toby E Lock And Joshua Slabonik Title song ”Bring The Night” produced by Midgard, from the album ”Damage” written by Midgard. Original Compositions written by Paul Flowers Produced at FBL Studios Sounds Design by Marshawn Fry Voice Direction by Jacqueline Burns Support the show at https://patreon.com/TheCarolinaStoryteller Get Merchandise and more at https://www.thecarolinastoryteller.com/

The Search for Gillian Gold: A Mockumentary Podcast.In 2013, investigative journalist Gillian Gold vanished without a trace. Now, a decade later, ”The Search for Gillian Gold” dives deep into her mysterious disappearance. Was it a cold case of foul play, a calculated escape, or something far more bizarre? Join our amateur investigative team as they sift through dusty archives, interview eccentric locals, and chase down cryptic clues in this gripping mockumentary podcast.We’re unraveling Gillian’s last known investigation, a story that led her down a rabbit hole of small-town secrets and unsettling truths.Follow us on social media at@thesearchforgilliangold on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook

ABC Mystery Time came on the air late enough in the Golden Age of Radio that all of the episodes should have survived. This is doubly sad because it was such a terrific program. The network and its affiliates tinkered with the title of the program at times, calling it Masters Of Mystery, Mystery Time Classics, and just plain old Mystery Time. The official name of the program, hosted by Don Dowd, was always ABC Mystery Time. The program did have enough to attract some serious star power, including the immortal Sir Laurence Olivier! Mystery Time may not be as recognizable as some of NBC and CBS’s mystery classics, but the shows are every bit as much fun!