10 audiobooks for fans of In the Woods
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The Keeper
Cal Hooper • Book 3
by Tana French
Narrated by Roger Clark
★ 3.94 ABR Score (917 ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (870) ★ 4.68 Audible (47)More about this pick
Cal Hooper returns for the final installment in French's acclaimed rural Ireland trilogy. Roger Clark's narration captures both the lyrical prose and underlying menace that make French's work so compelling.
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The Alienist
Laszlo Kreizler and John Schuyler Moore • Book 1
by Caleb Carr
Narrated by George Guidall
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver immersive, atmospheric mysteries anchored by deeply flawed protagonists investigating dark crimes that blur the line between past trauma and present danger. Steven Crossley's and George Guidall's narrations similarly excel at building psychological tension, making the detective work feel like a slow descent into moral ambiguity rather than a straightforward puzzle to solve.
★ 4.34 ABR Score (190.0K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (182.1K) ★ 4.49 Audible (7.9K)More about this pick
Set in 1896 New York, a psychologist and reporter hunt a serial killer targeting boy prostitutes using revolutionary criminal psychology methods.
- 3
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
Narrated by James Cameron Stewart
★ 3.84 ABR Score (496.3K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (488.7K) ★ 4.1 Audible (7.6K)More about this pick
Aiden Bishop must solve Evelyn's murder by inhabiting eight different guests at a country estate—Groundhog Day meets Agatha Christie. Stewart's vocal range becomes essential as he embodies completely different personalities trapped in the same deadly loop.
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Brimstone
Pendergast • Book 5
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.38 ABR Score (48.7K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (43.6K) ★ 4.55 Audible (5.1K)More about this pick
Bodies appear burned from the inside with claw marks on walls and brimstone in the air, pulling FBI Agent Pendergast into a case that seems supernatural.
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Murder on the Orient Express
A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 10
Narrated by Dan Stevens
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver immersive mystery experiences through exceptional narration, though Christie's classic offers a more contained, puzzle-focused investigation compared to French's psychological depth. The intricate plotting and unreliable investigation tactics present in In the Woods find their counterpart in the clever deception and hidden motives layered throughout Murder on the Orient Express, making it an ideal choice for listeners who appreciate mysteries built on misdirection rather than procedural detail.
★ 4.66 ABR Score (755.1K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (741.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.8K)More about this pick
Hercule Poirot faces his most confounding case when a passenger is murdered aboard a snowbound luxury train. Stevens's crisp delivery suits Christie's methodical plotting perfectly.
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Career of Evil
Cormoran Strike • Book 3
Narrated by Robert Glenister
★ 4.61 ABR Score (248.8K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (231.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (17.7K)More about this pick
Strike and Robin investigate a package containing a severed leg, leading them through four suspects from the detective's violent past. Robert Glenister returns to voice Galbraith's gripping procedural.
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We Are All Guilty Here
North Falls • Book 1
by Karin Slaughter
Narrated by Kathleen Early
★ 4.60 ABR Score (144.1K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (133.0K) ★ 4.67 Audible (11.1K)More about this pick
Two teenage girls vanish during a small-town fireworks celebration, igniting secrets in North Falls where everyone knows everyone. Early's narration captures officer Emmy Clifton's desperation as her past collides with the investigation.
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Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier
Narrated by Anna Massey
★ 4.56 ABR Score (741.5K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (730.8K) ★ 4.57 Audible (10.7K)More about this pick
A shy bride arrives at her husband's estate, Manderley, only to find herself competing with the ghost of his deceased first wife. Massey's haunting narration perfectly captures the Gothic atmosphere.
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Sycamore Row
Jake Brigance • Book 2
by John Grisham
Narrated by Michael Beck
★ 4.52 ABR Score (170.6K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (141.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (29.5K)More about this pick
Jake Brigance returns to defend a controversial will that leaves a fortune to a black housekeeper instead of the deceased's white family—Grisham's sequel to his breakout novel.
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The Only One Left
by Riley Sager
Narrated by Christine Lakin, Dawn Harvey
★ 4.45 ABR Score (645.8K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (635.0K) ★ 4.52 Audible (10.8K)More about this pick
Caregiver Kit arrives at a decaying mansion to tend Lenora Hope, the woman suspected of murdering her family in 1929 but never convicted. Dual narration captures both timelines.
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