Jessica Huntley Audiobooks

A relative newcomer who has more than made up for lost time, Jessica Huntley turned to fiction only a few years ago, after a career that took in service as a British soldier and work as a personal trainer. That unusual grounding shows on the page: her writing is disciplined, physical and quite unafraid of the darker corners of human behaviour.

She works in the psychological thriller, and by her own description favours stories that run dark and twisty, populated by complex, memorable characters who often live with very real mental health struggles. It is a compassionate streak that lifts her books above simple shock, since the menace is always rooted in recognisable people rather than cardboard villains.

Publishing both independently and with established crime imprints, Huntley has gathered a devoted readership in a remarkably short span, and her titles now sit among the busiest corners of contemporary British thriller writing.

Two of Huntley’s thrillers feature in our catalogue, and both make excellent entry points. Horrible Husbands, a deliciously shocking domestic thriller, is read by Clare Corbett and currently holds a 4.3 rating with our early listeners. Its premise, wives and the husbands they could cheerfully do without, gives Huntley plenty of room for her signature blend of menace and mordant humour.

Alongside it sits Room 21, narrated by Charlie Albers and rated 4.2, a claustrophobic mystery set in a remote Scottish Highlands hotel where one forbidden door proves impossible to resist. Each stands entirely on its own, so there is no reading order to worry about.

If you like your crime tense, character-driven and laced with wit, both titles are waiting for you below.