Audiobooks Like Gone Before Goodbye

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This production deploys a full cast — including Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine — in a format that gives each character a distinct acoustic presence, which suits Coben's rapid perspective-shifting and keeps a dense, 11-hour medical thriller from collapsing under its own weight. Nearly all of the recommendations draw from Coben's own catalog, so fans of his compressed, conspiratorial plotting and punchy chapter structure will find the same engine running beneath almost every title here.

10 audiobooks for fans of Gone Before Goodbye

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    Six Years

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.06 ABR Score (110.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (99.1K) ★ 4.09 Audible (11.4K)
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    College professor Jake breaks his promise to leave his lost love alone when her husband's obituary appears without her name. The psychological tension builds steadily throughout.

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    Missing You

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.30 ABR Score (83.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (69.6K) ★ 4.35 Audible (14.3K)
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    NYPD Detective Kat discovers her ex-fiancé's profile on a dating site, reopening wounds from 18 years ago. January LaVoy navigates the emotional minefield with precision.

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    Tell No One

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Ed Sala

    4.30 ABR Score (197.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (192.7K) ★ 4.35 Audible (4.6K)
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    Eight years after his wife's murder, Dr. David Beck receives an email that suggests she might still be alive. Sala builds suspense methodically as Beck follows increasingly dangerous clues that challenge everything he believed about that terrible night.

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    Live Wire

    Myron Bolitar • Book 10

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Steven Weber

    4.28 ABR Score (54.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (52.4K) ★ 4.39 Audible (2.4K)
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    Sports agent Myron Bolitar faces his most personal case when childhood secrets surface, and Steven Weber captures every twist in this emotional roller coaster.

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    Fool Me Once

    Detective Roger 'Sami' Kierce • Book 1

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.24 ABR Score (151.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (139.2K) ★ 4.27 Audible (12.0K)
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    A war veteran spots her murdered husband on a nanny cam playing with their daughter — January LaVoy's performance captures Maya's military precision and growing paranoia as she unravels this impossible mystery.

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    The Stranger

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by George Newbern

    4.15 ABR Score (109.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (103.2K) ★ 4.23 Audible (6.3K)
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    An unknown man approaches people in ordinary places—parking lots, grocery stores—whispers life-destroying secrets, then vanishes. When he targets Adam Price, Coben's thriller examines how random revelations can shatter comfortable lives.

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    Stay Close

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.08 ABR Score (67.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (62.1K) ★ 4.15 Audible (5.3K)
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    Three suburban lives collide with their dark pasts when a decades-old disappearance resurfaces. Scott Brick captures each character's desperation as their carefully constructed facades crumble.

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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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    No Second Chance

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.35 ABR Score (52.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (45.8K) ★ 4.43 Audible (6.1K)
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    Dr. Marc Seidman wakes from a shooting to learn his wife is dead and his infant daughter kidnapped. Scott Brick handles the emotional intensity as Coben's protagonist navigates ransom demands without police help.

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    [The Innocent] [By: Harlan Coben] [January, 2009]

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.30 ABR Score (51.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (46.1K) ★ 4.44 Audible (4.9K)
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    Matt Hunter served four years for a fatal punch that shattered his victim's skull, now trying to rebuild with a new wife and job. Scott Brick's seasoned narration anchors Coben's twisty thriller about second chances gone wrong.

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