10 audiobooks for fans of [Dolores Claiborne] [By: King, Stephen] [July, 2011]
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Moorcock, Sharyn McCrumb, Stephen Baxter, Anne Perry, Barbara Hambly, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman, Rob Rogers, Naomi Novik, Anthony Burgess, Dominic Green, Laurie R. King, Barbara Roden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Tremayne, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Mary Robinette Kowal, H. Paul Jeffers, Geoffrey A. Landis, Amy Myers, Chris Roden, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Mark Valentine
Narrated by Simon Vance, Anne Flosnik
★ 3.88 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (22.7K) ★ 3.96 Audible (736)More about this pick
Twenty-five years of the best Holmes short fiction gets collected, featuring Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and other masters reimagining the detective across genres. Simon Vance and Anne Flosnik handle the varied styles with appropriate range.
- 2
From a Buick 8
by Stephen King
Narrated by James Rebhorn, Bruce Davison, Becky Ann Baker, Peter Gerety, Stephen Tobolowsky, Fred Sanders
★ 3.72 ABR Score (78.7K ratings)★ 3.49 Goodreads (75.6K) ★ 4.2 Audible (3.1K)More about this pick
An ensemble cast including James Rebhorn and Bruce Davison brings King's tale of Pennsylvania state troopers guarding a supernatural car to eerie life.
- 3
Resurrection Walk
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7
Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin
★ 4.84 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller takes on impossible innocence cases while Harry Bosch sorts through prison letters, their partnership crackling through multiple narrators.
- 4
Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles
★ 4.80 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)More about this pick
Ballard and Bosch pursue the family killer who's haunted Harry for decades in this return to LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit. Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin anchor the dual narration with familiar authority.
- 5
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Harry Bosch • Book 19
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.72 ABR Score (101.8K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (80.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (21.5K)More about this pick
Private investigator Bosch hunts for an aging billionaire's potential heir while moonlighting with a small police force, and Welliver's weathered voice perfectly captures the detective's dual loyalties.
- 6
Holiday in Death
In Death • Book 7
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.63 ABR Score (50.2K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (45.9K) ★ 4.73 Audible (4.3K)More about this pick
Lieutenant Eve Dallas tracks a ritualistic killer targeting clients of New York's most exclusive dating service during the holiday season. Susan Ericksen's performance captures both the futuristic setting and holiday atmosphere of this seventh In Death novel.
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The Waiting
Renée Ballard • Book 6
Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver, Madison Lintz
★ 4.61 ABR Score (76.0K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (71.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (4.7K)More about this pick
A serial rapist resurfaces after twenty years, pulling Ballard and Harry's daughter into a cold case that turns personal. Christine Lakin's narration captures Ballard's methodical determination perfectly.
- 8
The Dark Horse
Walt Longmire • Book 5
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.54 ABR Score (28.7K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (21.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.1K)More about this pick
Sheriff Walt Longmire goes undercover to investigate a woman who allegedly shot her horse-burning husband six times in the head. George Guidall captures Longmire's dry wit and the dusty desperation of rural Wyoming perfectly.
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The Longmire Defense
Walt Longmire • Book 19
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.68 ABR Score (12.8K ratings)★ 4.54 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Fresh from confronting his past and questioning justice itself, Walt faces an unprecedented crime scene in Wyoming's countryside that challenges everything he believes about law enforcement.
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Two Kinds of Truth
Harry Bosch • Book 20
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.66 ABR Score (88.4K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (15.9K)More about this pick
Semi-retired Harry Bosch tackles a pharmacy murder that exposes prescription drug trafficking while an old case resurfaces. Welliver, who plays Bosch on TV, inhabits the character with lived-in authenticity.
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