Audiobooks Like No Exit

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Sarah Naughton keeps this locked-room thriller moving at exactly the pace the premise demands — stranded-in-a-blizzard horror with a kidnapped child in the next car is the kind of story that only works if the narrator never lets the tension settle, and Naughton's delivery stays wound tight across ten hours. Several of these recommendations feature Naughton herself in a similar register, and the rest hit matching length and that same quality of highly rated thrillers that keep the pressure on from the first chapter.

10 audiobooks for fans of No Exit

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    Lie to Me

    by J.T. Ellison

    Narrated by Matthew Waterson, Saskia Maarleveld, Sarah Naughton, Julia Whelan

    4.04 ABR Score (40.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.22 Audible (3.3K)
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    A marriage built on secrets and financial ruin explodes when wife Sutton vanishes, leaving husband Ethan as the prime suspect. Multiple narrators capture each character's deceptions perfectly.

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    Woman Down

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Sarah Naughton

    3.69 ABR Score (115.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.47 Goodreads (112.9K) ★ 3.86 Audible (2.9K)
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    Sarah Naughton voices Petra Rose's descent into isolation as the author's remote writing retreat becomes something far more twisted than a creative hideaway.

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    I Came Back for You

    by Kate White

    Narrated by Sarah Naughton

    4.00 ABR Score (10.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (10.3K) ★ 4.32 Audible (101)
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    Ten years after her daughter's murder, a deathbed confession from the convicted killer forces Bree Winter to question everything about the case. Sarah Naughton captures a mother's renewed anguish and determination.

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    Oath of Loyalty

    Mitch Rapp • Book 21

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.71 ABR Score (31.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (24.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.1K)
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    Mitch Rapp goes into exile when the President declares him a threat, but global terrorism forces him back into action. George Guidall's authoritative narration suits this high-stakes political thriller perfectly.

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    Act of Treason

    Mitch Rapp • Book 9

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.66 ABR Score (66.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (54.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (11.6K)
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    Guidall's authoritative delivery matches Mitch Rapp's investigation of Georgetown assassinations targeting presidential candidates, weaving political intrigue with action-packed espionage.

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    Vengeance in Death

    In Death • Book 6

    by J.D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

    4.65 ABR Score (51.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (47.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (4.5K)
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    Ericksen captures the futuristic noir atmosphere as Lieutenant Eve Dallas hunts a tech-savvy killer who leaves cryptic riddles about his next victims in 2058 New York.

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    Order to Kill

    Mitch Rapp • Book 15

    by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.65 ABR Score (35.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (23.9K) ★ 4.7 Audible (11.8K)
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    George Guidall's veteran narration anchors Mitch Rapp's mission to Pakistan, where he faces a nuclear threat that pushes him beyond his usual capabilities.

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    Kill Shot

    Mitch Rapp • Book 2

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.65 ABR Score (78.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (60.7K) ★ 4.65 Audible (17.9K)
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    Assassin Mitch Rapp becomes the hunted when his latest kill in Paris goes wrong, forcing him underground while enemies close in from all sides. Guidall's narration matches the relentless pace as Rapp fights for survival.

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    Protect and Defend

    Mitch Rapp • Book 10

    by Vince Flynn

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.65 ABR Score (55.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (44.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (10.8K)
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    Mitch Rapp faces his deadliest assignment yet when nuclear tensions with Iran threaten to explode into global catastrophe.

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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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