Audiobooks Like Nightshade

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If you loved Nightshade by Michael Connelly, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Will Damron's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Nightshade

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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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    Desert Star

    Renée Ballard • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles

    ★ 4.80 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)
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    Ballard and Bosch pursue the family killer who's haunted Harry for decades in this return to LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit. Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin anchor the dual narration with familiar authority.

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    The Wrong Side of Goodbye

    Harry Bosch • Book 19

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver

    ★ 4.72 ABR Score (101.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (80.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (21.5K)
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    Private investigator Bosch hunts for an aging billionaire's potential heir while moonlighting with a small police force, and Welliver's weathered voice perfectly captures the detective's dual loyalties.

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    The Waiting

    Renée Ballard • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver, Madison Lintz

    ★ 4.61 ABR Score (76.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (71.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (4.7K)
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    A serial rapist resurfaces after twenty years, pulling Ballard and Harry's daughter into a cold case that turns personal. Christine Lakin's narration captures Ballard's methodical determination perfectly.

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    Two Kinds of Truth

    Harry Bosch • Book 20

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (88.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (15.9K)
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    Semi-retired Harry Bosch tackles a pharmacy murder that exposes prescription drug trafficking while an old case resurfaces. Welliver, who plays Bosch on TV, inhabits the character with lived-in authenticity.

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    The Crossing

    Harry Bosch • Book 18

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver

    ★ 4.64 ABR Score (91.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.4K) ★ 4.67 Audible (19.2K)
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    Retired detective Harry Bosch reluctantly helps his defense attorney half-brother Mickey Haller prove a client's innocence. Welliver's familiarity with Bosch shines as the character struggles with working for the defense.

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    Lost Light

    Harry Bosch • Book 9

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Len Cariou

    ★ 4.47 ABR Score (78.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (69.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (9.2K)
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    Retired Bosch can't let go of a four-year-old murder tied to a movie set heist, pursuing justice on his own terms. Len Cariou captures his relentless obsession perfectly.

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    Echo Park

    Harry Bosch • Book 12

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Len Cariou

    ★ 4.43 ABR Score (74.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (69.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.3K)
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    A serial killer's confession reopens the Marie Gesto case that's haunted Bosch for over a decade, but something doesn't add up.

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    The Burning Room

    Harry Bosch • Book 17

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Titus Welliver

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (78.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (67.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (10.9K)
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    Bosch investigates a nine-year-old shooting when the victim finally dies from complications, partnered with rookie detective Lucia Soto.

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    The Black Box

    Harry Bosch • Book 16

    by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Michael McConnohie

    ★ 4.35 ABR Score (76.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (68.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (7.3K)
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    Twenty years after the LA riots, Bosch connects a recent shooting to an unsolved photographer's murder from 1992, proving some crimes never truly die.

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