Audiobooks Like A Slow Fire Burning

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If you loved A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Rosamund Pike's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of A Slow Fire Burning

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    The Blue Hour

    by Paula Hawkins

    Narrated by Gemma Whelan, Paula Hawkins

    ★ 3.67 ABR Score (77.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.26 Goodreads (77.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (7)
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    Grace lives alone on a tidal island until a London gallery discovery connects her refuge to a decades-old disappearance, with Gemma Whelan's narration capturing the isolation.

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    The Girl on the Train

    by Paula Hawkins

    Narrated by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher

    ★ 4.49 ABR Score (3.5M ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (3.3M) ★ 4.36 Audible (140.9K)
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    Rachel's alcohol-hazed observations from her daily commute spiral into obsession, told through three women's voices that highlight each unreliable narrator.

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    Into the Water

    by Paula Hawkins

    Narrated by Laura Aikman, Sophie Aldred, Rachel Bavidge, Daniel Weyman, Imogen Church

    ★ 3.91 ABR Score (435.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.59 Goodreads (421.9K) ★ 3.98 Audible (13.9K)
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    Multiple narrators tackle this complex thriller about women who keep dying in the same cursed river, creating an unsettling chorus of secrets.

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    Oath of Loyalty

    Mitch Rapp • Book 21

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.71 ABR Score (31.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (24.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.1K)
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    Mitch Rapp goes into exile when the President declares him a threat, but global terrorism forces him back into action. George Guidall's authoritative narration suits this high-stakes political thriller perfectly.

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    Act of Treason

    Mitch Rapp • Book 9

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (66.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (54.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (11.6K)
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    Guidall's authoritative delivery matches Mitch Rapp's investigation of Georgetown assassinations targeting presidential candidates, weaving political intrigue with action-packed espionage.

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    Order to Kill

    Mitch Rapp • Book 15

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.65 ABR Score (35.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (23.9K) ★ 4.7 Audible (11.8K)
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    George Guidall's veteran narration anchors Mitch Rapp's mission to Pakistan, where he faces a nuclear threat that pushes him beyond his usual capabilities.

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    Kill Shot

    Mitch Rapp • Book 2

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.65 ABR Score (78.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (60.7K) ★ 4.65 Audible (17.9K)
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    Assassin Mitch Rapp becomes the hunted when his latest kill in Paris goes wrong, forcing him underground while enemies close in from all sides. Guidall's narration matches the relentless pace as Rapp fights for survival.

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    Protect and Defend

    Mitch Rapp • Book 10

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.65 ABR Score (55.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (44.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (10.8K)
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    Mitch Rapp faces his deadliest assignment yet when nuclear tensions with Iran threaten to explode into global catastrophe.

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    Cross Down

    Alex Cross • Book 31

    by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois

    Narrated by William Christopher Stephens, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Mela Lee, Inger Tudor, Zeno Robinson, Wayne Carr, Peter Giles

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (26.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.2K)
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    With Alex Cross critically injured, partner John Sampson takes center stage in a military-style attack investigation brought to life by seven skilled narrators.

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    An Inside Job

    Gabriel Allon • Book 25

    by Daniel Silva

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 4.48 ABR Score (26.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (24.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (1.3K)
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    Art restorer Gabriel Allon discovers a masterpiece is fake, launching him into Venice's shadowy art underworld. Ballerini's sophisticated delivery matches Silva's elegant prose in this latest spy thriller.

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