Audiobooks Like American Dirt

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If you loved American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, 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 Yareli Arizmendi's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of American Dirt

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    Only the Dead

    Terminal List • Book 6

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.82 ABR Score (32.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (24.0K) ★ 4.85 Audible (8.6K)
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    Ray Porter's intense delivery matches James Reece uncovering a conspiracy that reaches from a 1980 congressman's murder to current global threats.

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    Red Sky Mourning

    Terminal List • Book 7

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.79 ABR Score (30.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (20.4K) ★ 4.84 Audible (9.8K)
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    Porter's commanding delivery intensifies the tension as James Reece confronts a rogue Chinese submarine and a tech mogul's quantum computing revolution.

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    True Believer

    Terminal List • Book 2

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.78 ABR Score (76.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (43.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (32.9K)
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    Former Navy SEAL James Reece hunts terrorists across multiple continents after coordinated holiday attacks crash global markets, with detailed military action throughout.

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    The Girl Who Played with Fire

    Millennium Series • Book 2

    by Stieg Larsson

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    ★ 4.73 ABR Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (991.2K) ★ 4.66 Audible (32.3K)
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    Lisbeth Salander becomes the prime suspect when her legal guardian is murdered alongside a journalist exposing sex trafficking. Simon Vance navigates the complex Swedish thriller with clear character voices and building tension.

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    Consent to Kill

    Mitch Rapp • Book 8

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 4.72 ABR Score (66.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (53.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (13.6K)
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    Mitch Rapp's ruthless counterterrorism methods finally provoke retaliation when foreign agents target his personal life, forcing him to balance vengeance against protecting those he loves most.

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    Cry Havoc

    Tom Reece • Book 1

    by Jack Carr

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.71 ABR Score (13.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.85 Audible (4.8K)
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    Set in 1968 as America burns with riots and war, this thriller follows the aftermath of a captured spy ship off North Korea. Porter's commanding performance matches the period tension and military precision of Carr's latest protagonist, Tom Reece.

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    Imitation in Death

    In Death • Book 17

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    ★ 4.71 ABR Score (37.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (32.8K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.7K)
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    A killer studies history's most notorious serial murderers and recreates their crimes in 2059 New York, personally challenging Lieutenant Eve Dallas to a deadly game of identification.

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    The Hard Line

    Gray Man • Book 15

    by Mark Greaney

    Narrated by Jay Snyder

    ★ 4.70 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.68 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.91 Audible (1.9K)
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    Court Gentry discovers he's become the target instead of the hunter in this role-reversal thriller. Snyder's controlled performance captures the Gray Man's realization that family loyalty cuts both ways.

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    The Hunt for Red October

    Jack Ryan • Book 3

    by Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.68 ABR Score (402.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (389.7K) ★ 4.78 Audible (13.1K)
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    Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius attempts to defect with Russia's most advanced nuclear sub. Scott Brick's authoritative narration matches Clancy's technical precision in this cat-and-mouse thriller that launched the Jack Ryan series.

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    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Millennium Series • Book 1

    by Stieg Larsson

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    ★ 4.67 ABR Score (3.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (3.5M) ★ 4.56 Audible (42.2K)
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    A disgraced journalist teams with a punk hacker to solve a decades-old disappearance on a remote Swedish island. Simon Vance navigates the intricate mystery with perfect pacing and distinct character voices.

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