Audiobooks Like Faceless Killers

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Dick Hill narrates Mankell's detective with a voice that sounds like it hasn't slept in three days and doesn't intend to — flat, deliberate, carrying the particular exhaustion of a man who keeps solving murders without believing it changes anything. The nine-hour runtime matches the book's unhurried logic: this isn't a thriller that accelerates toward a reveal, it's one that accumulates, and Hill never lets you forget you're deep inside a tired mind in a cold country. Most of what follows leans on the same combination — eight of the ten are narrated by Hill himself, nearly all run to a similar length, and the best of them share that grey-sky patience that makes Scandinavian crime feel less like entertainment and more like weather.

10 audiobooks for fans of Faceless Killers

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    The Preacher

    Fjällbacka • Book 2

    by Camilla Läckberg, Steven T. Murray

    Narrated by David Thorn

    ★ 3.78 ABR Score (49.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (48.6K) ★ 4.13 Audible (635)
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    Detective Patrik Hedström investigates when a young woman's skeleton is found with a Nazi medal, connecting wartime secrets to present-day murders in this Swedish coastal village mystery.

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    Long Time No See

    87th Precinct • Book 32

    by Ed McBain

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    ★ 3.84 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.48 Audible (48)
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    A serial killer targets blind victims, including a Vietnam veteran whose wartime dreams might hold the key to catching the murderer. Dick Hill's steady delivery anchors this darker entry in the 87th Precinct series, balancing procedural work with emotional weight.

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    Tricks

    87th Precinct • Book 40

    by Ed McBain

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    ★ 3.79 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.3 Audible (46)
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    One Halloween night pushes the entire 87th Precinct through liquor store murders, costumed killers, and body parts scattered across the city.

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    Poison

    87th Precinct • Book 39

    by Ed McBain

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    ★ 3.77 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.15 Audible (41)
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    Detective Hal Willis investigates two suspicious deaths connected to Marilyn Hollis while falling dangerously in love with the prime suspect. Dick Hill's noir-tinged performance suits this 87th Precinct entry's blend of romance and deception.

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    Eight Black Horses

    87th Precinct • Book 38

    by Ed McBain, Mark T. Sullivan

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    ★ 3.77 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.21 Audible (47)
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    The Deaf Man returns with his trademark cryptic puzzles, leaving dead bodies and notes featuring eight dancing black horses across Isola. Dick Hill navigates the complex clues and red herrings in this cerebral police procedural.

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    Heat

    87th Precinct • Book 35

    by Ed McBain, Dick Hill

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    ★ 3.76 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.21 Audible (43)
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    Detective Bert Kling investigates a suspicious suicide while his personal life crumbles under marital problems and threats from a psychotic ex-con. The character study elements balance the procedural investigation.

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    Lightning

    87th Precinct • Book 37

    by Ed McBain

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    ★ 3.75 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.18 Audible (50)
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    Two serial killers terrorize the city—one hanging coeds from lampposts, another targeting the same rape victims repeatedly. Dick Hill's gritty performance captures the 87th Precinct's relentless pursuit through these brutal cases.

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    Calypso

    87th Precinct • Book 33

    by Ed McBain

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    ★ 3.73 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.2 Audible (40)
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    Dick Hill's gritty delivery matches the grey September drizzle as Carella and Meyer investigate the brutal street murder of a Caribbean music legend.

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    Lullaby

    87th Precinct • Book 41

    by Ed McBain

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    ★ 3.69 ABR Score (1.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.06 Audible (62)
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    New Year's Eve turns horrific when wealthy parents discover their baby and teenage babysitter brutally murdered in their home. Dick Hill's seasoned delivery anchors this particularly dark entry in the long-running police procedural series.

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    Resurrection Walk

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    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)
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    Mickey Haller takes on impossible innocence cases while Harry Bosch sorts through prison letters, their partnership crackling through multiple narrators.

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