10 audiobooks for fans of Misery
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Billy Summers
by Stephen King
Narrated by Paul Sparks
★ 4.65 ABR Score (229.9K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (196.0K) ★ 4.66 Audible (34.0K)More about this pick
Professional assassin Billy Summers takes one final contract before retirement, but the job goes wrong in every possible way. Sparks brings authenticity to Billy's military background and moral complexity, capturing both his lethal skills and unexpected humanity.
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The Outsider
Holly Gibney • Book 1
by Stephen King
Narrated by Will Patton
★ 4.57 ABR Score (451.2K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (386.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (64.6K)More about this pick
Baseball coach Terry Maitland's impossible murder case—with evidence placing him in two locations simultaneously—launches detective Ralph Anderson into supernatural territory. Will Patton's gravelly voice perfectly captures both the procedural elements and growing cosmic dread.
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Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Helen Duff
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver psychological intensity through unreliable narratives and obsessive characters, with narrators who masterfully convey the mounting tension of captivity and hidden truths. The similarly brisk pacing and intimate first-person perspectives create that same page-turning urgency, making the 10-hour runtime feel just as immersive as Misery's 12 hours.
★ 4.61 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.56 Audible (84.7K)More about this pick
When fifteen-year-old Ellie vanishes without a trace, her mother Laurel spends ten years searching until a chance encounter reveals horrifying secrets. This psychological thriller twists through family obsession and revenge.
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The Lincoln Lawyer
A Lincoln Lawyer Novel • Book 1
Narrated by Adam Grupper
★ 4.60 ABR Score (279.0K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (258.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (20.2K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller's mobile law practice from the back of his Lincoln gets complicated when defending a wealthy playboy accused of assault leads him into a web connecting his current and past cases.
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Lone Wolf
Orphan X • Book 9
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.54 ABR Score (16.3K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (13.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
Evan Smoak faces his most personal mission yet as Orphan X in Hurwitz's ninth installment of vigilante justice. Scott Brick's familiarity with the series adds depth to every action sequence.
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None of This is True
by Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver intense psychological suspense centered on obsessive relationships and the blurred line between reality and fiction, enhanced by their skilled narration that draws listeners deep into morally ambiguous scenarios. The dual-perspective storytelling in None of This Is True echoes the claustrophobic tension of Misery, while its ensemble cast performance adds a dynamic layer to the 11-hour listening experience.
★ 4.53 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.53 Audible (15.4K)More about this pick
The impressive cast creates distinct voices for each character as podcaster Alix becomes dangerously entangled with mysterious birthday twin Josie Fair.
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The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins
Narrated by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver psychological tension through unreliable perspectives and obsessive narratives that keep you gripped throughout their runtime. The multiple narrators in The Girl on the Train create the same claustrophobic intensity as Lindsay Crouse's haunting performance in Misery, while exploring how obsession and isolation can distort perception.
★ 4.49 ABR Score (3.5M ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (3.3M) ★ 4.36 Audible (140.9K)More about this pick
Rachel's alcohol-hazed observations from her daily commute spiral into obsession, told through three women's voices that highlight each unreliable narrator.
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The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by Simon Prebble
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver masterfully paced psychological tension with unreliable or morally complex central figures, while their skilled narrators—Crouse's intimate intensity and Prebble's measured precision—amplify the mounting dread that defines each story.
★ 4.49 ABR Score (152.4K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (146.8K) ★ 4.49 Audible (5.6K)More about this pick
An anonymous assassin stalks Charles de Gaulle while French police race to unmask him in this cat-and-mouse thriller that practically invented the modern political assassination plot.
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Relic
Pendergast • Book 1
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.48 ABR Score (117.1K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (116.2K) ★ 4.83 Audible (870)More about this pick
The Natural History Museum becomes a hunting ground for an impossible predator that removes victims' hypothalamuses, while museum researcher Margo Green searches for answers among ancient artifacts. A monster stalks the halls as science confronts the unexplainable.
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Dark Places
Narrated by Rebecca Lowman, Cassandra Campbell, Mark Deakins, Robertson Dean
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver psychological intensity through unreliable narration and deeply troubled protagonists trapped by their circumstances, while the multi-narrator performance of Dark Places mirrors the immersive, character-driven tension that makes Misery so gripping. Flynn's exploration of obsession and violence echoes King's examination of captivity and desperation, but with the added complexity of a fractured mystery that rewards close listening.
★ 4.42 ABR Score (876.6K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (845.9K) ★ 4.42 Audible (30.7K)More about this pick
Adult survivor Libby Day reopens her family's massacre case when funds run low, uncovering disturbing truths about that night. The ensemble cast captures each character's desperation and damaged psychology perfectly.
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