10 audiobooks for fans of Listen for the Lie
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Dear Debbie
Narrated by Julia Whelan, January LaVoy, Scott Brick
★ 4.45 ABR Score (249.9K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (244.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.8K)More about this pick
Advice columnist Debbie Mullen's breaking point arrives when her helpful suggestions turn deadly in McFadden's latest twisted tale. Three skilled narrators handle the shifting perspectives with precision.
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Jar of Hearts
by Jennifer Hillier
Narrated by January LaVoy
Why this book?
January LaVoy's commanding narration brings the same propulsive tension to *Jar of Hearts* that made *Listen for the Lie* so gripping, while both mysteries explore how past secrets unravel under scrutiny in small communities. The psychological depth and unreliable perspectives that drive *Listen for the Lie* have a natural counterpart in Hillier's complex character study of obsession and culpability.
★ 4.41 ABR Score (225.1K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (220.6K) ★ 4.47 Audible (4.5K)More about this pick
When your childhood best friend turns out to be a killer, the psychological fallout spans decades. January LaVoy's performance captures both the teenage innocence and adult guilt that drive this twisted friendship-gone-wrong thriller.
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The Tenant
Narrated by Will Damron, Christine Lakin
★ 4.29 ABR Score (642.0K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (631.5K) ★ 4.39 Audible (10.5K)More about this pick
Recently fired Blake rents a room to charming Whitney, but his financial desperation blinds him to his new tenant's true intentions and dangerous secrets.
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Home Is Where the Bodies Are
by Jeneva Rose
Narrated by January LaVoy, Cassandra Campbell, Brittany Pressley, Andrew Eiden
Why this book?
January LaVoy's distinctive narration brings the same psychological intensity to this twisted family mystery, where unreliable perspectives and dark secrets unravel in a compact eight-hour listen that matches the propulsive tension of *Listen for the Lie*.
★ 4.25 ABR Score (311.3K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (305.8K) ★ 4.42 Audible (5.6K)More about this pick
Three estranged siblings reunite to clean out their deceased mother's house and discover she's been hiding bodies in the basement for decades. Multiple narrators handle each sibling's perspective as family secrets unravel and they must decide whether to protect their mother's memory or turn her in posthumously.
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She Didn't See It Coming
by Shari Lapena
Narrated by January LaVoy
Why this book?
January LaVoy's narration brings the same propulsive tension and unreliable-narrator complexity to Lapena's domestic thriller, crafting a listening experience that keeps you questioning every character's motives just as effectively as *Listen for the Lie* does. Both mysteries hinge on unraveling secrets within tight-knit communities, making them equally compelling audio experiences that demand your full attention.
★ 4.25 ABR Score (111.7K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (107.3K) ★ 4.41 Audible (4.5K)More about this pick
Bryden and Sam's perfect life shatters when she doesn't answer her phone, and he rushes home to find their apartment covered in blood but no body in sight.
- 6
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)More about this pick
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.
- 7
The 11:59 Bomber
NYPD Red • Book 8
by Marshall Karp
Narrated by Will Damron, Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.19 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.82 Audible (108)More about this pick
Clockwork precision bombing terrorizes New York as explosions hit exactly at 11:59 each day, sending NYPD Red into a race against time. Will Damron and Edoardo Ballerini capture the city's mounting dread perfectly.
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Camino Island
Camino Island • Book 1
by John Grisham
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.11 ABR Score (183.0K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (164.8K) ★ 4.14 Audible (18.2K)More about this pick
Grisham's literary caper about stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts flows smoothly through January LaVoy's engaging performance of bookstore intrigue.
- 9
Everyone Here Is Lying
by Shari Lapena
Narrated by January LaVoy
Why this book?
January LaVoy's distinctive narration brings the same immersive, tension-filled atmosphere to this locked-community mystery as she did in *Listen for the Lie*, where unreliable perspectives and layered secrets keep you guessing until the final reveal. Both audiobooks excel at building psychological suspense through competing narratives, making the dual-narrator experience feel like eavesdropping on a web of deception.
★ 4.11 ABR Score (225.9K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (223.8K) ★ 4.29 Audible (2.0K)More about this pick
When 9-year-old Avery disappears from Stanhope's perfect streets, January LaVoy reveals each neighbor's secrets with escalating tension.
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26 Beauties
Women's Murder Club • Book 26
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 3.59 ABR Score (11 ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (11)More about this pick
January LaVoy returns to voice another Women's Murder Club investigation as beautiful young women vanish across San Francisco. Her familiarity with Lindsay Boxer's voice grounds this chilling pattern-killer thriller.
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